If you’ve been to Disney California Adventure in the last year, you may have seen and heard the Red Car Newsboys and Mickey Mouse perform the song A Suitcase and a Dream. Walt Disney arrived in California, and that’s pretty much all he had–well, that...
Photo credit: Loren Javier / Foter.com / CC BY-ND The Hook and Ladder Company carries on a Disneyland tradition that dates back to Opening Day, July 17, 1955.Yes there is the tradition of live music in the parks, but the Dapper Dans, the Jambalaya...
I’ve shared with you briefly in a previous Fun Fact Friday about the Sherman Brothers writing the theme song for it’s a small world. (By the way, the answer to the “For you to discover” question in that post is that the title song...
Many would consider the Disneyland Railroad to be the one that most represents Walt Disney. (Personally, I think Storybook Land Canal Boats fits that bill, but there’s room for a variety of opinions.) Still, the railroad was very important to Walt, so it seems...
Even as a child, Walt Disney admired President Abraham Lincoln, often dressing up in a homemade stovepipe hat and his father’s frock coat to deliver the Gettysburg address to schoolmates. From that lifelong admiration we eventually got Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln. But did...
Located in Simi Valley, just 70 miles from the main entry plaza at Disneyland, the Reagan Library is the temporary home to the largest exhibit of Disney memorabilia that has ever been on display in one location- Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives. The...
Updated on March 3, 2015 Happy 20th Birthday Indiana Jones Adventure! The Indiana Jones Adventure will always have a special place in my heart. When it opened, it was the most advanced attraction of its kind. (The Radiator Springs Racers of its day.) I...
There are many unique architectural styles in Disneyland, but perhaps one that stands out the most is the building housing Innoventions. After all, how many other places can you find a building that rotates? You may have visited Innoventions to learn about technology, play...
Photo © The Walt Disney Company With the opening of Disneyland’s Fantasy Faire this week, today seems like the perfect time to look back at the history of Fantasyland.This is a huge topic, so if you want to hear more, let me know in...