57th Birthday Celebration

 
57th Birthday

  Disneyland celebrates its 57th year in this video. Video recorded in 2012 and is 6 minutes long.

57th Birthday Celebration

*Audio Clips are available to our Bronze, Silver, Diamond and Gold Members.*

This month and next, I shall be comparing the Lands of The Future found in the two Disneyland parks closest to my heart (California and Paris). In California, as per Florida, Tokyo and Hong Kong, this land is called Tomorrowland; in Paris this is called Discoveryland.

For the benefit of these articles, when I say Tomorrowland, I am only referring to the California one; I am also only writing about the lands in their current incarnations (July 2012) rather than their previous versions.

Geographically, the position of the two is identical (the first land encountered counter-clockwise, if standing at the Hub, with your back to Main Street, U.S.A.) with the only other land directly accessible from either being Fantasyland.

The first attraction one comes across in either California or Paris –if entering Discoveryland from the Hub - is an aerial carousel. In Paris, this is called Orbitron Machines Volantes (or, more commonly, just Orbitron), whereas the California version is called Astro Orbitor.

In many ways, the two are practically identical. They have similar color schemes, they are both “spinners” where the rider can control their height and both feature astrological symbols on the tails of each of their twelve rockets.

Once past the Orbitron/Astro Orbitor, the layouts of the lands differ. Whereas Tomorrowland is laid out much like a corridor, with attractions/shops/restaurants/etc. to your left and right as you walk in a straight line, Discoveryland is set out as a circle, with the majority of the sites around the edge, and Space Mountain centrally.

The Paris version of Space Mountain is remarkably different from the California version. The exterior design is more colorful, there are inversions (the first Disney attraction to feature these), the rockets go in sets of six each seating four (whereas Anaheim goes in sets of two, each seating six) and there is an ideal dispatch interval of 36seconds as opposed to 20.2.

In Paris, once you are loaded, you go straight into the launch, whereas there are a few mini-scenes in California’s Space Mountain, such as a rotating tunnel and a small lift with an overhead mirror.

The main lift in California is relatively slow, with a few screens either side to look at. In Paris this section is much faster. You are supposedly being catapulted out of a cannon [The Columbiad] and into space. This portion of the attraction is covered from the elements, but is visible to those outside, which adds to the kinetics of the land.

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Hugh is a former Cast Member, who now lives in London where he works as a director. He is in the process of writing a "Mouse Tales" style book about Disneyland Resort Paris, for Bonaventure Press.

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Pirate Lanyards

Starting September 1 2012 We will begin selling exclusive unique lanyards and Pirate Coins. Lanyards can hold you Disneyland Annual Passes. These plastic gold pirate coins are a great addition to your lanyard. Add these pirate coins in your treasure chest 
Be a swashbuckling hero with a arghhh stellar lanyard. Everyone needs a Pirate Coin and Lanyard before they walk the plank. So stock up! Everyday can be talk-like-a-pirate-day when yarrrr have a pirate coin and lanyard,  you scallywag.

**Includes Lanyard and 1 Gold Pirate Coin.**

Bronze, Silver, Diamond and Gold members receive 1 for free* ($5.00* for additional items)..

Deluxe and Premium members can purchase for $7.00* each

*-Includes shipping

*Free Pirate Lanyards are available to our Bronze, Silver,  Diamond and Gold Members.* 

DEEP SEARCH

Have you ever done a search and not get the results you thought you would? Or maybe you would like to have exclusive hand selected results to a search phrase? Well since we are not as powerful as Google YET :) We are now offering a new feature: Deep Search. This is a manual search through all of our Disneyland databases and hand selected links returned to you in your email. Here is how it works: Enter your search phrase in the search box at the top of any DLDHistory page. In the next screen you will have the chance to request a Deep Search simply click the link*. We will have one of our people manually go through each record in our databases and select links for you and send them within 48 hours (we hope to reduce the time in the future) to your email address!

Requirements:

• You must have a Premium, Silver, Bronze, or Gold DLDHistory account.
• You must be logged in
• You must have a valid e-mail name in your DLDHistory Account

*Deep Search Feature is available to our Premium, Bronze, Silver, Diamond and Gold Members.* 

Click Here for up to the minute information available on our DVD Blog Page

The table of contents of the DVD's are:

One very unique feature that will be available on our DVD is a quick way to access additional information on DLDHistory.com about an attraction. The final DVD will be a high definition video. 

After September 1: DVD Previews Can Be Seen HERE

*After September 1 DVD Previews are available to our ALL of our Members.*

Superstar Limo

The most unique and strangest attraction that has ever been at the Disneyland Resort was probably Superstar Limo.  I rode it one time, and like most people I never rode it again. Superstar Limo was located in Disney's California Adventure where Monsters Inc Mike And Sully to the Rescue is now. This month we present a complete ride through of Superstar Limo.   Superstar Limo 

 Enjoy!


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Superstar Limo