Disneyland Monorail Closes After Short Circuit
Dateline: February 18, 2013
Disneyland's Monorail was shut down temporarily Monday after a mechanical problem on busy Presidents Day. A short circuit caused smoke on one Monorail car, prompting the park to temporarily halt the entire ride midday, said Suzi Brown, a

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Memories From The Mansion
Dateline: November 30, 2012
It was August 1969 and I had just turned 9 the month before. Summer was rapidly coming to an end so, as a treat, my Dad let me go with my summer camp group on a day trip to the Magic Kingdom. We were scheduled to leave early the morning of the 12th

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Disneyland Memorabilia Is A Fascinating Look Back
Dateline: August 09, 2012
Of the millions and millions of phone numbers that have been in use since Alexander Graham Bell (or Antonio Meucci, if you're so inclined) invented the telephone, a handful of numbers have managed to live on despite the passage of time ... and the

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California vs. Paris: The Lands of The Future - Part One
Dateline: August 01, 2012
This month and next, I shall be comparing the Lands of The Future found in the two Disneyland parks closest to my heart (California and Paris). In California, as per Florida, Tokyo and Hong Kong, this land is called Tomorrowland; in Paris this is

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Disney Top 10 Innovations Of All Time
Dateline: August 01, 2012
The Walt Disney Company is known for its creativity, innovative thinking and technological advances. Who, but Walt Disney, could have given us a motion picture like "Snow White," the first full-length animated feature film which was a

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5 Disney Rides Temporarily Close Fantasmic! Show Returns
Dateline: March 05, 2012
Five rides in Disneyland Resort parks will be closed for at least part of March as the park prepares for spring-break crowds. Four of the rides are set to re-open within the week after undergoing routine maintenance projects: Grizzly

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Disneyland On The Cheap
Dateline: February 08, 2012
Sure, tickets to Disneyland are usually pricey. But you don't need a hoard of cash the size of Scrooge McDuck's to have a great time. They say that money can't buy happiness, but Disney seems to prove that statement false. As the

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Walt Disney King Of Fantasy
Dateline: July 01, 1965
Walt Disney and friends. Walt Disney, whose Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck brought laughter to the world and whose Disneyland is a playground for the world's people, calls his home at Smoke Tree Ranch, "my laughing place." Whimsical, as

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All Aboard Disney's Fort Wilderness Railroad
Dateline: October 07, 2011
It's no secret that Walt Disney had a special place in his heart for railroads. Years before Disneyland opened, he built a model railroad in his backyard which he dubbed the Carolwood Pacific Railroad and spent countless hours riding it, tinkering

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California vs. Blackpool: General
Dateline: September 01, 2011
Earlier in the year, I wrote an article for DLDHistory.com comparing the Alice in Wonderland ride in Disneyland to Alice's Wonderland at Pleasure Beach Blackpool (the most visited theme park in the United Kingdom). As I have recently come

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Storm In A Teacup
Dateline: July 30, 2011
With a boy of his own, Stephen Lacey makes his first visit to the Disneyland of his childhood. When I was a boy, my idea of Disneyland was pretty sketchy; it was where Mickey and Donald lived. And there was a ride where you sat in a giant

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First Visit To Disneyland: Unforgettable
Dateline: July 20, 2011
For many years, Disneyland which celebrated its 56th anniversary this past July 17 was a place we thought we might never see. Since 1972, we were "regulars" at Walt Disney World, yet Disneyland was as far away in distance as it was in our travel

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A Few Nuggets About Disneyland As It Turns 56
Dateline: July 15, 2011
Disneyland The Happiest Place on Earth turns 56 on Sunday. Much has been said and written about the groundbreaking amusement enterprise in Anaheim, Calif. But even after more than five and a half decades in operation, some interesting

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State Investigates 27 Theme-Park Medical Problems
Dateline: June 30, 2011
The state has completed investigations this year into 27 medical problems sustained on Orange County theme park rides, often when visitors were getting on or off the attractions, an Orange County Register analysis found. Venues with

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A Brief History Of Disneyland, An American Classic
Dateline: July 05, 2011
"The thing will get more beautiful year after year. And it will get better as I find out what the public likes; I can't do that with a picture it's finished and unchangeable before I find out whether the public likes it or not." – Walt Disney on

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The Majestic History Of Matterhorn Bobsleds
Dateline: June 01, 2011
Disneyland Park opened its gates for the first time ever on July 17, 1955. Since that notable date in history, Disneyland has grown, expanded, and renovated countless times making it the enticing vacation point that it is today. For some people,

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A Four Year Old Boy's Delight There Was Not A Princess In Sight
Dateline: February 05, 2011
We're going to Disneyland. When you say those words to your child, the last thing you expect to hear is, "I don't want to go there." I was surprised by my son's initial reaction until I learned the reason behind it.

