Tagged With: Frontierland

Petrified Tree

Posted on September 15, 2016 by WaltsApartment.com

Petrified Tree From The Pike Petrified Forest, Colorado This Section Weighs Five Tons And Measures 7 1/2 Feet In Diameter. The Original Tree, Estimated To Have Been 200 Feet Tall, Was Part Of A Sub-Tropical Forest 55 to 70 Million Years Ago In What Is Now Colorado. Scientists Believe It To Be From The Redwood … Continue reading »

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Happy Anniversary #5 Ward Kimball and Lilly Belle

Posted on February 15, 2013 by WaltsApartment.com

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. … Continue reading »

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Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

Posted on January 13, 2013 by WaltsApartment.com

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad opened in 1979 and covers nearly 2.5 acres of Frontierland.

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