VOL. VI - No. 1 February 10, 2010 Online Since 1997


My Trip To Disneyland
Welcome to our February 2010 Newsletter. 
Sorry for the long period in between newsletters. My work kind of got in the way. Anyway we left Seattle at 5am flew down to LA on 1/30.. We went straight from LAX to the park. And spent the day in Disneyland. There is an interesting story behind the photo above. My girl and I were on our way out of the park at about midnight...We realized we did not get a photo of us 2 together so we stopped at the Celebrate picture spot on Main Street. We were looking around for a cast member to take our photo. We saw someone from custodial pushing a large trash container so we asked him to take our photo. He tried to take a photo with both of our cameras. Well the flash did not trigger on either of our cameras so we were messing with our cameras and the custodial guy said have a good evening and left. . Read the rest of the story here.. The site is growing and we are looking at new features to continue to make DLDHistory.com The Most Unique Disneyland History Site!

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A full video of all the ghostly light show that is being projected on the roof of Space Mountain. This video is 4 minutes long. Top Story Video.

Robert Baca is taking a break this month. He will be back next month with a new exclusive article.

DLander In Time is taking a break this month. He will be back next month with a new exclusive article.

Would you like to be a Guest Columnist for DLDHistory.com? Use our Contact Us Page and let us know. We are always looking for writers with an unique viewpoint on Disneyland. 

We have a diagram of how the new Mr Lincoln works. ..and Much Much More!!  Backstage Photos 

In December-January we added 22 new articles.  We now have over 1,000 Disneyland Articles! Disneyland In The News

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: Complete ride through of Roger Rabbits Cartoon Spin Video  Spotlight On DLDHistory

In the almost 55 years that Disneyland has been open and with over 500 million people through the gates only only 2 deaths were not attributed to the guests actions. We have created a video presenting the facts for each of  these cases. Death At Disneyland

We have added 15 new onstage photos: including 8 photos of Circle D Ranch. This is the working ranch that is backstage that takes care of the animals you see on stage. Technically these should be in our backstage photos. But I wanted everyone to get a chance to see them..We have added 4 photos of Santa's Reindeer Round-up. And a great ariel photo of Alice In Wonderland. . ...and lots more!!  New Onstage Photos

We are working on creating a full length Disneyland History DVD. The DVD will be a 5-6 hour video covering the full history of Disneyland. Including all attraction openings, parades, deaths, injuries, trivia, backstage photos and lots more. To my knowledge no DVD has ever been created with this type of content. We are now offering previews as we put together the DVD. Disneyland History DVD

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--Richard
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DLDHistory Adds Great Moments With Mr Lincoln Video

Great Moments With Mr Lincoln


 Great Moments With Mr Lincoln
Disneyland Story Presents Great Moments With Mr Lincoln

We have a complete video of the New Great Moments With Mr Lincoln show . Disneyland Story Presents Great Moments With Mr Lincoln This video is 13 minutes long and was shot in 2010...
Disneyland Story Presents Great Moments With Mr Lincoln Video 

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Disneyland In The News

A Magical Experience Takes Flight
It was as if Tinker Bell flew in from Neverland and sprinkled some of her fairy dust as pure magic occurred for some very special kids Thursday. Eyes sparkled and smiles beamed while 81 children with life-threatening illnesses and severe...
Disneyland’s River Set To Be Drained
Right after the holiday season, visitors to Disneyland will find a dry Rivers of America. That’s right, dry. The river is scheduled to be drained beginning Jan. 4 and won’t be filled up again until May, according to officials with the...
Employee Choir Sings At Disney’s Candlelight Procession
The annual Candlelight Procession at Disneyland features many traditions. One of those: The employee choir has been part of the event for 25 years. “The cast choir started as a small group of cast members who sang and wanted to participate,”...
Sylvania To Sponsor Iconic 'It's A Small World' At Disneyland Resort
Siemens is pleased to announce that its Sylvania lighting brand will be the sponsor of the classic "it's a small world" attraction at Disneyland Resort. "We are thrilled to be associated with such an icon of the Disney experience. At SYLVANIA,...

