10 Cool Secrets About Disneyland

1. WhataboutRonnie?
   November 21st, 2008 at 1:56 am

   I actually have been in Club 33 and let me tell you it is AMAZING!! it really is, the membership is transferable, i got in because i friend of a client of my uncle had a membership and he invited me. Its really expensive but the food is great. as was the slight buzz i got before i left. I heard the membership was way more than $1000 more like $10,000. but i dont know. I recommend it if anyone has the chance.

2. RonnieSux
   November 21st, 2008 at 3:08 am

   No. It's not

3. Christine
   November 21st, 2008 at 3:29 am

   Snopes confirms that there is a basketball court in the Matterhorn, but it only one hoop and the "court" isn't anywhere near regulation size. Saying there is a full court in there is misleading.

4. Ronnieisaliar
   November 21st, 2008 at 3:31 am

   You're so full of crap, Ronnie.

   You've never been in there.

   What a pointless lie.

5. raina_c
   November 21st, 2008 at 5:17 am

   I find this kind of trivia stuff fascinating.

6. David Davidson
   November 21st, 2008 at 5:42 am

   I once shit all over Splash Mountain, and to this day you can still see my ass smearings on the rails.

7. Billy Fusion
   November 21st, 2008 at 7:33 am

   A good friend of mine knows Richard Nixon's nephew and invited us to have dinner at Club 33 once and it is really awesome. The food and everything else in there is just amazing. It's pretty cool getting let in through the door in New Orleans Square too.

8. RonnieDebunked
   November 21st, 2008 at 9:48 am

   'Ronnie' isn't even your REAL NAME, is it...SEBASTIAN??!!

9. Eekster
   November 21st, 2008 at 10:31 am

   Ah! But there IS a way to get a drink at Disney!

   Get on the monorail and ride to the hotel (the one that the train goes right through?). Can't remember the name of it. So dump the kids on your wife (the parade is a good time) and ride on over for a quick brewski or 2. Makes Dad's day a little more relaxin'.

   EEK!

10. Dale
    November 21st, 2008 at 10:31 am

    Why all the Ronnie hate?

11. Geekazoid
    November 21st, 2008 at 10:42 am

    About number 6 and safety, I read that Magic Mountain was quite the gang infested haven. Not sure if it's still like that but one of the reasons I haven't gone there in a long, long, long time. Disney still seems pretty safe, considering it seems like it's much closer to the 'gang epicenter' in southern california.

12. Chandrielle
    November 21st, 2008 at 11:22 am

    It's not hard to get into Club 33. The membership is not "transferable" but any member can put anyone they want on a reservation list. The member doesn't even have to be there. I've been to it. My boss's business associates had a corporate membership and he knew I wanted to go so he got me on the list for a lunch as a present. I hear it was about a hundred dollars for lunch for me and a guest. Way overpriced, but I suppose if you are hardcore Disney people, it's still really awesome.

    I'm a former cast member. Those underground tunnels are primarily used by the restaurants for deliveries and transportation of garbage. Notice there are no dumpsters anywhere in the park? They are underground. Trust me, those tunnels aren't glamorous. They smell like trash. They are used to conduct the part of the business that Walt didn't want you to see, since it would ruin your experience. Nobody want to see rats.

    Eekster - that's how my dad would get beers every time we went. But now you can go to Downtown Disney and get a drink easily too.

    If you want to know more, I highly recommend "Mouse Under Glass". For fun, google "Minnie's Moonlit Madness." Mouseplanet has a decent, if wordy, writeup. Most awesome fundraiser EVER.

13. Gail Pink
    November 21st, 2008 at 11:47 am

    I grew up in Southern California about 15 minutes by car from Disneyland, so we went a few times a year. I have so many fun memories of that place. I really enjoyed this post, thank you!

14. Lily
    November 21st, 2008 at 12:26 pm

    i am a cast member at Wlat Disney world and I would like to refute the Underground city remark. It is not a city. It a bunch of service tunnels. Yes there are breakrooms much like Disneyland, and yes tehre are more of them. But we don't live there or have fully operational Banks or anything. Its just a convenient way to get around. For the love of God stop calling it a city.

15. briseno
    November 21st, 2008 at 12:35 pm

    I have been told that a lot of the Disneyland security force is actualy off duty police officers from local cities. They pay pretty good and seems to be a good part time gig for the cops. Magic Mountain has a discount for gang bangers who dress in colors, or thats how it seemed like to me the last time I was up there, about 20 years ago. The mouse wont stand for that. Disney ubber alles.

16. Hubbard
    November 21st, 2008 at 12:37 pm

    Christine is right, the basketball court is no where near regulation size. It was actually put in to mock the city by Disney himself. This was because when the Matterhorn was built no building except for a sports arena could be that tall. So to get around the building code, Walt called it a gym and put up a basket and hoop. This information is found on Disney Vaults and on any of the underground tours.

17. Sorcerer Mickey
    November 21st, 2008 at 12:54 pm

    : I believe that the half-court in question is no longer there, the room having been utilized to hold the audio-animatronics hardware for the Abominable Snowman upgrade.

18. Rocky Rook
    November 21st, 2008 at 1:44 pm

    The closest thing to Disneyland/World I've been to is the Disney store.

19. renderanything
    November 21st, 2008 at 1:46 pm

    My dad was once detained for spitting off of the Skyway and held in one of the underground rooms until his mother arrived to retrieve him.

    I've read the Jack Sparrow character's story on his blog before. Quite interesting and entertaining.

    Oh, and if you stand or raise your hands at the right part of Splash Mountain then a voice will tell you "Sit Down!". I was present when a cousin showed that one off.

20. EEM
    November 21st, 2008 at 2:56 pm

    Ahh now I realy want to go to Disneyland again!

21. Namowal
    November 21st, 2008 at 3:43 pm

    Here's a picture of the mini "basketball court." Not sure if it's still there.

22. Saud
    November 21st, 2008 at 4:53 pm

    My second cousins, third brother in law, roommates sisters babies daddy once gave me a membership to Club 33 but since he paid for it using his monopoly credit card they wouldn't let me in..

    ok, so who else supposedly knows someones uncles corporate friend?

    It's a freakin bar who cares..

23. Zoe
    November 21st, 2008 at 5:32 pm

    I have personally experienced number 7. My dad once "flashed" the camera on Splash Mountain and the picture was removed. I guess that Disney won't even stand for male chest exposure. I was very embarrassed at the time since I was about 13 or 14 but now I think it is kind of funny.

24. Zenman
    November 21st, 2008 at 7:55 pm

    I worked in the Park for quite a period of time as a part of the Entertainment Technical Services Department. As a result I was able to get into almost every part of the Park.

    The 'Basketball Court' was put into place by request of the guys who would launch Tinkerbell every night prior to the fireworks. It gave them something to do while waiting. Just a hoop and a backstop, and some clever lad painted part of a key on the deck. That's all.

    You can go underground at the back of the old 'America Sings' building, and can take a tunnel to the Tommorrowland Plaza Stage (which comes up out of the ground). From there you can go to the Matterhorn and can take stairs to get to the top. The only other tunnels in the Park are in New Orleans Square around "Pirates of the Caribbean" (which is mostly underground) and they serve as employee support areas, including a cafeteria and access to the stores for stocking purposes. That's all the tunnels there are, although some attractions and rides have basements for equipment and service.

    Also, Walt's apartment is pretty cool.

    The castle, emblem of the Park and of Disney itself, is infested with pigeons and has several inches of pigeon crap on the rooftop surfaces. I know this from personal experience. Prior to doing any service on the roof staff would normally put paper bootees over their shoes. Otherwise you would just have to burn them.

25. perverted uncle dick
    November 21st, 2008 at 8:41 pm

    WHERE ARE THE GLORYHOLES

26. A Farking Disney Employee
    November 21st, 2008 at 11:23 pm

    As an employee at Disneyland, I'm getting a kick out of these comments.

27. Carny
    November 22nd, 2008 at 1:57 am

    Yeah, the alcohol thing is BS. I was able to find beer tents\beer in general all over the place.

28. heyeatmeronnie
    November 22nd, 2008 at 2:59 am

    Back when I was a young lad, I guess it was in the 1976-1977 time frame, my girlfriend Lori gave me a gum job on the People Mover. Anybody out there with a mom named Lori?

29. Jess
    November 22nd, 2008 at 3:22 pm

    I've heard that the reason nobody has "died" on the park is because Walt Disney claims nobody is officially dead until they reach the hospital.

30. Ali S.
    November 22nd, 2008 at 5:14 pm

    It's all built on lies I tell you! Lies! Ok, in all seriousness I remember going to Disneyland as a kid. I had the best time of my childhood. I got to meet the TMNTs, Tigger, Pooh Bear and Baloo. Ah, those were fun times.

31. Shrew
    November 22nd, 2008 at 9:43 pm

    Jess is right. While we were working Guest Control one night during a parade, we saw a man drop dead from a heart attack on Main Street, in front of the Emporium. With his frantic relatives crowding around, a supervisor ordered us all to pretend that he was still alive; she even pretended he was speaking to her, even after the paramedics got there (I thought she was going to hit one of them for shaking his head when he was asked if the man was alive). The poor man had probably died instantly, but we still had to pretend, for fear of our jobs--I heard from a friend in Custodial that they carried on the charade until the entire family had been ushered out of the park and tidied off to the hospital. THAT'S why no one ever dies in Disneyland...

    For the love of God, get the pixie dust out of your eyes, people--Disney is nothing more than a BUSINESS.

32. the_truth_about_ronnie
    November 22nd, 2008 at 10:04 pm

    somebody has to be collecting all the pictures of flashers on the rides. how is it that we have not seen them online! this is an outrage!

33. Ray W
    November 22nd, 2008 at 11:09 pm

    Hiya all
    Don't want to burst any bubbles here but what about Walt's (aledged) links to the occult and the illuminati? oh no, I hear you say, well just for starters have you ever looked closley at his name.......it has three sixes in it,see for yourselves and check out his links to the illuminati by searching....illuminati symbols, good look.
    Ray.

34. Nick F
    November 22nd, 2008 at 11:52 pm

    I've actually been in the back-lot of Disneyland when I got to perform there with my choir in high school, and I have to say it was pretty interesting experience to be back there. We didn't get in for free, didn't get free meals, and had a pretty lousy crowd, but it was still a fun experience to have actually performed at Disneyland.

35. Nick
    November 23rd, 2008 at 12:36 am

    Disney is not a mean corporation that does not want dead people at it's park. They just do not declare people dead on their grounds, but rather wait for a paramedic to do so in the ambulance.

    Also, many deaths at disneyland or world have been caused by the guests negligence of the rules. Like standing in a ride when they shouldn't be, or staying in an area for too long. For a complete list of people who have died, check out wikipedia about disneyland. It will list them off for you. Not until recently have people died due to actual ride malfunctions, like in 2003 when Big Thunder careened off the track.

    Also, the main importance of service tunnels under the park are to move employees without them being seen. This can be for sanitation, or just for characters. Think of how it would ruin the atmosphere if you saw a cowboy strolling through tomorrowland.

36. Steve In Denver
    November 23rd, 2008 at 2:12 am

    I, too go to perform at Disneyland. It was in the spring of 1983 with my High School Jazz Choir. We flew from Denver to L.A. after having a huge fundraiser for the trip. We got into the park for free, rode all the rides for free, having 'earned' our free day by doing a show on a stage in the park that almost nobody saw because it was right after the park opened in the morning...
    We did get to go 'backstage', and we were watched to make sure nobody took any photos of the 'cast members' dressed as the various cartoon characters without their costume heads on. We saw this, and I tried to take a photo without being seen, but was nailed by the guys who were watching us. I was told that we couldn't take pictures 'backstage' because it'd ruin the illusion for the public if the photos were seen. No internet back then, so the pics would have just been seen at school and by family and friends...
    We had a blast!
    We spent spring break in So. Cal., and Disneyland was the finale of the trip. It's a pretty special and unforgettable trip for me. I love Disneyland. I haven't been since 1996.

37. Steve In Denver
    November 23rd, 2008 at 2:12 am

    I, too got to perform at Disneyland. It was in the spring of 1983 with my High School Jazz Choir. We flew from Denver to L.A. after having a huge fundraiser for the trip. We got into the park for free, rode all the rides for free, having 'earned' our free day by doing a show on a stage in the park that almost nobody saw because it was right after the park opened in the morning...
    We did get to go 'backstage', and we were watched to make sure nobody took any photos of the 'cast members' dressed as the various cartoon characters without their costume heads on. We saw this, and I tried to take a photo without being seen, but was nailed by the guys who were watching us. I was told that we couldn't take pictures 'backstage' because it'd ruin the illusion for the public if the photos were seen. No internet back then, so the pics would have just been seen at school and by family and friends...
    We had a blast!
    We spent spring break in So. Cal., and Disneyland was the finale of the trip. It's a pretty special and unforgettable trip for me. I love Disneyland. I haven't been since 1996.t

38. Steve In Denver
    November 23rd, 2008 at 2:14 am

    I, too got to perform at Disneyland. It was in the spring of 1983 with my High School Jazz Choir. We flew from Denver to L.A. after having a huge fundraiser for the trip. We got into the park for free, rode all the rides for free, having 'earned' our free day by doing a show on a stage in the park that almost nobody saw because it was right after the park opened in the morning...
    We did get to go 'backstage', and we were watched to make sure nobody took any photos of the 'cast members' dressed as the various cartoon characters without their costume heads on. We saw this, and I tried to take a photo without being seen, but was nailed by the guys who were watching us. I was told that we couldn't take pictures 'backstage' because it'd ruin the illusion for the public if the photos were seen. No internet back then, so the pics would have just been seen at school and by family and friends...
    We had a blast!
    We spent spring break in So. Cal., and Disneyland was the finale of the trip. It's a pretty special and unforgettable trip for me. I love Disneyland. I haven't been since 1996.

39. Steve In Denver
    November 23rd, 2008 at 2:15 am

    oops, I tried to make corrections, and it posted three times. Sorry!

40. Steve In Denver please stop posting
    November 23rd, 2008 at 3:08 am

    I, too got to perform at Disneyland. It was in the spring of 1983 with my High School Jazz Choir. We flew from Denver to L.A. after having a huge fundraiser for the trip. We got into the park for free, rode all the rides for free, having ‘earned’ our free day by doing a show on a stage in the park that almost nobody saw because it was right after the park opened in the morning…
    We did get to go ‘backstage’, and we were watched to make sure nobody took any photos of the ‘cast members’ dressed as the various cartoon characters without their costume heads on. We saw this, and I tried to take a photo without being seen, but was nailed by the guys who were watching us. I was told that we couldn’t take pictures ‘backstage’ because it’d ruin the illusion for the public if the photos were seen. No internet back then, so the pics would have just been seen at school and by family and friends…
    We had a blast!
    We spent spring break in So. Cal., and Disneyland was the finale of the trip. It’s a pretty special and unforgettable trip for me. I love Disneyland. I haven’t been since 1996.

41. Ritchie
    November 23rd, 2008 at 4:29 am

    At one time Disneyland had the best trained security force in the world.They employed a lot of Marines as part time security officers.There was two Marine air bases nearby.They have both since closed.

42. Anoymous
    November 23rd, 2008 at 4:48 am

    To Steve in Denver. How can you say there was no internet in 1983 when, The first TCP/IP-based wide-area network was operational by January 1, 1983 when all hosts on the ARPANET were switched over from the older NCP protocols. So yes, there was internet back in 83'

43. nick the dude
    November 23rd, 2008 at 12:08 pm

    dude above...seriously who had the internet back in 83? maybe he could of posted it back on his myspace account in 83'...douche. back ta disney, i saw a fight at disney this dude got creamed and was bleeding all over his face. totally bad ass. if your gonna try to get high at disney take either ectasy/ shrooms before you enter the park, or edible bud. your garenteed to get caught by smoking or the other powders. wheel chair helps get ya on rides.

44. dav0995
    November 23rd, 2008 at 12:37 pm

    Just an interesting fact. Disney has the 4th largest navy in the world ( based on number of ships ).

45. Frizz
    November 24th, 2008 at 1:32 am

    The last time I was there all I did was smoke pot in the park. That and play Frisbee. I was always somewhere were I wasn't supposed to be supposing that I was out of sight. None of those hidden cameras gave me any trouble.

46. Shadow
    November 24th, 2008 at 2:03 am

    I grew up in Anaheim, went quite a bit. The place to get high was the skyride, no pun intended. Self-contained little buckets, open air, and as long as you kept burning objects down low, it worked like a charm. I'm sure the security folks were on to this but also knew that without cameras they really didn't have a way to nab us.

47. mattress
    November 24th, 2008 at 4:04 pm

    i still want to know why they take time out of the news to discuss mickey mouses birthday.

48. Jill Harness
    November 24th, 2008 at 4:08 pm

    Mattress, while I feel you, I kind of enjoy that because it's my birthday too.

49. Rob
    November 24th, 2008 at 6:01 pm

    My family (me, wife and 2 kids) have had annual passes for quite a few years and we go whenever we like. It is nice because you don't get tired of the place if you can just pop in for a couple of hours and leave if it is busy. My 7 year old and 15 year old don't even care any more if we get there, get something to drink and leave without riding rides. I know a lot of other people that live here in SoCal that have them as well, so it isn't anything special.

    I have been to Club 33 twice. One of our family friends has a membership. Food isn't any more then you would pay at a decent restaurant at Downtown Disney, but it is difficult to get into if you don't know the right person.

    If you want to know more secrets, killings (yes there has been a shooting), deaths, etc. Read the book Mouse Tails (and Mouse Tails 2), interesting read if you like reading about these things.

50. Kahn Man
    November 24th, 2008 at 11:03 pm

    For those interested in those flashing pictures, you can check this website out.

    http://www.flashmountain.com/

51. Entertained
    November 25th, 2008 at 4:02 am

    As a current employee of Disneyland, I find this hilariously entertaining.

    The guy above was right about the purpose of the basketball court on Matterhorn. It's there for entertainment purposes while the guys pass time before they launch Tinkerbell.

    To #31... the reason that the employee you saw was talking to the dead person was to keep the show alive. A dead person isn't a sight to see for a young child, so that employee had to make the best out of that situation.

    And to all of you who are interested in alcohol, just go down to Disneyland California Adventure. You can get margaritas, beer, wine, etc. and even walk around the park with it.

    Another interesting Disneyland fact pertains to the fireworks. The fireworks look like they are coming up from behind the castle, but in fact they come out from behind Toon Town.

52. couch
    November 25th, 2008 at 7:15 am

    so the more missing children than anywhere else in the country part doesn't come under deaths?

53. ame
    November 26th, 2008 at 1:40 am

    Having lived in lakewood calif. my friends and I found ways to sneek into disney land...We never got caught but I was told later in life that that was likely because the parks personel were told not to chase us...
    I did get into trouble there for asking goofy if he wanted to smoke a joint...I was asked to leave and told not to come back...It didn't seem a big deal at the time but I was told I would be on the list of those barred..
    I've been there many times since..So I guess there never was a list..