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Date Line Disney 74
Dateline: February 01, 2011
Hello friends, I'm back for another personal look at Disneyland from my distorted perspective, Dateline 1974. Yes the days of bell bottom jeans, bun hugger pants and tight 501's. Tight? (You mean you guys wore your pants tight back then?) Yes son

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Marvelous Mechanized Magic Kingdom
Dateline: October 01, 2010
About five or six months ago I received an e-mail from the 1313 Club & Ape Pen Publishing Informing me of an event to take place at the Disneyland Hotel. The event, "The Marvelous Mechanized Magic Kingdom" was to feature the talents and stories of

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Disneyland At 55 Still A Marvel In Southern California
Dateline: September 25, 2010
Disneyland, which celebrated its 55th birthday in July, drew more than 1,300 rabid devotees to a two-day, sometimes irreverant, sometimes reverential convention starting Friday at the Disneyland Hotel. Being a Disney fan, I was there,

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Disney's PeopleMover Gets A New Name
Dateline: August 27, 2010
The PeopleMover has always been among my favorite Disney attractions. It's quiet, relaxing and there's rarely a wait. It affords riders a panoramic view of Tomorrowland, as well as many other sections of the Magic Kingdom. When it was

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Disney Fans Flock To Lynnwood For Mouse Meet
Dateline: August 10, 2010
Bob Gurr may not be a household name to most. To Don Morin, John Garcia and a legion of Disney fans worldwide, his accomplishments are legendary. Gurr, the brains behind the original Disneyland monorail and the Matterhorn roller

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Learning The Art Of Multi-Tasking
Dateline: August 04, 2010
In just about any sporting event, there often comes a key moment in the game when the outcome hangs in the balance. A baseball player strokes a key hit in the late innings, a football player dives head-long for a crucial catch, a

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Phoenix Delivers Blast From The Past
Dateline: July 23, 2010
It's no secret that Disneyland is my happy place. It is, therefore, a pretty good bet that you can find me at the Happiest Place on Earth each July 17 celebrating Disneyland's anniversary. This year, my daughter and I took a detour on our

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Happy Birthday, Disneyland
Dateline: July 16, 2010
Disneyland was Walt Disney's baby, a dream he nurtured for years which eventually turned into a flat-out obsession ... an obsession that had as many skeptics as it had bank creditors demanding that Disney make good on all the loans he needed to make

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Charles Phoenix's Retro Disneyland Slide Show Plays Crown Plaza Hotel Anaheim
Dateline: June 10, 2010
With his infectious enthusiasm and keen eye for detail, Charles Phoenix celebrates the 55th Anniversary of the Magic Kingdom's grand opening with his Retro Disneyland Slide Show. One performance only takes place at the Crown Plaza Hotel Anaheim

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Tips For Watching Halloween Fireworks At Disneyland
Dateline: September 25, 2009
Tonight, Disneyland is debuting a brand new fireworks show called "Halloween Screams - A Villainous Surprise in the Skies." We've got some tips to help you make the most of your fireworks viewing experience. *Arrive early! Since the show will

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Get Your Turkey Legs At New Food Kiosk
Dateline: September 13, 2009
There's not a whole lot of extra space at Disneyland, so it's always surprising when a new building pops up at the 54-year-old Anaheim theme park. A new food kiosk, wedged next to the Matterhorn roller coaster and the Monorail track, has been

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Top 5 Most Avoidable Disneyland Deaths
Dateline: August 20, 2009
Alright, fine: So it's a little morbid, but since the park's grand opening in 1955, a few hiccups have happened during Disneyland's reign as the Happiest Place on Earth–nine of them, to be exact. Which, statistically speaking, isn't all that bad. We

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Tips To Beat The Disneyland Maingate Line! Get Inside FAST!
Dateline: June 16, 2009
Nothing is more discouraging than a line before you actually enter Disneyland. I mean you are coming from the Mickey and Friends Parking Structure, popped off the tram so fast you felt like an extra for the Incredibles, carefully opened your bags

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Disneyland's Matterhorn Still Packed At 50
Dateline: June 17, 2009
Mothers, fathers and children pack the queue leading into Disneyland's Matterhorn – families have been clamoring for a ride on the classic bobsleds for 50 years, a ride that turned 50 on Sunday. The dual-track rollercoaster is an Orange County

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Matterhorn To Celebrate Golden Anniversary On Sunday
Dateline: June 10, 2009
The home of the Abominable Snowman is about to celebrate the Big Five-O. The Matterhorn, the iconic mountain of faux snow and speeding bobsleds, celebrates its 50th anniversary Sunday. Disney officials estimate that it has carried more than 258

