After 30 wonderful years working at Disneyland you’ll get this beautiful statuette of Jiminy Cricket. The plaque reads: “recognizing 30 magical years with The Walt Disney Company”
Walt Disney’s Kalamazoo hand car
Here’s the Kalamazoo handcar at Fullerton Railroad Days in 2012. Walt Disney on the Kalamazoo handcar in front of the #2 E. P. Ripley
Salvador and Walt
Although this isn’t even NEAR Walt’s apartment, Walt’s Carolwood Pacific Railroad may have been the start of Disneyland. Here we see Salvador Dali with Walt Disney admiring the #173 Lilly Belle miniature live-steam locomotive. It has been said that Walt’s love of trains, and people’s interest in coming to his Carolwood Drive home to see…
Disneyland opening day attractions…
This is the list of opening day attractions, according to “The Story of Disneyland” The Story of Disneyland 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Exhibit Autopia Canal Boats of the World (Storybook Land Canal Boats) Casey Jr. Circus Train Disneyland Street Railway Dumbo the Flying Elephant Explorer’s Boat Ride (Jungle Cruise) King Arthur Carrousel Mad Tea…
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad opened in 1979 and covers nearly 2.5 acres of Frontierland.
Today in Disneyland history: January 11, 1993 – The Motor Boat Cruise closed.
January 9, 1987 – Star Tours opened.
The original Star Tours opened on January 9, 1987, replacing “Adventure Thru Inner Space”. Here’s a great video of Darth Vader going to Disneyland waiting for the new version of Star Tours… http://vidtaggr.com/taggs.aspx?v=t4_dZPVg8KI
TO: ALL EMPLOYEES – FROM: ROY DISNEY
December 15, 1966 TO: ALL EMPLOYEESFROM: ROY DISNEY The death of Walt Disney is a loss to all the people of the world. In everything he did Walt had an intuitive way of reaching out and touching the hearts and minds of young and old alike. His entertainment was an international language. For more than…
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Walt Disney Studios sign and group photo
The Walt Disney Studios buildings as they appeared in the spring of 1931. The lot was located at 2719 Hyperion Ave. in Los Angeles. Notice a worker toward the top of the ladder painting the building that would be a big step toward the building of a wonderful and tremendous kingdom. The large building on…