Archive
May 29, 2009 -- Update
In May we have updated 28 Attractions with 21 onstage photos, 11 backstage photos, 6 videos.. We have updated 12 Restaurants, 1 Parade . We have added 19 new articles. To see which attractions, parades, restaurants and articles have been updated
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May 21, 2009 -- NEW
We have located a complete show video of One Mans Dream. The stage show was performed in the Videopolis from 1989 until 1990.
One Mans Dream Video. This video was filmed in 1989 and is 28 minutes long and is taken from center stage.
May 16, 2009 -- NEW
We have added a Then And Now Photo of Main Street looking west from 1965 and 1975 to our
Then And Now Main Street U.S.A. Page
May 06, 2009 -- NewsLetter
The May 2009 DLDHistory News Letter is now available
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May 03, 2009 -- NEW
We have a guest columnist: Dlander In Time. He worked first worked as a Disneyland Operations Supervisor, and then became head of the Imagineering Show/Ride team at Disneyland. He was involved with all of the park planning that took place from the mid 80's to mid 90's. He will be giving us some peeks at Imagineering. His first article:
When The Mouse Roared Back is available HERE
May 03, 2009 -- NEW
We have a guest columnist: Robert Baca. He worked at Disneyland from 1995 until 2003. He will be writing about some behind the scenes of Rivers Of America. His third article:
Great Balls Of Fire is available HERE
May 01, 2009 -- NEW
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May 01, 2009 -- NEW
We have located a complete show video of Animazement. The stage show was performed in the Fantasyland Theater from 1995 until 2001.
Animazement Video. This video was filmed in 1998 and is 25 minutes long and is taken from center stage.
April 25, 2009 -- Update
In April we have updated 28 Attractions with 20 onstage photos, 6 backstage photos, 14 videos to our
Attractions Pages. We have added 14 new articles. To see which attractions and articles have been updated
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April 18, 2009 -- NEW
We have located a complete show video of Mickeys Detective School. The stage show was performed in the Fantasyland Theater from 2002 until 2003.
Mickeys Detective School Video. This video was filmed in 2002 and is 23 minutes long.
April 13, 2009 -- Update
We found a small bug in the Article Databases we have rebuilt them. All articles should now be available..
April 13, 2009 -- NEW
We have located 3 old articles: A rare article from 1956 about Mineral Hall:
Ultra-Violet Sees Unseen In New Mineral Hall Exhibit , An article from 1956 announcing new bus service from Los Angeles to Disneyland:
Metro Operates Special Bus Line To Disneyland and a great article written in July 1955 before Disneyland opened. The article talks about things that were not even built. Very interesting reading:
All Aboard For Disneyland . These article are stored in our Archive Article Database.
April 06, 2009 -- NewsLetter
The April 2009 DLDHistory News Letter is now available
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April 03, 2009 -- NEW
We have a guest columnist: Robert Baca. He worked at Disneyland from 1995 until 2003. He will be writing about some behind the scenes of Rivers Of America. His second article:
Disneyland Mavericks is available HERE
April 01, 2009 -- NEW
We have located a complete show video of Beauty And The Beast. The stage show was performed in the Fantasyland Theater from 1992 until 1995.
Beauty And The Beast Video. This video was filmed in 1992 and is 22 minutes long.
March 31, 2009 -- Update
In March we have updated 20 Attractions with 3 onstage photos, 6 backstage photos, 15 videos to our
Attractions Pages. We have added 9 new articles. To see which attractions and articles have been updated
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March 13, 2009 -- NEW
We have located 4 great old Disneyland Print Advertisments from the 50's and 60's we have added them to our
Disneyland Print Advertisment Page
March 12, 2009 -- NEW
We have located a video of the Flying Saucers which were located in Tomorrowland from 1961 until 1966. This video is silent but has the best quality I have seen.
Flying Saucers Video This is a 40 second video
March 06, 2009 -- NewsLetter
The March 2009 DLDHistory News Letter is now available
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March 05, 2009 -- NEW
We have located a complete video of Indiana Jones And The Temple Of The Forbidden Eye. This video is a complete ride-through including the outdoor queue.
Indiana Jones And The Temple Of The Forbidden Eye Video This is a 4 and half minute video
March 03, 2009 -- NEW
We have a guest columnist: Robert Baca. He worked at Disneyland from 1995 until 2003. He will be writing about some behind the scenes of Rivers Of America. His first article:
Disaster Almost Avoided is available HERE
March 02, 2009 -- NEW
We have added 2 new attraction videos from 1959: Video clip of
Sailing Ship Columbia. This is a 17 second video,
Submarine Voyage. This is a 22 second on-ride video
March 02, 2009 -- NEW
We have added 3 new attraction videos from 1982: Video clip of
Dumbo The Flying Elephant. This is a 15 second video,
Matterhorn Bobsleds. This is a 41 second on-ride video,
Snow Whites Adventures. This is a 22 second video,
February 27, 2009 -- Update
In Feburary we have updated 1 parades and 6 Attractions with 10 onstage photos, 5 videos to our
Attractions Pages. We have added 12 new articles. To see which attractions and articles have been updated
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February 20, 2009 -- NEW
After 13 month refurbishment of
It's A Small World: We have a copy of the new version of
It’s A Small World Music We have added 10 new onstage photos of new characters that have been added and a ride map.