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The $2.29 Disneyland Secret
Dateline: April 03, 2009
The economy is rough, but at least I have more than Sports Chalet's price-per-share in my pocket I don't often go to the park on a Thursday morning, but I had some time to kill before I had to go back to work, so I decided why

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Disney Chairman Makes Movie Debut
Dateline: March 08, 2009
With all of the belt-tightening going on at major studios, the director of Disney's upcoming Race to Witch Mountain may have stumbled upon a smart fiscal strategy when he chose not to cast a professional actor for the small part of a train driver

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New Book Covers Disneyland From A To Z
Dateline: July 24, 2008
'The Disneyland Encyclopedia' features entries on popular attractions, trivia and insider secrets. Like most of us, Chris Strodder vividly remembers his first trip to Disneyland, a journey to the Magical Kingdom from Northern California in the

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Disney New Monorail, Its Transportation Of The Future Still Is
Dateline: July 06, 2008
Although the new craft has made appearances, riders will have to wait a little longer. Those yearning to ride Disneyland's long-awaited new monorail found they had to hang on a little longer Saturday. The Mark VII, which had appeared off and on

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New Red Disneyland Monorail Takes First Public Guests Around The Park
Dateline: July 03, 2008
At about 5 p.m. today the first members of the public boarded the new Mark VII Monorail at Disneyland's Tomorrowland station. While some people who went on the first red monorail trip seemed to think it was just another monorail, some guests

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Disneyland New Monorail Remains Sidetracked
Dateline: June 19, 2008
Every once in a while, visitors to the Magic Kingdom might catch sight of the new, candy-red colored monorail cars gliding overhead. But don't try and get on board. Several months after they were to go into service, the custom-made Mark VII monorail

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Disneyland's New Monorail Glass Changes Color In Sunlight
Dateline: April 23, 2008
Disneyland has updated its classic monorail train meandering through the amusement park, adding a better seating arrangement and glass that changes color in the sunlight. The new Monorail Red, or Mark VII, train debuts Friday.

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New Monorail Train Rolling In Friday
Dateline: April 22, 2008
The new Monorail Red or Mark VII is expected to open to the public Friday morning at Disneyland. What's red, white and blue and glides through the air? It's not some superhero. It's the new monorail opening to the public Friday at

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Disneyland's Monorail Red Puts Rumors To Rest
Dateline: March 24, 2008
Disneyland has been conducting regular after-hours tests of Monorail Red, putting to rest persistent Internet chat room rumors that the new Mach Mark VII would have to be sent back to the assembly plant for major modifications. Disney officials

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New Monorail Arrives At Disneyland
Dateline: March 12, 2008
A 75-foot-tall crane hoisted the first of the new Mark VII monorails from a flatbed truck onto the beam way track this morning at Disneyland. The five-car burnt-burgundy train is the first of three new monorails expected to go online at the

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Traveling To His Past Has Effect On Future
Dateline: January 25, 2008
The boy lost track of him years ago. It was nothing dramatic, really. He just, well, sort of faded away. Davy Crockett, that is. The boy first met him when he was almost 5 years old. That was about the same time the boy was

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New Monorail Arrives At Disneyland
Dateline: December 20, 2007
Guests will be able to ride the new train starting in February. The first car shipped in today. The first new monorail car in two decades slid onto the Disneyland track on Thursday as the theme park prepares for guests to ride it starting in

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Walt Disney Pictures Chairman Dick Cook
Dateline: November 15, 2007
Reflecting the American sense of informality widely associated with the movie studio's namesake and founder, people know the chairman of the Walt Disney Studios as Dick, not Richard, Cook. The former Disneyland cast member, who was asked during an

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Closer To Finding Nemo
Dateline: December 23, 2006
The construction phase of Disneyland's submarine ride is about 75 percent to 80 percent complete, on track for reopening in June after a nine-year absence. Workers are putting finishing touches on glass-speckled rocks, starfish molds and

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Retired Disneyland Photographer Captured Lifetime Of Enchanting Moments
Dateline: October 14, 2006
For four decades, Renie Bardeau's job was simple: Capture the magic. If he had been a farmer or chef or bus driver, Bardeau's task would be difficult, because magic in the real world is rare and fleeting. But Bardeau did not work in

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The Mice That Roared
Dateline: July 31, 2006
They weren't exactly Hollywood's idea of a power couple: Disney CEO Robert Iger, once derided as a "suit," and studio chief Richard Cook, who got his start as a monorail operator at Disneyland. But last week Iger and Cook dropped a bomb bigger than

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