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Midget Autopia | WaltsApartment.com

Midget Autopia – the other Disneyland Autopia

Posted on April 3, 2025April 3, 2025 by Dave Tavres

Years before the Magic Skyway, but after the “Richfield Autopia“, there was – the “Midget Autopia” at Disneyland. The “Midget Autopia” was designed specifically for small children who couldn’t even see over the wheel of the original opening-day “Autopia” attraction. On April 23, 1957 – almost two years after Disneyland opened – the “Midget Autopia”…

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Mickey Mouse on the Lilly Belle | WaltsApartment.com

Tim LaGaly’s 2006 NFFC talk on restoring the Lilly Belle VIP car

Posted on December 27, 2023April 5, 2025 by Dave Tavres

In 2006, at the National Fantasy Fan Club convention (known as NFFC until 2009, when they changed their name to the ‘Disneyana Fan Club’,) Tim LaGaly gave this presentation of the work he and his crew did to restore the long-neglected Disneyland Lilly Belle VIP coach. Car #106 ‘Grand Canyon’ was originally part of the…

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Arrow Development Corporation brochure | WaltsApartment.com

Arrow Development Corporation brochure

Posted on January 15, 2023January 15, 2023 by Dave Tavres

The Arrow Development Corporation designed and built many of the attractions that opened the Park. A few attractions were ‘off the shelf’ from Arrow, but most were custom designed and built for Disneyland. Arrow went on to expand their business offerings based on the work and experience they got from building the Disneyland attractions.

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Rocket to the Moon | WaltsApartment.com

Rocket to the Moon

Posted on September 10, 2020March 23, 2023 by Dave Tavres

Opened on July 22, 1955. It was later updated to ‘Flight to the Moon’ in 1967. US Patent #US2861806A – Rocket ship amusement apparatus” Original attraction audio: A Weenie in Kansas City, MO

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Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln Script | WaltsApartment.com

Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln Script

Posted on May 5, 2020April 25, 2020 by Dave Tavres

Here’s the script from Abraham Lincoln’s Audio-Animatronic figure at ‘Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln‘. The speech is a combination of different speeches by Lincoln. Below are the references, and links to the original speeches. “The world has never had a good definition of the word liberty, and the American people, just now, are much in…

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