February 12--Peter Ellenshaw, matte artist: born London 24 May 1913; married 1942 Bobbie Palmer (one son, one daughter); died Santa Barbara, California. He designed several of the rides for Disneyland, as well as painting the iconic first map of the theme park.
January
January 9--Don Edgren of Murrieta, who was a project engineer on several attractions at Disneyland, vice president of engineering at Disneyworld in Florida, and director of engineering for Tokyo Disneyland, has died. Mr. Edgren was 83.
February
February 12--Peter Ellenshaw, matte artist: born London 24 May 1913; married 1942 Bobbie Palmer (one son, one daughter); died Santa Barbara, California. He designed several of the rides for Disneyland, as well as painting the iconic first map of the theme park.
March
March 15--Eustace Lycett helped develop Circle-Vision, a process of film projection on a 360-degree screen; and he was involved in the theme park's "Rocket to the Moon" attraction. He also worked on the engineering for "Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln" at the 1964-65 New York World's Fair and the ensuing "Mr. Lincoln" attraction at Disneyland. Eustace Lycett died today he wsa 91.
May
May 1--A memorial service will be Sunday for Earl Raymond Jackson, dubbed "the voice of Disneyland," who died April 30. He was 72.
He moved with family to California in 1967, working in the Entertainment Division at Disneyland. After producing and announcing many live shows, including the premier of Disneyland on Parade, Jackson was dubbed "the voice of Disneyland" by Walt Disney.
Survivors include Patricia Jackson, his wife of 49 years; daughters Beverly and Catherine; son David; and four grandchildren.
May 11-- Fulton Burley, the wisecracking Irish tenor who entertained millions of Disneyland guests for 25 years as the popular star and master of ceremonies at the long-running Golden Horseshoe Revue, passed away on Monday May 7th at Sunrise Assisted Living at La Costa in Carlsbad, California. The cause of death was heart failure. He was 84 years old. Burley also provided the voice of the Irish parrot, Michael, for the Enchanted Tiki Room attraction at Disneyland, and toured the country on numerous occasions hosting live shows to promote theatrical reissues of such popular Disney films as The Jungle Book, and Cinderella.” He was honored as a Disney Legend in a special ceremony at the Studio in 1995.
Everyone Plays For The Kids' Price At The Disneyland Resort
Dateline: 1/2/2007
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During "Year of a Million Dreams" celebration at the Disneyland Resort, guests can dream and play like kids with two special vacation offers.
For a limited time, kids can fly free to the Disneyland Resort from major U.S. cities. Each child
Lawsuit Settled In Death Of Woman Who Rode Disneyland Ride
Dateline: 1/4/2007
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A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit against The Walt Disney Co. brought by the heirs of Cristina Moreno, according to their attorney, prompting the cancellation of Thursday's scheduled pretrial motions and the start of jury selection on
A Land Of Dreams And A Land Of Fears
Dateline: 1/5/2007
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My blessings are too many to count, so instead, I count the things I'm gonna miss when I die.
Originally, my list was made up of mostly family and friends. But then I started adding things like sex and Haagan-Daz, fried green tomatoes, Lucky
Pixar Rides Coming To Disney Theme Parks
Dateline: 1/5/2007
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There was no mention of the much-rumored plan to turn Tom Sawyer's Island into a Pirates of the Caribbean Island, but the Walt Disney Company did outline a number of planned additions to its theme parks that will be based on movies produced by
Will Bring Great Stories to Life - And Expand To New And Different Places
Dateline: 1/5/2007
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After a momentous 2006, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is poised to unveil a full slate of exciting new attractions and entertainment in the coming year, highlighted by the continued rollout around the world of its groundbreaking Where Dreams Come
17-Year-Old Girl Injured By Palm Frond
Injury
Date: April 18, 2007
A palm frond apparently blown loose by gusty winds at Disneyland scraped a 17-year-old girl's neck on the Jungle Cruise ride Wednesday, officials said. The girl was not believed to be seriously injured by the
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12 13-14-Year-Old Girls Suffers Dehydration
Injury
Date: May 15, 2007
Authorities were called to the park after the group, consisting of about a dozen 13- and 14-year-old girls from Woodland, Calif., that were performing at Disneyland's Magic Music Days, complained of being overheated,
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