VOL. V - No. 6 June 6, 2009 Online Since 1997

 

Welcome to our June 2009 Newsletter. 

DLDHistory 2K9: This column will point out some new features at DLDHistory.com.  This month we talk about: Login, Accessing and Sharing your  My Page with your friend,  Attraction Blog, Webmaster Tools. Each month we will have special offers to save you money on account upgrades. This month we have 2 special offers: Offer number 1: Everyone that upgrades to a 12 month Bronze account during June will receive a 36 month Bronze Account! That brings the monthly cost from $2.50 to 85 cents. This offer is good until June 30,2009. Offer number 2: Upgrade your account to any level and save 10%! Click Here For More Information 

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Top Story: The Top Story this month is a complete show video of  Billy Hill & The Hillbillies. The stage show is performed in the Golden Horseshoe in Frontierland. This video  is 10 minutes long. ... Billy Hill & The Hillbillies Video.

Robert Baca: Robert Baca is taking a break this month but will be back next month with an exclusive article about his time at Disneyland

DLander In Time: DLander In Time is taking a break this month but will be back next month with an exclusive article about his time at Disneyland

New Videos: We have added 6 new videos. The full show of Billy Hill and the Hillbillies that is performed in the Golden Horseshoe in Frontierland. If you have never seen this show here is your chance. Laughing Stock company this comedy group plays outside on the streets of Frontierland in front of the Golden Horseshoe. They do a great job of involving the audience.  .. Complete show of Calling All Space Scouts which is performed at the Tomorrowland Stage.. Will Buzz survive this time against Zurg? Complete show of One Mans Dream which was performed in at Videopolis in Fantasyland from 1989 until 1990. A short clip of the Davy Crocket Explorer Canoes. And last but not least probably the rarest piece of video we have: Just after the Big Thunder Mountain accident in 2003 State Of California DOSH videotaped the damage to the train. We have the video clip! To my knowledge this video clip has only been broadcast once since 2003... and Much Much More!!   New Video Clips

Disneyland In The News: In May we have added 17 new articles.  We now have over 850 Disneyland Articles! Disneyland In The News

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. This month we present:  Attraction Audio Clips

Backstage Photos: We have added 11 new backstage photos: for those that are interested in the control panels of attractions we have added 4 photos: Alice In Wonderland, Disneyland Monorail, Pinocchio's Daring Journey and Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. A photo of the Splash Mountain logs sitting backstage. 3 photos of construction of Finding Nemo: Submarine Voyage.  A photo of Orinoco Adveturess Jungle Cruise boat sitting backstage. A very rare photo of a security monitor for the Haunted Mansion. . .. and Much Much More!!  New Backstage Photos

Onstage Photos: We have added 20 new onstage photos: 3 photos of Bunny, Bubbles, Beulah from Country Bear Jamboree. The entrance of Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln before the Walt Disney Story was added to the attraction. Photos of the Totem Pole and Long House from Indian Village in Frontierland. Close up of an early horse from King Arthur Carrousel. Load Area for Midget Autopia.  Mr Toad Statue that is in queue of Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. TWA Moonliner and Rocket To The Moon Building with the helicopter in the distance on its way to LAX. Space Mountain entrance and sign from 2007.  2 rare photos of Disney Afternoon Avenue. And 2 VERY rare photos one of the entrance to Motor Boat Cruise To Gummi Glen and one of the entrance to Wizard Of Bras and lots more!! New Onstage Photos

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We have located a complete show video of Billy Hill & The Hillbillies. 
The stage show is performed in the Golden Horseshoe in Frontierland. 
This video  is 10 minutes long. ...
Billy Hill &The Hillbillies Stage Show Video 

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Disneyland In The News

Disneyland A Magical Kingdom, Even For Grown-Ups
It happens every time we set our eyes on the iconic visage of Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle: Swelling up inside us is a fierce urge to plunge through the crowd and make a mad dash toward Space Mountain. At least that's the way it goes...

