Last Updated:9/23/2012 6:43:36 PM
A major icon for this attraction was an aluminum pig named Kap which stood for Kaiser Aluminum pig (impure base alumina that is refined into pure aluminum)
Still Returning After 36 Years
Dateline: September 03, 2012
Status: Current
Having first visited Disneyland as a 2-year-old, Fairfax journalist James Croot reflects after his recent sixth visit.
"To all who come to this happy place: Welcome. Disneyland is your land. Here age relives fond memories of the past,
Five Unique Artifacts From Disneyland's Opening That Remain At The Park
Dateline: January 18, 2012
Status: Current
A lot has changed at Disneyland since the park first opened in 1955.
Over the nearly six decades that have passed since its debut, many things at the Happiest Place on Earth have either been lost over time or met with a wrecking ball
Disneyland At 55 Still A Marvel In Southern California
Dateline: September 25, 2010
Status: Current
Disneyland, which celebrated its 55th birthday in July, drew more than 1,300 rabid devotees to a two-day, sometimes irreverant, sometimes reverential convention starting Friday at the Disneyland Hotel.
Being a Disney fan, I was there,
Disneyland Then And Now
Dateline: May 01, 2005
Status: Archive
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1955
Hours: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week in summer; closed Mondays the rest of the year.
Size: 60 acres, plus 100 acres for parking.
Zones: Fantasyland, Frontierland, Adventureland, Tomorrowland, Main Street USA 18
Trash Or Treasure
Dateline: May 22, 2004
Status: Archive
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Dear Dr. J: My family recently took a trip to Disneyland and noticed the park is about to commemorate "50 years of Magic." We really went down memory lane when we set sail on the Jungle Cruise and dropped in on the birds in the Tiki Room. When we