February 13, 2009 -- NEW
We have located a complete ride through video of Roger Rabbits Cartoon Spin including queue .
Roger Rabbit Cartoon Spin Video This is a 7 and half minute video
February 11, 2009 -- NEW
We have added 2 new attraction videos: Video clip of
American Journeys. Which was shown in Tomorrowland from 1984 until 1996. This is a 4 minute video. Video clip of
Viewliner taken from the Skyway. A silient Video clip of
Mr Toads Wild Ride taken in 1982.
February 06, 2009 -- NewsLetter
The February 2009 DLDHistory News Letter is now available
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February 01, 2009 -- NEW
We have located a complete video of Indiana Jones And The Secrets Of The Stone Tiger that was performed at the Oasis in Adventureland in 2008. This video is the complete show.
Indiana Jones And The Secrets Of The Stone Tiger Video This is a 16 minute video
January 31, 2009 -- NEW
In January we have updated 2 parades and 17 Attractions with 17 onstage photos, 23 backstage photos, 4 videos to our
Attractions Pages. We have added 8 new articles. To see which attractions and articles have been updated
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January 28, 2009 -- NEW
We have located a complete video of State Fair Parade including Captain Zoom the human cannonball . This video was taken in 1988. This video is the complete parade.
State Fair Video This is a 9 minute video
January 11, 2009 -- NEW
We have added 3 new attraction videos: Video clip of
Jolly Trolley. Take a ride on the Jolly Trolley. Video clip of
Grand Canyon Diorama.Video clip of
Primeval World.
January 10, 2009 -- NEW
We have located 1966 Standard Operating Procedure Manual for Submarine Voyage we have added it to our BackStage Photos on our
Submarine Voyage Page.
January 06, 2009 -- NewsLetter
The January 2009 DLDHistory News Letter is now available
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January 05, 2009 -- Update
We have fixed a coding problem with our Link2Us page. Everything should be working now.
January 04, 2009 -- NEW
We have added a new attraction video from 1965: Video clip of
Enchanted Tiki Room. This is a 5 minute video showing backstage and the first part of the attraction. The video was produced by Walt Disney Company
January 02, 2009 -- NEW
We have located a complete video of Light Magic including behind the scenes interview. This video was taken in 1998. Light Magic stands as the most controversial parade or as Disney called it a "Streetacular" ever performed at Disneyland. This video is the complete show.
Light Magic Video This is a 22 minute video
December 30, 2008 -- Update
In December we have updated 20 Attractions with 32 onstage photos, 25 backstage photos, 8 videos to our
Attractions Pages. We have added 10 new articles. To see which attractions and articles have been updated
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December 29, 2008 -- NEW
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December 28, 2008 -- NEW
We have added 5 new attraction videos from 1965: Video clip of
Indian Village. This is a 48 second video showing the dance circle. Video clip of
Midget Autopia. This is a 34 second video. Video clip of
Mine Train Through Natures Wonderland. This is a 1:15 video showing the Painted Desert and Old Faithful. Video clip of
Motorboat Cruise. This is a 34 second video showing great views of the boats. Video clip of
Fort Wilderness. This is a 19 second video showing the Fort and a cannon salute to the Columbia.
December 23, 2008 -- NEW
I am sure a lot of you have seen Push the walking talking trash can running around the Resort. Well we have found a 25 second video of one of the people that controls Push. This video was taken at DCA. We have put the video in our Disney's California Adverture section of the site. You can
Click Here to watch the video.
December 09, 2008 -- NEW
We have added 3 new attraction videos from 1962: Video clip of
Disneyland Monorail. This is a 20 second video showing great aerial views. Video clip of
Matterhorn Bobsleds. This is a 5 second video showing great aerial views. Video clip of
Storybook Land Canal Boats. This is a 45 second video with audio although the audio speed is not right.
December 09, 2008 -- NEW
We have located Standard Operating Procedure Manual for Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln we have added it to our BackStage Photos on our
Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln Page.