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Roy Disney, Walt’s Nephew, Dies At Age 79
Roy E. Disney, the son and nephew of The Walt Disney Co. founders who twice led shareholder revolts that shook up the family business, died Wednesday. He was 79. The Walt Disney Co. announced that Disney died in Newport Beach, Calif., after a..
Captain EO Returns To Disneyland
“Captain EO,” the 3D film starring the late “King of Pop” Michael Jackson, is returning to Disneyland for a limited time starting in February, Disney announced today. It’s the first time Disney has confirmed rumors of the film’s return – rumors...
Voice Of Disneyland's Lincoln Takes Criticism
The animatronic president is set to debut after getting a high-tech update. But scholars say his speech, unchanged from when it appeared decades ago, is not like the real thing. It looks like Abraham Lincoln. It moves like Abraham Lincoln. And...
Mr. Lincoln Returns To Disneyland
Does it thrill you when something you grew up with, something known the world over, returns after a long absence? Doesn't always happen. Frequently doesn't happen. But it is happening on Friday, December 18th, when "Great Moments with Mr....
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New Express Ticket Line Allows Guests Speedy Access Into Disneyland
A new Express Ticket Purchase entrance turnstile has opened at Disneyland, allowing guests to purchase theme park tickets right at the gate and avoid making an additional stop at the ticket booths. Visitors simply swipe their credit card and...
Caring For Plants At Disneyland Requires Dedication
How do they keep the plants at Disneyland looking so well cared for and perfectly groomed? You never see a working gardener at the park planting, trimming or fertilizing. I was astonished when the head horticulturist told me the secret: The...
Disney Drains River Changes Shows This Week
With the holiday season ending Sunday, the Disneyland Resort is closing attractions and switching shows for the slower season starting this week. Today, Disneyland plans to begin draining the Rivers of America for the first time since 2003 for...
Disney Hikes Annual Pass Prices By Up To $50
For the second time in less than a year, Disneyland Resort has hiked prices for annual park passes. Starting today, theme park-goers will pay between $30 and $50 more than they paid in early 2009 for the same annual passes that can be used at...
Disneyland Cinema Closes For Construction
The Main Street U.S.A. Cinema in Disneyland is set to be closed until next month while crews install new floors. No new changes are planned for the attraction when it reopens, said Suzi Brown, a Disneyland Resort spokeswoman. The cinema closed...
Famous Pig Frog To Join Mouse At Disneyland
Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog, two staples of the Muppets franchise, will make their first appearance inside Disneyland tonight. Actors Teri Hatcher and James Denton with Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy The Muppets have been recruited to help...
Quick While It’s Safe
Alright kiddies. Today officially marks the end of the holiday festivities at the Disneyland Resort. It’s now officially safe to go back to the park. Oh sure, it’s a little chilly out (yes I consider 75 degrees chilly), and no there won’t be any...
There's A Secret Members-Only Club At Disneyland Let Me In
First, a word about my relationship with Disney theme parks: I don't have one. When I was a kid, my parents took my brother and I to Grandma's house for summer vacation. So while many of my friends were vomiting on the Teacups and seeing Captain EO,...
Margaret's Musings: Mickey And Me
It is hard to tell when exactly this affair of over 50 years started. This year, the land where we met is celebrating its founding after 55 years. The ‘government’ runs smoothly, cleanliness is number one and no one is privy to the inner workings,...
Disneyland Cinema Scheduled To Return Early
Construction on the Disneyland movie house is ahead of schedule. The Main Street U.S.A. Cinema is expected to re-open Friday instead of early February, said Suzi Brown, a Disneyland Resort spokeswoman. The venue was closed while...
Disneyland Resort To Close Early Due To Heavy Rain
It isn't often Southern California experiences anything but well, sunny, but we're actually suffering through some real weather this week. Even Disneyland is responding by shutting down the parks three hours earlier than originally scheduled--and...
Disneyland Terrace Set To Close Until Summer
Disneyland guests will have to find a new place to pick up cheeseburgers and fries until this summer. The Tomorrowland Terrace is scheduled to close starting today while workers expand and renovate the kitchen, said John McClintock, a...
Estate Jewelry Store Closing In Disneyland
A private jewelry store inside Disneyland, where visitors often buy engagement rings, is scheduled close because of the poor economy. The Jewel of Orleans has operated inside the theme park in New Orleans Square for about 12 years. But the...
Discovering Disneyland
If you are planning a trip to Disneyland then working out how to get there will no doubt be on your to-do list. It also helps to have plans for your time inside the Disneyland resort as it covers a large area of ground. Regardless of where you...