I Wish I Could Use My Disneyland Fastpass Anywhere
I had a thought recently, which was strange because, at the time, I was busy pushing children and senior citizens out of my way. No, that's not true. The word "pushing," implies that it was intentional. As far as I can remember, I didn't mean...

Pros, Cons Of Disneyland Sans Kids
Five best things about going without children: Not worrying about explaining to Grandma how you lost her granddaughter. No reason to set foot in Toontown. Not having to break up fights between children while in line for...

Star Tours 2 In The Works At Disneyland
It's apparently going to be a good summer for theme park rides and theme park ride rumors. After half a decade of teasing, it looks like the Star Tours attraction at Disneyland might finally get an face lift. The simulator ride debuted at the...

Disneyland Announces 3-Day Summer Ticket Offer $99
Economy got you down? Disney has announced a new ticket offer available exclusively for Southern California residents. For $99, guests can purchase a three-day Summer Fun pass. The pass works for both Disneyland and Disney’s California ...

Disneyland Magic Endures Older Attractions Still Appeal, While Fresh Thrills Keep Fans Returning
When my adventurous eight-year-old resorted to a sympathetic pep talk to convince me to ride Disneyland’s Space Mountain with him, the role-reversal was too embarrassing to refuse. On that magical, starlit, pleasantly disorienting plunge, with my ...

Disneyland: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Summer Nightastic! The Good The best part of last Friday’s media day at the Disneyland Resort had to be the news from a talk show-style presentation put on by the resort’s marketing department called What’s New, What’s Next. Summer ...

At Disney, Many Hits ... And A Few Misses
Disneyland Rocket Rods in Disneyland was the centerpiece of an overhaul of Tomorrowland in the late 1990s, but while the vehicles had a Buck Rogers feel, they had all the kick of Roy Rogers' horse. The folks at WED Enterprises (now Walt Disney...

Could Flash Mountain Return, In Light Of Disneyland Job Cuts?
Call it an unexpected consequence of the bad economy: A recent round of staff reductions at Disneyland could result in the return of embarrassing episodes of public nudity at the Happiest Place on Earth. Way back in 1997, a front-page story in ...

Disneyland Doesn't Lose What's Familiar
Disneyland will never be complete. It's a statement the amusement park's creator, the late Walt Disney, was fond of mentioning when talking about the future of Disneyland. There will always be a change to be made, or new technology to add to ...

Eden Espinosa Set To Sing New Disneyland Fireworks Spectacular Magical Theme Song
Magical is a new Disney fireworks spectacular created especially to celebrate Summer Nightastic! at Disneyland. Powerhouse vocalist Eden Espinosa, a longtime signer at Disneyland who starred in the Broadway production of BKLYN and also played, ...

Disneyland Recycles Old Shows Into Summer Nightastic
With no new major attraction to promote this year, Disneyland has strung together a series of existing nighttime shows under the banner of Summer Nightastic — in the hope visitors will ignore the giant construction site next door that is Disney’s ...

Inventor Of Disney's House Of Future, Coke's Plastic Bottle Dead At 88
The endlessly creative and often inspired, scientific mind of Michael Gigliotti, closed down Tuesday after an 88 year run that produced the House of the Future for Disneyland and the plastic bottle for Coke. It was "left brain" wattage and ...

Main Street Rocks As Disneyland Resort Celebrates Spring
Disneyland guests are dancing down Main Street, U.S.A., with Mickey Mouse and the gang in a high-energy show that celebrates spring at the Disneyland Resort. The party rocks with a new street show, revs up with a new dining experience and swings for...

Disneyland Is World’s Second-Highest Attended Park
Disney is notoriously reticent to hand the media any kind of numbers involved in the business of magic making — they tend to confine earnings and park attendance information they release to only the numbers the Securities and Exchange Commission ...

