On July 24, 1966, New Orleans Square was dedicated in Disneyland. This was Walt Disney’s last major appearance at the Park. He dedicated NOS with the real Mayor of New Orleans, Victor Schiro.
Author: Dave Tavres
Disneyland – 1987 to 2017
A comparison of Disneyland 1987 to Disneyland 2017… Take note of a few changes: In the top-left corner, there was a small hotel with a swimming pool – which is now the front entrance of the Mickey & Friends Parking Structure, as well as the expansion of the maintenance buildings, and the long stable building…
Ruth Shellhorn – Landscape Architect of Fantasy
The Main Street Electrical Parade Returns!
A new era…
The history and heritage of Disneyland will always be special to those who love what Walt Disney created. As a new era dawns over Disneyland, the park is being changed more than fans have ever seen in 60 years. The Star Wars Land expansion caused the demolition and removal of many historic buildings on property,…
Petrified Tree
Petrified TreeFrom ThePike Petrified Forest, ColoradoThis Section Weighs Five Tons And Measures 7 1/2 FeetIn Diameter. The Original Tree, Estimated To HaveBeen 200 Feet Tall, Was Part Of A Sub-Tropical Forest55 to 70 Million Years Ago In What Is Now Colorado.Scientists Believe It To Be From The Redwood Of SequoiaSpecies. During Some Prehistoric Era A…
Pirates of the Caribbean attraction lyrics
Pirates of the Caribbean opened on March 18, 1967 – just a few months after Walt Disney passed away. Lyrics by X Atencio | Music by George Bruns Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate’s life for me We pillage, we plunder, we rifle and loot Drink up me hearties, yo ho We kidnap and ravage…
A Google idea for Disney
Everyone has used Google Maps in some form or another. Most people have switched between map view and earth view to get their bearings on a location. Being that Disney is one of the biggest marketing juggernauts in history, here’s an idea for them… Just looking at Disneyland in Google earth view, shows the number…
Disneyland Dedication
“To all who come to this happy place: Welcome. Disneyland is your land. Here, age relives fond memories of the past, and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future. Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams, and the hard facts that have created America, with the hope that it will…
Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room
On June 23, 1963 Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room opened – which is the only attraction at the park that contains Walt’s name. The location was originally planned as a restaurant but that never came to be… the kitchen entrance is immediately to the left as soon as you enter the building.