54. carol
    November 26th, 2008 at 7:42 pm

    Paramedics cannot pronounce a person dead unless there is an obvious decapitation, or rigormortis and/or decomposition has set in. With any cardiac arrest, paramedics and EMTs "work" the patient all the way to the hospital..that is giving CPR or possibly shocking with a defirilator. Even if the patient seems to be a "lost cause" it is not for them to call a death. Also, if the patient is an organ donor, CPR must be performed all the way to the hospital to keep the organs viable for transplant.

55. pokinsmot
    November 27th, 2008 at 8:56 am

    couch, where did you hear that tripe?

56. Harry Balls
    November 27th, 2008 at 7:24 pm

    In 1976 I was kicked out of Disney for making lude, crude comments to snow white. In 1986 I was kicked out of disney for pissing on a bush while smoking a joint outside a beer tent. In 2004 I was ask to vacate the premises after repeately farting on an elevator--I had some good ones that day. I am allowed to apply for return to Disney in late 2008.

57. Candy Samples
    November 27th, 2008 at 9:23 pm

    My step father touched me inappropriately on the Matterhorn when I was 10. That was the beginning of a long and meaningful relationship.

58. Apple stealer
    November 28th, 2008 at 6:39 am

    I grew up in Orange County and spent many days in Disneyland. My friend's Grandmother had retired from Disney and was able to get us in anytime we wanted. (Apparently a normal perk for any person who worked there for more than a many number of years.)

    A cool thing to do when you were a teenager was to steal the apple from the Snow White ride. All you had to was squeeze out of the car, snatch it from the witches hand, and then jump back in before you hit daylight. My friend had three of these as trophies. His luck ran out one time and we all got caught. They took us to the backlot and made us wait around for a few hours. Then security actually let us back into the park. I could never understand why they didn't just glue the apple down...

59. monivivi
    November 28th, 2008 at 11:56 am

    I HAVE PERFORMED AT DISNEYLAND ABOUT 6 TIMES WITH COLOR GUARD AND EACH TIME WAS AWESOME!! IT WAS FUN TO OPEN AND LEAD THE PARADE THROUGHOUT THE PARK....I THINK THE ONLY BAD THING WAS IT DID LOOSE A LIL MAGIC WHEN YOU WOULD GO BEHIND TOON TOWN TO GET DRESSED AND YOU SAW COSTUMES HANGING WITH NO HEADS AND HEADS ALLOVER THE FLOOR BUT OTHER THAT THAT THE FUNNEST AND BEST PERFORMANCES OF THE YEAR!!!

60. impy
    November 28th, 2008 at 7:34 pm

    yeah i saw the back lot of disney as well same rules applied to us as they did to the others who were there(fancy feet dance). disney keeps getting cooler and cooler each time i find some site revealing a particular mystery

61. Britney
    November 29th, 2008 at 4:23 pm

    The telegraph in New Orleans station is not actually saying anything. I am a Ham radio operator and I know Morse Code, it is just beeping out gibberish. Sorry.

62. tommy
    November 29th, 2008 at 7:37 pm

    Nice article. thanks for posting!

63. foo
    November 30th, 2008 at 1:35 am

    Its amazing how fast they clean up the "scene" when you get injured too. I was there with a friend when one of their ride operators wasn't paying attention and pushed the go button before he had gotten out of the cart. It ran him over and severely messed up his back and messed up his kids shoulder. They scooped them up and rushed them out a side door and kept on like nothing had happened. He got a few mil for that.

    My grandfather worked there for years and years, and he was able to get me and my friends in all the time. Its fun running around at night when the park is closed, the army like cleaning crew is impressive.

    Apparently not setting the brake on the monorails in the service bay is not uncommon and they roll back and crash. I got to help fix the alert system the guys in the roundhouse use to alert them when the boss is coming. They like to sit around and play poker instead of fixing things like they should.

    Since I still live here, I go once or twice a week still... not sure why hehe

64. Caroline
    November 30th, 2008 at 2:32 am

    A friend of mine worked at Disneyland, posing as a princess. She said it was a horrible, oppressive job, because even on breaks in the underground, she was required to smile to "stay in character." Ack!

65. Anony-moose
    November 30th, 2008 at 11:05 am

    I think Disney Mouse is a cool guy. Eh talks like his balls haven't dropped and doesn't afraid of anything.

66. zach
    November 30th, 2008 at 10:51 pm

    dont quote me but ive heard the reason for there being a basketball court in the matterhorn is because legally they couldn't call it a ride because it was too big so they had to put a court behind the yeti to call it a stadium. its only half a court though because a full court wasnt legally required. pretty cool.

67. anthony
    November 30th, 2008 at 11:33 pm

    i agree with 32 i want to see

68. The Schmuck Who Worked There
    December 1st, 2008 at 2:30 pm

    I used to work there cleaning the rides, it was terrible. I will never do that agian some of the thing you have to clean off of the rides made me want to hurl. Great post though

69. Todd
    December 7th, 2008 at 11:23 am

    Anony-moose, I suggest you check out the earliest Mickey cartoons, "Steamboat Willie" and "Planet Crazy". Not only does Mickey have a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT voice in "Plane Crazy" (much lower and scratchier), they hadn't developed that sickeningly sweet personality for him. He's actually cruel to Minnie and to various animals in those cartoons.

    I saw it in a screening room at a convention and, having seen only today's Mickey, I was rolling over laughing. We all loved "Steamboar Willie" so much we got the guy to play it again. Apparently that "Steamboat Itchy" cartoon they had on "The Simpsons" a few years back wasn't much of an exaggeration as I thought!

70. Kit
    December 8th, 2008 at 12:07 am

    I didnt know they allowed Porn on these comments! #50's comment should be banned...disgusting. Kids read these for crying out loud.

71. ToKit
    December 14th, 2008 at 10:42 pm

    Shut up Kit, it's the internet. Now go back to masturbating to literotica with a warm banana peel.
    GO DISNEY!

72. VP
    December 18th, 2008 at 7:40 pm

    You can get alcohol in Ariel's Grotto, not just Club 33...

73. carina
    December 19th, 2008 at 5:50 am

    i never saw Mickey =(

74. MICHAEL J. SCHMITZ
    December 24th, 2008 at 2:08 pm

    MAYBE IT NEEDS OUTSIDE IMAGINATION OR ADVANCE VISIONS TO MOVE IT INTO THE 25TH CENTURY. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR AND CENTURY

75. Nt tattoo
    January 15th, 2009 at 12:27 am

    You can't die at Disneyland. They made a deal with the city of Anaheim. You can't call it the happiest place on earth if you have a chance of dying in the park. Time of death is registered when the body leaves the property. You die on harbor, katella, or ball rd.

76. manD
    January 26th, 2009 at 2:28 pm

    Ariel's Grotto is in California Adventure, idiot.

77. suemue
    January 31st, 2009 at 1:31 am

    Ah Disneyland - I remember when it cost less than $10, E tickets, and when the guys on the Jungle Cruise could ad lib their lines.

    I've eaten at the 33 twice - the food was pretty good, although I've had better. Certainly, it's better than anything in the park.

    I had a friend who hand painted watches in a shop on Main Street - you could watch him work.

    Most of the amusement parks in the area (Knotts, and Magic Mt.) have really clamped down on the gang activity - one way was to eliminate the live music venues - that cut down on problems almost overnight.

78. Christine
    February 2nd, 2009 at 1:14 am

    You can actually drink at California Adventure...I was there last year and a friend and I frequented the margarita stand before wreaking havoc in Disneyland. Talk about a way to enjoy the park as an adult....

79. Scott-O
    February 3rd, 2009 at 4:58 pm

    I was a waiter in Club 33. I had my tongue cut out so that I could not speak of it and had my fingers removed so that I could not type about it. My toes were hacked off since that stupid "My Left Foot" movie came out and made Club 33 security think about people typing with their toes. I had my neck muscles severed so that I could not nod or shake my head thus I am unable to answer yes or no questions. I also had my eyes gouged out thanks to Steven Hawking showing off his "talk with eye movement" toy and had my nose cut off because... well... I don't know why. Club 33 security hacked and Krazy glued me to prevent me from telling anyone of my experience as a waiter there. I am now just a left elbow and a pancreas- everything else has been removed. It has taken me weeks to type this message. I am using the million monkey- million type writer method by hopping from one key to another random key in order to get this message out. So far I have hit every ket I need. ket? darnit!!!!

80. Sara D
    February 5th, 2009 at 4:38 pm

    By the way you are wrong about autopia it was changed because chevron became the sponsor the cars movie came out years after it was changed

81. Austin
    February 5th, 2009 at 4:38 pm

    My first, middle and last names all have six letters. Oh no! I'm a mason, we aren't connected to the illuminati, neither was Disney. This conspiracy theory thing really is way too much. Some organization (FreeMason, Shriners, etc) give over 1 Million a day to charity. It definitely sounds like a conspiracy to me.

82. Rabbit
    February 5th, 2009 at 4:41 pm

    My father worked for Disney for 25 years. Around 1986 or so (when they really had perks for CMs not the half-baked stuff they do now)we had a wonderful time "backstage" in the park. We saw the movie reel that is used for Star Tours (so that it does not overheat), the hydrolics for the Indy cars, stood at the bottom of Space Mtn. (it's a looooonngg way down!)and walked through Club 33 (lovely bldg.). That sort of event made the CMs feel appreciated. Now, Disney has gone so corporate that the only ones catered to are celbs with big heads or else they charge you up the butt for something fun like that. They even cheat CMs out of their comp passes a lot of times!

83. Harry Twatter
    February 5th, 2009 at 4:52 pm

    i too used to work at Disneyland, on the Matterhorn and Small World. The picture posted on the Matterhorn court is dead on. its not really a court at all and I was pissed cause when my training was over and i was allowed to go up there and shoot around, the damn ball was flat. Small World also had an attic the looked down on the ride and all cast members trained on the ride were allowed to sign their name on the wall up there.

    I used to HATE the changing rooms because there were soooo many gay dudes working there and i had to sit there and be eye fu***d day in and day out. Most of the gays were respectful, but damn, I guess because there were soo many there and straight guys were the minority that some felt they could just make some rude ass comments. thank God for being able to fast trak your costume

    *****Note******* all young straight guys.. If you want an easy job with lots of perks (WOMEN), then apply at Disneyland! seriously, i got soo much tail there because there werent many decent looking straight guys to choose from. it was awesome. If you see a Jasmine with a mole on her cheek at Disneyland, I banged her. Her name is Lisa

84. Funny Stuff
    February 5th, 2009 at 4:55 pm

    I gotta say i enjoyed reading Scott-O's comment the most, next it would have to be RonnieDebunked

    RonnieDebunked
    November 21st, 2008 at 9:48 am
    ‘Ronnie’ isn’t even your REAL NAME, is it…SEBASTIAN??!!

    Oh and disneyland is cool yaddee yadee yada

85. PJ
    February 5th, 2009 at 4:55 pm

    My Uncle was Walt Disney's best friend, and Walt was like an Uncle to me. He came over to our house for dinner all the time. Walt never got into eastern mysticism, occult or anything else. The tarot cards that came out in the early 70's were not from the Disney Corporation, even though they carried Mickey Mouse's picture on the front. This was someones idea of a sick joke.
    We spent many hours in all parts of the park. The tunnels are scary and stinky, because they contain all the stuff that's not glamorous (like the dumpsters). Still, being in all the parts of the park was still magical, and I will never forget it, and always be grateful for the Disney family's friendship to us.

86. SmarterThanThat
    February 5th, 2009 at 4:56 pm

    If you research MK Ultra project, and research masonry - you find out that Walt was a 33rd degree mason. Check it out. Don't be ignorant...it's not bliss.

87. Michael McClain
    February 5th, 2009 at 4:58 pm

    When I was in grade school I lived in a house directly across from Disneyland, the property was eventually purchased and a motel built in it's place, anyway I attended Kettella grammer school (spelling probably isn't correct) and I walked through the parking lot of Disneyland every day to school. At the time I thought it was pretty cool!

88. LilyGirl
    February 5th, 2009 at 4:59 pm

    I went to disneyland around Christmas time with an ex-employee. If you're walking along main street and notice at the bottom walls where the building meets the sidewalk, there are little speaker-looking things. Some of them are actually vents that release the scent of vanilla you detect in the air.

    He confirmed that the underground tunnels are simply used to transport trash to/from the vendors and restock them. That way large carts and unsightly dumpsters don't have to be pushed through the heavy crowds.

    The mermaids on the old submarine ride are pretty neat! I can't imagine swimming all that time though, and what about in cold weather? Did they say that the mermaids were "hibernating?"

    I've also heard that the Tinkerbell who flies over the castle is frequently a man.

89. peashi
    February 5th, 2009 at 5:00 pm

    I have been to Disney many times and always loved it. Once however, Mickey got a little Fresh with me and grabbed my azz. I even have the picture proving it, you can totally see where his hand is in the picture, and the shocked look on my face.

90. Louis M.
    February 5th, 2009 at 5:01 pm

    Membership to Club 33 is non-transferable. I know. Member since 1992. I will not reveal the cost to join, but i wish it was only $1000.00.

91. marksththshtsj
    February 5th, 2009 at 5:05 pm

    the Matterhorn does NOT have a FULL SIZE basketball court in it. When I was trained on the Matterhorn in 2000, my trainer thought it would be fun to go up there and show it off. It is less than a half-court and is mostly dusty, yet is still there. Back in 1959 when it was built, Walt beat the system by declaring it an official "sporting arena" therefore bypassing any codes that required it to be a certain height. If you really want great trivia answers... go work there. You can see all of this yourself! It's not hard.

92. LilyGirl
    February 5th, 2009 at 5:07 pm

    Also, I think most of the old animatrons from America Sings (after it closed) were relocated to Splash Mountain. The river boat should have a lot of familiar looking characters.

93. marksththshtsj
    February 5th, 2009 at 5:08 pm

    Oh and I have your answer for the reasoning for the mermaids being taken out...
    After working on the subs for a few years, I saw a diver go in the water to fix a prop in the lake. He had a full scuba suit on. I asked if it was cold. He told me the reason for it was because the chlorine concentration was so high in the water that it wasn't too great for your skin. After years of keeping the lake clean I guess it was decided to ditch the mermaids, and keep the water cleaner.

94. marksththshtsj
    February 5th, 2009 at 5:11 pm

    Pompous rich people...
    answer for club 33: it is $10K to get on the WAITING list to become a member. Yearly, it is the same about to renew.

95. I farted on my nuts
    February 5th, 2009 at 5:11 pm

    I FARTED ON MY NUTS

96. George
    February 5th, 2009 at 5:14 pm

    Scott-O, You better start running, MIB from Disney will be coming after you to finish the job.

97. marksththshtsj
    February 5th, 2009 at 5:14 pm

    Tinkerbell rumor:

    Tinkerbell is NOT a man. It is a woman who has done it since the inception of the flight. Her daughter later joined her and they now take turns. On breaks, I used to go by big thunder mountain and watch her crash into the landing pad. That was fun! I believe with the controls now, that doesn't happen anymore.

98. phil
    February 5th, 2009 at 5:14 pm

    scott o, youre so funny.

99. marksththshtsj
    February 5th, 2009 at 5:21 pm

    ps - harry twatter, tho vulgar and kinda weird, is pretty right on about the park. I enjoyed the same benefits as well. A little homophobic, but on point just the same. The ball was flat when i was up there too.

100. tony
     February 5th, 2009 at 5:26 pm

     Scott-O,

     you gave me the biggest laugh of the day.

     thanks!

101. annabanafofana
     February 5th, 2009 at 5:27 pm

     my friends dad was a chef at club 33, but the friend didn't even get to go in. They did get free admission to the park, though.

102. DonH
     February 5th, 2009 at 5:29 pm

     I visited Disneyland for the first time just the month after it first opened. Three things stick out in my mind, all in Tomorrowland... the "House of Tomorrow" that had electric tooth bushes and video phones, the TWA rocket, and a pool where they ran little remote-controlled boats. Even those boats were a very big deal to see back then, though they would be nothing today.

     Back then, the "E" ticket was pure gold. You needed them to take the best rides, and there were just a couple of them in a ticket book.

     Later, in the mid to late 60s I went to Orange Coast College, and anyone could get general admission into Disneyland for $1.50 in the evenings. Went every Friday and Saturday night to check out the girls. You paid extra at a booth if you wanted to go on a ride.

     I went several times as a kid, went scores of times as a teen, took my own kids there a bunch of times later yet. Might have gone there 50-60 times overall. I haven't been there since 1982. I need to go back, I guess, and take a look at it today. Lots of memories from visiting this site.

103. Sarahlynn
     February 5th, 2009 at 5:32 pm

     Disneyland gets really touchy if you take pictures. A couple years ago I went for a school thing and one of my friends was taking pictures during the "It's a Small World" ride, and this voice came on from some intercom telling her to stop taking pictures at least three times. I don't think she heard tho, she just kept taking pictures...

     And backstage Disney isn't that cool either...it was really kind of stark back there, the best i could compare it to would be a really big parking lot (no lines tho) but with small warehouses everywhere.

104. Susan Richardson
     February 5th, 2009 at 5:33 pm

     Here's a little bit of trivia about the New Orleans restaurant (the one above the Pirates of the Carribean).
     Just before it was to open, Walt took a tour of the facility and noted something wasn't quite right about it, but didn't know exactly what it was.
     Another employee noted that there were no fireflies around, so they were quickly added to the restaurant's surroundings, and that completed the "feel" Walt wanted for the restaurant and its surroundings.

105. I farted on my nuts
     February 5th, 2009 at 5:40 pm

     One time Mickey farted on his nuts, then he made me make out with him for a while

106. Sonny Jim
     February 5th, 2009 at 5:40 pm

     these are all great comments. Regarding # 7, I have actually seen a picture of Annette Funicello flashing for the cameras. I dont think Walt approved.

107. Harry Balls
     February 5th, 2009 at 5:43 pm

     yawn...disney still sux balls and the amusement park does too.

108. April Ayala
     February 5th, 2009 at 5:43 pm

     About the fact that Disney World has a full blown city underneath:

     I used to work at Disney World and it's not as cool as it sounds. It's mostly a series of tunnels that link you to each land. They do have a pretty cool cafeteria down there though. As for it being a city, it's just sort of a giant break room/dressing room/really smelly series of hallways. But it makes for an interesting conversation when people don't know it exists.

109. Ron
     February 5th, 2009 at 5:44 pm

     As a former Disneyland Employee, I found 2 things above that are NOT true.
     1. The Matterhorn does NOT have a full size basketball court... It's only a half court.
     2. There isn't at least 1 hidden Mickey on each ride... That's Disney World. There are no hidden Micky's on Jungle Cruise, nor the Enchanted Tiki Room (there used to be inside Tiki before the rehab of 2005. Imagineers removed it, and clever cast members have been trying to add something ever since. It usually doesn't last very long though...)