December 06, 2008 -- NewsLetter
The December 2008 DLDHistory News Letter is now available
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November 28, 2008 -- Update
In November we have updated 38 Attractions with 30 onstage photos, 20 videos to our
Attractions Pages. We have added 5 new articles. We have added 1 Parade Video and 1 Disneyland Gallery photo. To see which attractions and articles have been updated
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November 25, 2008 -- NEW
We have added 5 new attraction videos from 1969: Video clip of
Space Stage. This is a 20 second video showing The Kids Of The Kingdom on stage. Video clip of
Submarine Voyage. This is a 28 second video showing gray submarine George Washington. Video clip of
It’s A Small World. This is a 1 minute 20 second video showing great views of the clock. Video clip of
Mad Tea Party. This is a 20 second video showing great views of the original cups. AND a VERY rare video clip of only 7 seconds of
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Grotto
November 23, 2008 -- NEW
We have added 3 new attraction videos from 1970: Video clip of
Enchanted Tiki Room. This is a 50 second video showing Barker Bird and part of the show. Video clip of
Jungle Cruise. This is a 1 and half minute video has the voice of the Captain. Video clip of
Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse. This is a 40 second video.
November 23, 2008 -- NEW
We have added a new attraction videos: Video clip of
Golden Horseshoe Revue. This is a 1 and half minute video from 1980 showing Wally Boag.
November 11, 2008 -- NEW
We have added a photo of a 1957 Disneyland Billboard that was along the freeway on the way to Disneyland.
Disneyland Gallery Page
November 11, 2008 -- NEW
We have located 3 unique videos:
Casey Jr. Circus Train a complete ride though filmed out the back of the caboose. This video is 3 and half minutes.
Moonliner including the sign that was at the base of the rocket. This video is 25 seconds.
Viewliner including long shots of Viewliner Blue and closeups of Viewliner Red. This video is 20 seconds.
November 05, 2008 -- NEW
We have improved our
Monthly Updates Page: You can now see a thumbnail of the new videos added this month. This will work from this month forward.
November 03, 2008 -- NEW
We have added 3 new attraction videos: Video clip of
Cosmic Waves. This is a 2 minute video shows people having fun getting wet. Complete ride through of
Splash Mountain. This is a 6 minute video. Complete show video of
Dick Tracy And The Diamond Double Cross. This is a 25 minute video.
November 02, 2008 -- NEW
We have added a Then And Now Photo of Skyway Fantasyland Station from 1963 and 1999 to our
Then And Now Fantasyland Page
November 02, 2008 -- NewsLetter
The November 2008 DLDHistory News Letter is now available
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October 31, 2008 -- Update
In October we have updated 2 Parades and 31 Attractions with 42 onstage photos, 43 backstage photos, 12 videos and 1 audio clip to our
Attractions Pages. We have added 9 new articles. To see which attractions and articles have been updated
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October 30, 2008 -- NEW
We have added 2 new attraction videos: Video clip of
Adventure Through Innerspace. This is a 1 minute video combining views from the People Mover and a few shots inside the ride. Complete Video of
Captain EO. This is a 16 minute complete video.
October 28, 2008 -- NEW
We have located the full audio from the
Walt Disney Story Featuring Great Moments With Mr Lincoln. The audio is from 2004 and is a 30 minute clip. Sit back close your eyes and listen..Enjoy…
October 27, 2008 -- NEW
We have added two new attraction videos: from 1954 a video of construction of the
Mark Twain Riverboat. This is a 3 minute video. from 1958 a video of construction of the
Disneyland Monorail. This is a 2 minute video.
October 25, 2008 -- NEW
We have added very rare new attraction video from 1955 of
Mickey Mouse Club Circus. This is a 1 and half minute video. This attraction was only at Disneyland for less than 6 months and it is the only video I have ever seen of it
October 23, 2008 -- NEW
We have added 6 onstage photos and 11 backstage photos from 1960 of
Christmas In Many Lands.
October 23, 2008 -- NEW
We have located Standard Operating Procedure Manual from 1964 for Natures Wonderland we have added it to our BackStage Photos for
Mine Train Through Natures Wonderland Page.
October 06, 2008 -- NewsLetter
The October 2008 DLDHistory News Letter is now available
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October 03, 2008 -- Update
We have added 4 new attraction videos from 1957: 77 second video clip of
Jungle Cruise. The video is great quality! A 27 second video of a very rare view of the load and unloading of the
Disneyland Stagecoach, A 7 second video of the
Rainbow Mountain Stagecoach, A 17 second video of
Rainbow Mountain Mine Train
October 01, 2008 -- NEW
We have added 2 new attraction videos
Motorboat Cruise Video. This is a 8 second video. Although short it is the only one I have seen. The video shows the unload area. Also we have added a 2 and half minute
Disneyland-The First 50 Magical Years Video
September 30, 2008 -- Update
In September we have updated 37 Attractions with 44 onstage photos, 38 backstage photos, 10 videos and 2 Audio clips and 3 spiels to our
Attractions Pages. We have added 8 new articles. To see which attractions and articles have been updated
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September 27, 2008 -- NEW
We have re-written our navagaiton tabs..Please let us know if they look and work better now
September 23, 2008 -- NEW
We have added a new attraction video
Haunted Mansion Holiday Ride Through Video. This is a 8 minute video.
