Some thought Walt was nuts to get into the automobile manufacturing busines. Why not just buy one of the typical carnival type midget autos that were commercialy available. Why go to the trouble of developing Disneyland's own little Autopia car?

By April 1955, the first Autopia car body was finished and mounted on the hand-built production test chassis. The Disney Studio Machine Shop now had a complete car ready for test driving, but without any bumpers. Kaiser Aluminum was to be a sponsor

If the new Autopia at Disneyland needs a slogan, it could be "Cars are people, too." At Tomorrowland beginning June 29, guests will have the choice of three personality-filled vehicles to "drive": Suzie, a cute, curvy compact; Dusty, a rugged and

It's a wonderful, leisurely time of year to visit Walt Disney's Magic Kingdom! Anytime is a "good time" to visit Walt Disney unique Magic Kingdom - just ask the 12 million adults and 4 million children who've already been here! But

The long awaited trip to Disneyland so many years ago was supposed to be special. The family saved for years for a dream vacation to the land of Mickey Mouse but the reality turned into a major disappointment. The park was so crowded the family

"If you take me to Disneyland I will be your best friend," said the little girl who lives in my house. And the Crown Prince, who is going on five and lives there, too, allowed that he might put away his hammer, with which he alters the furniture,

That line from the classic movie, The Graduate shows a scene from Benjamin's graduation party. "It's plastics, my boy – there's the future . . ." was indeed a sign of the times when the movie was made in 1967. In fact, the 1957 Monsanto 'Plastics

Kodak – one of three remaining founding sponsors of Disneyland – is ending its advertising at the theme park when this year comes to a close. For decades, at Disneyland and then at California Adventure, the company sponsored "Picture

The first time I went to Disneyland was in 1966. I was five years old. My parents, who were in their 20s, drove our Volkswagen Beetle from Boulder, CO to Anaheim, CA in the middle of summer. I remember four things from the trip:

One of the many advantages of living in Southern California is the plethora of fun things to do as a family. This year we've treated ourselves to annual passports to Disneyland. As long as we bring our own snacks and manage to ward off the "I wants"

Secretive club opened since 1967 has been visited by dozens of celebrities and dignitaries enjoying the only place in Disneyland to serve alcohol Over the years it has boasted a membership of presidents, world leaders and celebrities

This past summer, as in previous summers, millions of people streamed into Disneyland, the self-proclaimed "Happiest Place on Earth." Not a single one of them, it's safe to assume, wondered how every retail shop and fast food stand kept their

The Henry Ford Museum is collaborating with Walt Disney Imagineering to create an exhibit celebrating the 50th anniversary of Disneyland, Disney's original theme park, titled "Behind the Magic - 50 Years of Disneyland." This exhibit debuts at The

Way before Walt Disney bought the property that would become Disneyland, horses and other animals lived on a ranch north of the orange groves razed for the theme park. In fact, Disney used to saddle up on the ranch's horses to tour the property

Disneyland's main waterway has always been called the Rivers of America, but it wasn't clear what the name meant. "We've never even named the rivers," said Kim Irvine, art director of Walt Disney Imagineering. For the first time,

While in California to train Cingular Wireless clients, Haldis Miller, 23, of Bothell, took a Saturday side trip to Disneyland. She was last there at age 6. Suddenly she found herself that day's winner of a 2006 Honda Civic, as part of

I just wanted to be Dopey. While all the other dwarfs clomped around Disneyland in lock-step, Dopey got to dawdle and wander, hamming it up for adoring tourists - especially teenage girls. When it came to the Seven Dwarfs, Dopey was the big

Disneyland may be where all childhood dreams come true, but Disneyland is also quickly becoming a foodie mecca as well. With a wide array of culinary pleasures to choose between, from carts to fine dining, here are our picks for best Disneyland

Disneyland is a magical place where kids and adults can go and have fun together. Disneyland is also an expensive place with some very expensive places to eat. However, there are a lot of places in Disneyland to eat that are really not much more

NO FANTASYLAND: The Walt Disney Co. is buying up the tiny motels that surround Disneyland so it can expand the aging theme park. In the process, hundreds of people are losing the only homes they can afford. An odd assortment of drug dealers,

Late last year, Walt Disney Co. Chairman Michael Eisner trumpeted that no one living west of the Mississippi River would escape the marketing blitz that heralds the March 3 opening of the Indiana Jones Adventure thrill ride at Disneyland. After

Bill Justice, a former Walt Disney Studios animator who worked on classics such as "Fantasia," "Bambi" and "Alice in Wonderland" and later joined Walt Disney Imagineering where he helped program Audio-Animatronics figures for attractions at

When we heard that Disneyland was giving free tickets on your birthday, we thought the least we could do was go check it out. The process for getting into Disneyland free on your birthday is pretty simple. The rules say bring a driver's license

Like a scene from the movie "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," Austinite James Peterson found a "golden" ticket - an unused Disneyland ticket from the 1950s - tucked into a book of poetry at Half Price Books on U.S. 183 North. This week,

Huge surprise (even to his publicist) about Roy E. Disney, who looks so eeerily like his late uncle Walt, divorcing his wife of 51 years, Patricia. And so sad, like Mickey and Minnie splitting up. All I can say is that, when he worked at the Mouse

Mickey and his pals have some explaining to do. After going public last week with a discrimination lawsuit he's waging against Disneyland, a California attorney says he's hearing all sorts of allegations about employees of the amusement park.

Two of my favorite attractions at Disneyland when I was growing up and working at the park, and which are no longer there, were the Carousel of Progress and the House of the Future. Both showcased a future based on the thinking that was going

Like the clang of the trolley car bell, the smell of baking fudge and the turn-of-the-century architecture, the Dapper Dans barbershop quartet is part of the fabric of Disneyland's Main Street USA. As part of a yearlong Limited Time Magic

A 13-year-old boy who never fully recovered from crushing injuries after he fell from a Disneyland children's ride in 2000 died today. An autopsy was inconclusive as to the cause of death. Brandon Zucker was 4 when he fell from the Roger

A 4-year-old boy broke a finger and severed the tip of his thumb while on the Storybook Land Canal Boats ride at Disneyland, forcing the ride to close for nearly two days while state authorities investigated the accident. The accident occurred

A 16-year-old computer buff and Disneyland fan known online as "Ebola Man" faces theft and vandalism charges after using his Internet site "http://dui.tannerweb.com/" to post pictures of property stolen from the Anaheim park, police said

Brandon Zucker recieves a visit in a rehabilitation hospital from his parents, David and Victoria, and brother, Nicholas. He was severely hurt in an accident on a Disneyland ride in 2000, and he battled his injuries for eight years. In 2000,