VOL. IV - No. 3 May 27, 2008 Online Since 1997

Welcome to our May 2008 Newsletter.  

 

We have added an 8 minute video for Disneyland's Fantasmic Premier. The video was created in 1992.   It shows the commercial that ran on TV . Also interviews with some of the designers of Fantasmic and a speech by Michael Eisner. At the end of the video you will see some test shots made for the commercial that were never used. 
Watch The Video

We have added over 20 backstage photos including: photos of the Pirates Lair construction and House Of The Future construction. 
New Backstage Photos

We have added over 75 onstage photos including: photos of the 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, Junior and Midget Autopia, photos inside of House Of The Future,  Dream Suite and 40 photos of  Pirate's Lair at Tom Sawyer Island.
New Onstage Photos

 Special upgrade offer: Upgrade your account in May and you can apply your current donation amount toward the upgrade!
More Information

In May we have added 8 new articles We now have over 700 Disneyland Articles!

Apple Mac members: We need an Apple Mac member to help with DLDHistory. See details below

Spotlight on DLDHistory.com is a new column that will point out a little known area of DLDHistory that may interest you.
This month we present:
 Rocket Rods Video and Mine Train Through Natures Wonderland Audio

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I hope you enjoy our latest newsletter and I want to say a big THANK YOU to all that have made a donation, you are the ones that allow DLDHistory to continue growing

--Richard

 

DLDHistory Adds Fantasmic Video
 

Fantasmic Premier 1992


 
Fantasmic Video

We have added an 8 minute video for Disneyland's Fantasmic Premier. The video was created in 1992.  It shows the commercial that ran on TV . Also interviews with some of the designers of Fantasmic and a speech by Michael Eisner. At the end of the video you will see some test shots made for the commercial that were never used. 

*Videos are available to our Silver, Bronze and Gold Members.*

Apple Mac Members  New Backstage Photos


Due to feedback from our loyal Apple members we have a need for an Apple owner to help us with our site. In exchange for your help we are offering a FREE Premium DLDHistory account! 

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Anytime we receive a problem page feedback from an Apple member:

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As long as you continue to help us we will keep your Premium DLDHistory account active.

Let us know if you are interested by going to our Contact Us Page and selecting Newsletter Feedback

We have added over 20 backstage photos including: photos of the Pirates Lair construction and House Of The Future construction. 

Click on the photos above to take you directly to larger images.

*Backstage Photos are available to our Deluxe, Premium, Silver, Bronze and Gold Members.*

8 New Disneyland Articles
 

Disneyland Ride Threatened
Attention Disney fans - the classic Disneyland ride "It's a small world" (with perhaps the most teeth-grindingly annoying song ever, next to "Kokomo") is in danger of commercialization! The ride is closed for ten months so that the boat flumes can...

The DL On Disneyland
After visiting Disney’s California Adventure the previous day, head into the park when it opens at eight for shorter lines at those rides you are dying to get on. Sure, the newest ride in the park the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage is interesting,...

My First Long-Awaited Much Anticipated Wonderful Trip To Disneyland
I had never been to Disneyland. When I was growing up, we watched "The Wonderful World of Disney" TV show and thought it looked like a magical place, but the idea of piling all seven of us into the 1953 Plymouth and heading for California was not...

Politics Hit Disneyland
Over Presidents’ Day weekend a group of friends and I embarked on a trip to the happiest place on earth in an effort to… honor famous presidents of the United States, of course. Right… to honor past presidents...

Out Disneyland Rainforests. In Freedom Land
It's not the first time Disney has unceremoniously cut the work of once-beloved 1940s feminist Mary Blair (Tomorrowland, ironically, is long gone), but making her Small World smaller will leave a lasting scar. More after the jump... Blair...
No One Asked Me But
No one asked me but…We have a young new track coach. Shane Hickman is one of us. He graduate from Moapa Valley High School and will be remembered for leading MVHS to state football and track championships. He was one of the “Cardiac Kids” who went...
A Dream Vacation
Back in the 1960s, Walt Disney dreamed of a luxury apartment where he could entertain friends and special guests while enjoying the festive spirit of Disneyland’s New Orleans Square. Disney hired famed “Gone with the Wind” set designer...
New Monorail Arrives At Disneyland
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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*Articles are available to all our members.*
Spotlight On DLDHistory.com
 

Spotlight on DLDHistory.com is a column that will point out a little known area of 
DLDHistory that may interest you.

Rocket Rods Video and Mine Train Through Natures Wonderland Audio

The Rocket Rods Video is a Full length 10 minute ride through video of the trouble prone Rocket Rods. The Rocket Rods were in Tomorrowland from 1998 until 2000. The Mine Train Through Natures Wonderland Audio is a 17 minute audio file of the entire story behind the Mine Train Through Natures Wonderland. You will learn a few things that you never knew before about Mine Train Through Natures Wonderland. 


Rocket Rods

Mine Train Through Natures Wonderland 

*Audio files are available to our Premium, Silver, Bronze and Gold Members.*
*Videos are available to our Silver, Bronze and Gold Members.*

Special Upgrade Offer New Onstage Photos
For the month of May we are offering a special upgrade offer. Apply your current donation toward an upgrade and extend your expiration date and get more features: 

 

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We have added over 75 onstage photos including: photos of the 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, Junior and Midget Autopia, photos inside of House Of The Future,  Dream Suite and 40 photos of  Pirate's Lair at Tom Sawyer Island. 

Click on the photos below to take you directly to larger images.

*Onstage Photos are available to our all of Members.*

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