Thurl Ravenscroft one of the most famous voices at Disneyland dies at age 91

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March--450 Millionth Guest Admitted. (Mark Ramirez).
Ramirez was honored during a ceremony where he was presented with a lifetime pass to the Disneyland Resort (Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure), a stay at the new Disney's Grand Californian Hotel and a gift pack. He was also given the honor of changing the official attendance sign at the Disneyland park Train Station from 400 million to 450 million. "I'll be able to point to the sign and say I made that change. It's great being a part of Disney history," he said. The family later rode in a cavalcade with Mickey Mouse down Main Street, U.S.A., led by the Disneyland Band. In addition, the Ramirez family was treated to VIP tours of both Disneyland and the newest park Disney's California Adventure.

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April--Disneyland announced that full-time city paramedics were being stationed at its Anaheim parks in case of emergencies. Disney officials said they would beef up emergency services by stationing city paramedics full time at the park, a plan that will cost them $1.4 million annually and speed response time.

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September 11--Disneyland closes (before any guests had entered the park) due to the terrorists hitting the World Trade Center in New York

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Disneyland To Fix Roger Rabbit
Dateline: 1/8/2001
A state order requiring Disneyland to overhaul a ride that left a 4-year-old boy with brain damage is raising questions about whether theme-park regulations now being drafted should require safety improvements in similarly designed rides. The

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King Arthur Carrousel
Dateline: 3/1/2001
On July 17, 1955, an excited crowd of Disneyland visitors ... the first ever ... waited at the Park's central hub for the signal to rush across the drawbridge and enter Walt Disney's magical Fantasyland realm. As the television cameras rolled, a

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Fast Track
Dateline: 3/1/2001
As goes Disneyland, so goes its monorail. Introduced in 1959 as a one-stop closed loop, the emblematic train system has undergone its share of changes over the years. The first major renovation occurred in 1961, when Walt Disney and

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The New Roller Coasters: Thrills, Chills And Few Spills
Dateline: 6/26/2001
Roller coasters are supposed to scare us. They wrap our non-phobic, perfectly natural fears of heights, speed and being turned upside down 200 feet above the cotton-candy stand into one vomit-inducing 2-minute thrill ride -- and then they set us

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Where Has The Magic Gone?
Dateline: 7/8/2001
To: Walt Disney From: Mickey Mouse Re: What's a kingdom without magic? Walt, I've resisted writing you all those years when things looked bleak at your Walt Disney Co. But now there's no one left to turn to. I know you're in no

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Animazement ( Closed )

Calling All Space Scouts (Tomorrowland Stage) ( Opened )

Country Bear Christmas Special ( Closed )

Country Bear Playhouse ( Closed )

Country Bear Vacation Hoedown ( Closed )

Haunted Mansion Holiday ( Opened )

Mickeys Detective School ( Opened )

Sleeping Beauty Castle Walk-Through ( Closed )

Melanie Hershock Injured Exiting Boat
Injury
Date: January 30, 2001
33-year-old Melanie Hershock was injured on Disneyland's Pirates of the Caribbean attraction. Hershock, slipped and hit her head on one of the boat's plastic benches while trying to climb out. She was holding her »

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Tree Falls Injuring 27
Injury
Date: May 04, 2001
Twenty-seven people suffered minor injuries when a tree fell at Disneyland. A tree, A 20-foot oak, fell and injured a group of visitors.. Firefighters were treating as many as a dozen children and adults. Jeanne Gill, »

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Priscilla Figueroa Injured Playing With A Toy Rifle
Injury
Date: January 21, 2001
A 6-year-old girl lost most of an index finger while playing with a toy rifle on Tom Sawyer Island at Disneyland. Anaheim paramedics report on the incident said Priscilla Figueroa slipped and that her finger had gotten »

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