110. joey
     February 5th, 2009 at 5:46 pm

     My first husband and I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary at Club 33 in 1989. It certainly didn't cost $1000 to get in! He had business connections with Kodak and we went as their guests. It was a nice restaurant w/white tablecloths, but nothing to write home about--and certainly not worth a fortune. Maybe it has changed, but exclusivity stinks! The restaurant inside Pirates of the Caribbean (Blue Bayou?) is more fun--and the food is good. I'm about to turn 50 myself and grew up in So. Cal w/Disneyland. I remember the mermaids and the Autopia cars. Back then, the Carousel of Progress was "cool"--we've become so sophisticated!

111. Lindylu
     February 5th, 2009 at 5:54 pm

     I really think those who feel the need to be vulgar should do it on another site. After all Disney is supposed to be family orientated.

112. FP
     February 5th, 2009 at 5:56 pm

     I bet those 12 people's families are gonna like hearing their deaths don't matter.

113. samiam
     February 5th, 2009 at 5:57 pm

     I thought someone got snuffed when the railroad rollercoaster crashed a few years back---as a kid I heard that someone got their head ripped off when they stood up on the Matterhorn-------other than that one of my fondest memories of D-land is smoking pot and dropping acid on the old cablecar ride that used to go through the Matterhorn

114. ClemsonGirl
     February 5th, 2009 at 5:58 pm

     Disney is a fun place to be. Everyone who says it is boring it stupid and bored with their own life.

115. Jim
     February 5th, 2009 at 6:01 pm

     I drove my car in fronterland.Was there in the early morning on business.They had the gate open and I made a wrong turn.Wholly crap I'm in disneyland I tuned around and left.

116. krissymac
     February 5th, 2009 at 6:01 pm

     I grew up in Anaheim and both my sisters worked there. I got to meet Tinkerbell once..she was a little older lady who was very short and I could see her each night from my back yard as she flew down the wire from the top of the matterhorn. In high school, we used to pay an older guy five bucks to paint the character of the day in florescent paint so we could get in free through the return gate.

     A friend of mine took her kids to Disneyland and her daughter fell in Toon Town and broke her arm. Disney employees removed her through the back, transported her to the local hospital, where they set her arm and returned her to finish out the day at the part.....Disney is and will always be one of my favorite places on earth!

117. HaileyPeaceYoLuvE.C.
     February 5th, 2009 at 6:02 pm

     I can't stand you people because all you do is post stuff non disney related! It's a free country, but just stop please! Also, There are children on this! Please for the sanity of their eyes, stop typing inappropriate stuff! Seriously! *Sigh*

118. Jane589632147
     February 5th, 2009 at 6:04 pm

     My mom has worked for Disneyland for 45 years, so I was able to go to the park whenever I wanted to. I loved days when we didn't have school - Disneyland acted as our babysitter often times.
     Couple things I know...
     *To control rats, the park allows various wild cats to roam free and do some of the work for them.
     *Only 2 attractions not on track - the canoes and the Tom Sawyer rafts (so when you see those CMs working, they really are driving those boats)
     *When Tinkerbell flies at night, at the end of the line they have a couple guys there holding up a mattress to help "her" stop.

119. Daisy
     February 5th, 2009 at 6:04 pm

     I have eaten at 33, years ago with some friends, it was very nice and the food was fantastic!!!

120. Markonsecond
     February 5th, 2009 at 6:06 pm

     Who ever said that there is a monorail stop inside the Disneyland Hotel is off base. That part of the hotel was replaced once Downtown Disney was built. You have to go down stairs, cross part of the square, then either go to Hotel Disney or to one of the alcoholic-serving restaurants in the square. I was there just last October (2008) when a nephew of mine got married nearby and the family visited the area.

121. Caroline
     February 5th, 2009 at 6:06 pm

     I've tried searching for those hidden mickeys! I found at least 20 of them? :3

122. Bababooey
     February 5th, 2009 at 6:14 pm

     Club 33 ain't all that. I was invited there for a birthday party about 10 years ago. Ring the "special" doorbell, ride up the "special" elevator. BFD. The food there is comparable to a good Las Vegas buffet. There was a carving station, and/or omlette station if I am recalling correctly; everything else was sitting on tables around the room. And, yes, there was wine and beer. I have no idea how much it cost for the 10 or so people that were there, but I seriously doubt that it was worth it unless you are a total Disney stalker-geek.

123. MC
     February 5th, 2009 at 6:15 pm

     Steve Martin worked as a Jungle Cruise Skipper at Disneyland. As did many other, now, celebrities/comedians.

     Any item of food that is spilled will be replaced free of charge.

     Also, if you puke on your clothes you can generally get a free t-shirt.

     If you go to the park on a special event night and they try to tell you to leave, simply ask to see a manager and file complaints that you have every right to stay after having paid for admission for a regular day. You and your entire party will receive wristbands for the event, free of charge.

     Disney will do anything to shut up people that complain.

124. Zil
     February 5th, 2009 at 6:16 pm

     Umm the Blue Bayou has Rats....you know why, cuz it's wet and at places that serve food, rodents enjoy eatting!

125. ChElSeA bAwB
     February 5th, 2009 at 6:17 pm

     i went to disney world last year and a kid had fallen in the pool and hit his head, turns out he had a head fracture. after the kid was rushed to the hospital the mother was (in front of everybody) spanking her teenage daughter for not watching her little brother...
     havent been there since...its a weird place..

126. Nathan Johnson
     February 5th, 2009 at 6:20 pm

     OK< people, get the book Mouse Tails--collection of behind the scenes incidents & accidents from employees. When Hippies in the 60s took over Tom Sawyer Island, the Disney Police used the tunnels to retake the island and caused much bruising and bumps in the process. I don't think the Monorail stops at the hotel anymore --I did do that a few timesto get a drink< but California adventure has wine inside the park, good idea.Calms the nerves of ragged fathers/husbands.

127. scooter...
     February 5th, 2009 at 6:20 pm

     I was arrested twice in one day at Disneyland...they let me go both times...once for defending my brother...the second time for swimming at night in the lagoon thing in the middle of the hotels...good times...

128. Ellen
     February 5th, 2009 at 6:21 pm

     My daughter celebrated her 17th birthday in the park with a dozen or so friends. When she was about to be seated on Space Mountain, she asked the attending cast members if she could see the tracks, and if they could turn on the lights so she could see them. They replied that the only time they could turn the lights on was in the event that the ride broke down. Well, after she and her friends sat down, the lights came on, and an announcement was made that the ride had a problem. The kicker was when a few of the cast members sang Happy Birthday to her over the microphone. What a memory.

129. Austin
     February 5th, 2009 at 6:28 pm

     I feel to touch on a few subjects.
     Walt was not just a member of occult, but also the Nazi movement. There are many Disney movies and shorts pertaining to his Nazism on youtube. Also, and a few paintings around Disney World, in balconies, you can see Nazis saluting the "Hail Hitler" salute. Noticeable arm bands, as well as hidden swastikas are all over the park. As a former employee, I've picked up many interesting facts.

     Club 33 is a must if you have the proper connections.

     Different parts of both parks are haunted. The haunted mansion (funny, no?) has a few violent spirits. Most of the spirits in the southern parts of the park are laid back.

130. mbeek
     February 5th, 2009 at 6:32 pm

     I remember the E Ticket rides, and the mermaids. Backstage at any theatre isn't pretty - even Disneyland.

131. jride101
     February 5th, 2009 at 6:37 pm

     Love DisneyWorld and DisneyLand. Actually, a location in Missouri was supposed to be where the original Disneyland was to be built. Walt Disney was in negotiations with the Anheuser-Busch family to build it near STL but the Busch's wanted beer to be served there, Walt did not. Walt wanted it to be a family-oriented place so it was built elsewhere. Walt was born in Missouri also. Disney Uber Alles!!!

132. Aimee
     February 5th, 2009 at 6:37 pm

     I used to work there and I know all the legends and truths about the park. I'm one of the few people that has been allowed to spend a lot of time in Walts old apartment, it's beautiful. Steve Martin did work in Magic Shop and about four or five other locations. Club 33 has the best desserts and good food. Lots of people of died and been injured at Disney. No they do not do just anything to stop someone from complaining, well really it depends on the manager and when I was one I didn't give in that easy. I hold Disney very sacred to my heart it is my home and I hope that Walt's dream of having it a world apart from the real one stays that way.

133. Slag
     February 5th, 2009 at 6:41 pm

     I too dined at Club 33. I got bad seafood and vomited all over the floor and into a bucket. I then went on Space Mountain and had diarrhea.

134. Greetings youngyans
     February 5th, 2009 at 6:43 pm

     i have been working at disneyland for 53 years and i have to say, it basically sucks.

     and there are many gays there, even me as an old hag, i had no problem getting girls.

135. Blocko-22
     February 5th, 2009 at 6:43 pm

     I've never been to Disneyland but Disneyworld is wonderful!!!
     Although, never saw Tinkerbell. I don't think they have her there.
     My brother works for Disney as a chef & he loves to share secrets about it. The underground tunnel at the Florida park also has a level for all the money the park takes in.
     As for picture taking, we've always taken pictures & never been "talked" to.I don't think you could'nt go to the park without taking pictures!

136. Tennyson
     February 5th, 2009 at 6:44 pm

     I got arrested at Disneyland and spent about three hours in the Disneyland jail. It was off one of the service corridors. It was about 9-10 at night and me and a friend jumped off Pirates of Caribbean ride. As soon as we left the boat, the ride stopped and within 3min security was grabbing us. We weren't charged with any crime, they just called our parents and made them pick us up. Disneyland jail was a two or three room office about 1000 sq ft. One room has a plexiglass window and that is where they put us, from what I remember.

137. Ang
     February 5th, 2009 at 6:45 pm

     I am 27 years old and got to experience Disneyland a few months back when meeting a side of the family for the first time in about 23 years! It was a magical experience that I will never forget; I was like a big kid and the memories of going with the aunt who brought me to the family I will forever treasure. I wish I were there now and if I ever have kids, I will ensure they get to experience it as well!

138. Shari
     February 5th, 2009 at 6:46 pm

     I loved Disneyland as a child. I grew up and started my family in Texas. When we decided to move back to Cali, Disney was the first big family outting.....until I checked the prices! Wow. Its really a shame that most working families cant even afford to park at the place now. My poor children will never get to visit "It's a small world" or any of the fun things there. Walt if you can hear me from your grave, you out to be shot for how much it cost to get in Disneyland. A family of 6 will pay almost 8 hundred dollars just to walk in the gates. Its really a shame.

139. vince
     February 5th, 2009 at 6:49 pm

     Club 33 is good. Lunch buffet is better than the dinner and you get characters coming in and out the whole time. It's a restaurant, a good one at that comparable to Morton's steakhouse in elegance. For a hundred bucks you get your park admission and lunch or dinner. I guess that could be special to some people.

140. jumpin jason
     February 5th, 2009 at 6:50 pm

     Around 2000-2001, I worked in New Orleans foods, specifically Cafe Orleans and the Royal Street Veranda. While working at the Cafe Orleans, our stocking elevator is shared with Club 33. If you haven't noticed, Club 33 is mostly the second story of every building in New Orleans. Since our elevator brought us to the kitchens below the park, I would often see Club 33 girls/servers/bussers in their French Maid outfits when we pressed the elevator button. Smoking hot most of them were, but a bunch of snooty beetches, too. Floor 1 was the kitchens under the park; floor 2 was for Cafe Orleans at park level, and floor 3 was for the stockers/bussers for Club 33. Back when Disneyland was giving cast members money for getting their friends hired, I had an attractive female friend hired into Club 33. One night when we were both working late, she stopped at floor 2, and asked if a few of us wanted a quick tour. We were delighted, and rushed up with her. It was kinda musty and dark. There was a lot of old, polished wood, and the famous glass elevator. It also seemed like everything was really red. I even got to see microphones in the chandeliers above the guest tables (my friend said they were inoperable). As for money, as a busser, she was making over $400 a week in tips alone, and thats with a bunch of stingy old lady servers. I don't know much about the waiting list, and have only heard that some people had waited over 20 years. At the time, I also heard that membership was close to $10k for entrance, then another large yearly sum to keep the membership.

141. RT
     February 5th, 2009 at 6:51 pm

     I live in So-Cal and have been to Disneyland 30 times or so. A few times for free (Military night, radio contest winner, performed in a marching band for Disney Magic Music Days). I love it EVERY time I go. I still have an old ticket book for laughs. It is interesting to see how many people felt the need to show that they are idiots and do something STUPID at the park while they're there (doing drugs, flashing/flipping off the camera, etc). Why can't you just go there and have the fun the builders of the park intended. I'm in my 40's now and still like to look at Disneyland like a child when I go... try to find something new and interesting and fun that I didn't notice before. You may laugh at me but I bet I have a lot more fun than those of you who set out to do something stupid. And for the price of admission, my way is better.

142. Mortimer Mouse
     February 5th, 2009 at 6:52 pm

     One time I went on a ride in Space Mountain and, well, Whoops, I crapped my pants. There was another time I went for a ride on the Monorail and, well, Whoops, I crapped my pants. On another visit to Disneyland, I was in the Haunted Mansion, feeling Goofy, until he left and then I grabbed Mickey's ass. Damn he's got a tight little ass.

143. lily
     February 5th, 2009 at 6:52 pm

     i actually have been to club 33. my dads business takes him there every year and he gets to take one guest. the have mickey shaped pasta. the food was good, but the desert was wayyy better. its not all that big, but they have cool bathrooms, the girl toilets looked like a chair!

     extremely fancy.

144. Jacob
     February 5th, 2009 at 6:53 pm

     In regards to the Matterhorn, rumor has it,originally the construction crew that built it couldn't get approval from the builing department due to zoning & regulations, the reason was it was to large. The only way around the law to build a facade that big was to label it as a sports stadium. Within the Matterhorn itself it is built structurally like a sporting areana & has a basketball court in the middle to prove to the building department that it is an area. noone ever uses it but whenever the building department does it's inspections they will see that it is an area & won't shut it down.

145. AnonymousDisneylove
     February 5th, 2009 at 6:54 pm

     HaileyPeaceYoLuvE.C.
     Too bad, these are stories that shouldn't be revised for a children's eyes, we would want to hear the whole story; not a baby-safe revised cuter version of the story. Maybe if the parents cared they wouldn't have them on the internet mrs. lets love children, you don't sound old yourself and your childish username.

146. HW
     February 5th, 2009 at 6:56 pm

     Several years ago, I went on Space Mtn (before it was renovated) with my cousins. The ride starts and all of the sudden as we reach the top of the very first drop, the ride stops, the lights come on and they tell everyone to evacuate. Apparently there was a mechanical issue. Our car was the only one that didn't have access to stairway since we were at the very top (it's a long ways down too!) After about 20 minutes of sitting there and chatting with the very nice CM's, and believe me, it was not comfortable having the lap bars pushing against your bladder, the CM's said that they will give us a free t-shirt, or ice cream, or voucher for food. It was a great time until they said they will have to push us down the mountian. WHAT??!! They did just that and we rode the whole ride with the lights on. We saw how close the tracks are above you. It makes sense what they say about keeping your hands in the car. I love that place and will always go back.

147. exwdwcast
     February 5th, 2009 at 6:56 pm

     Alot of comments were amusing. I haven't been to Disneyland sinse 1988, but given a "tour" through a friend in imagineering. I even had the honor of riding Walt's private train car and saw his unfinished apt before it was opened as a gallery above NO2.
     A few tidbits: Club 33(name) was, I was told, was to represent the originl # of sponsors and at one time (no longer) had microphones hidden in the chandeliers so that the servers could "anticipate" the guests' needs. I only toured it during non-open hours so I cannot attest to the quality of the experience. It just seemed like a pretentios golf club, at the time.
     No one has mentioned that the Mattahorn was not built to be a ride. Thus, the need for the half court gymn which was also used by the mountain climbers (completing Walt and Lillian's Swiss vacation memories). Then the rollercoaster was put in soon after. Possibly, if it was built as a ride the city ordinance may not have needed to be skirted. Speaking of deaths, When I was there the cast members had a secret pasta dinner anually to "salute" a rude/stupid woman who "died" (quite gruesomely hence the red-sauced pasta) because she ignored several warnings.
     The mermaids were actually having serious skin problems fom the chemicals so in their final days they were taken by raft to sit on the reef. Before our 20k closed, divers showered immediately even with their protective gear. Let's also add that only cast members know how gross watching someone put their hands in the water of Pirates or Splash is. Here at J Cruiseif we fell in above our waist, we had to get a tetanus shot! Do you think 3rd shift maintenence bother to walk to a restroom? Happy splashin'.
     And to the guy who didn't like being ogled in the shower room..ask your "Jasmine" how men like you treat her everywhere.

148. eenymeenyminymoe
     February 5th, 2009 at 6:57 pm

     Scott O- funny post - pretty imaginative, too; Twilight seems to doing well - ever thought of starting a series?

     Shortly after I moved here in 1976, a young girl who went to high school with some friends of mine was crushed while working in The People Mover ride. I believe they closed it down temporarily and made some much needed modifications. I'm surprised I didn't come across that here. I'm SO glad I read these posts all the way through; I was going to refer my niece in Iowa to the site; my sister wouldn't have been talking to me for a few decades to come. So when are those "off-topic" comments going to be deleted, as stated above? Perverts have so much free time on their hands these days (and, yes, I can imagine where that comment will lead - just take it as the insult it was meant to be).

149. TOAD
     February 5th, 2009 at 6:57 pm

     The true of all truth. 1.The park did do bad opening day drinking fountains didnt work the pavement was not dry more people came then the park could handle and so on. 2.Club 33 is not as great as said you can get the same food at the blue bayou. it is all made in the same kitchen underground by pirates. But yes the cooks think they are better then everyone else. 3. Come on walt himself said disney would never be done as long as kids have dreams. and the future now of day happens before the day is over. just enjoys space mtn if you look up or behind you the whole tim it makes it way better. 4. Underground not really most of the rides are. but nothing like disney world. 5. basketball court if you could call it that the hoop was put up to pass building codes for that time. 6. Safe yeah right. all i can say is Mouse Under Glass and Mouse Tales. Two books that will tell you a lot. 7. i dont know about special tasks forces but i can tell you security is a joke. I still use backstage to get around all the time and i eat back stage to save money. 8. true no false in this. 9. not only jack. lots of people on both sides get naughty offers. my butt was once pinched by tigger. 10. what they dont say here is that the light was only turned on when walt was in. so the light stays on to remind people that he is always there. some say you can see his ghost on the last train around the park after the dinos look to the dark.

150. Mofo
     February 5th, 2009 at 6:58 pm

     I own Club 33. To be honest we get everything from the Hilton Hotel kitchen. Same thing at a fraction of the cost if need to know. Just more private at Club 33. We serve to mostly movie stars.
     Manager Partial Owner
     Pat Magrawen

151. Michael Grtoseagjqfjher
     February 5th, 2009 at 7:01 pm

     Austin,
     You do remember that swastikas mean differently then a Nazi symbol. The four L's Love, light, luck and life, made famous before uses by Nazi's. It was used in some indian cultures. Here is a link to a story. http://www.luckymojo.com/swastika.html

152. CG
     February 5th, 2009 at 7:02 pm

     when walt built disneyland he did it with magic intended a carfree place where kids of all ages can be kids. the beautiful thing about disneyland is the the fun magic and innoccence of has mushroomed into bigger than life its touched the lives of so many and from all the comments posted on this board it is evident to see that as such except for all of the vulgaric ones certainly.

