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29 unusual facts about Disneyland


Ali Mustafa

According to Mostafa, the inspiration for producing City of Life came because “I was tired of people comparing Dubai to a Disneyland.

Almindingen

Almindingen's habitat has been described as a "green oasis" or a "Disneyland for nature lovers".

Ansco

Briefly in the 1970s, it was the official film of Disneyland and at this time, actor Henry Fonda served as the company's spokesman in television commercials including one that featured Jodie Foster in her first acting role.

Behind Hazel Eyes

The video also featured scenes of Clarkson attending the premiere of the 2004 film The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement in Disneyland, a behind the scenes footage of the creation of her sophomore album, Breakaway, and a short live performance of "Beautiful Disaster" from her album Thankful.

Bus monitor bullying video

On his show Anderson Cooper 360°, CNN anchor Anderson Cooper announced that Southwest Airlines offered to pay for a trip for Klein and nine people of her choice to Disneyland for a three-night visit.

Catalina Magnet High School

The school was initially controversial, with critics dubbing Catalina Disneyland, as the architecture was viewed as lavishly modern and expensive.

Central Pacific 173

This engine operated for a few years in Walt's backyard railroad, and when it was shut down, the 173 model was displayed in Disneyland's Main Street station for nearly fifty years, before moving to a new museum dedicated to Disney's legacy.

Corvair Monza GT

One interesting offshoot was that Disneyland's World of Tomorrow car ride attraction used the Corvair Monza GT as the basis for the ride.

Craig Taubman

Taubman's career initially launched with his popularity as a children's recording artist in the early 1990s, during which he was prominently seen on the Disney Channel performing songs like "You Need a Haircut, You Really Need a Haircut" and concerts like "Rock'n Toontown" at Disneyland.

Dick Kelsey

His career spanned several of the most beloved Disney films in the 1940s-1950s, after which he assisted in the design of Disneyland in 1955.

Disney Magazine

The first issue was 16 pages long, and the cover showed Walt Disney surrounded by several costumed characters in front of Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle.

Disneyland Park

Disneyland, officially titled "Disneyland Park", in Anaheim, California, United States

Disneyland, Inc.

Additionally, Walt Disney Productions stock (which moved the year prior to the New York Stock Exchange) had grown to around $60 per share thanks to the growing realization by the financial markets of the profitability of the park.

Emily Bavar

In 1965, Disneyland planned a year-long celebration of its ten-year anniversary, nicknamed the "Tencennial".

Harbour Pointe Middle School

The marching band has travelled to Disneyland multiple times (1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009) to participate in the Disney Magic Music Days program.

Horse Sense

On the last day for Tommy to leave, Arlene, the housekeeper, has a talk with Michael about ignoring Tommy, and Michael tells her that he will take Tommy to Disneyland and that they will have a good time.

Nelson Monfort

In June 2009, he was criticized by the Society of Journalists of France Télévisions for having received a Mickey Mouse on his show Tennis Club and therefore having promoted Disneyland.

Pine Lake Middle School

The Choir/Chorus, Orchestra and Band travels to Disneyland every other year, but just 7th and 8th graders go.

Republic of the Children

According to the official website of the Republic of Children, in 1950 Walt Disney visited the park and, surprised by the beauty, was inspired to build Disneyland.

Richard C. Scherrer

During this time he designed the “Dumbo”, “Tea Party”, “Matterhorn”, “Little Train That Could” and “Flying Saucers” rides for the Disneyland theme park.

Snagov

In 2002 the Romanian government decided to build in Snagov a Disneyland-style theme park, "Dracula Park", but in 2006 the government canceled the project.

Starcadia

The concept of Starcadia is based upon rides that have existed in Disneyland: Matterhorn Bobsleds, Space Mountain, Starcade, Submarine Voyage, and Carousel of Progress.

Steve Davison

Davison began his career with Disney in 1981 as a Model maker for the Disneyland Entertainment Art Department under the supervision of former art department head, Clare Graham.

In 1999, Davison was approached to create a new fireworks show for the 45th Anniversary of Disneyland.

The Apple War

A German businessman wants to buy land in southern Sweden for a gigantic amusement park, his new project called "Deutschneyland" (a wordplay of Deutschland and Disneyland).

The Magician's House

Morden is influencing his future descendants, the Crawdens, into buying the land surrounding Golden Lake and turning it into an amusement park on par with Disneyland.

Tonasket High School

The school is home to the award-winning Tonasket School Marching Band, which traveled to Anaheim in March 2011 to perform at Disneyland and meet with actor/musician Jack Black, who personally donated $10,000 to help fund the trip.

Vladimir Kagan

Early work included furniture for the Delegate's Cocktail Lounge at the United Nations and furniture for the "Monsanto House of the Future" at Disneyland.

Young Adelaide Voices

The Concert Choir has given recitals in such places as Westminster Abbey, St Martin-in-the-Fields and St Paul's Cathedral, and even Disneyland in America.


Alyson Reed

Alyson performed as Alice in Wonderland at the Disneyland theme park.

Autopia

In 2000, Disneyland replaced both existing Autopia tracks with a new, much larger Autopia sponsored by Chevron.

Bob Gurr

Gurr is said to have designed most, if not all, of the ride vehicles of the Disneyland attractions, including Autopia, Haunted Mansion, the Disneyland Monorail, the Submarine Voyage, and the Matterhorn Bobsleds.

Business Expo Center

The Center is surrounded by over 20 hotels, a variety of local restaurants, and less than 3 miles from Disneyland, the Honda Center, and Angel Stadium.