Only Half A Day For Disneyland? GO!
So you’ve just flown across the country, and arrived in California. You’re excited to start your vacation, but wonder, is it worth heading right to the park? Maybe you’re tired from a long flight. Maybe it’s already after noon, and you’re...

Ties That Bind Disneyland, Freedomland, The New York World's Fair And Walt Disney World
FREEDOMLAND: THE EAST COAST'S ANSWER TO DISNEYLAND "There has now been established within our boundaries, on a 205-acre site in the Baychester section of the Bronx, the world's largest outdoor, family entertainment center -- called Freedomland...

 
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6 New Videos

2K9DLDHistory

We have completed our new site design 2K9DLDHistory. 

New Features: 

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Share Your My Page: You can now share your My Page. To find out the link to share go to your My Page Settings

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Here are some items we are still working on:

July 2009: In our next Newsletter we are hoping to start a column recapping comments from around the Disneyland Discussion boards.

July 17,2009: Disneyland's 54th Birthday. As we do every year we will be celebrating Disneyland's Birthday by offering all of our content for free for 24 hours! Keep an eye out for next months Newsletter for details...

 

We have added 6 new videos. The full show of Billy Hill and the Hillbillies that is performed in the Golden Horseshoe in Frontierland. If you have never seen this show here is your chance. Laughing Stock company this comedy group plays outside on the streets of Frontierland in front of the Golden Horseshoe. They do a great job of involving the audience.  .. Complete show of Calling All Space Scouts which is performed at the Tomorrowland Stage.. Will Buzz survive this time against Zurg? Complete show of One Mans Dream which was performed in at Videopolis in Fantasyland from 1989 until 1990. A short clip of the Davy Crocket Explorer Canoes. And last but not least probably the rarest piece of video we have: Just after the Big Thunder Mountain accident in 2003 State Of California DOSH videotaped the damage to the train. We have the video clip! To my knowledge this video clip has only been broadcast once since 2003 and Much Much More!! 

Click the TV below to take you to the video.

Davy Crockett's Explorer Canoes Video Billy Hill & The Hillbillies Video
Calling All Space Scouts Video Laughing Stock Co Video
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Video One Mans Dream Video

Click Here for Video Index

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

 

 

 

20 New Onstage Photos

 

11 New Backstage Photos
We have added 20 new onstage photos: 3 photos of Bunny, Bubbles, Beulah from Country Bear Jamboree. The entrance of Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln before the Walt Disney Story was added to the attraction. Photos of the Totem Pole and Long House from Indian Village in Frontierland. Close up of an early horse from King Arthur Carrousel. Load Area for Midget Autopia.  Mr Toad Statue that is in queue of Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. TWA Moonliner and Rocket To The Moon Building with the helicopter in the distance on its way to LAX. Space Mountain entrance and sign from 2007.  2 rare photos of Disney Afternoon Avenue. And 2 VERY rare photos one of the entrance to Motor Boat Cruise To Gummi Glen and one of the entrance to Wizard Of Bras and lots more!! 

On Stage Photos

Onstage Photos
Click the image above to take you to thumbnail index.

 

*Onstage Photos are available to ALL our Members.*

 

We have added 11 new backstage photos: for those that are interested in the control panels of attractions we have added 4 photos: Alice In Wonderland, Disneyland Monorail, Pinocchio's Daring Journey and Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. A photo of the Splash Mountain logs sitting backstage. 3 photos of construction of Finding Nemo: Submarine Voyage.  A photo of Orinoco Adveturess Jungle Cruise boat sitting backstage.A very rare photo of a security monitor for the Haunted Mansion. . .. and Much Much More!! 

Click the image below to take you to thumbnail index.

 Back Stage Photos  Backstage Photos

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

 

 

 

Spotlight On DLDHistory.com

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

Attraction Audio Clips

We have a great collection of audio clips from the attractions. From the over 75 clips we have selected 8 of the best. Click on one of the radios below to take you to the audio clip. Enjoy!

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Attraction Audio Clips

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