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Blast From the Past – Disneyland in 1963

Blast From the Past – Disneyland in 1963

I just love aerial shots of Disneyland, especially old ones from the 50s – 70s where you can noticeably see how the park has evolved throughout the years. I recently came across this aerial shot of the park taken from the north end in August of 1963.

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No Way To Hide Construction at Disney California Adventure

No Way To Hide Construction at Disney California Adventure

Disney typically does a pretty good job hiding construction and refurbishment projects. Sure the construction walls are not always the most welcoming aesthetic when visiting a Disney park but when they even go so far as to “theme” the walls, it makes for a much more pleasant experience. That can not be said for the current flurry of construction projects going on at Disney’s California Adventure.

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‘Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln’ Returns To Disneyland Later This Year

‘Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln’ Returns To Disneyland Later This Year

Disney has announced that “The Disneyland Story, Featuring Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln” will reopen later this year. Every since the show was removed four years ago during Disneyland’s 50th Anniversary celebration, Disney purists had wondered when and if Mr. Lincoln would ever return. Now the attraction is scheduled to reopen in conjunction of the celebration of the 200th anniversary year of Abraham Lincoln’s birth.

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Video Preview of Newly Refurbished ‘It’s a Small World’ Attraction

Disneyland Resort Annual Passholders were given the opportunity to preview the newly refurbished “it’s a small world” attraction at Disneyland yesterday, just ahead of the public reopening this morning. With the exception of being open briefly for the Christmas holiday, the attraction closed last February for a lengthy renovation, during which the entire flume and all of the boats were replaced.

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Win One of Five Magical Disney Park Vacations During Month of February

Win One of Five Magical Disney Park Vacations During Month of February

During the month of February, Disney is offering a sweepstakes in which participants have the opportunity to enter every day and in a variety of ways for the chance of winning one of five magical vacations to either the Anaheim or Orlando theme parks. It is all part of their Magical Celebrations promotion going on this year.

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The Disney Gallery Finds a New Home

The Disney Gallery Finds a New Home

It’s official – the Disney Gallery which formerly resided above the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction (which is now the exclusive Dream Suite) will find a permanent home in the building that currently houses the Main Street Bank and part of the Opera House lobby.

The bank’s 1955 interior, which has been used primarily for Annual Passholder processing over the last 15 years will be torn out, along with at least half of the Opera House’s lobby.

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Pixie Hollow Vacation Celebration Sweepstakes

Pixie Hollow Vacation Celebration Sweepstakes

Disney Parks is offering the chance to meet Tinker Bell and her Fairy friends at your choice of Walt Disney World Resort in Florida or Disneyland Resort in California via a contest they are holding at PixieHollow.com. It’s a celebration of all-things Fairies at the place where dreams come true.

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Home Movie Shows Disneyland As It Was in 1956

Home Movie Shows Disneyland As It Was in 1956

A home movie from a family’s 1956 trip to the newly opened Disneyland theme park in Anaheim is one of twenty five films to be included in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress as classics and genres from every era of American filmmaking.

Robbins and Meg Barstow, along with their children Mary, David and Daniel were among 25 families who won a free trip to the newly opened Disneyland as part of a “Scotch Brand Cellophane Tape” contest sponsored by 3M.

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Disneyland Raises Height Requirements for Splash Mountain

Disneyland Raises Height Requirements for Splash Mountain

Out of concerns for rider safety, Disneyland has raised the height requirement for the Splash Mountain log flume ride to one of the highest levels in the amusement park industry. The new “temporary height restriction” for the front seat of Splash Mountain has been raised from 40 inches to 60 inches so the Anaheim theme park can “evaluate options to improve comfort and safety,” Disneyland spokesman Rob Doughty said in a written statement.

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Walt Disney Christmas Parade Celebrates 25 Years

Walt Disney Christmas Parade Celebrates 25 Years

Disney Parks will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade this December 25 which will air on ABC-TV. Hollywood’s biggest names and Disney’s most beloved characters will bring the holiday magic home in song and style as they light up the holiday from Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Disneyland Resort in California.

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Disneyland Resort Offers Monthly Payments for Annual Passports

Disneyland Resort Offers Monthly Payments for Annual Passports

It could be result of the current state of our economy, but after months of speculation and several delays, the monthly payment Annual Passport program officially began last Monday, December 11. Now both northern and southern California residents and play now and pay later with a new ‘monthly payment’ Annual Passport plan being offered by Disneyland resort.

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National Thanksgiving Turkey Heading To Disneyland

National Thanksgiving Turkey Heading To Disneyland

Following today’s traditional Presidential pardon ceremony of the National Thanksgiving Turkey in the White House Rose Garden, “Pumpkin” and his alternate “Pecan” are heading to Disneyland. It all begins with a police escort to Dulles International Airport. Then the birds will “fly” First-Class on United Airlines Flight Turkey-1 to their new home at Disneyland Resort in Southern California.

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Sleeping Beauty Walk-Through Diorama: Sneek Preview

Sleeping Beauty Walk-Through Diorama: Sneek Preview

Disney’s Imagineering team has been hard at work refurbishing the Sleeping Beauty Walk-Through Diorama located in Sleeping Beauty’s Castle. Their work is now finished just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. The Diorama is scheduled to re-open tomorrow (Wednesday) at 5pm, just in time to kick off the Thanksgiving holiday.

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Disney-O-Rama is a compilation of Disney news, historical facts, insider tips and more. While we will mostly focus on Disney’s theme parks — Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World in particular, you will also find us covering other Disney topics as well.

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