Disneyland

Disneyland, a world-renowned theme park, opened in Anaheim, California on July 17, 1955 to a "press preview". It's first day was such a disaster — 101 degree heat, counterfeit tickets, gas leak, plumbing issues — that for many years, July 18 was listed as its official opening day. Its creator, Walt Disney, wanted it to be a magical place for both adults and children to enjoy. 

The park took exactly one year to build and cost $17 million. Walt had difficulty raising the money. He created a TV show, Disneyland, for fledgling network ABC, as a way to both promote Disneyland and provide unique programming for ABC. In return, the network helped finance the park.

Disneyland was the first Disney park to open, and the only one to open while Walt Disney was alive. The amusement park is organized into "lands": Tomorrowland, Frontierland, Fantasyland, Adventureland, New Orleans Square, Critter Country, Mickey's Toon Town (the newest land, opening in 1993), and Main Street USA. Some of the most well-known and beloved rides at Disneyland include Haunted Mansion, Pirates of the Caribbean, Splash Mountain, Space Mountain, Star Tours, Big Thunder Railroad, and Jungle Cruise. In 2007, nearly 15,000,000 people visited the park.

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• Disney Lands Two Dozen Criminal Charges

  
  TMZ.com | Celebrity Gossip | Entertainment News | Celebrity News — Authority: 866
  Filed under: Celebrity Justice Walt Disneys grandson has been nailed with two dozen felonies in connection with a gun and drug bust.Patrick Disney Miller was originally charged with one count of possession of ammunition. Today, the L.A. County District Attorneys office added 19 ... Permalink
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• Expect crowds at Disney parks for New Years Eve

  
  Around Disney — Authority: 568
  New Years Eve 2000 New Years Eve crowds are expected to swarm the Disneyland Resort , a popular destination with special fireworks, dinners and parties for the holiday. The place is expected to be so packed that two separate fireworks shows are planned for around midnight so visitors can disperse into two parks. ...
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• NOONWIRE: J.Lo goes to Disneyland

  
  Around Disney — Authority: 568
  NOONWIRE features Disney news from other media sources. From Radar Online : Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony took twins Max and Emma to Disneyland Christmas Eve. Along with a few other family members and friends, they spent the afternoon at the California Adventure Park. Read the rest of the Jennifer Lopez ...
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• Disneyland theater closing for ‘Captain EO’ return

  
  WDW Daily News — Authority: 151
  The Tomorrowland theater is set to close starting Monday so Disneyland crews can prepare the venue for the return of  the “Captain EO” movie, Disney announced today . Disneyland plans to bring back the Michael Jackson 3D film for a limited run starting in February. Full Story Photo
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• Ringing in the New Year at Disney’s California Adventure Park

  
  Disney Parks Blog — Authority: 607
  New Year’s Eve is a popular time to visit the Disneyland Resort , and I can see why, now that I know all the fun things going on. If you’re still looking for plans on December 31, or if you’re already planning a visit to the Resort that day, it sounds to me like Disney’s California Adventure park is really ...
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• Disneyland theater closing for ‘Captain EO’ return

  
  Around Disney — Authority: 568
  Theater is shown closed earlier this year. It will close again Monday. The Tomorrowland theater is set to close starting Monday so Disneyland crews can prepare the venue for the return of  the “Captain EO” movie, Disney announced today . Disneyland plans to bring back the Michael Jackson 3D film for a ...
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• One Step Closer to Opening Captain EO

  
  Disney Parks Blog — Authority: 607
  Two weeks ago on the blog we announced that Captain EO will be returning to the Disneyland Resort in February 2010. Today we have an update. “ Honey, I Shrunk the Audience ,” the show currently in Tomorrowland, will close January 4 so work can begin in the theater to prepare for the Captain’s return. ...
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• Top 5 Disney Parks Blog Videos Of 2009

  
  Disney Parks Blog — Authority: 607
  From day one, video on the Disney Parks Blog has been popular. In fact, since our first Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy post, you’ve watched many years worth of video here, 3+ actually. And yes, there have been favorites. Here are the top five Disney Parks Blog videos of 2009: In celebration of the Magic ...
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• Last Disney News and Rumor Update of the Year

