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Club 33 "facts" and comments | WaltsApartment.com

Club 33 “facts” and comments

Posted on June 15, 2015August 16, 2019 by Dave Tavres

Many sites publish ‘little known facts’ about Club 33, Royal Street. Here are some comments and responses to some of those lists. (These are opinions, just as the articles I’m referencing are opinions, and this is not intended to be a debate about “who’s more correct” or not – this just just for fun.) Club…

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The Matterhorn Mountain basketball hoop | WaltsApartment.com

The Matterhorn Mountain basketball hoop

Posted on June 14, 2015December 3, 2019 by Dave Tavres

by Pepper Santos-Bozung Many of you may already know about the basket ball hoop that resides inside Matterhorn Mountain, but as far as I can tell, very few know how it got there… The current hoop was introduced back in 1985 by a young gentleman named Keith Wing. He was a free spirited guy who…

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Cicely Rigdon | Walt's Apartment

Cicely Rigdon

Posted on December 31, 2014January 11, 2021 by Dave Tavres

Cicely began at Disneyland in 1957 as a ticket seller. In 1959, she joined the Tour Guide Department and was responsible for initiating its growth. It was a quality that Walt Disney had, and obviously Cicely Rigdon had it, too: persistence. “When they first opened the Park,” Cicely admits, “I made five attempts to get…

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Club 33, Royal Street opened…

Posted on June 15, 2014June 15, 2014 by Dave Tavres

Below, left: The entry to Club 33, Royal Street. Below, right: Early costume design for cast members. Below, left: The original double entry-doors to the Club. Below, right: Club 33 entry door today.

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Almost as good as a Dole Whip

Posted on May 29, 2014May 29, 2014 by Dave Tavres

Thanks to Hip2Save, here’s a simple recipe to recreate the classic Disneyland Dole Whip at home! 1 whole pineapple – cut up and frozen overnight1 cup of coconut milk (or milk of choice) Directions: Place frozen chunks of pineapple and coconut milk into a food processor or high powered blender. Turn on food processor and…

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1961 Disneyland recreated…

Posted on December 12, 2013December 14, 2013 by Dave Tavres
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Disneyland from way up, Then & Now

Posted on October 28, 2013August 31, 2015 by Dave Tavres

Things have changed a little at Disneyland since the park opened. Here are two aerial photos from 1955 and 2015. Drag the slider back and forth to see the differences. [twentytwenty] [/twentytwenty]

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Plants of Disneyland

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Dave Tavres

It’s not a real plant, but the Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse is pretty close to real. The Cooperative Welding and Mfg. Co. (Cowelco) built the super structure for the Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse for Disneyland in 1962. According to PlantsOfDisneyland.com, the Moreton Bay Fig Tree in Anaheim was a model for the Disney Imagineers while…

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Emperor Hirohito at Disneyland | WaltsApartment.com

An Emperor at Disneyland

Posted on October 8, 2013September 10, 2020 by Dave Tavres

Emperor of Japan Michinomiya Hirohito (1926-1989) is primarily known to America for surrendering to allied forces during World War II in August 1945. 30 years later on October 8, 1975 he and his wife, Japanese Empress Dowager Nagako, visited Disneyland during a trip to the United States. The couple were the first high-profile guests to…

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Girl, 4, Disneyland’s 5 Millionth Visitor

Posted on October 4, 2013October 6, 2013 by Dave Tavres

By Bob Beckman Four-year-old Debra Rutherford knew Disneyland was going to be wonderful. When she arrived Wednesday it exceeded her wildest dreams. It was her insistence – and that of her 3-year-old sister Patricia – that convinced their parents Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Rutherford, to travel hear from their home in Quincy, Wash. They…

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