September 21, 2008 -- NEW
We have improved our
Monthly Updates Page: You can now see a thumbnail of the new onstage and backstage photos added this month. This will work from this month forward.
September 18, 2008 -- NEW
We have added 2 new attraction videos from 1975: 15 second video clip of
Swiss Family Treehouse and a 48 second video clip of
Jungle Cruise. Both videos are excellent quality for the time period
September 17, 2008 -- NEW
Introducing a NEW Disney's California Adventure Gallery: Art In Animation. Take a look at these 15 exclusive photos in our
DCA Art In Animation Gallery
September 16, 2008 -- NEW
We have added a new attraction video: 37 second video clip of
House Of The Future. The video shows a great view of the queue and a few items inside.
September 16, 2008 -- NEW
We have located 6 pages from a 1966 Castmember Handbook we have added them to the
Behind The Scenes Gallery Page.
September 16, 2008 -- NEW
We have added 2 new attraction audio clips: 6 minute audio clip of
Sleeping Beauty's Castle Walk Through and 7 minute audio clip from 1974 of
Santa Fe And Disneyland Railroad
September 15, 2008 -- NEW
We have added a new attraction video: 16 minute video clip of
Space Mountain. TV. The video shows the funny videos that use to play on the monitors in the queue. Sorry the quality of this video is not very good.
September 12, 2008 -- NEW
We have added 2 new attraction videos: 23 second video clip of
Walt Disney's Apartment (located above the Main Street Fire Station) and a 34 second video of an
Indiana Jones and the Temple Of The Forbidden Eye vehicle being test backstage.
September 12, 2008 -- NewsLetter
The September 2008 DLDHistory News Letter is now available
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September 08, 2008 -- NEW
We have added a great photo of the Opera House from 1955 on our
Main Street USA Lands Page
September 08, 2008 -- NEW
We have added a rare photo of backstage of Tomorrowland from the 1950's to our
Behind The Scenes Gallery
August 31, 2008 -- Update
In August we have updated 42 Attractions with 68 onstage photos, 11 backstage photos, 8 videos, 1 Audio File and 23 attraction tickets to our
Attractions Pages. We have updated 3 Parades on our
Parades Pages. We have added 29 new articles. To see which attractions and articles have been updated
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August 25, 2008 -- NEW
We have added a guide map of Disneyland from 1965 to our
Ads-Maps Page
August 22, 2008 -- NEW
A long neglected section of DLDHistory.com has been the Parade section. We are going to try to change that. We have added 2 videos from 1988: a 1 and half minute video clip of
Circus Fantasy. a 20 minute video clip of
Very Merry Christmas Parade.
August 20, 2008 -- NEW
We have added a new attraction video: 11 second video clip from 1970 of
Matterhorn Bobsleds. The clip shows the original single bobsleds going through the splashdown.
August 18, 2008 -- NEW
We have added a new attraction video: 9 minute video clip from 1970 of
Pirates Of The Caribbean
August 17, 2008 -- NEW
We have added a new attraction video: 13 second video clip of the new Mark VII
Disneyland Monorail
August 15, 2008 -- NEW
We have added a new attraction audio: 5 minute Audio clip from the queue of
Rocket Rods
August 14, 2008 -- NEW
We have added a new attraction video: 20 second video clip from 1961 of
Flying Saucers Opening
August 13, 2008 -- NEW
We have added a 30 second Television commercial for Captain EO to our
Disneyland Advertising History Page. The commercial ran in 1986.
August 11, 2008 -- NEW
We have added a new attraction video: 3 minute video clip from 1970 of
Haunted Mansion
August 11, 2008 -- NEW
We have located 6 photos from the control room for Fantasmic. The quality of the photos are not great but it gives a nice view of the computer equipment. We placed the photos on our
Fantasmic Backtage Page
August 06, 2008 -- NewsLetter
The August 2008 DLDHistory News Letter is now available
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August 04, 2008 -- NEW
We have added a 5th A Day At Disneyland 10 minute full length video. The video covers Main Street with a good shot of Main Street Cinema, Great Moments With Mr Lincoln, Great aerial shots of the original Fantasyland with closeups of Mad Tea Party. It's A Small World Facade and a short ride through. Aerial shots of Tomorrowland showing Monorail, People Mover, Autopia and Submarines. Great aerial view of the Matterhorn and more. This video has some of the best shots of Tomorrowland and some great shots of Frontierland. Including Keel Boats, Indian War Canoes, Mine Train Through Natures Wonderland and more. Unfortunately it is silent.
Click Here for our A Day At Disneyland video series.
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