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VOL. V - No. 1	January 7, 2009	Online Since 1997

Welcome to our January 2009 Newsletter.

Welcome to our first 2009 newsletter. As we start our 12th year online we have lots of new projects in development. We are working on a DVD that covers Disneyland History in a very unique way. Using all the content and knowledge gathered on DLDHistory.com we think this will be a great addition to anyone's collection! Our 2K9 version of DLDHistory is ahead of schedule we are about 25% completed. Our Bronze and GOLD members can start using the new interface. For all others we have included some screen shots. We are still projecting late 2009 for the site to be switched over to the new interface. Since we are ahead of schedule that date may be moved up soon. Keep an eye on our newsletters for updates.
2K9DLDHistory Screen Shots

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Thank you everyone for helping us make DLDHistory.com The Most Unique Disneyland History Site.

The Top Story this month 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. This is a 22 minute video. This video is available to Silver, Bronze and Gold members!
Light Magic Video.

We have located Standard Operating Procedure Manual for Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln we have added it to our BackStage Photos
Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln SOP

We have added 5 new attraction videos from 1965: Video clip of Indian Village. Showing the dance circle. Video clip of Midget Autopia. Video clip of Mine Train Through Natures Wonderland showing the Painted Desert and Old Faithful. Video clip of Motorboat Cruise showing great views of the boats. Video clip of Fort Wilderness showing the Fort and a cannon salute to the Columbia.

We have added 3 new attraction videos from 1962: Video clip of Disneyland Monorail showing great aerial views. Video clip of Matterhorn Bobsleds showing great aerial views. Video clip of Storybook Land Canal Boats. This video has audio although the audio speed is not right.
New Video Clips

In December we have added 14 new articles. We now have almost 800 Disneyland Articles!

Spotlight on DLDHistory.com is a new column that will point out a little known area of DLDHistory that may interest you.
This month we present:
House Of The Future Video

We have added over 30 onstage photos including: over 17 photos of newly refurbished Sleeping Beauty Walk-Through. 2 VERY rare photos of the Big Game Safari Shooting Gallery that was located in Adventureland from 1962 until 1982. This attraction has been by far the hardest to find photos of. advertising that was done for the attractions. 5 original Fantasyland attraction facade signs and signs showing the ticket required to ride. A great mountain climbers view from the top of the Matterhorn. A great photo of the Tomorrowland Autopia showing no guide rail for the cars..Rare close up photos of the original Snow White Adventures vehicles. and Much Much More!!
New Onstage Photos

2008 DLDHistory Stats:

New Onstage Photos	368
New Backstage Photos	151
New Video Clips	70
New Articles	105

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I hope you enjoy our latest newsletter and I want to say a big THANK YOU to all that have made a donation, you are the ones that allow DLDHistory to continue growing

--Richard

DLDHistory Adds Complete Light Magic Video

Light Magic

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. This is a 22 minute video ...
Light Magic Video.

*Parade Videos Clips are available to our Silver, Bronze and Gold Members.*

Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln SOP Manual

8 New Video Clips

Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln

Click on the above image to take you directly to the SOP.

We have located Standard Operating Procedure Manual for Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln we have added it to our Back Stage Photos.

*Backstage photos are available to our Deluxe, Premium, Silver, Bronze and GOLD Members.*

Matterhorn Bobsleds	Disneyland Monorail
Storybook Land Canal Boats	Motorboat Cruise
Midget Autopia	Indian Village
Fort Wilderness	Mine Train Through Natures Wonderland

Click on the film strips above to take you directly to video.

