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  1. Updates have been sparse due to business needs and recent world travel. I thank both you and the DM community for the continued support!
  2. Star Tours II will be coming to your galaxy in 2011.
  3. "Get a good idea and stay with it. Dog it and work at it until it's done, and done right."
  4. INA (Insurance by North America) was a sponsor from the 50s to the 70s. They produced park guides; now considered to be collector's items.
  5. "Disneyland is like a piece of clay, if there is something I don't like, I'm not stuck with it. I can reshape and revamp."
  6. There was a high percentage of responses to the OPEN QUESTION focusing on past memories. Missing the People Mover made the top of the list.
  7. OPEN QUESTION: What change, addition or removal would you most love to see take place at Disneyland?
  8. The first building finished at Disneyland was the Opera House on Main Street. It was used as a mill and provided all the wood for the park.
  9. "Disneyland is a work of love. We didn't go into Disneyland just with the idea of making money."
  10. Riders enter 1 of 3 doors in Indiana Jones, but each door leads to the same room. The entryway and 3 doors rotate to create the illusion.
  11. Before New Orleans Square and The Haunted Mansion there was: Holidayland. It hosted large outdoor group events and was open from 1957-1961.
  12. The Enchanted Tiki Room was originally designed as a restaurant. The centerpiece still has cabinets for housing dining supplies.
  13. The original faces of the pirates in the Pirates of the Caribbean were modeled after employees at Imagineering.
  14. During the park's construction, Walt paid extra money to ensure that power lines were not visible and were run through the ground instead.
  15. The original Submarine Voyage attraction (before Finding Nemo) is sorely missed. The true adventure in liquid space closed in 1998.
  16. The River Belle Terrace used to be Aunt Jemina's Pancake House. She was available for pictures and often appeared with her dog Ruggles.
  17. When the Matterhorn Bobsleds opened in 1959, it was the first tubed steel track roller coaster to appear in the world.
  18. The Mickey Mouse Club Circus is the attraction with the shortest life span. It only ran for 46 days before closing in 1956.
  19. The Morse code overheard at the New Orleans train station is the sound of Walt's Disneyland opening day dedication being typed out.
  20. In 1959, a Chinatown addition to Main Street was discussed which would feature a dinner show hosted by an Audio-Animatronic Confucius.