  
  MiceChat — Authority: 124
  Drum roll please . . . put your hands together for the MiceChat Weekly Round Up Crew as they deliver the last collection of Disney news, rumors, photos, and discussions of the year.  This Happy New Year edition of the Round Up is a mixed bag of good news and bad from the parks.  Disney [...]
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• No. 3 Disney news story of 2009

  
  Around Disney — Authority: 568
  Over two weeks, we’re counting down the top Disney news stories of 2009. We’re focusing on stories affecting Anaheim’s Disneyland Resort area.” No. 3 Disney story: Fantasmic! dragon The fire-breathing dragon was supposed to be the centerpiece of Disneyland Resort’s summer season, appearing on ...
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• Wednesday WOW: The Creation of a Post

  
  Davelandblog — Authority: 429
  Recently, I purchased a small batch of photos from July 1961; naturally, not too long after that, the negatives also went up for grabs. And, naturally, I went for those too. Some of you might wonder why I would bother buying the negs after I’d already gotten the photos themselves. Hopefully this post will show why ...
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• hong kong trip 2009 - part 2

  
  andre in taiwan — Authority: 103
  continuing with our trip to hong kong earlier this month ..... we spent our entire second day inside the disneyland theme park. once inside you can immediately feel the xmas spirit and atmosphere in the air. even the mascots had xmas themed clothes on. olivia was super excited when we first saw them ...
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• The Twelve Days of Christmas

  
  Fear & Parenting in Las Vegas — Authority: 116
  Sharing custody of two kids has been a challenge, to say the least. But, we’ve made the best of a rough situation, especially this holiday season – our first after the divorce. Since our time with the kids is split 50/50, I had to manage to squeeze in all of the birthday and holiday traditions [...]
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• Disneyland Year In Review Video

  
  The Disney Blog — Authority: 437
  From the Disney Parks blog we get Disneyland’s official look at the past year. See if you can spot, a reopened “it’s a small world”, “Celebrate! A Street Party,” Mickey’s Fun Wheel, Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique in Fantasyland, the fourth annual Food and Wine Festival, Summer Nightastic!, including ...
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• Disney Photo Hunt with Sally’s Snapshots: December 29

  
  Around Disney — Authority: 568
  Can you figure out what these snapshots are? Tell us where each of the photos was taken in Disneyland by entering this week’s Sally’s Snapshots: A Disney Photo Hunt contest . Last week, we took the week off because of technical difficulties. But we’re back. The winners of the last contest were  Dieter ...
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• Apple’s iPod Classic and nano Join List of eReaders with Notescasts

  
  iPhone News at Desinformado.com | The Complete Source for iPhone News — Authority: 150
  The iPod Classic, nano and Video now join the Kindle and nook as eReaders with Notescasts. iPod owners are downloading Notescasts from a growing list of titles covering a broad range of topics, including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Pride and Prejudice, Alice in Wonderland, Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Top 10 ...
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• No. 4 Disney news story of 2009

  
  Around Disney — Authority: 568
  Over two weeks, we’re counting down the top Disney news stories of 2009. We’re focusing on stories affecting Anaheim’s Disneyland Resort area.” No. 4 Disney story: Free-on-your-birthday promotion Millions of people signed up this year for a unique promotion — get in to a Disney theme park free on ...
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• Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony Take the Twins to Disneyland

  
  Hollywire.com — Authority: 609
  Check out the photos of Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony at Disneyland with their kids.Nobody in the group seems to be having fun, not one of them is smiling.  What happened to Disneyland being the happiest place on earth?
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• Former Disney Imagineer reminisces about creating the original Star Tours

  
  Orlando Attractions Magazine Blog — Authority: 507
  Former Walt Disney Imagineer Mark Eades (pictured here) was the media producer for the original Star Tours attraction, which first officially opened at Disneyland in California in 1987 and later at Disney’s Hollywood Studios (then Disney-MGM Studios) in Florida in 1989. With Disney’s announcement that they will ...
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• Top 10 most anticipated California theme park rides and attractions for 2010

  
  L.A. Times - Daily Travel Deal Blog — Authority: 577
  You know it’s a slow year for California theme parks when the Top 10 list includes the return of an aging 3-D movie, a relocated kiddie coaster, two re-theming projects and two ride reconstructions.Clearly, 2010 is shaping up as an off year for amusement and theme park visitors in California.With that said, here are ...
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