Catalina Magnet High School

In the 1960s Catalina was known as the Disneyland for the higher income students who attended Catalina from central Tucson and the Catalina Foothills.

Cinderella Castle

The chief designer of the castle, Herbert Ryman, also referenced the original design for the castle in the film Cinderella and his own well-known creation — the Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland in California.

Disney Enterprises

Retlaw Enterprises, originally Walt Disney Inc. then WED Enterprises, was Walt Disney's personal corporation that owned the rights to his name and other properties affiliated with Walt Disney Productions and Disneyland that latter became a real estate and TV stations holding company.

Disney's Nine Old Men

Davis was responsible for character design for both the Pirates of the Caribbean and Haunted Mansion attractions at Disneyland.

Disneyland After Dark

However, this episode focuses less on Disneyland itself and more on the many celebrity singers at the different sections of the park, including the Osmond Brothers, former Mouseketeers Annette Funicello and Bobby Burgess, teen heartthrob Bobby Rydell, and Louis Armstrong.

Earl C. Slipher

In 1957, he appeared in the "Mars and Beyond" episode of Disneyland discussing the possibility of life on Mars.

Everybody's Favorite Duck

The story comes to a head in a theme park, Waldo World (a clear spoof of Disneyland, but set in New Jersey), featuring the popular duck of the title (a parody of Donald Duck), and its creator, Art Waldo (Walt Disney).

Glendale Secondary School

The band has travelled to various locations to perform, including, but not limited to: Walt Disney World, Florida (8 times), Disneyland (4 times), New Orleans (3 times), New York City, Washington D.C., Boston, Atlanta, San Diego, Bermuda, Japan, Virginia Beach, and Williamsburg, VA Chicago/Cleveland .

Home of the future

The Monsanto House of the Future, a house made entirely of plastics in Disneyland from 1957 to 1967, was a famous example in this genre.

Hong Kong Disneyland Resort

The managing director of Hong Kong Disneyland Resort is Andrew Kam, who reports to Bill Ernest, President and Managing Director, Walt Disney Parks & Resorts, Asia.

Indiana Jones Adventure

"It’s great to have AT&T as presenting sponsor," said Disneyland President Paul Pressler.

José Carioca

José can also be seen in the Hong Kong Disneyland version of It's a Small World, which opened on April 28, 2008, as well as the Disneyland (in California) version of It's a Small World, installed during major refurbishments between January and November 2008.

Kellyjackie

She uploaded her song He invites me to Disneyland to her band's forum, her Xanga site, i010.com and also cmidi.com for others to download for free.

Magic Kingdom

In 2010, director Jon Favreau and Walt Disney Pictures had a plan to produce and release a film concerning a family at Disneyland which finds the theme park characters and attractions coming to life.

Man in Space

This Disneyland episode (set in Tomorrowland), was narrated partly by Kimball and also by such famed scientists as Dr. Willy Ley, Dr. Heinz Haber, Dr. Wernher von Braun and Dick Tufeld of Lost in Space fame.

Marryatville High School

The music centre's ensembles performed at the opening of the new Adelaide International Airport, for Queen Elizabeth II and in Disneyland.

Mike Fink

In 1955, Mike Fink (as portrayed by character actor Jeff York) appeared in two episodes of the Davy Crockett miniseries of ABC's Disneyland opposite the popular Davy Crockett (portrayed by Fess Parker).

Nutty Narrows Bridge

Upon its completion, the bridge was re-dedicated with special guests Chip 'n' Dale and Mickey Mouse from Disneyland.

Philippe Gas

After studying law at Panthéon-Assas University and spending two years with General Motors, Philippe Gas joined Disney in 1991 as finance controller and served on the team that opened Disneyland Paris in April 1992.

Roy Feinson

One of the original pioneers in the field of photographic mosaics, Feinson was the featured artist for Disneyland's 50th anniversary celebration in 2006 where he created the largest photographic mosaic ever made, spanning over 10,000sq ft and featuring live performers carrying photographs of themselves and other cast members.

Storybook Land Canal Boats

When plans for the much grander Disneyland were being made, there was to be a "Lilliputianland", inspired by Madurodam, a miniature city in the Netherlands that Disney once visited.

The Courtship of Stewie's Father

The security guard chasing Peter and Stewie in to the "Indiana Jones Ride" (allusion to the Indiana Jones Adventure which is actually at Disneyland in California and not in Florida where the episode takes place), as well as the following encounter with Michael Eisner, is a reference to the climax of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

The Great Outdoors

The Great Outdoors (Country Bears song), a song from Disneyland Fun and is sung in Country Bear Jamboree's special Country Bear Vacation Hoedown summer show with The Five Bear Rugs singing the song

Trojan Knights

Famous alumni of the organization include actors John Wayne and Tom Selleck, who were also both members of Sigma Chi, Disneyland's First President Jack Lindquist, the "winningest" college baseball coach of all time Raoul "Rod" Dedeaux, Nevada Senator Dean A. Heller, Richard Nixon's USC Mafia Members Donald H. Segretti and Dwight Chapin, and real estate developer Rick J. Caruso.

Up Close

In 1999, Up Close broadcasts were moved from studios in Los Angeles to the ESPN Zone in Anaheim, on Disneyland property.

Wally Joyner

The film National Lampoon's Vacation had featured a fictional theme park by that name, and the Angels' proximity to Disneyland may also have helped inspire the moniker.