The history and heritage of Disneyland
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”…
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…
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.
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
Disneyland held its first “Grad Nite” celebration on June 15, 1961. More than 8,000 students from Los Angeles area high schools attended.
By August 2010, the Monte Cristo sandwish, at the Cafe Orleans, had gotten up to $17.49. And, while eating one at Disneyland is ALWAYS better, here’s the recipe so you can make it at home. Ingredients 1 egg 1 3/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons water 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon…
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…
Disneyland ticket prices have changed a lot over the years… here’s an ever-growing list of data on ticket prices. If you have a trustworthy source (NOT wikipedia,) send us an email.
Although this is not in Disneyland, it’s a wonderful tribute to old Disneyland. When Disneyland first opened, Walt had ‘weenies’ added to the Park to help attract guests into those areas. One of those ‘weenies’ was the TWA Moonliner at the back of Tomorrowland, to help promote the “Rocket to the Moon” attraction. It stood…
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.