153. pcntech
     February 5th, 2009 at 7:07 pm

     There used to be a Indian Village where the Haunted Mansion and Bear Country are now. The burning cabin on Tom Sayers island was set a blaze by Indians until that became "politically incorrect". The "owner" of the cabin was laid out over a rock with a arrow in his back!
     There is a round brass plaque in front of the castle. That is the exact center of the park.
     Watch the red curtain above the entrance to the Snow White ride in Fantasy Land for a surprise!
     When Walt was building the park, he didn't want outsiders to see what was going on. There was a "berm" built up around the park. When you enter the park, you will see Mickey Mouse in flowers and you enter through one of two "tunnels" that pass though what is left of that "berm".

154. eenymeenyminymoe
     February 5th, 2009 at 7:08 pm

     hmm...how strange exwdwdcast was posting just as I was. I would be willing to bet that "woman" was one and the same as the girl I mentioned. She was killed quite gruesomely, as would be obvious, being crushed between 2 sections of the People Mover, because she either wouldn't or couldn't hear others' warnings. When the ride re-opened (and I have no idea whether or not it is even still there), there was some kind of sensor system installed.

155. old-timers
     February 5th, 2009 at 7:09 pm

     I'm not sure if I'm getting Alzheimer's or if I remember correctly that there used to be ride in Disneyland called "Grand Canyon" where you rode on mules that were tied to each other. Am I crazy or am I maybe remembering Knott's Berry Farm? I'm talking about 40 years ago.

156. Josh
     February 5th, 2009 at 7:11 pm

     I was in Disneyland around 1985 on the monorail with my first wife (that lasted like 3 months), I was trying to have too much fun by swinging the monrail and out of nowhere a voice came out and said stop or I'll be thrown out! Freaked me out. The wife wouldn't go on the Matahorn because she thought I'd toss her out! True story, so funny looking back! Thanks for the cool story!

157. Jenn
     February 5th, 2009 at 7:12 pm

     I have been to Club 33 and yes it is very exclusive, I am not for sure what the cost is for the membership but I know a client of my uncle has one and my whole family went one year and celebrated mine and my cousines b day it was pretty awesome from the secret entrance in the New Orleans area to the glass old fashioned elevator and watching the fireworks from the balcony right by are table also if you are lucky enough Minnie and Mickey will come and sing to you for your b day when they bring out the cake...That birthday rocked....if you ever get the chance to go you will have a memory you will never forget! Oh yeah and the drinks and food are GREAT!!!!!

158. ITS ALL FAKE
     February 5th, 2009 at 7:12 pm

     Its all fake..I cant believe that you all believe this stuff. ITS ALL FAKE, unlike pro wrestling

159. shitboy
     February 5th, 2009 at 7:14 pm

     bring a flask.....end of story

160. Sidecarsarah
     February 5th, 2009 at 7:14 pm

     roniesux the 33 bar is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!

     o and the 33 bar IS the only plc 2 get alchohol!!! he tent u saw there was beer bottles but there was rootbeer in it not beer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

161. evilSoB
     February 5th, 2009 at 7:15 pm

     I once killed a man in frontier land just for having to much fun!!!

162. Carole
     February 5th, 2009 at 7:15 pm

     Disneyland was built by a good man who wanted children to have fun...not for gangs, potheads or punks who want to cause trouble....you people who want to break the rules and try to get away with something, go somewhere else....Disneyland is for kids!!! And for families who want their kids to have a great time and be safe.....so if you go there to smoke pot, do drugs, get loaded, drink...think of the kids and go to Magic Mountain where the punks and lowlifes are....leave Disneyland alone and stop trying to ruin it for "nice" people...and stop bashing Walt Disney...he was a kind, generous man who did a wonderful thing for people...and yes, he made lots of money doing it...wouldn't you? Disneyland is the last place a family can go and feel fairly safe from the lowlife punks in the LA area....

163. cruz805
     February 5th, 2009 at 7:18 pm

     I miss disneyland! I want to go!

164. cruz805
     February 5th, 2009 at 7:19 pm

     Carol...you rock!

165. Susan Cohen
     February 5th, 2009 at 7:21 pm

     Wow, I can't believe that Disney gets Coke products for free yet charges out the wazoo for a frickin' soda. I would like to punch Michael Eisner right between the eyes.

     Speaking of Michael Eisner, I had a gay friend who swears that Eisner would visit "Parliment House" (a flamingly gay club in Orlando) whenever he came to town. Eisner is married with a family, but who knows?

     I've never been to the California park but I've been to all the Disney parks in Florida with the exception of Animal Kingdom. (This is sad: a few years ago some people on a ride were shocked to see a lightning bolt from a sudden storm hit and kill a giraffe.)

     I've been to the Food and Wine Festival at Epcot which is kind of fun, eating and drinking your way from one restaurant and kiosk to another, but of course the portions are small and over-priced.

     The last time I went to Disney MGM, the park was surprisingly dirty. Trash not picked up, etc.

     Another beef: what they charge for parking is highway robbery. A friend told me a trick was to act surprised at the parking payment kiosk and tell the parking collector that you didn't have any cash on you and they would wave you through, but now they take credit cards. Bastages!

     All in all, I prefer Universal Studios Island of Adventure. Now *that's* fun!

166. Mofo
     February 5th, 2009 at 7:26 pm

     Is it true that Disney World was the first place to offer Apple Pie on its opening week.

167. Jax
     February 5th, 2009 at 7:27 pm

     I was 19 when Disneyworld opened. I was from New York and had friends in Florida who wanted to go. Being poor teenagers we all shared a room (rooms were $8.88 back then). When I got dressed in the morning we all agreed to wear white. One of my female friends asked if I was wearing underwear and I said, "yes of course". She told me that in Florida you don't wear underwear and she assured me that she wasn't. Being a stupid teen I believed her and left my Fruit-of-the-Looms back at the room. We had a great day and wanted to stay till they closed. The last ride we rode was the Big Thunder Mountain train. As we are riding the rails, it started to rain real hard. It was one of those typical Florida rain storms that soak you to the skin. As you can imagine, wearing white the young lady I was with could see everything I owned as well as I could see her jewels. We got off the ride laughing, but tried in vain to cover ourselves, as we ran out of the park. I still laugh about how stupid we were and the expression on peoples faces as we ran past them.

168. Anastasia Beaverhausen
     February 5th, 2009 at 7:28 pm

     I was wondering if anyone knew anything about the pornographic side of Disney? I ran across a site once that told all of the things thoughout the park that had to do with sex. I do remember one of them though only because I remembered seeing it and thought to myself... How did they get away with that being there and no one has said anything? It is a ride on water where you exit through a whales mouth. If you look up at the teeth of the whale, imbedded in each tooth is an outline of a penis. I swear... go look. I would really like to find that website again and get the list they have there, then go to Disneyland and see them all.

169. Kimberly O.
     February 5th, 2009 at 7:30 pm

     Hi you guys I'm Kim.... I am now 24 years old but way back when when I was4 or 5 we shot a Disney sing along video called "Disneyland Fun" It was sooo much fun to be there for 3 or 4 days and go all over the park and when you were done shooting your scene you were free to roam the park. We got to go in the back lot and the behind the scne stuff. We had lunch in the back with characters with their heads not on. We were there to act and I heard that a fellow cast member of the video turned around and tried to sue them. Saying that they were traumatized by the site of the headless characters and seeing that they were just people and not actually Minnie and Mickey..... COME ON NOW!!!!!!!!!!! WE were getting paid to be there and act and I thought it was ridiculous and a sad ploy to get money. I think I was the youngest cast member and I didn't care. I knew they were just doing a job. I had a blast getting to see they behind the scene stuff that no one else go to.

170. aragorn_i
     February 5th, 2009 at 7:33 pm

     Another little secret room is the corporate suite hidden at the base of the Autopia. It's an unassuming door at the point where the ride (autopia) ends. Inside its air conditioned with a large screen TV with DVD player,a couple of really comfy couches, fridge stocked with coke products, bathroom and hundreds of little chevron play cars.

171. I farted on my nuts
     February 5th, 2009 at 7:40 pm

     I went to disneyland once.. they gave me a free ticket on account of my giant boner.

172. disney is gay
     February 5th, 2009 at 7:45 pm

     gay ppl have sex in the matterhorn now. all waiters at club 33 are polesmokers, and jasmine and snowwhite are carpet munchers.

173. maureen
     February 5th, 2009 at 7:51 pm

     I ate at Club 33 in 1981. There was a cane toilet in the women's room. Weird. Food was great, however.

174. e_man_az
     February 5th, 2009 at 7:51 pm

     Been to Disneyland, Disney World, Epcot and Disneyland Tokyo.....

     Fun for kids of all ages!

175. Curious Mouse
     February 5th, 2009 at 7:53 pm

     Is Club 33 named after the Mason Club 33rd division or whatever?

176. Reggie
     February 5th, 2009 at 7:55 pm

     I seem to recall about 25 years ago of a Disney employee being killed on the job. She worked at the GE Exhibit (Tomorrowland) which consisted of a circular stage divided into partitions. The audience section consisted of rows of seats on a carousel. The audience would watch an exhibit on one portion of the stage. The carousel with the audience would then revolve to the next section and another show. An employee was crushed between an audience section and the stage partition as it was moving. I also recall somebody sneaking into Disneyland and climbing up to a monorail track and being hit by train. I recall reading of these 2 incidents in the paper. The third incident I am not sure of, but the story goes that somebody on the Matterhorne coaster stood up in one of the caves as the train was exiting it. His head struck the lip of the cave. But I am not positive about this one.

177. Cecilia
     February 5th, 2009 at 7:58 pm

     Club 33 is a very nice restaurant. Even the restrooms have fancy seats in white and gold. It is the exclusivity what makes it appealing for the average Joe. Yes, $10,000.00 is the cost of the very limited mebership, and there is a long waiting list. Reservations are a must, the average bill runs in the neighborhood of $100.00 per person, but you get to get into the park for free. I have been to Disneyland and Disneyworld a few times, it is still magic. However, the last time I found Disneyland a bit run down, paint peeling in some places and rust in others, even the gold gilded plates at Club 33 seemed a bit old. Perhaps the 50 millions visitors have left their mark?

178. quimera mares
     February 5th, 2009 at 7:59 pm

     I grew up in Pasadena, so also went to Disneyland regularly as a child. I remember going to the very "modern" House of Tomorrow and seeing push-button telephones and video phones.

     My best friend and I would go there with different agendas, which seemed to match our level of maturity every time we went. The summer that I remember so well found us buying Indian bedspreads and making groovy elastic-topped hippie dresses to wear there, we fancied ourselves to be exotic, myterious models. We never met anybody. Too chicken and shy, I think. But yes, we wern't the only swirly-eyed girls dreaming of meeting boys there; it was a routine for adolescents who went there.

     We smoked dope in the sky-cars, but it's not a relaxing way to have some smoke. I am happy that there's no alcohol in the park -- drunk people ruin evrything, everywhere they are, loud, stupid, and overbearing.

     There was a ride where the audience watches the stage rotate, showing different stages of modern man's development. I remember the song, which with each turn of the stage, was, "It's a great big beautiful tomorrow, shining at the end of every day, It's a great big beautiful tomorrow, ("...and tomorrow's just another dream away" ? correct? I have gaps!)...Man had a dream, and that's a start, he followed that dream with mind and heart, and when it becomes a reality, it's a great big day, for you and me, oh it's a great big beautiful tomorrow..." SO corny, but my best friend and I loved the darned thing, and the corny Mannequin who narrated the show.

     I have a Disneyland map from the 1960's...I wonder if it would be worth anything? Also have the lettered ticket books. Because the best rides were the "E" tickets, we always had the idea that the other letters bespoke bad rides. "Naw, that ride's only an "A" -- you know that it's going to be stupid." I do think that it's better that everything's the same price...each to his/her own and no pre-ride judgement because of ticket value.

     Very fun article and posts.

179. BOBBY BOUCHER
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:00 pm

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180. Johnformer cast member
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:01 pm

     If coke gives it to them free, THEN why DOES IT cost so damn much for a coke.

181. peterparker
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:02 pm

     There is a hidden mickey on the Jungle Cruise ride.

     Disneyland is actually built around a space ship that landed in 1954. Walt Disney, who claims to be from Canada, was actually its pilot. The alien species has been slowly replicating throughout the world creating small villages in Europe, Hong Kong, and Tokyo and Orlando. The Castles are the control/communication centers for each community and Epcot in florida is a field generator. Nightly fireworks send subspace messages to the home planet. Cast members are obviously part of the plot and post ridiculous rumors on the internet to keep people from figuring out the plan.

     They'd rather have you look for hidden mouse heads than really examine what is going on. Isn't is suspicious that they take a thumb print at Disney World? Animal Kingdom is a research facility to find out how dangerous earth animals are and to determine what will be done with them in the future.

     As soon as there is a disneyland on each continent, the earth will be taken over, I understand we will not even notice until it is too late. So enjoy it all while you can.

182. You All dont know what your talking about
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:02 pm

     Disneyland is a great place. And all you haterz can kiss my black ass.

183. Yorkie Lover
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:05 pm

     I have never read one of these from beginning to end before. This was interesting and fun not to mention the memories it brought back. Thanks everyone!

184. Skipper
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:06 pm

     There is a hidden Mickey on the World Famous Jungle Cruise. Ride the Suwanne Lady and you will be able to see it.

185. Rykard
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:07 pm

     Club 33 is a fine dining restaurant not a bar. The facility itself is small and the tables are fairly crowded together. Everytime I've been there, most of the patrons are there as guests of their corporation's membership (so the guy above that said that was how he got in could be telling the truth).

     The food isn't quite as good as Delmonico's in the Venecian Hotel/Casino (Las Vegas) but it is a pretty good feed if you want something other than Mc Donalds French Fries or ribs. Like most fine dining places, the menu is small and your best bet is to trust the chef. If I remember right, its about $65 a person (as a minimum order) and if you want you can order a multi-course meal complete with recomended wines for each course.

     If you ask, they will give you a tour of the premesis, and they sell alot of souveneir things so you can prove you were there. (My wife bought me a pen the last time she was there without me.)

     You can also go out on the balcony to watch that show they do on the river... "Phantasmic" I think its called. The staff is wonderful and for lunch at least the dress code is just whatever you wear to the park.

     The place is a better historic tour than a restaurant, but I'd still eat there any chance I get... The chef makes a mean rack of lamb.

186. Reggie
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:07 pm

     To Oldtimers

     I think you are referring to the train. I was never on it, but I seem to remember reading in the marketing literature that the train went past "Grand Canyon". It may have been a diarama or something enclosed in a building that the train went through. Not sure, but do recall an association of the train with "Grand Canyon".

     On a separate story, back in the late 70's, I was at Disneyland. I was riding the Pirates of the Caribbean. As the ride starts, you come to a waterfall. The boat seems to wait a few seconds before it proceeds. I was in the second row. That area is dimly lit. While the boat was waiting, I saw a cigarette being tossed by somebody in the first row. The cigarette landed in the water. Suddenly, there was a loud voice coming from a hidden speaker announcing that there was no smoking in Disneyland. It then directed the man in the front row to look up to his left at the ceiling. Apparently, he hesitated. The voice then said that the ride would not proceed until he did. He did, and the ride proceeded. When we got to the other end and docked, there were plainclothes people waiting there and they escorted the man out. What a ride.

187. Tim Reynolds
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:13 pm

     Scott-O --

     Sorry, Bud; count me as one who does not find your post particularly clever, jocular, or imaginative (no pun). Rather, it seems as if you guzzled a few too many gimlets (Bushnell's whiskey?) or did an egregious amount of "blow" so as to evince a (poor) semblance of creativity. Bottom line: Leave it to the experts, Monsieur -- and for heaven's sake put away the mind-altering substances.

188. minnie =]
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:14 pm

     HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA!

     ThESEE PE0PlE hAVEE [N0] idEAA WhAT ThEREE TAlkiNG ABOUT .

189. Old Timer
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:15 pm

     The ride operator who was killed was not on the People Mover. She was standing too near the walls in the Carousel of Progress and was smushed as the audience sections rotated and the walls crushed her. Very messy and they actually remodeled the attraction after that to become America Sings.

     BTW - In the 1960s, my dad used to operate the Shell gas station on the corner of Katella and West, across the street from the Disney parking lot. I loved Disney back then, but now I'm a confirmed WDW visitor.

190. Walt Disney
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:16 pm

     I'm not dead! I'm just frozen!

191. minnie =]
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:17 pm

     WAiT i MEANN ThESE

     VERYY [STUPidd] PE0PlEE

     :]

192. Elizabeth
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:18 pm

     I hate to burst everyone's bubble.. But I work in the medical field. As for no one dying in Disneyland, that is true. No one but a doctor can LEGALLY state that a person is dead. No nurse, no paramedic, only doctors. So that is true, no one has died IN Disneyland unless they have a doctor on staff who can pronounce.

193. MANTASTIC
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:18 pm

     I LOVE DISNEYLAND!

194. Uncle Freddy
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:21 pm

     Just for the record I fucked one of the Pocahontas girls.

195. minnie =]
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:21 pm

     ASSWhOlEESSSS.!

196. minnie =]
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:22 pm

     EWW YOU NASTYY PiG

197. frenchjr25
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:27 pm

     My high school music teacher worked at Disneyland for 16 years as Dapper Dan. He said there once was a tunnel of love. Guards had to be posted inside to keep people from fooling around. It was very common to hear them tell people to sip up their pants.

198. D. Nurse
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:27 pm

     Love Disneyland, but it has gotten so expensive. Still have my 'A-E ticket booklet' They told me you could turn them in for 'Disney Dollars'. Walt died at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Burbank, of Stomach Cancer, a lovely and gentle man.

199. Rykard
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:28 pm

     As to the membership price... if my memory was better I could quote you a dollar amount, but the first time I was there my wife and I considered joining... ther was no way we could have afforded $10k at the time so I am thinking it was alot lower. I also don't remember a waiting list... I guess I'll check into it to see if it has changed.

200. Rykard
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:28 pm

     oh... and for those that care: http://www.disneylandclub33.com/

201. Reggie
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:29 pm

     The GE Exhibit in Tomorrowland was the Carousel of Progress that I am referring to. The People Mover was a different ride. The Carousel of Progress is the same exhibit that quimera mares referred to. It has been years since I have been at Disneyland. I doubt if it is still there. One exhibit that I liked very much was the Theatre in the Round showing a trip across America with movie screens ajoining each other in a circular theatre. I remember that the theatre had "leaning" bars that you leaned against because you could easily get dizzy watching it. Great show. But I understand that it is no longer there.