*Video Clips are available to our Silver, Bronze and GOLD Members.*

14 New Disneyland Articles

Disneyland California - Always Something New It�s been over 30 years since I took my six year old son to Disneyland in Anaheim, California and over 20 years since my last visit. So, when I began thinking about how fun it would be to take my granddaughter there, I had some catching up to do....	Imagineering Field Guide Lets Disneyland Fans Walk In Walt�s Shoes The new pocket-sized �Imagineering Field Guide to Disneyland� answers the question, �What would it be like to walk through Disneyland with Walt by your side?� The 128-page paperback takes readers land by land through the Anaheim theme park,...
The Merriest Of Holiday Celebrations Make Spirits Brighter Than Ever At Disneyland Resort New Entertainment, Cherished Favorites, More Magic and a 'Reawakened' Sleeping Beauty Castle Bring Holidays to Life When it comes to celebrating the magic and sparkle of the holidays, there's no place like the Disneyland Resort, the Merriest...	Disney To Offer Ride Wait-Time Updates Via Cellphone My friend and colleague Dawn Chmielewski reports that starting next year, visitors to Disney theme parks will be able to use their cellphones to check ride wait times, locate restaurants and find characters as well as receive admission discounts and...
Disney To Provide Park Navigation By Cell Phone Disneyland visitors will soon be able to find their way about the park by cell phone � and like a ghost at Haunted Mansion, the mobile application could follow you home. The Walt Disney Co. and Verizon Wireless announced Wednesday that they....	The Happiest Place In The World After giving a talk in Northern California, I prepared for the long winter in Indiana by going on a trip with family to Disneyland�which advertises itself as the �Happiest Place in the World.� You know what�it just well might be...
Will I Love Disneyland As Much As Disneyworld? Some years ago, we took our two young boys to Disneyworld in Florida. They are grown up and my wife and I are going to California next year. Should we visit Disneyland, or is it a squib after the Florida park? It's true that the Disneyland...	Disneyland Drama Centers On Jack Sparrow, Pixies, Flashing Disneyland management has fired four actors who portrayed swashbuckling pirate Jack Sparrow, but Disney officials deny charges that the pirates were replaced by Tinker Bell fairies, it was reported Saturday. One former cast member says Disney...
Halloween At The Happiest Place On Earth Disneyland donned its best Halloween costume to celebrate the season. Smiling jack-o-lanterns peered out of windows on Main Street while candy corn littered Disney�s California Adventure park. The ghouls of �Tim Burton�s The Nightmare Before...	Back To The Housing Future At Disneyland That line from the classic movie, The Graduate shows a scene from Benjamin�s graduation party. �It�s plastics, my boy � there�s the future . . .� was indeed a sign of the times when the movie was made in 1967. In fact, the 1957 Monsanto 'Plastics...
Christmas Fantasy Continues At Disneyland The awe on children's faces was apparent as they lined Main Street, Disneyland, to watch the first day of the Disneyland Christmas parade, which runs everyday until early January. That's when Denny Newell, the park's senior show director, will...	Disneyland Most Dizzying In Anaheim "Are you in good health?" asks Olivia, my 9-year-old niece. We're waiting in line for the Hollywood Tower of Terror, which she says is the scariest ride at Disney's California Adventure, the theme park that opened next door to Disneyland in 2001...
Disneyland Resort Makes Annual Passes More Accessible And Affordable For Southern California Residents As Disneyland Resort celebrates the holiday gift-giving season, a newly launched Monthly Payment Program for Annual Passholders will make it easier for Southern California residents to have their own frequent Disneyland Resort celebrations in the...	Silicon Valley Innovator Left Legacy Of Fun And Thrills Karl Bacon was a quiet guy who never wanted much of a fuss. So when he died last month at 98, he almost slipped away from us without being noticed. And that just wouldn't have been right. Bacon was a Silicon Valley inventor who did as...
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*Current Articles are available to all of our Members.*

Spotlight On DLDHistory.com

Spotlight on DLDHistory.com is a column that will point out a little known area of
DLDHistory that may interest you.

House Of The Future Video

This video is a full length 11 minute video of House Of The Future. This video was created by Monsanto. Telling the story of Disneyland's House Of The Future.

House Of The Future

Click on the film strips above to take you directly to video.

*Video Clips are available to our Silver, Bronze and GOLD Members.*

2K9DLDHistory.com

30 New Onstage Photos

2K9DLDHistory

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2K9DLDHistory Slide Show

WE have completed about 25% of new site design 2K9DLDHistory. If you click the above image you will be able to view a slide show of the new screens. Our Bronze and Gold Members are able to start using the new look! BRONZE AND GOLD MEMBERS: To try out the new look Click on My Page Tab in the Message From The Webmaster you will find a link to the Status of 2K9DLDHistory. Click on the New Navigation Link. Bear in mind 2K9DLDHistory is still Beta some links may not work.

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Onstage Photos

*Onstage Photos are available to all of our Members.*

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