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We have a diagram of how the new Mr Lincoln works. 

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Disneyland Story Presents Great Moments With Mr Lincoln
Disneylaand Story Presents Great Moments With Mr Lincoln

 

 

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15 New Onstage Photos

 

My Camera And Disneyland

Onstage Photos

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We have added 15 new onstage photos: including 8 photos of Circle D Ranch. This is the working ranch that is backstage that takes care of the animals you see on stage. Technically these should be in our backstage photos. But I wanted everyone to get a chance to see them..We have added 4 photos of Santa's Reindeer Round-up. And a great ariel photo of Alice In Wonderland . ...and lots more!!

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So now we are looking for another cast member. Well we walked around and on the back side of the Celebrate thing we saw a cast member with the large camera that they use to take photos to sell (Photo Pass) we ask her to take our photo. My girl goes to hand the lady our camera the lady puts the strap around her wrist my girl continues to hold the camera to make sure it does not fall. the Photo Pass lady says let go of the camera so my girl did. the Photo Pass lady goes to take her glove off and the strap catches and the camera falls to the ground. the lens was destroyed along with the camera no longer able to power on. We give her our second camera and she takes our photo (the photo below) she tells us to go to City Hall and make a claim. We do and the Photo Pass lady comes in and helps us fill out the form. The sad part is we were only able to recover the expansion memory card from the camera. The photos that are on the built in card we were unable to recover so far ... We are still waiting for Disneyland to respond to the damage claim. Next month I will tell you what the result in the claim was..

 


Richard and Emma

 

 

 

Death At Disneyland VideosDisneyland History DVD
In the almost 55 years that Disneyland has been open and with over 500 million people through the gates only only 2 deaths were not attributed to the guests actions. We have created a video presenting the facts for each of  these cases. 

The first case is from Christmas Eve 1998. Guests were waiting for their first ride of the day on the Sailing Ship Columbia...


Christmas Eve Death At Disneyland

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NOTE: DLDHistory.com would like to give special thanks to Ashley Bodine for her assistance in creating the video. 


The second case occurred in 2003 on the thirteenth trip for Big Thunder Train I. M. Brave...This video has received over 5 million views on YouTube


Death At Disneyland

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The voice-over is mine.

 

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Disneyland has the best record of any amusement park. But accidents do happen....

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I was looking at DLDHistory one day and realizing the huge amount of content that we have that no other site has. 

The problem is trying to sort through all of it and put together a nice time line of the History of Disneyland. I also watched most of the Disneyland Historical DVD's available, official and unofficial. None of the DVD's seem to have the complete history of Disneyland including backstage photos and information about deaths and injuries rare video clips etc. 

We are working on creating a full length Disneyland History DVD. The DVD will be a 5-6 hour video covering the full history of Disneyland. Including all attraction openings, parades, deaths, injuries, trivia, backstage photos and lots more. To my knowledge no DVD has ever been created with this type of content. 

We are now offering previews as we put together the DVD. The previews are low resolution working copies. The voice over has not been added yet. We will add background music and a few more edits. We will add more chapters as they are completed. The table of contents of the DVD will be:

  • Chapter I-Title

  • Chapter II-Before Disneyland
    Includes rare video clips from Coney Island and Pacific Ocean Park

  • Chapter III 1955-1959
    Opening Day
    Frontierland
    Tomorrowland
    Adventureland

    Fantasyland
    Main Street USA

  • Chapter IV 1960-1969
    Frontierland
    Tomorrowland
    Adventureland
    Fantasyland
    Main Street USA

  • Chapter V 1970-1979

  • Chapter VI 1980-1989

  • Chapter VII 1990-1999

  • Chapter VIII 2000-2009

  • Chapter IX The Future

  • Chapter X Credits

  • Chapter XI Extras

One very unique feature that will be available on our DVD is a quick way to access additional information on DLDHistory.com about an attraction. The final DVD will be a high definition video. We are predicting that the DVD should be complete mid 2010.

DVD Previews Can Be Seen HERE

 

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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.

Roger Rabbits Cartoon Spin Video

We have a complete ride through video of Roger Rabbits Cartoon Spin. Take a look and go along with Roger but try to avoid the dipppp.. This video is 7 and half minutes. Enjoy…


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Casy Jr Circus Train
Roger Rabbits Cartoon Spin

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