202. FormerDisneyIntern
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:31 pm

     Worked at Disneyworld as a college intern about 10 years ago in their college program. The tunnels are kinda neat - a decent size cafeteria with cheap yummy food for the staff. You will see Mickey, Minnie, and Goofy eating there with their full uniforms minus the heads. Really weird. Mickey Mouse is often played by a boy.
     Let's see the tunnels...some smell like trash with leaking trashy liquid seeping down from pipes while others smell like freshly baked chocolate chip cookies!
     That's because they pipe chocolate chip cookie smell into the bakery/ice cream parlor on main street from the tunnels.
     Also, it is not uncommon to see celebrities walk by you in the tunnels with a disney employee with them. I saw the drummer from Hootie and the Blowfish one time.
     When I was there no one could "die" at Disneyworld - I think that policy has since been changed at least at DIsneyworld.
     The two worst jobs at Disneyworld in my opinion are 1) The Custodians and 2) Fast Food Workers

203. kevin g.
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:31 pm

     I have lived in SO CAL all my life and have been to disneyland more times than I remember. I met a gentleman a few years back who had started at Disney in 1967 selling popcorn and when he left the park in the late 80's he was the number 2 man at the Anaheim park. He told me a couple interesting items...
     The skeletons in the pirates of the caribbean were, and perhaps still are, real human skeletons. Fake ones in 1967 were prohibitively expensive at that time.
     The "hurry back" little lady ghost at the end of the haunted mansion was a popular make up artist who worked for disney.
     There have been many deaths at disneyland. My friend had to make the horrible call to the parents of the girl who worked on America Sings and inform them that their daughter was killed on the ride when she somehow was crushed by the revolving building's walls.

     I have also heard numerous accounts of ghostly activity throughout the park from guests who perished there- most deadly ride: the old people mover.

     Favorite memory of Disneyland: Riding with my parents as a kid on the old skyway and as it travelled through the section of the matterhorn, ( sort of a tunnel-like cavern) at the exact same moment that my older brothers and their buddies went whipping by in a bobsled. We all saw each other and screamed...you kind of had to be there.
     Good times. Say what you want about Walt, Disneyland, or America- personally I think this planet would suck without all 3 of them.

204. Rykard
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:33 pm

     wikipedia says $10k and 3500 to renew... I really do remember looking into it...

205. Flatulent Wanker
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:36 pm

     The name of Club 33 was a reference to the original 33 investors in Disneyland. You can find Club 33 stuff on Ebay and it's mostly fairly pricey, because it's all pretty scarce and the only place it's sold is inside Club 33.

     As someone who is thoroughly unimpressed by exclusive places (as in, we exclude anyone who isn't rich enough or beautiful enough or hoity-toity enough for us, thank you very much) I have zero interest in going there. I'll stick to the Blue Bayou quite happily.

206. Solfin D. MsTery
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:38 pm

     My bro-in-law has worked at D.Land for the past 16 years as a Sr. Sound Engineer. He programed the parrot on the Pirates/Carribean ride to say some pretty funny (tho profane) phrases... You wouldn't/couldn't really notice unless you knew what to listen for... My daughter worked in the jewelry store on Main Street - besides the really ugly costume she had to wear (1890's Gibson Girl), the pay was really crappy. One bright spot was the comp passes that we got to use whenever we had visitors in town! I love Disneyland!

207. louis
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:38 pm

     when you go on the pirates of the carribean ride (Im not sure if it is still there) look closely at a painting of a naked women (from waist up) with her long hair covering her chest. Her hair looks like two long arms with pointy fingers grabbing her breast from behind. OH,and after Walt died...the remaining owners were gay. Im guessing that is why there are so many gay people working their. But do not get me started with the movies ex. The liitle mermaid...(if you look closely)the prince private part sticks out when he is marrying ariel on the boat. Not to mention other disturbing hidden images in other movies. Walt was a good man and had a dream...it just sucks that, after him, the owners behind disney are weirdos.

208. CS
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:39 pm

     Hi, The post have been great! Even the questionable posts, I went to flash...... site, lol. I can't comment about Disneyland I haven't been there. I have been to Disneyworld twice, loved it both times; once as a child and then as an adult. I loved Animal Kingdom the most.

209. Lasher
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:39 pm

     When they took out the Country Bear Jamboree, they built the Winnie the Pooh ride where it was. If you look back as you go through doorways over one of them they left the Mooseheads hanging. I am told that there is a little piece of every ride left when they build a new one in it's place. Just some fun trivia about that.....

210. TheOneDrivinTheNova
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:40 pm

     For those of you wanting to see the pictures of people flasing on Splash Mountain well you can go to snopes.com and click on Disney then Disney Theme Parks and it will give you a list of all the stories there is and if they are true or not. The second to last one is about flashing on splash mountain. Click on breast and it will give you a couple paragraphs to read. Then at the bottom of that is reads "Flash Mountain photos" Click on the square with "WWW" in it and it will take you to the page. They are some old school pictures though I must warn!

     Or you can just copy and paste this link!
     http://web.archive.org/web/20000918213331/home.europa.com/~cabelsa/fla sh/

     Ms. Nova 72

211. ralph
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:41 pm

     disneyland sux nuts

212. ralph
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:42 pm

     disneyCHUPS!!!

213. 'Lissa
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:42 pm

     Haunted Mansion wasn't the only place people spread their loved ones' ashes... practically all the rides and of course, Rivers of America.

     I've also been in Walt's apartment. It's really, really small. The two, red couches on either side of the lamp converts into double beds for his kids. Lots of old photos of him and his family. I wonder if they ever fixed the broken closet door. I even used the potty!

214. Reggie
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:47 pm

     After doing some research, I stand corrected re: the worker killed at the Carousel of Progress. In 1973, that exhibit was shipped off to Disney World in Florida. It was replaced with America Sings in 1974 using the same carousel approach in the same building. The young woman was killed on the spot on July 8, 1974. Tragic story. Whether or not she was legally declared dead at the time is certainly irrelevant to the victim. (My source was snopes.com).

215. elle
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:47 pm

     i, too, am a former cast member, and i have to join in and dispute the thing about the "underground tunnels." there are some, but they aren't used for "hanging out." the fact is that most of the break rooms/places for cast members to hang out are backstage, behind the walls circling the actual park. those are the places where we relax and eat our lunch in peace (and thank goodness, because the tunnels they use to transport trash and other things stink to high heaven). if we did have to use them to get from place to place, we'd usually plug our noses.

216. Gouru
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:48 pm

     The crushing accident in 1976 wasn't People Mover, it was America Sings. A ride attendant had not returned to her seat and was watching the prior scene when she was caught between the stage wall and the moving platform wall. After that time they installed 'breakaway' walls to prevent that happening. A lot of 'America Sings' (which was a favorite attraction of mine) is now in the finale of Splash Mountain.

     As a kid I remember going to Disneyland and riding the mules through the Painted Desert. Years later you could only do this by train, and then it all disappeared with Thunder Mountain, thought the Rainbow Caverns survived.

     In the 70s, my roommate and I used to go to the park almost every weekend. He had friends that worked there so got signed in most of the time, still had to buy ride tickets, etc. But there was a lot of live music and shows, so most of the time we didn't bother with those.

217. Slate
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:50 pm

     Ok guys really? There is no need to go on and on about the appearance of Club 33. How about googling "Club 33" and OMG guess what, the Club 33 Website has a photo tour.

218. argyle
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:50 pm

     Theme parks suck and so do all you freaking homos that have posted comments here. Get a life and go post a comment about how Obama's going to save the world. And remember....Don't under estimate the power of the handicapped.

219. CinderellaLover
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:50 pm

     To Shari who said "Walt if you can hear me from your grave, you out to be shot for how much it cost to get in Disneyland. A family of 6 will pay almost 8 hundred dollars just to walk in the gates. Its really a shame"

     Dont be such a drama queen it does not cost THAT much for entrance to the park. Ticket prices for age 10+ are $69, $59 for ages 3-9 and under that are free. $69 dollars (assuming they are all age 10 and up) times 6 people is only $414......not almost $800.

     I was born and raised in SoCal~ 2o minutes from Disneyland and have been ther so many times I cant count. My children have performed in the musical day parades and now my daughter works at Disney.

     If you want to get in free then get a job there or have a relative or friend let you in the park free with their alloted guess passes. This year anyone can get in free on your birthday.

     It costs money to upkeep the park and pay the employees and maintenance. That is what you are paying for.

     BTW....yes Disney has their own Police dept and Fire Dept. You can only get hired if you are an experienced professional...no rookies....so most are former OCSD. LASD, LAPD, OCFD or LACFD! and I dont mean the security that gets paid $10.25 and hour...these are real POST police officers.

220. Johnart
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:51 pm

     The basketball court at the 80 foot level of the Matterhorn is large enough to be a full court, but the staircase leading to the top (147 feet) is in the center and the single hoop is attached to that staircase. I worked there from 1966 to 1969 as one of the two "Famous Swiss Mountain climber", Hans and Otto. I have climbed the upper 67 feet of the Matterhorn with my partner in 52 seconds once. Now I know that as pretty stupid, but after climbing 10 times a day, for three years, you need a little challenge.

221. Gouru
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:51 pm

     It was America Sings at the time of the accident, thought I can't be sure of the year (age hurts) IIRC it had only been open a few months. I remember attending the grand opening of the attraction, and the news coming out sometime later.

222. disney is gay
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:56 pm

     dont delete me this time. it is irritating. club 33 is way over priced. do u know how much coors light u can buy for the 10000 a year membership fee!!!!!!! plus a home cooked meal is way better than restaraunt food ne day, no matter who the chef is!!!!!!! i lov e COORS LIGHT!!!!! SILVER BULLET RIDES ON BABY YEAHH!!!!

223. cole
     February 5th, 2009 at 8:58 pm

     yes i too have been to club 33. it is well worth the wait to get in if u want to. many people dont know this but somewhere in the park, on one of the coca-cola signs in really small writing it has walt disney's name written in stained glass.

224. mkanda
     February 5th, 2009 at 9:01 pm

     Whoever said the thing about tinkerbell frequentally being a man was right, at least for Disney World, my aunt and her sister both worked there, one was Jasmine and the other was one worked with maintnance, and they said it was a lot of fun, but also that one of the rides, I can;t remember which- is stopped by some type of parachute thing that doesn't always deploy, so they have to use an emergancy stop a lot. I've only gotten to go to Disney three times because it's so far away- but everytime it was so much fun and I loved it!
     I wish I could go back...

225. Pat Leahy
     February 5th, 2009 at 9:03 pm

     I went to work for Disney in 1971 while I was in
     High School in Huntington Beach. I was considered Seasonal Part Time. Worked in the Tiki Room and the Tahitian Terrace.
     It was (bitchin) going to work back then. Had friends
     that worked on the Matterhorn, Submarines,Autopia,and many Characters. At the end of the night we would get
     together at the Matterhorn. We would get in the seats backwards and ride the Mountain.
     Each day you came to work you would enter from the Harbor Blvd. side of the Park at the Cast Member Entrance. When you came in you would get a fresh, pressed Cast Member Uniform to put on. They had a Locker Room for the men and Women.
     During the winter about 40 Disney Employees and some friends took a bus to Mammoth Mountain to go skiing for
     the weekend. Snow White and Goofy was with us.

     Used to go in the tunnels in the Pirates of the Caribbean and look from behind the walls at the people
     cruising through in the boats.
     And in 1971 a girl working at the Carousel of Progress was caught between the wall panels as they turned the audience into the next room. She died and the ride was stopped and everyone was ushered out. A
     good friend Jan was working with her that night.
     Many stories to tell. Holding one of the ride operators by his ankles in the water as the submarine passed by. Imagine the surprise of the people looking out of the portholes expecting to see the coral and fish.

226. peterparker
     February 5th, 2009 at 9:04 pm

     The train currently leaves the tomorrowland station and heads into a building. There is a large diorama of the Grand Canyon. It was once called the most realistic diorama made. Years later they added a second diorama portraying the era of the dinosaurs. It has anamitronic dinosaurs. It is very cool

227. Iheartdisney
     February 5th, 2009 at 9:05 pm

     My Aunt works at the park, she is an engineer, and can get us in whenever we want (which isn't that often since i live in NC).
     Fun Fact: One of her coworkers in the recording studios didn't like the way that the robotic computer voce sounded, sooooo if you ever hear a weather alert at Disneyland, it's my Aunt's voice.
     i think its pretty super-cool.

228. Club33 Lover
     February 5th, 2009 at 9:06 pm

     CLUB 33 club prices

     Corporate Membership

     This membership is designed for organizations to make Club 33 available to a number of their executives, and has a membership fee of $20,000. This entitles the corporate member to designate up to nine associate members. Dues for associate members are $2,250 per year. All memberships are transferable to other executives in the corporation.

     Members no longer in the employment of the corporate member's company must surrender the membership cards to Club 33. The corporate member may then designate another member of his company.

     Limited Corporate Membership

     This membership is designed for organizations wishing to make Club 33 available to one of their executives, and has a membership fee of $10,000. This entitles the corporation to transfer the membership to another employee whenever necessary. For individual members, credit is extended based upon the membership fee initially paid if a transfer of membership is desired. Dues are $2,250 per year.

     Individual Membership

     This particular membership is for individuals and is available at $7,500 membership fee and $2,250 annual dues. These memberships are nontransferable.

229. Iheartdisney
     February 5th, 2009 at 9:08 pm

     Pat Leahy-
     I have been to mammoth so many times when i was little we had a condo there.
     love mammoth!!

230. WD
     February 5th, 2009 at 9:08 pm

     The women that eenymeenyminymoe and exwdwcast speak of are two unrelated incidents. The woman on the Matterhorn was named Dolly and she was fat and unbuckled her seatbelt because it was too tight. About halfway through A-track (which is the left side)there is a dip where A-track goes under B-track. It was at that dip where she fell out and landed right in between two sensors. If she wiggled a little bit, she probably would have hit one of the sensors and would have triggered an e-stop (or ride shutdown). But she just stayed there and got hit by an oncoming bobsled. That part of the ride is now known as Dolly's Dip.

     There were two people who died on the Peoplemover. Both were caused by idiots trying to hop between vehicles, failing, and getting crushed underneath the vehicle. I know it's rude to call dead people idiots, but let's face it...better to get them out of the gene pool early.

     To couch - No, missing children does not fall under death...because they are MISSING. Otherwise, it would be called dead children. And while there have been missing children in Disneyland (mostly due to parental neglect), they have ALL been found.

     To MC - Steve Martin was not a Jungle Cruise skipper. He worked in the magic shop, as previously mentioned. Also, most of your notes refer to common Guest Service issues. And I tell you now that if more companies practiced these simple guest service techniques that Disney is well-known for, they wouldn't have as much trouble as they do. But for your knowledge, even after paying for an admission ticket, you don't have the right to do anything without the consequence of having your ticket revoked. And they can kick you out of the park for any reason at all. Read the back of your ticket next time you go.

     And finally, Walt was not a nazi. Stop trying to tarnish the name of one of the greatest men to ever walk this Earth.

231. Donald Ducks my hero
     February 5th, 2009 at 9:08 pm

     In the spirit of Donald Duck, I can say that if I never step into a Disney Park again, it will zippidydodah okay for me. I took my kids to Florida in the 80s and 90s more times than I care to count. I grew to despise the place and all that it stood for. It began to feel more like being in the movie "West World" or "Total Recall", as nothing and no one was real or showed real emotion. Long hot lines, bad food, and wasted money. While the facades and creativity amused me, I am not a fan of this type of escapism. I'd rather just save my money and vacation in the "Real" places that Disney tries to duplicate. I do however have fond memories of all the Disney movies of the 60s and 70s. And waiting with anticipation for the "Wonderful World of Disney" to come on TV. While Disneyland and World are obviously loved by many, I have no doubt I speak for many other parents who would have rather been somewhere else too. Oh, the things we will do for our kids.

232. BratislavaRox
     February 5th, 2009 at 9:09 pm

     WALT DISNEY IS IN A CRYO CHAMBER. WE NEED TO UNTHAW HIM SO HE CAN MAKE MORE MOVIES THAT ARE ANTISEMETIC

233. Alyssa
     February 5th, 2009 at 9:10 pm

     Aw, that is really cute that Walt lives on in the park in all those different ways. The telegraph giving his speech is so cool. Thanks for posting this, it was really interesting.

234. Craig
     February 5th, 2009 at 9:12 pm

     If Coke is giving the soda for free, why do we pay like $8 a cup. That's criminal.

235. katari
     February 5th, 2009 at 9:14 pm

     Sheesh . Never read something about Disneyland while watching a horror movie . You'll get completely confused with the happiness of what you're reading and the terror and brutality of what you're listening to and watching .
     

236. Iheartdisney
     February 5th, 2009 at 9:15 pm

     most magical place on earth= most expensive place on earth
     I got wet in a water ride and payed $25 for a cheap towel
     I still love it though

237. johnny rocket
     February 5th, 2009 at 9:17 pm

     Disney sucks luften balls I would rather puff on a joint and watch Disney movies for free in my house on my comfy couch then go there and have to deal with all these goody two-shoes acting child molesters yes I said it you are probably pediphiles if you're obsessed with Disney still so all you old phucks obsessed with disney should meet with another Disney freak named michael jackson at neverland ranch and screw eachother in the bunts and peace love Ec whatever smoke a joint and lighten up and yeah I screwed jasmine 2lisa gives great and deep head she took me on a magic ride thank you for reading phuck you peds and I'm out!

238. PC
     February 5th, 2009 at 9:21 pm

     I started reading these posts tonight. Not bad at the beginning. Very interesting points of view. I love the parks and can have a really enjoyable time. Folks put a lot of effort into creating the "memories". The posts further down were not of any great intellegence, but I'm done after reading the profanity ridden and irrelevant posts. Good night!

239. carolinelinda05
     February 5th, 2009 at 9:21 pm

     Does anyone remember this or was there when this happened? One year I was @ Disneyland and had seen an accident cant remember the year but the boat in frontier land was coming in to fast the employee tied it off and the medal tie one the boat ripped off and hit a guy in the head and there was blood everywhere, I remember my mom my stepfather and me taking off our sweatshirts to help with the bleeding.. I have no idea what had happened to that guy or family. But I hope they made it through it ok!

240. johnny rocket
     February 5th, 2009 at 9:25 pm

     he's dead it was 97

241. LOLOLOL
     February 5th, 2009 at 9:31 pm

     that basketball court isn't olympic size! its a crappy hoop inside a small room

242. Iheartdisney
     February 5th, 2009 at 9:35 pm

     Fact: Every Halloween, all of the kids of Disney castmembers and employees get to go to Main Street and Trick-or-Treat. My cousins do this every year

243. Dennis
     February 5th, 2009 at 9:36 pm

     My Uncle worked on the Pirates ride, all the flemish scroll work on the ships is his work, free hand. The set of footprints sliding into the water by the drunk guys under the bridge are his also. I remember the mermaids way back in the sixties, and also the Monsanto innerspace ride, and if you look you can see how the autopia tracks used to go up through some of the buildings and all around, probably a liability problem why they are closed, but they're still there. The sky ride through the matterhorn was way cool, and they used to shoot the hippo on the safari boats, but that isn't politically correct so they don't do it anymore. Mostly I feel sorry for that dinosaur on the train ride, he's been chewing on that piece of moss since at least 1960! I love Disneyland, and so do the kids and grand kids, Walt Disney rocks!

