January
Edward Meck Disneyland's first publicist dies at age 74
Where Dinosaurs Roam Disneyland's Primeval World
Dateline: 6/1/1973
Status: Archive
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Guests traveling on the Santa Fe and Disneyland Railroad are not only treated to a circular tour of "the happiest place on earth," they are also taken on an incredible journey back through time to a world that existed some 300 million years ago.
Mississippi Majesty
Dateline: 6/1/1973
Status: Archive
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Not so very long ago, the mighty Mississippi was covered with rafts, keel boats, barges, and a variety of floating paraphernalia. These crafts adorned the river everyday, but the only vessels that made the muddy waters shine were the "Queens of the
Introducing The Walt Disney Story
Dateline: 6/1/1973
Status: Archive
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On October 16, 1923, Walt Disney signed his first contract to produce the "Alice Comedies" in California. For the young film maker and his brother, Roy, it was a momentous occasion. For the company they founded, Walt Disney Productions, it was the
Flax Shredders, Spaghetti Rakes And Pickle Plungers
Dateline: 6/1/1973
Status: Archive
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If you're searching for a Russian samovar or an English duck press -- even if you're just looking for you're just looking for "ordinary" items such as olive tongs or parsley mincers -- Disneyland has just the shop for you, "Le Gourmet."
Only a
Electrical Light Magical Nights
Dateline: 6/1/1973
Status: Archive
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The evening air is hushed. The aura of anticipation is everywhere. Then, into the summer darkness come the lights Blues, yellows, reds and greens -- all cheer up the charcoal sky and enable Mickey Mouse, Cinderella, Alice, Dumbo, and a host of other
Bogden Delaurot Drowns
Death
Date: July 01, 1973
Bogden Delaurot, an 18-year-old Brooklyn resident, drowned trying to swim across the Rivers of America. Delaurot and his 10-year-old brother managed to stay on Tom Sawyer Island past its dusk closing time by climbing
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