VOL. V - No. 4 April 6, 2009 Online Since 1997

Welcome to our April 2009 Newsletter.  

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The Top Story this month a complete show video of  Beauty And The Beast. The stage show was performed in the Fantasyland Theater from 1992 until 1995. This video was filmed in 1992 and is 22 minutes long.
Beauty And The Beast Video.

We have a guest columnist: Robert Baca. Robert is a southern California local. He worked at Disneyland in Anaheim California from 1995 to 2003 as an Attractions Cast Member.  Robert will be giving us a behind the scenes look at the Rivers Of America. His second installment is his story about working on the Rivers Of America and the fun he had.  
Robert Baca's Column

We have added 14 new videos: A complete ride through video of Indiana Jones And The Temple Of The Forbidden Eye.  The video is 4 and half minutes long. Great video clips of : Sailing Ship Columbia, Dumbo The Flying Elephant, Matterhorn Bobsleds,  Submarine Voyage, Flying Saucers, , Tomorrowland Autopia, House Of The Future, Astro Jets, Midget Autopia, Motorboat Cruise, Pack Mules Through Nature's Wonderland. The first videos we have ever found of: Snow Whites Adventures and the most recent version of Walt Disney Story Featuring Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln.  
 New Video Clips

In March we have added 8 new articles. We now have over 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:
 Flight To The Moon Video

We have added 6 new backstage photos. 3 photos from the Matterhorn: A great close up photo of Harold the abominable snowman that lives in the Matterhorn, 2 photos of the control consoles.   2 photos from Fantasmic: great aerial shot of the Fantasmic stage on Tom Sawyers Island and for the techies out there a close up of the Syncrolite that is used for Fantasmic. And finally a rare shot of the interior of the wheel house on the Mark Twain. . .. and Much Much More!!  
New Backstage Photos

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DLDHistory Adds Complete 
Beauty And The Beast Stage Show Video
 

Beauty And The Beast Stage Show


 
Beauty And The Beast

We have located a complete show video of Beauty And The Beast. The stage show was performed in the Fantasyland Theater from 1992 until 1995. Beauty And The Beast Video. This video was filmed in 1992 and is 22 minutes long. ...
Beauty and The Beast Stage Show Video 

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

Disneyland Mavericks 14 New Video Clips
Disaster Almost Avoided

Guest columnist Robert Baca's second article for DLDHistory.com Disneyland Mavericks..

Hello again to all you Disneyland lovers. I thought I would share a different angle on things this time. A HAPPIER one!!! I’ll tell you a little more about myself and some of the crazy things I did just because I and the canoe crew truly loved the Rivers of America at Disneyland. When I started working at the park in the end of ‘95, I was like a child in a candy store. See, I grew up with my oldest brother working there from ‘74 till ‘92. That played a huge roll in my life as a child, constantly influencing my desire to be a part of the magic.

Click Here to read the complete article


Other Robert Baca Articles:

 Disaster Almost Avoided


"Calling all Davy Crockett 1990-2000 cast members"
I am looking to gather all the members from this time period for a DC reunion. Fun, games   and reminiscing. Over the past few years, I have seen old buddies at the store or out and about who have said the same thing or thought the same thing; "We should all get together for a reunion". Well this is it!!! I am hoping we can putting things together for  late summer of 2009. If you are one of these cast members, send your information to:
 

**Articles are available to all our Members.** 

Sailing Ship Columbia
Sailing Ship Columbia
Dumbo The Flying Elephant
Dumbo The Flying Elephant
Matterhorn Bobsleds
Matterhorn Bobsleds
Snow Whites Adventures
Snow Whites Adventures
Submarine Voyage
Submarine Voyage
Indiana Jones And The Temple Of The Forbidden Eye
Indiana Jones And The Temple Of The Forbidden Eye
Flying Saucers
Flying Saucers
Great Moments With Mr Lincoln
Walt Disney Story Featuring Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln
Tomorrowland Autopia
Tomorrowland Autopia
House Of The Future
House Of The Future
Astro Jets
Astro Jets
Midget Autopia
Midget Autopia
Motorboat Cruise
Motorboat Cruise
Pack Mules Through Nature's Wonderland
Pack Mules Through Nature's Wonderland

We have added 14 new videos: A complete ride through video of Indiana Jones And The Temple Of The Forbidden Eye.  The video is 4 and half minutes long. Great video clips of : Sailing Ship Columbia, Dumbo The Flying Elephant, Matterhorn Bobsleds,  Submarine Voyage, Flying Saucers, , Tomorrowland Autopia, House Of The Future, Astro Jets, Midget Autopia, Motorboat Cruise, Pack Mules Through Nature's Wonderland. The first videos we have ever found of: Snow Whites Adventures and the most recent version of Walt Disney Story Featuring Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln.

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
 

Disneyland Mavericks
Hello again to all you Disneyland lovers. I thought I would share a different angle on things this time. A HAPPIER one!!! I’ll tell you a little more about myself and some of the crazy things I did just because the canoe crew and I truly loved the .......

Disney Chairman Makes Movie Debut
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,...

Woman Celebrates 107th Birthday At Disneyland
Margaret "Mank" Johnstone awoke Sunday after 107 years of living, slipped into a red blazer, applied some red lipstick, put on her Mickey Mouse earrings and headed to Disneyland. "God was good to me," she said, when asked why she thinks she...
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Animatronic ‘Mr. Lincoln’ Show Returning To Disneyland After 5-Year Hiatus
Despite persistent Internet rumors to the contrary, “Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln” will return in late 2009 to a renovated Disneyland Opera House with an “all-new” audio-animatronic show. Disneyland is billing Lincoln’s return as a 200th...

Robot Lincoln Is Coming Back
Famed robot statesman Mr. Lincoln will be pulled out of mothballs and put back on stage at the Main Street Opera House in Disneyland sometime later this year. The attraction will reopen in celebration of the 200th anniversary year of Abraham....
Suspicious Powder Slows Opening At Disneyland
You expect to find a little magic dust at Disneyland, but not this kind. Ticket booths at the Disneyland Resort were temporarily shut down Sunday morning after authorities became alarmed over a suspicious powder stuck to their windows.....
How To Eat Healthily At Disneyland
The classic brown bag: Pre-Planning Who says you have to eat Disneyland food when you visit Disneyland? For most of us, a Disneyland® trip isn’t something that happens spur of the moment. We buy the tickets, plan the car ride, and...
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Celebration Disney Dollars Now In Circulation
Beginning Jan. 26, 2009 the newly designed Disney Dollars were released with a new design to coincide with this year’s theme, “What will you celebrate?” The party theme currency is a great addition to any collection or makes the perfect gift for any...
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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.

Flight To The Moon Video 

This 3 minute video is of Flight To The Moon and was created in 1967. Sorry the film is silent. Flight To The Moon was located in Tomorrowland from 1967 until 1975. It was replaced by Mission To Mars. 


Flight To The Moon

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 6 New Backstage Photos
 


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

 


We have added 6 new backstage photos. 3 photos from the Matterhorn: A great close up photo of Harold the abominable snowman that lives in the Matterhorn, 2 photos of the control consoles.   2 photos from Fantasmic: great aerial shot of the Fantasmic stage on Tom Sawyers Island and for the techies out there a close up of the Syncrolite that is used for Fantasmic. And finally a rare shot of the interior of the wheel house on the Mark Twain. . .. and Much Much More!! 

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Backstage Photos

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

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