244. r campbell
     February 5th, 2009 at 9:37 pm

     please delete the article from Nov 24,2008 regarding the "flash photos" listed below is a pornosite for flash mountain. The person who wrote this is a pervert and their comments removed. This tales are about Disney facts and the good times millions have had there

245. toh
     February 5th, 2009 at 9:40 pm

     GO WD!!! It is nice to see someone post something honest on this page!

     Disneyland is very truly the happiest and most wonderful place on earth created by an absolute genius! Those of you that are unable to see/accept the magic should not be given the chance to experience it either! If you don't like it - stay home! If you don't know the absolute truth - keep your mouth shut!

     As for the booze comment at the beginning, has anyone been to California Adventures? Decent selection of beer and fabulous selection of wine, why are you going all the way back to the DL hotel for a beer?

246. toh
     February 5th, 2009 at 9:43 pm

     PS - Walt was born in Chicago! Just spent most of his growing years in Missouri

247. Megan
     February 5th, 2009 at 9:44 pm

     That's pretty bad about the whole Johnny Depp thing. I mean i know he's hot, but come on!!! Who would try that??!!

248. RcDrummer
     February 5th, 2009 at 9:47 pm

     to whoever it was that said you got arrested for doing something on a ride, your most likely lying to make yourself seem like a badass.

     Im 17 and just about a year ago my highschool went to disneyland and got to go backstage etc..

     1. they never said we couldnt take pictures backstage

     (we took a picture with donald duck, headless, while he was smoking, just becuase we thought it was funny, and we asked him) (NO LIE!) i dont have access to that picture anymore, but i can try to find it

     2. yes, Disney is excellent about cleaning up and an accident/injury quickly. a little girl was running over by the finding nemo ride and tripped and busted her mouth, and head open, she was rushed away, and her blood was cleaned up within a minute and life went on.

     3. MOST IMPORTANTLY

     being 17 and both spaz drummers, me and my friend thought it would be funny to jump out of the boat and walk on the side of the ride, by the guy laying on the cannon on pirates of the carribean, (towards the end)

     what made us do this, i dont know, i guess were just ignorant teenagers, but get over it

     anywayssss

     we immediately heard someone on the intercom say “please return to your seat and follow the safety rules” or something like that….

     the minute we got off the ride, there was a women dressed in, nicer, clothes waiting for us, she grabbed us out of the exit walkway and asked us if we knew what could have gone wrong, and were lucky we didnt get hurt, she was stern, and lectured us

     but we were NOWHERE near getting arrested.

     4. (this was a seperate trip) in the summer of 2008)

     a lady passed out on the big steamboat ride, right next the railroad rollercoaster, it was docked and all, but within maybe 30 seconds of it happening, two paramedics came out of knowhere with all of there equiptment, and also a manager type person, trying to keep people clear of the area,

     so i wouldnt doubt there are access tunnels for stuff like this so that it doesnt alarm anyone if they saw paramedics running through the park

     But the underground City thing?

     come on, that wouldnt even be necessary

     but in all as i read these, i just laugh to myself, some people are really good a BS-ing. its somewhat pathetic.

     I love disneyland, i will continue to go at least twice a year until i die, so i if you dont like disney land guys, why bother posting anything on a website devoted to it?

     its a waste of EVERYONES time.

     o and, everyone just SHUT UP ABOUT CLUB 33

     we get it

     who cares

     its not even interesting anymore

     viva la disneyland

249. Bookburner451
     February 5th, 2009 at 9:50 pm

     Loved hearing the stories about Club 33. I've been going to Disneyland for 35 years and never knew about it.

     My Family and I, including my in-laws from Russia, were stuck on Thnuder Mountain Express, when the ride broke down. We had to hike out of the ride. It was very cool to see the guts of the ride and all the secret little passageways. It took so long to get out that we missed the fireworks. Guest relations gave us free passes to come back again. They were awesome! My In-laws still spread the good word in Russia to this day.

250. johnny rocket
     February 5th, 2009 at 9:55 pm

     phukc you toh I am staying home

251. johnny rocket
     February 5th, 2009 at 9:57 pm

     this is my blog now

252. Lmarmar
     February 5th, 2009 at 9:59 pm

     I went to D'land on "Senior Night" in 1980 and a kid did die. We all knew something was wrong when someone was actually paged over the loud speaker throughout the park...this NEVER happened. My friend who also worked there told us that this was serious because paging a person or group was unheard of. Sure enough a kid was acting like an idiot on the people mover and was caught between a car and some tracks or something..it was a downer.
     Do they even HAVE Senior Nights anymore? Ahhhh those were the days. Also...since so many kids from high school worked there...I heard of a few more tidbits..scents of chocolate and flowers are pumped into main street through grates in the sidewalks!

253. Karlie
     February 5th, 2009 at 10:09 pm

     College students can apply for internships to work at Disney World for college credit, and they work in everything from characters to food service. Minnie Mouse used to cook macaroni and cheese for my son at their apartment complex when he was there. Kids come from all over the world for the internship program, and take various classes while they are there to earn the college credits.

254. haha
     February 5th, 2009 at 10:14 pm

     there are a lot of liars here

255. Mary
     February 5th, 2009 at 10:14 pm

     I used to be Disneyland cast member and just to let you know there isn't a force that checks over your photos. Its a regular salesperson, one of the people who sells you the photo at the photo booth. We got to sit down in a little room that has a computer which flashes each picture and you get like 10 seconds to make sure no one is flipping the bird, flashing, or making gang signs. If so, you get to delete it or call down and have the salespeople refuse to sell it! It was pretty fun and nice cause you get to sit (Disney employee's don't get to sit or lean while onstage!). The only other force is security and the plain clothes officers who are walking around making sure you're not shoplifting!

256. Mike1429
     February 5th, 2009 at 10:15 pm

     Back in '98 I spiked some heroin in a bathroom by Space Mountain. I was nodding by the time the ride got moving, and shaking like a leaf by the time I got off. Not really a good mix, but pot is great for any ride. ...and for all of you clamoring to keep these posts clean for kids. Welcome to reality, the sooner children learn that not everything is happy-happy world, the faster they can acclimate to the terror and injustice that makes up this modern American life.

257. theglamlife
     February 5th, 2009 at 10:25 pm

     Hey. I was invited last week to see the "Its a Small World" ride. They just re-did it.

     here is my post with a pic form inside...

     http://marcywrites.com/2009/02/05/its-a-small-worldnew-and-improved/

     Not sure if Mary Blair (orginal designer would be thrilled. What do you think?)

258. another mickey maniac
     February 5th, 2009 at 10:30 pm

     Jus gonna say, if you ask to sit in the last car, you know the fancy one, Walt's personal one, they could let you. I have before, like, 5 times. nothin really special. what I don't get is why they mention the crest but not the golden spike in the ground. the exact center of the park. and another way that the park will never be done (literally) is that Walt had one of the tower's roofs left unfinished. sadly for the winter thing some morons did finish it. trust me, my dad's a mickey maniac, we go like 2 or 3 times a year. Not that it isn't awesome, it totally is, but after you've memorized the place and all the rides it's boring. still,

     #1 is true, and I'm betting that the people who went weren't the happiest of campers, it was over 100 degrees out, so no great reviews in store I bet.

     #2 is true, and it's called club 33 for the 33 original investors. it was specially set up just for them.

     #3 NO WAY TOMORROW LAND IS OUTDATED???? THE PLACE WAS ONLY BUILT 50 YEARS AGO!!!!!! still something cool is that most the trashcans from the other parks are from tomorrow land. they get repainted and put around the park. recycling, in an ironic, strange way.

     #4 no, the cast members eat and change out of costume out in the park. yup. (this is one of the most redundant ones on this list.)

     #5 its an old half court basketball court on the 5th floor.

     #6 no place on earth is 100% safe. and this is an amusement park, with big, complex rollercoaster in southern california. no way this is 100% safe. accidents are going to happen, duh.

     #7 cameras? seriously? (totally the most redundant thing on this list) if you've ever been on california screaming, or splash mountain or space mountain or any of those, you KNOW there are cameras. and it's pretty freaking obvious there are going to be cameras insode the rides. you know, to make sure no one gets out of the car during the ride or anything? no flash photography (like thats ever stopped anyone) This did not need to be told, dimwad.

     #8 eew. cameras watching you, I don't believe its likely, but still, ew

     #9 Like jack sparrow is the only one gettin hit for that stuff. please.

     #10 never heard any ticking in the train station, quite frankly.

     There are so many other things. hidden mickeys, the train going thru the haunted mansion, (so listen carefully when you're on it, idk what part, but you can hear the train blowing its horn sometimes.)and the cast members abbreviate everything. its a small world after all- iswaa or something like that. (told to us by a cast member) or go up to the nemo ride and say 'moo'. seriously, its an abbreviation for the wheelchair- ridden guests part of the ride. M.O.O.- Marine Observation Outpost. Its hysterical to do. yup, got another trip coming up in spring break! wow, it's been... 3 months? anyways, some of this stuff is just retarded. anyone can tell you. but if you

259. Just Me
     February 5th, 2009 at 10:33 pm

     hmmm... all great stuff.. I remember most of this stuff and the ride innerspace that used to be where star tours is now. That was the ride to go on first.. you supposedly were shrunk to atom size. Swiss family tree house is now tarzan's. and the alladin restraunt used to be a polynesian restraunt with a lua .. fire dancers and stuff... and the BEST lobster!

     at any rate ... I have an annual pass and even at 45 I can still walk into the park and feel like a lil kid again.. also I do have a framed "E" ticket.. its prolly one of my most prized souveniers.

     Rock On Mickey!!!

260. dot hack project
     February 5th, 2009 at 10:35 pm

     Actually i've never been in DisneyLand. Wether there are some i read are criticism but i will be positively look what that amusement park can bring. Maybe the management lack somethings, but the fact that it is amusement park it brings joy to everyone. =)

261. tmyawtb
     February 5th, 2009 at 10:35 pm

     I am surprised you didn't mention that you used to be able to go inside Sleeping Beauty's Castle. You could look through the keyholes in the doors and see different scenes from the story. If I remember correctly, you could also go out on the balcony. Another thing that is interesting is that the buildings at one end of Main Street are taller than the other end to make the street appear longer than it is. I remember fishing off the island and once I caught a fish. We saw Louis Armstrong playing on the paddlewheel boat when I was 4 years old. They used to have a bawdy show at the Golden Horseshoe, complete with dancing girls and gunfights. The pirates used to chase women in the Pirates of the Caribbean. I remember the mermaids in the submarine lagoon. Another ride that closed that I liked was a ride where you got smaller and smaller till you were microscopic (maybe called the Monsanto). It was very psychedelic. They used to have a mule train ride, keel boats, Indian canoes, and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. You used to be able to go into the fort on Tom Sawyer's Island and shoot guns out of the turrets. In the early days, you'd buy a ticket book with tickets lettered A-E. "A" tickets got you around on Main Street. "E" tickets were for the Matterhorn and other big rides. You had to really think about which rides to go on. When people really liked something back then, they would often describe it as a "E-ticket ride". I've been going to Disneyland since it opened, and I still enjoy it.

262. cjunkiiee
     February 5th, 2009 at 10:36 pm

     i was once caught and taken to the Disney jail. It was 1994 during disney's 40th year anniversary. I had a disney passport and i went disneyland for 40 days straight. they were giving away a different card each day. after several days my boyfriend and i were collecting the vouchers as well to retrieve the cards and we saw the tourist who didnt seem to know what to do with the vouchers. so we started asking for it. It was great because some of them would get their whole group and give us the vouchers. so apparently other disney collectors started doing this too. so thats how i got caught, they place my friend and i in seperate rooms with cameras on the ceiling. they threatened to take our passports. it was a really interesting experience. also i got my money back since i sold the cards for 5 bucks each every wednesday night when i go to the comic mini convention at the city of commerce.
     the best card was the 40th card with Indiana Jones.
     I also almost worked at Disney but i got hired at Knotts Berry Farm by the time they called me.

263. Cheryl Duran
     February 5th, 2009 at 10:43 pm

     Here is a link to Club 33 information. Extensive, photos and all.

     http://www.disneylandclub33.com/

264. Frank Adair
     February 5th, 2009 at 10:43 pm

     100+ degrees at DisneyWorld and my wife is line for an autographed photo of Goofy! I'm dyin' in the heat and finally say "honey were waiting for a photo of a guy dressed up in a Goofy costume!" She said deadly serious . . . I believe that's the real Goofy!

265. HATHCOCK
     February 5th, 2009 at 10:50 pm

     I WENT TO DISNEYLAND IN ABOUT 1974. I WENT WITH MY FRIENDS SISTER AND HER CHILDREN. MY MOST VIVID MEMORY WAS LOOKING UP MINNIE MOUSE'S DRESS AND DOWN MY FRIEND'S SISTER'S BLOUSE...ALSO GOOFEY BENT OVER TO LET THE CHILDRENS MOM TAKE A PICTURE AND LET A BIG FART.... I WISH I COULD GO BACK TO THEN AND DO IT ALL AGAIN......

266. eddie o
     February 5th, 2009 at 10:51 pm

     for the girl that did the movie called "disneyland fun", i used 2 have that video. now im wondering which kid where u?

267. i went to club 33!!!!!
     February 5th, 2009 at 10:51 pm

     My cousins uncles 3rd ex-wifes 2nd cousin that married my brothers ex wifes 2nd cousin that had a friends great uncle from New Orleans that swam from the 9th ward to marry his 9th wife after Katrina got me a ticket to club 33 but he lost it. He then got another ticket from his 4th cousins uncle/daddy which had to sleep with his 3rd cousins goat which was my christmas present this year. I then had to give him the goat cause he fell in love with it after sleeping with it the first time. Thats how i got a ticket to go. My ass hurt too bad to sit on the stool though. I forgot about the other thing i did to get that ticket.

268. Unknown
     February 5th, 2009 at 10:54 pm

     Michael Eisner...When I was 20 I went to a private gay party in beverly hills in some house without anything in it. Theres was only like 4 older guys and he was one of them. All the rest were young boys/guys. And some guy from WB.

269. idiots
     February 5th, 2009 at 10:56 pm

     well first off they dont get a hazmat team to clean the mansion they just get custodial to bring a vacuum and clean up the ashes and throw them in the trash. They dont need a hazmat team to come in.

270. Zmarie
     February 5th, 2009 at 11:11 pm

     Whats the matter with some of you people?
     There are many people who work and have worked at Disneyland to make it an enjoyable places for YOU!!!
     Many intelligent people have engineered a lot of hard hours of work to make it a enjoyable place for YOU!!!!
     Have some respect for gods sake.
     I for one respect and appreciate everything that all those people have done and do so that I can have a enjoyable time.How they manage to always be smiling when having to deal with disrespectful idiots like some of you is truly amazing. I have never been there and had a bad time due to all the workers trying there hardest to ensure I have a great time and memorable experience.
     So...If you don't have something nice to say,say it somewhere else.
     Can anyone describe Club 33 in more detail? I would like to know more.

271. Just Me
     February 5th, 2009 at 11:23 pm

     YO!!! Zmarie???

     WORD!!! and a fist bump to ya!!

272. tinkerbell
     February 5th, 2009 at 11:27 pm

     I got a question for you "Disney" Peeps. In the year 1987, at the "Tommorrow Land Terrance", I purchased a what was suppose to be a 'hamburger, fries, shake, coke for everyone in my family. Few hours later, we all got bad stomach cramps, burping the flavor of the "burgers" we ate which tasted funny to begin with. When our appetites returned, we decided to have pizza. It was the next day we wanted to try the burgers again thinking it was something we had prior to having the burgers.
     Well, I'll tell you. When we got the burgers, they smelled soured and strange again. We all took one bite and said "forget this, take it up to the counter and ask what this is? For this is NOT hamburger."
     When I approached the counter, I asked the girl behind the counter what type of hamburger meat is being used here cause it doesnt smell or taste like hamburger. She looked at me like Im on to something. I asked her again, is this a 'cherry burger, soy burger, turkey burger....what type of meat is this burger?
     She said she wasnt sure. So I asked her to get the manager so that I may refer the same question to that person. She returned only to have a "CIA" looking guy stand in the back ground, dressed all in black with a earpiece on watching her as she returned, kind of shaken up, and very nervous to tell me, "it's like hamburger". I said, I know it's "Like" hamburger which it is not, so is it soy, cherry, turkey...."
     All she kept saying and glancing behind her looking like a ghost is, "it's like hamburger". I looked at her funny and said, "ok, it's not hamburger at all, I sure dont want something you cant tell me what's in it, so I want my money back now. The CM turned around slightly to look at the CIA guy and he nodded at her. I thought she was going to faint. Never again have I ever ate the "like Hamburger" Disneyland.
     I did take a trip again in 2006 and one of the kids that came along with us wanted a "hamburger". I told them "be careful", not a good idea to eat just before going on fast rides (so that I dont panic the kid). Two bites into the "burger", he claims it tasted funny and smells bad too. Needless to say we were "refunded" the money for the meal. Thank goodness for "New Orleans Square"!!!

273. julie
     February 5th, 2009 at 11:28 pm

     I was at Disneyland with my kids five days ago, it was probably the 30th time I visited the park. I'm now 41 and I still love that place! Escaping the realities of life and work and just letting go with your friends and family is fantastic. I've never read blogs and my husband is trying to kick me off the computer, but this has been a blast....even the porn site disguised as a flashing site...okay my husband liked that part!

274. vince
     February 5th, 2009 at 11:32 pm

     first went to disneyland in 1966. Now my daughter works there as a character gets me in for free. Once sneaked in for free as a teen in the 70s thru the monorail entrance at the disney hotel. My daughter says disney employees now have sex in the employee parking lot, but are sometimes caught by security. Dated a disney employee once, introduced her to a friend who shagged her multiple times, got her pregnant. I met some german girls who worked at epcot disney at the german pavillion. they had to wear lederhosen and said lots of stupid tourists would ask them questions about nazis and stuff.

275. tinkerbell
     February 5th, 2009 at 11:44 pm

     Im reading the postings on the death of the CM from "America Sings". Most of they comments are claiming that the CM lost her life back in 1976. I have been to Disneyland in 1984, 1985 and not one incident and enjoyed "America Sings" each year. In the year 1986 just before vacation time, is when it was announced that "America Sings" was closed for renovation or "Technical Difficulties". That attraction never opened ever again because of the death of the CM getting caught between the walls of the moving carousel.
     The wind suction that was created each time the room changed, pulled her long hair in and got caught. She had to sit near where the 4 lighted controls were for each show to operate the attraction. If you look at CM's now, they are all required to where their hair tyed back and little pony-tail or into a bun. As back then, it was free flowing....till this happened.

