VOL. V - No. 2 February 7, 2009 Online Since 1997

Welcome to our February 2009 Newsletter.  

Welcome to our February 2009 newsletter. Our 2K9 version of DLDHistory is ahead of schedule we are about 70% completed. Our Bronze and GOLD members can start using the new interface. For all others we have included some screen shots. Starting March 1 we are planning to allow our Deluxe, Premium, Silver, Bronze and GOLD members to start using the new interface. We are still projecting May 2009 for the site to be switched over to the new interface. Keep an eye on our newsletters for updates.  
2K9DLDHistory Screen Shots

We are looking for someone to do an article for our Newsletter each month providing a synopsis of things being said on the Disneyland Forums around the web. If you are interested email us at: for more information.

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The Top Story this month a complete video of Indiana Jones And The Secrets Of The Stone Tiger that was performed at the Oasis in Adventureland in 2008. This video is the complete show. This is a 16 minute video
Indiana Jones And The Secrets Of The Stone Tiger Video.

We have located Standard Operating Procedure Manual for Submarine Voyage we have added it to our BackStage Photos
Submarine Voyage SOP

We have added 5 new videos: Take a ride on the Jolly Trolley. Video clip of Grand Canyon Diorama. Video clip of Primeval World. A complete video of State Fair Parade including Captain Zoom the human cannonball . This video was taken in 1988, is the complete parade and is a 9 minute video.
 New Video Clips

In January we have added 8 new articles. We now have almost 800 Disneyland Articles!

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:
 Skway To Tomorrowland Video

We have added 17 onstage photos including: over 4 rare photos of the Viewliner. A VERY rare photo of the original Frontierland Shooting Gallery. A great photo of Harpers Mill on Tom Sawyers Island. A couple of facade phtoos of Mickey Mouse Theater located in Fantasyland from 1955 until 1964.  Rare close up photos of the original Snow White Adventures vehicles.. and Much Much More!! 
New Onstage Photos

 Have you missed one of our Newsletters? In this newsletter we have included links to our Previous Newsletters.

Thank you everyone for helping us make DLDHistory.com The Most Unique Disneyland History Site.

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 Complete 
Indiana Jones And The Secrets Of The Stone Tiger Video
 

Indiana Jones And The Secrets Of The Stone Tiger


 
Indiana Jones And The Secrets Of The Stone Tiger

We have located a complete video of Indiana Jones And The Secrets Of The Stone Tiger that was performed at the Oasis in Adventureland in 2008. This video is the complete show. This is a 16 minute video ...
Indiana Jones And The Secrets Of The Stone Tiger Video 

*Attraction Video Clips are available to our Silver, Bronze and Gold Members.*

Submarine Voyage SOP Manual 5 New Video Clips

Submarine Voyage

Click on the above image to take you directly to the SOP.

We have located Standard Operating Procedure Manual for Submarine Voyage we have added it to our Back Stage Photos.

*Backstage photos are available to our Deluxe, Premium, Silver, Bronze and GOLD Members.*

Enchanted Tiki Room
Enchanted Tiki Room
Jolly Trolley
Jolly Trolley
Grand Canyon Diorama
Grand Canyon Diorama
Primeval World
Primeval World
State Fair Parade
State Fair Parade

We have added 5 new attraction videos: Take a ride on the Jolly Trolley. Video clip of Grand Canyon Diorama. Video clip of Primeval World. A complete video of State Fair Parade including Captain Zoom the human cannonball . This video was taken in 1988, is the complete parade and is a 9 minute video.

Click on the film strips above to take you directly to video.

*Video Clips are available to our Silver, Bronze and GOLD Members.*

8 New Disneyland Articles
 

Misery In Disneyland Not This Time
People have been nagging me to write a column about my recent week in Disneyland with my kids, which, if history is any indicator, should have been slightly worse than being stripped naked, drenched in honey, and tied to an anthill while listening....

First Ever Insiders Guide to the Disneyland Resort Covers Attractions
Pirates of the Caribbean and Space Mountain Rank as Park Favorites Tower of Terror Provides a Perfect Thrill Blue Bayou and Napa Rose Sweep the Restaurant Competition Disneyana and World of Disney Set Shopping Pace,...

Disneyland Plus Corn Dog Plus Horse-Drawn Streetcar Equals Happiness
I spent a delightful afternoon recently at Disneyland chowing down on a corn dog and riding on every antique vehicle along Main Street USA. I’ve been to Disneyland at least 100 times and I’m always surprised when I come across something at the..

Silicon Valley Innovator Left Legacy Of Fun And Thrills
Karl Bacon was a quiet guy who never wanted much of a fuss. So when he died last month at 98, he almost slipped away from us without being noticed. And that just wouldn't have been right. Bacon was a Silicon Valley inventor who did as...

Disneyland Resort Makes Annual Passes More Accessible And Affordable For Southern California Residents
As Disneyland Resort celebrates the holiday gift-giving season, a newly launched Monthly Payment Program for Annual Passholders will make it easier for Southern California residents to have their own frequent Disneyland Resort celebrations in the....
Disneyland Most Dizzying In Anaheim
"Are you in good health?" asks Olivia, my 9-year-old niece. We're waiting in line for the Hollywood Tower of Terror, which she says is the scariest ride at Disney's California Adventure, the theme park that opened next door to Disneyland in 2001....
Christmas Fantasy Continues At Disneyland
The awe on children's faces was apparent as they lined Main Street, Disneyland, to watch the first day of the Disneyland Christmas parade, which runs everyday until early January. That's when Denny Newell, the park's senior show director, will...
Back To The Housing Future At Disneyland
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...
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*Current Articles are available to all of 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.

Skyway Video 

This video is a 5 minute video of the Skyway. This video was created in 1994 and shows a ride from Fantasyland to Tomorrowland. The video has great aerial views of Fantasyland 


Skyway

Click on the film strip above to take you directly to video.

*Video Clips are available to our Silver, Bronze and GOLD Members.*


2K9DLDHistory.com 17 New Onstage Photos
 


2K9DLDHistory

Click the image above to take you to 
2K9DLDHistory Slide Show

We have completed about 70% of new site design 2K9DLDHistory. If you click the above image you will be able to view a slide show of the new screens. Our Bronze and Gold Members are able to start using the new look! 

DLDHistory.com Schedule:

March 1,2009: 2K9DLDHistory Beta available to Deluxe, Premium, Silver, Bronze and GOLD members

May 1-2,2009: Possible service interruptions as we Cut over to 2k9DLDHistory

May 3,2009: Cut over to 2k9DLDHistory Complete.

Retro Games will no longer be available on the site after the 2K9 cutover. For almost 10 years Retro Games have been available on DLDHistory.com. These games do not run well with the newer operating systems and are not very popular on the site. Our Premium, Silver, Bronze and GOLD members can download them until May 1.

July 17, 2009 We will celebrate Disneyland's Birthday by allowing access to all of our content for FREE for 24 hours. 

BRONZE AND GOLD MEMBERS: To try out the new look Click on My Page Tab in the Message From The Webmaster you will find a link to the Status of 2K9DLDHistory. Click on the New Navigation Link. Bear in mind 2K9DLDHistory is still Beta some links may not work.


We have added 17 onstage photos including: over 4 rare photos of the Viewliner. A VERY rare photo of the original Frontierland Shooting Gallery. A great photo of Harpers Mill on Tom Sawyers Island. A couple of facade phtoos of Mickey Mouse Theater located in Fantasyland from 1955 until 1964.  Rare close up photos of the original Snow White Adventures vehicles.. and Much Much More!! 

Click the image below to take you to thumbnail index.


Onstage Photos

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

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