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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Midget Autopia – the other Disneyland Autopia
Years before the Magic Skyway… but after the “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” became 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…
Plants of Disneyland
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…
Space Mountain history and photos
It happened on May 4th, 1977 – Disneyland opened Space Mountain – though not ‘officially’… The attraction was open to guests to ride for an “E” ticket, but the park’s second ‘mountain’ wasn’t dedicated until a few weeks later on May 27, 1977. It’s also interesting to note that Disney World opened their version of…
Happy Anniversary #5 Ward Kimball and Lilly Belle
On February 15, 2006 at 7:30am at Disneyland, the newest engine to the Disneyland Railroad was dedicated as #5 Ward Kimball. On the same day the Lilly Belle VIP parlor car was re-dedicated after being off the line for many years. In attendance was Betty Kimball, the wife of the new locomotive’s namesake, Ward Kimball….
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad opened in 1979 and covers nearly 2.5 acres of Frontierland.