     I work with a friend right now that Ive known for 3 years. His Niece was the CM that lost her life on that attraction. His family was sworn to secrecy and he is fed up with the cover ups. He misses his Niece and knows she enjoyed working there most of the time and it is a tragic loss. I feel bad for him and it's hard for him to talk about because of the treatment Disney did his family - Free anytime entrance and top notch rooms at any of the Disneyland Hotels. Whoop t Doo! His beloved family member is gone and they want him to continue to returning by giving him these gratutuities that he passes on to others for he doesnt want to go there anymore for the memories are too painful.

276. jojo
     February 5th, 2009 at 11:52 pm

     I went to Disneyland for free twice.Since I was in a middle school orchestra.I' proud to say we were one of the firsts to be in a middle school and do this.Disneyland has high standards so its pretty cool.This was in 07 and 08.The underground tunnels are pretty creepy and stinky.The dressing rooms are pretty neat.It is kind of true they will do anything to shut you up.My friend got bored waiting for us to get on a ride and the lady who was monitoring us in the morning let her cut.We got mad and people standing by got an awakening from us 13 year olds haha.
     I love Disneyland so don't spoil things!

277. mrchevys3
     February 6th, 2009 at 12:17 am

     Suprised that in those 10 secrets they don't say that you can stand up in the river that the Mark Twain sails thru. My friend is obsessed with the idea that the Mark Twain and Pirate ship are real ships (with controls and all), and the river itself is, in fact, a river

278. mouseymousefuk
     February 6th, 2009 at 12:20 am

     this is america, leave your censorship back in the fifties, communist countries, and to the fox broadcasting network and its affiliates.

     as for your kids, there your problem.
     maybe you could do some parenting and let the rest of us live free!

     disneyland sucks! (its in california)

279. mouseymousefuk
     February 6th, 2009 at 12:29 am

     ps. cram your bible thumpin religion fanatic view up your arse sideways! if your were a muslim you'd all be reffered as fanatics or cultists...

     NEWSFLASH: there is no invisible avenger living in the sky that craves your love aand affection. you cannot be saved, there was and is no savior, get a grip you nutjobs!

280. Keith
     February 6th, 2009 at 12:37 am

     Be careful in the alley ways next to main street...there are a lot of jigs in the corners that will try to spook the cash from your wallet. Utah KKK forever!!!

281. sj
     February 6th, 2009 at 12:40 am

     In case the Morse code "gibberish" comment hasn't yet been properly debunked- it was not gibberish. It was an obsolete form, however. It was American Morse used by railroads as opposed to the currently used International Morse that we ham operators use. A fellow ham published the message in QST magazine a few years back, and I believe the story that it was Walt's speech may have been correct. It certainly was something of some Disney significance, although only an excerpt.

282. bizzle
     February 6th, 2009 at 12:41 am

     I heard that Walt Disney eats Cuban children for sustenance.

283. mouseymousefuk
     February 6th, 2009 at 1:00 am

     kool keith is right...way right! like rush limbaugh right. oh wait i mean just keith. kool keith is dr. octagon!

284. Stupid sailors?
     February 6th, 2009 at 1:05 am

     I once heard (NOT sure if it's true) that another reason they got rid of the Mermaids in the Submarine voyage ride was that they had too many incidences of unruly Sailors on shore leave diving into the lagoon to catch the mermaids. Can anybody bust this myth?!

285. Mara
     February 6th, 2009 at 1:07 am

     My 8th grade class got to go to Disneyland right before graduation, so me and my friend went on Haunted Mansion 6 times in a row. He was being stupid and decided to try to reach out and touch the set, so they stopped the ride, and came over the intercome to tell us not to.

286. addy
     February 6th, 2009 at 1:22 am

     If u want to know more about 33, go here

     disneylandclub33.com

     it's an awesome website.

287. new hampshire jeff
     February 6th, 2009 at 1:30 am

     Okay here is an old secret for you. Back in 1996 my family went to Disneyworld. Because my dad worked for AT&T at the time we were able to access a speciel lounge area inside the giant ball thing at Epcot. It was cool because the entrance was inside the end of the ride, and we took an elevator to it. Inside thier was a gift shop with special items only sold there and all the free soda you could want. Anytime we got thirsty while at Epcot, that is where we went. It was also nice because afterward you got to go on that wierd people mover ride that was there and not have to wait in line.

288. new hampshire jeff
     February 6th, 2009 at 1:39 am

     Here is another story from Disney World. my senior class (2002) decided to go to disneyworld for our class trip. At the end of the night i was on Splash Mountain when the ride shutdown and we all had to get out of the boats. It was then that one of the operators led us out through a secret staircase that went outside and it overlooked the backlot area, which was cool, until some one took a picture and we had to wait thirty minutes for security to delete it from the camra. Still a fun night, and afterward I booked it to my bus, and barly made it.

289. johnk
     February 6th, 2009 at 1:42 am

     what a d-ck

290. timothy the chimney sweep
     February 6th, 2009 at 1:44 am

     Because this is at the end it will probably never be seen. but here goes anyway. I worked at the park in cali for off and on ten years. I was a cinderella dancer in several parades. we were the lowest paid part time tempory employees. Making $1.91 1/2 cents per hour. they were sooo cheap that we only worked 4 hours a nite, so we wouldn't get any benifits like free tickets. but we did two electrical parades per nite and square danced in Bear Country in between.

     Then I went on the road with Patrick Swayze with disney on parade, as a chimney. he did the west coast tour and I did the east coast. we worked 6 days 5 am till midnite, doing live shows, tv & radio spots, mall openings, etc etc etc. we were paid $125 per week with a $125 per diem, out of which we paid for food and the hotel room. The first nite, the boy that played mickey was in bed when I came in. we shared a room to save money. I tiptoed in and went to bed. a little while later I heard slurping noises, it seems my roomie had picked up a waiter from the lobby bar. after the one year tour I went back to doing the parades. got a terrible sprained ankle backstage, showing off my old chimney sweep routing and retired from shows. Then I went into costume design for tokyo disney, tried to stay for the whole one year contract, but got fed up with working for people that had lesss talent than me. So I went on to doing my own shows. in 07 I returned to apply for a few face characters. which I got. I was told they were paying a living wage now. after all the costume fittings and training, I was told that the start pay was only $9 per hour. and i really shouldnt count on this as a full time job.

     I was working the nite that a new girl was working the carousel of progress, she stepped out of the moving doorway and was crushed between the moving building and a support colum. they said they had to use a shovel to pick up her remains.

     These are just a few of my Disney memories, but I do have more than most.

     Still love going there, but the pay is crappy!!!

291. dirty_derek
     February 6th, 2009 at 1:58 am

     on my grad nite from high school we went to disneyland, as do many other high school graduating classes, but when i went i took a girlfriend i had at the time, when we rode pirates of the carribean ride she gave me... uhhh mouth hugs! didnt get kicked out for that one lol:) or maybe the guys watching the cameras were enjoying the show true story!

292. Xuan Le
     February 6th, 2009 at 2:14 am

     Ever since I can remember, I have been to Disney World and Disneyland parks. Fortunately, I have friends who worked for Disneyland and world so I could go for free. Disneyworld in Orlando was the place I visited first, I still remember Magic Kingdom, the Cinderella's Castle or sort of things. And last year, I went to Disneyland, my friend's uncle worked there so it didn't cost any penny for me to entrance. Lucky me! Oh well, the park I like most is Magic Kingdom, is like you lost in the fairy tale there, what a magic place. Epcot is cool, it's quite big, a place to take nice pictures. The stuffs in the park are quite pricey though.

293. Used2workthere
     February 6th, 2009 at 2:19 am

     Used to be a CM and another fact that I didn't see posted was you cannot see rides from other lands within a land. ie - you won't see evidence of frontierland while inside tomorrow land. Walt wanted you to fully experience that land.

     However, at the mid section of the park you can see one ride from each land.

     They do pump vanilla scent from the vents on main street.

     The street in Main Street is not straight. It is larger at the beginning and slowly narrows to give the illusion of a longer road. Previously mentioned...the buildings are of different sizes (bigger to smaller) for that same illusion.

     Also - the one item not sold in Disneyland is gum.

294. Aretha's Hat
     February 6th, 2009 at 2:22 am

     How come Disneyland attracts so many gays? ic

295. Joe
     February 6th, 2009 at 2:23 am

     My grandfather has a 33 membership, and I have actually never been to Disneyland without using it- and have never eaten at a place in the park ahah. The lunch/dinner includes admission to both parks. The restaurant has changed over the years. It used to be buffet style for every item, but now they have a fixed course with buffet salad and cold cuts and shrimp and of course desserts mmm mm. It is great for little guys too because the characters will come in and there won't be a mob for photos- one on one. Love it. And the waiters are so nice, not pretentious at all. Definitely worth every cent. I guess it was going to be Disney's in park apartment, but he passed away before he could utilize it. I love the old elevator lift used to get up there, and the door bell is very fun- makes it hush hush and you get an air of superiority I suppose cutting in front of people waiting for blue bayou haha. And yes alcohol. And the ambience is rad. Drink coffee listening to jazz on the patio, and the decorations are great: a whole bunch of art work depicting haunted mansion stuff. Love it.

296. timfife
     February 6th, 2009 at 2:24 am

     I used to sneak into Disneyland all the time with my friends in the mid to late 80's. we used cigarette wrappers to transfer the stamp from one hand to another. Worked every time...kids. we had more fun at the Disneyland hotel though. They had this door there for about a week that just didn't fit the halls. It had graffiti painted on it and an eye at the bottom? I looked through the eye hole and there was this pool table in a room and the room was empty with the exception of papers (newspaper I think) flying around. On the edge of the pool table there was a cup that would just move around. There was also holes in the ceiling and sunlight was coming through (this was all happening at night and on the bottom floor of the hotel lobby) It was the weirdest thing. A security guard saw me looking back there and asked what I was doing? He looked to and was just as amazed as I was...or so he let it seem. I took my friends Danny, Joby and Pat to see it the next day or so and it was gone! Anyone ever see that before? Anyway, my favorite memories are all around there...especially the waterfall and cave at the Disneyland hotel. I never stayed there, just walked around, meet girls there and went to the floating arcade...I miss being a kid...Thanks for the memories Walt!

297. Aretha's Hat
     February 6th, 2009 at 2:26 am

     Disneyland's Coca-cola is the best. I'm not kidding--lots of flavor, not watered down.

298. QueBella
     February 6th, 2009 at 2:35 am

     My mother worked at Disney when I was a child. While my sisters have no memories of it, I do - remember the teal green-blue gift bags with the Disney castle and logo? And I *so* remember e-tickets...

     I remember the basketball court, too, but not overly much.

     What I can tell you is that, now, as an adult, my own children (and I) love this park. My daughter is disabled, and after receiving a walker that she wanted nothing to do with, we took her to Disney. The castmembers took it from us at the Main Street office, and delivered it to Tigger. He brought it out, walking in it, and with him, followed Pooh and other characters who "fought" over it - M called out, "dat's MY walker", and before the time was over, they had her walking in it, when no one else could, when she would previously drag herself over to it just to kick it.

     Disney has stepped up like no other organization I've ever seen in many respects. They have my gratitude and dollars - I'll spend my money on organizations and corporations that I see *do the right thing*.

299. David Thoreau
     February 6th, 2009 at 3:04 am

     As I was coming out the exit from the ride "Pirates of the Caribbean" (or somewhere near there) I distinctly remember seeing Dick Van Dyke and Rory Emerald enter the notorious Club 33.

300. the Dude
     February 6th, 2009 at 3:10 am

     I used to have a season pass and cause havoc at the park with my friends. Often, I was on the People Mover and when it entered the Star Tours area, I would pull down my sweat pants and let out this loud, wet, ripping fart that could be heard by the peolple waiting in line. yeah, i threw stuff out of the gondalas when they were still around. I've vomitted on small kids cuz of some alcohol i had earlier that night. Urinated everywhere I could possibly do it. I ate all the free food growing in Tomorrowland, walked into the back lots, took nasty alcoholic dumps in all the Lands. I was really bad. still, I sure laughed alot. ah! good times...

301. ERIC CARSON WILLIAMSON
     February 6th, 2009 at 3:16 am

     HI.
     IF THER ARE ANY ORIGINAL CAST MEMBERS FROM THE FIRST DISNEYLAND SHOW '' DISNEY ON PARADE'' THE 1969 ALICE UNIT, PLEASE EMAIL ERIC CARSON WILLIAMSON AT foxpocket@earthlink.net.THERE'S GOT TO BE SOME OF US GUYS AND GIRLS LEFT, HEY YOU FELLOW CAST MEMBERS "WE MADE HISTORY" REMEMBER??? THE FIRST SHOW OUT OF DISNEYLAND TO TRAVEL THE USA AND CANADA. I'LL BE 71 FEBRUARY THE 11TH YOU GUYS. LETS SEE HOW MANY OF US THERE ARE.
     IF YOU'VE FORGOTTEN ME I WAS CAPATIN HOOK IN THE OPENING NUMBER, THE PRINCE IN CINDERELLA,THE QUEEN OF HARTS IN ALICE,(BEFORE TOM CALLIS TOOK THE CARACTER OVER, AND WAS FAR SUPERIOR THAN ME)AND A STRONG MAN IN DUMBO.
     SOME OF THESE COMMENTS ARE UN BELEAVIBLE AND CRUDE TO SAY THE LEAST. IF YOU EVER WORKED FOR DISNEY AND YOU YOURSELF WERE NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO DEAL WITH, YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN HOW WELL WE WERE TREATED.
     SINCERLY
     ERIC CARSON WILLIAMSON
     7106 THORNE FARM ROAD
     ELM CITY NORTH CAROLINA
     27822

302. DEE
     February 6th, 2009 at 3:26 am

     THERE WAS A MULE RIDE IN FRONTIERLAND. I ONLY RODE IT ONCE (40 YEARS AGO) BECAUSE THE MULE BEHIND ME WAS NIPPING MY MULE'S TAIL, CAUSING MY MULE TO GIVE A LITTLE BUCK EVERY TINE HE WAS NIPPED, MY DAD WAS VERY UPSET BECAUSE WE WERE AT THE VERY END OF THE MULE TRAIN AND HE COULDN'T GET THE DISNEY EMPLOYEE'S ATTENTION TO THE PROBLEM. SO OLDTIMERS WAS CORRECT, BUT IT WAS MULES, NOT HORSES.

303. Former CM
     February 6th, 2009 at 3:29 am

     I too used to work there (2003-2006). I worked in the store where the Space Mountain photos are sold. We would block people who were flashing (both male and female) or making a gesture that wasn't the peace sign. The most interesting part was the girls who would wear skirts. They don't cross their legs on the ride so it was obvious who was or wasn't wearing anything underneath. The graphic that goes over the picture covers that part of their legs up though. You can ask why your photo got deleted, but that doesn't mean your going to get to see it when they have the answer. Only a Lead can unlock a photo.
     My brother was custodial and he had to clean up haunted mansion for those ash clean ups. It would go out over the radio as a HAZMAT clean up, but that only meant to bring a mask and vacuum. Their ashes now rest at the Anaheim Dump.
     The picture for #4 is to the Toontown CM door...no where near underground access.
     My favorite Walt touches to the park are the gold spike in the ground as you walk through the castle. It marked the center of the original Disneyland. And the reason for all of the white horses on the carousel. Walt talked to a boy who spent the whole day trying to ride a white horse on the carousel. There were only 2 at the time and he just wasn't lucky enough to get one. So he made all of them white horses in case that kid ever came back to the park.

304. DEE
     February 6th, 2009 at 3:30 am

     HERE'S A LINK FOR THE OLD POSTER ON THE MULE RIDE:
     http://www.sandersartstudio.com/servlet/the-496/Frontierland,-Stage-Co ach-Ride,/Detail?$catalog.Oem=Disney+Theme+Park+Exclusives

305. ExLocal
     February 6th, 2009 at 3:31 am

     Here is a fun Kodak picture spot for anyone. In the middle of main street there is a statue of mickey and walt and walt is standing pointing south towards the entrance of the park. If you stand to west of walt and take a picture of a profile of Walt and mickey you can see Walt after all these years doesn't need any viagra.

     Another fun fact. Back in the day it was rumored that small word didn't have camera's. The boats also aren't on a track and they only move through the ride by the current in the water. I've heard that you can stop all the boats by grabbing the side of the ride. Then run across all the boats. The current then separates all the boats back to their original spots and no one is the wiser. So i've heard. I'm sure after they revamped the ride they have since improved security.

     The elite task force dressed like normal folks to catch shoplifters are called foxes. Once again back in the day they were easily identifiable because they wore angel baseball caps.

     I think Peter North the pornstar used to play the electric keyboard guitar in the band Voyager that used to play every friday and saturday night at the Tomorrowland Terrace. I swear it was him.

     Allegedly the spot on the Matterhorn called the Dolly dip, "cries". The wall leaks for no apparent reason and its not a pipe leak.

     I've been through the extensive training to be a CM and they really got it right when it comes to customer service. They will go out of their way to "make the magic" as they call it. So the extra $$ is worth it.

306. LRI
     February 6th, 2009 at 3:42 am

     mouseymousefuk, You have a lot to learn, don't stress, your ignorance shows your age, when your out of your diapers and can wipe yourself, then, perhaps, you will start down the path of enlightenment; until then you should only talk about what you do know: the taste of that smelly stuff coming out of your butt. Fear not, I"ll pray for you. P.S. At least fox reports more truth than the LIARS and " let's see how much of the truth we can twist" at CNN.

307. oc2qc
     February 6th, 2009 at 3:43 am

     Fun Fact: Disney wanted to build the Monorail all the way to Los Angeles (for free) to make it easier for folks to come out and visit the park, but the City of LA didn't want to have anything to do with it. I bet they're kicking themselves in the butt now.

308. TheBob
     February 6th, 2009 at 3:50 am

     to old-timers
     yes, there was once a mule ride in Frontieland. I was called the pack mule ride, and next to it was a coal train ride thru the old west. These were close to the Frito Lay Mexican cantina. Mostly where Big Thunder is now. On the side of Big Thunder, accross the main sidewalk, there is a old west mining tunnel and a mining car or two display. That was once part of the mining train ride. My sister used to ride those mules all day. I rode the train.

     The person killed on the Mattahorn was a woman, she stood up as the car entered the tunnel and hit her head. I remember reading about it in the paper.

     Club 33 was originally opened exclusively for the original investors in the park. Mom and Dad would be wined and dined, and get some rest in club 33 while the kids roamed the park. It was only in later years that it was opened to others.

     One thing that no one mentioned... years past, whe someone got into trouble in the part, primarily shoplifting, Disnet would detain them and offer to let them leave provided that they paid a fine. Usually around $75.00 This went on for many years until someone complained to the local police, and they put a stop to it, stating that Disney did not have the legal right to do so, and it bordered on extortion. (pay Disney or go to local jail and get a police record)

309. I love Disney!!
     February 6th, 2009 at 4:25 am

     I absolutely loved reading all of these, it's so interesting to read about a place most people think is so innocent. I have had a couple interesting experiences of my own there:
     1. I went there for my birthday a couple years ago and they gave me a pin to wear with my name on it. ALL day long everywhere I went, CM's would say "Happy Birthday Megan"! It freaked me out every time because I always forgot I was advertising my name, but the fact that they went out of their way for it was pretty cool.
     2. That same trip, we went on splash mountain and a couple of my guy friends didn't want their shirts to gete soaked, so they took them off and put them in their backpacks. Once we got to the bottom, our picture had been deleted for inappropriate content, and when we asked about it, we literally got bitched out and threatened. So it's not just girls...
     3. In California Adventure on the Tower of Terror, whenever we went on it we we would hold something in our hands, like a penny or something small, and when we dropped from the top we let it go to see if we could catch it again when we landed. Almost immediately, they stopped the ride and told us to stop, well, my friends decided not to, and when we got off, Disney police were waiting there to escort us to the Disney jail. It's amazing what close watch everyone is under. We were only detained for a few hours, and we promised not to do it again, so they let us back in the park. No matter what happens there, I will still continue to go back as often as possible!

     Anyone who is a member of club 33, I would give ANYTHING to get in there! Hook it up! Also, how do you go about applying for these "seasonal jobs" there?

310. Former CM
     February 6th, 2009 at 6:47 am

     To apply for a job go to http://www.disneylandjobs.com and you can apply online. But I re-applied recently and they have been on a hiring freeze (like everyone else).

     I worked Splash Photo once, but it was a slow rainy day (much like today), so nothing exciting happened. I once had a male guest get very irate towards me because he lifted his shirt and wanted to buy the picture. Little did he know that I was in charge of the store. "I want to speak to the supervisor!" he said. "You've been talking to him the whole time," I replied.

     A female guest played out nearly thee same situation in the pin shop because she wanted a lanyard we don't sell. Once she heard that I was in charge, she quickly changed her tune.

311. peterparker
     February 6th, 2009 at 6:48 am

     #261 - you can walk through Sleeping Beauties Castle again.

312. chris
     February 6th, 2009 at 10:04 am

     a disney video i did you might like--one in a series

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixGfrWVSLmY

313. Oscar Madison
     February 6th, 2009 at 10:25 am

     I used to live a couple blocks from Disey-ville. Spent most of the summer evenings in the late 70's laying on our backs on the garage roof smoking herb and watching the fireworks (back then it was every night).
     One time my girlfriend came up with me, and since we had the tallest garage on the block, she gave me a bloojob.
     Then later I converted to homosexuality and got a job at the world's largest man cooch warehouse in the planet.
     That's where I got my first lessons on rimming. I got to do a rim job on Chuck Norris there one HOT summer night. He shot gobs and gobs of Kryptonite load into my tummy. Mmmmmm

314. Old Timer
     February 6th, 2009 at 10:53 am

     I had a good friend in the 70s and 80s who was the head of Security at Disneyland for about 20 years (he retired with a gold Mickey Mouse watch). He used to tell us that you would never believe how many of the plainclothed "tourists" were actually undercover security people.

     Another comment on being watched from behind the walls:

     I was in Toon Town waiting in a long line for a ride (what else is new?), and in the cavernous structure where we stood in line, there was a door that supposedly had Roger Rabbit being interrogated behind it. Some bratty kid was hanging on it, pounding his feet into the door. That's when I heard "the voice out of nowhere" saying, "Please DO NOT kick the door."

     Disney does indeed rock!

315. Slag
     February 6th, 2009 at 1:25 pm

     I visited the park again after my unfortunate gastronomic accidents mentioned earlier. I was told by a guy in a suit that I had "excessive" facial hair and I was in violation of Disney standards. He escorted me through a hidden door off of Main Street to a very large and opulent rest room. He gave me a Disney razor and some Disney shaving cream and I had to shave. He then let me rejoin my family in the park.

316. mouseymousefuk
     February 6th, 2009 at 3:19 pm

     @LRI : i'm older and far wiser than you are, quite obviously. pull your parents lies out of your ears and make way for true enlightenment.

     the bible, quran, tulmud, etc is all a form of control over uneducated (therefore dangerous) populaces of yesteryear!

     educating yourselves and your children is the only salvation! walt disney knew it, so do i, and anyone who's done any sort of factual research. the earth is not flat, nor was in created by your invisible cloud god. and its definitely not 4000 years old.

     FREE PALESTINE! GIVE THE ISREALIS 1/2 OF GERMANY!!!
     ps. i'm a white/brown american born male of northern european & native american decent.

     save your "prayers" and "god bless you's" for the idiots at your church or synagague!

317. KIMBERLY O. 'DISNEYLAND FUN"
     February 6th, 2009 at 3:54 pm

     I WAS THE ONE WHO DID THE DISNEYLAND FUN VIDEO... I WAS THROUGH OUT THE VIDEO BUT THE MOST MEMORABLE ONE IS I'M SITTING DOWN EATING AN ICE CREAM CONE AND THE ICE CREAM FALLS AND I LOOK STRAIGHT AT THE CAMERA HEHE YUP THAT WAS ME LOL

318. KIMBERLY O. 'DISNEYLAND FUN"
     February 6th, 2009 at 4:16 pm

     OMG I JUST FOUND LINKS TO DISNEYLAND FUN ON YOUTUBE HAHA HERE THEY ARE:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4N8_aLjUi8
     PART 1 AND I APPEAR AT 3:15 AND 3:39 DARK HAIR LIL GIRL LOL

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWajqn1cZek
     PART 2
     I'M AT 0:41 RUNNING OUT OF TUNNEL
     1:20 SITTING AND CLAPPING
     2:00
     BACK OF ME SHOWS
     6:00 SITTING ON RIGHT SIDE OF TABLE
     6:15 GET SERVED BY DONALD DUCK

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ouf9bnvONk
     PART 3
     3:28 EATING POPCORN
     3:36 ICE CREAM FALLS

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUz8PbirW-c
     PART 4
     :02 WATCHING PARADE (THERE WASNT A PARADE GOING ON AT THE TIME W FILMED THIS SO WE WERE SITTING AND POINTING AT NOTHING.... THE ACTUAL PARADE FOOTAGE WAS FILMED LATER IN THE DAY

     4:54 MY NAME IN THE CREDITS KIMBERLY RILLERA .... NOW IM MARRIED SO THAT WAS MAIDEN NAME

319. magfld
     February 6th, 2009 at 6:50 pm

     I learned recently, from a reliable source, that Walt was cremated with the exception of his head which was frozen (similarly to Ted Williams). Is this true? I have read all the anecdotes here but none refer to the rumors of how he was interred. Books written about him indicate he was cremated and buried in a private crypt in Glendale shortly after his death.

     On another note, I once witnessed an unruly man in Fantasyland who became verbally abusive. He "disappeared" into the trunk of a tree, escorted by two men who were sweeping up trash in their white uniforms.

320. LRI
     February 6th, 2009 at 8:40 pm

     mouseymousefuk; you have soooooo much to learn. I' am NATIVE AMERICAN & a holy man for my nation. If you are as you say, then look to your native heritage for the answers. The europeans never realized that we were so far ahead of them SPIRITUALLY. My church is mother earth that the creator provided us with. As far as earth being only 4 or 6000 yrs. old (according to you non-believers who like to bash the bible & christians) you have NO clue as to what a day is to the creator, it could be 5 million yrs. to us. Why can't you allow a person to believe as they want, instead of acting as if your the all knowing OZ. If you want to believe that you came from a monkey so be it, ( even though scientist have concluded that this was impossible). So you see mouseymousefuk, your just a puppy to me who has many, many things to discover, get away from you euro side lies & re-discover your NATIVE side. That is if you TRULEY want to find the answers little puppy. DONADAGOHVNI.

321. OLDEST TIMER
     February 6th, 2009 at 8:43 pm

     I must be older than all of you! The original ticket books had only A-D tickets, E tickets came out later.
     My folks went to D-land the first week it was open, still have pics of the totally empty park.
     The death on the Matterhorn was a high school senior attending Grad Night. He stood up and fell from the bobsled striking his head on the tracks---died. Another death was a young man struck by the Monorail trying to sneak in the park.
     My good friend was severely injured on the Monsanto Adventures Through Innerspace ride--Disney reps were wonderful to her and her family even though the accident was her fault.
     Can't believe no one has mentioned the most fun ride to have disappeared from Disneyland--the Flying Saucers that bounced around on a big court of compressed air.

322. Slag
     February 6th, 2009 at 10:29 pm

     It is true about Walt Disney's head. The family has publicly acknowledged this several times, most recently in a controversial feature in Harpers Magazine that was published in 2006. Based on written instructions from Walt Disney himself, according to the article, the head is shipped each year (packed in dry ice) and is put on display at the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival alongside the famous ice sculptures. The article states, and this was very surprising to me, that Harbin is an unofficial "Sister City" to Disney World and that Walt Disney had always been fascinated with the Ice and Snow Festival.

323. mouseymousefuk
     February 6th, 2009 at 11:33 pm

     @LRI - you mispelled your name: L-I-A-R. how can you pretend your ethnicity is greater or better than anyone else's?

     As for your recent comments, lay off the peyote...your native ideals are about as acccurate as a sri lankan annointing himself with elephant urine. DNA doesn't lie, and while darwin wasn't 100% correct, he was alot closer than Jebus, Mohammad, or the Eagle Spirit.

     I'm no Oz, but no fool either. If you want to ask the wind for advice thats your biz, but to think any religion is plausible (possibly confusciousism aside) is utterly laughable.

     Just remember the whites stole your land, butchered your paople, and gave you small pox, but you gave the WHOLE WORLD CANCER (tobacco)!

     ever heard of the Triple-Alpha-Process?
     Sequence of amino acids to form a protein?
     what is actually in the dust that falls to mother earth everyday from space?

     I've said all i need to on this thread...catch my next appearance on any thread where religous fanatics and lazy parents scold the true righteous.

     FREEDOM!!!

324. Lmarmar
     February 7th, 2009 at 1:14 am

     Oh..and I just remembered another thing...an old friend of mine was a character for years..he played Goofy and one of the bears because he was tall..anyhow, apparently when Michael Jackson was in the park (often) if he went into any backstage areas, all characters had to have their "Heads" on because Michael couldn't dare see a character w/o a head. These were the areas where characters could rest..take their breaks...cool off by taking the head off of the costume.

     Another thing I learned was that when characters are out and about they are spaced apart in such a way that a kid couldn't say..."hey..Mickey was just over there, how did he get "HERE" so fast?", so they are put in areas of the park at certain times on purpose as not to confuse any park guests, esp the little ones.

     I really love all the thought that was put into the little details. Also, there was a time when employee girls could wear no make up and men no facial hair...I think there were other strict rules at one time, but I can't remember now.

     Oh...one time my best friend and I dropped ice out of the skybucket ride as we were crossing over a line of people...it landed on some poor lady's hairdo and "they" were waiting for us at the other side...we looked so innocent that they looked passed us at the next buckets for the "perps"...SOMEHOW...we escaped that one...eeek!!! When I was REALLLY little (like 3rd/4th grade) we went (this would have been in thelate 60's early 70's) and we were on Autopia and we were getting out to change cars and Disney employees were hiding in the bushes and would come out and make us get back in to the cars...SCARED US TO DEATH!
     Fun MEMS!!!
     L~

325. Pro Forma
     February 7th, 2009 at 2:14 am

     I just found this site - so cool, I love Disneyland and will always treasure the memories I have. My family had friends who were quite close to Walt Disney. Here is a fact I bet nobody here knows, very obscure trivia - did you know that Main Street in Disneyland is not excatly level? Per Walt Disney's direction, it is graded at a slope of .33 degrees in honor of the original 33 investors. There is a picture from an older Life Magazine with a picture of Walt Disney testing the slope with a golf ball.

     And to the poster Slag, you are correct about the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival in China. I attended that last year and Walt Disney's head was on display.

326. Gregory H
     February 7th, 2009 at 2:20 am

     Hey all you Mouseheads, Uncle Walt was a cocaine user.

327. LRI
     February 7th, 2009 at 6:04 am

     mouseymousefuk: You should check YOUR spelling; it's P-E-O-P-L-E. Too bad you want to go through life with blinders on, but that's YOUR choice. Little puppy, it's not pretending when we see & feel the creators touch throughout nature, unlike most of your euro ancestors, & you, who believed that they were superior to anything on this earth. As for the tobacco, you PEOPLE are using it in the wrong way, hence the cancer. By the way, we butchered MANY of your ancestors too. Yes, I've heard a lot of things. How about you; ever heard of, no nevermind, your little puppy brain would not be able to comprehend what I was about to tell you. Lessons are over little puppy, I hope those little puppy eyes open soon, so you can see all there is to see in this Beautiful world the creator has provided us with. One last lesson, little puppy:" You have noticed that everything an Indian does is in a circle, & that is because the Power of the World always works in circles, & everything tries to be round.... The sky is round, the earth is round like a ball, & so are all the stars. The wind, in its greatest power, whirls. Birds make their nests in circles, for theirs is the same religion as ours.... Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing, & always come back again to where they were. The life of a man is a circle from childhood to childhood, & so it is in everything where power moves." That's Black Elk talking to you little puppy. And remember, "There is no death. Only a change in worlds." See you on the other side little puppy, From Adayelasdi.

328. Jeffy Doleac
     February 7th, 2009 at 6:42 pm

     My parents won't allow me to go for fear I will step in my own feces.

329. Mikel
     February 7th, 2009 at 7:53 pm

     Was there in 1954 and 1957 or 1958. Was in the Corps. Was there in 1968 with my kids. I still have some unused tickets. I wonder if they could still be used.

330. I Love Disney!
     February 8th, 2009 at 1:56 am

     I just want to say that I love Disneyworld and reading these posts have been a blast! - both on and off topic!!! Freedom of diversity is a wonderful thing that not all can appreciate.

     I would also like to add (as a meteorologist) that the Earth nor the Sky is round. Technically there are both oblong!

     And that there is no factual record of Walt Disney's head on display anywhere, though the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival pictures I found were amazing!

331. Chris
     February 8th, 2009 at 1:37 pm

     To Mikel, who's asking about old A-E tickets: yes, they can still be used, but you only get the cash equivalent of what's on the ticket (50 cents, 75 cents, etc.). So they won't get you very far in Disneyland and are probably more valuable as collectors items.

     To everyone who's complaining about the changes to It's a Small World: give the ride a chance. Few people have even seen the revisions for themselves yet, so it's a little early to criticize. Walt loved change, and in fact he was changing the park on the second day it was open. If he'd left the park alone, it wouldn't have the Monorail, Matterhorn, subs (all added in 1959, four years after Opening Day), it wouldn't have Pirates or the Haunted Mansion (added in 67 and 69), among many other famous additions. All these rides I just named have had subtle changes over the years, so Small World was due (not many changes in it, other than the paint job, since it opened in 66).

     To everyone else who's posting serious trivia about Disneyland: I love reading this backstage/littleknown stuff about the great park. I compiled tons of trivia about the history of the park in the book The Disneyland Encyclopedia. If you want to learn the backstory of every restaurant, ride, store, "land," and important person in the park's long history, check it out.

332. AJ Garcia
     February 9th, 2009 at 12:05 pm

     I worked there for a bit. The coolest thing that I had heard was that the Pirate Ship and the Huanted House were once connected. The Pirate Ship (not sure if its still there) is the same one they use during Fantasmic (I think it was called) the water & Light show just across from the Haunted House. What I was told on my first day was that there used to be a skit where the Pirate King was in love with the daughter of the guy who lived in the Haunted Mansion and when her Father refused to let ehr marry the pirate she killed herself, one of the reasons there is a hearse in the front of the house, also she still haunts the house, she is the ghost in the house in the wedding dress that can be seen crying.

     Also another fun fact was that merchendise is located on all of the rides. A skeleton in Indiana Jones wears a Mickey Mouse Watch for example.

     Loved working there for a bit but the Union sucked big time. Lost my job. The Union called me up to collect dues and I let them know that I had been fired for at leasta month. They still wanted their dues and offered to get me my job back. I said no. They said I couldn't work union again for a year. Never wored union again.

333. So Old I'm Dead
     February 9th, 2009 at 2:42 pm

     About Walt Disney's head: The story about it being frozen is nothing more than an urban legend. At the time of Walt's death the head was actually encased in a three inch coating of industrial-strength butter. Each summer it's displayed at the Minnesota State Fair where it is shamelessly exploited at $1.00 a lick. Seacrest out.

334. disneyland secrets
     May 12th, 2009 at 6:11 am

     The person killed on the Mattahorn was a woman, she stood up as the car entered the tunnel and hit her head. I remember reading about it in the paper.

335. walt
     August 24th, 2009 at 1:51 am

     its all true as a ghost i remember everything.except minnies address and phone number antone have those?shes quite a gal especially since the implants.

336. wumbo
     September 16th, 2009 at 6:14 pm

     Actually, Autopia is not related to the movie Cars at all. The cars look pretty different, I think. Plus, the ride opened years before Cars. The current version opened in 2000, a combination of the former Fantasyland and Tomorrowland Autopias. There have also been the Jr. Autopia, the Midget Autopia, and other incarnations. The current Autopia is very different from the original.

     And I've never been to Disneyland. So correct me if I'm wrong.

337. partytime
     September 17th, 2009 at 2:10 pm

     I've been going since I was about 7, I'm now 53, add it up, But way back in the late 70's me and some friends almost got kicked out for "smoking" on Tom Sawyer s island. Thought it was safe. They had me all the way to the fromt gate by he time I talked my way out of it. Stayed till closing looking for my friends...Another time way before that, went with a church group on buses, got dropped off, some of found sombody to buy some BoonesFarm at the Hotel. We got back on the Monorail, and spent the rest of the night drinking BF. Great times, hahahahahaha

338. Fomer CM
     October 11th, 2009 at 2:22 am

     Disneyland is a fun place but as a former CM I can say that the treatment and lack of respect for those who work for the resort is atrocious. Sure you get to go into the park(s) as you please but I so often had to work 6days a week and way more then 40 hours that it was not even worth it. Disneyland is seen as a money making place that only caters to VIP guests. I was once yelled at by guest control after almost falling off a curb because I was pushed by several women pushing strollers going the opposite way on the sidewalk. Many of the "cool secrets" aren't really secrets the resort employs almost 20,000 people and much of what was stated is part of training. CM's are not allowed to kick out any guests that is for security to do. You can consume alcohol at various places at the resort but other then Club 33 can you purchase it on Disneyland property. I am amazed no one has brought up the confirmed death of a small girl who drowned in Rivers of America, as well as those who have been harmed during the fireworks shows if you are in Toontown or Fantasyland debris from the fireworks show may land on you. I do not agree with the approach of Disney as a corporate scheme and those of you who think Disney is limited to theme parks Disney owns ABC, Buena Vista and a slew of others it isn't all about the magic it is mainly about expansion and revenue but aren't all big businesses, I just feel many need to take the rose-colored glasses off and see Disney for what it is a business.

339. Gary
     November 6th, 2009 at 5:04 pm

     We lived around the corner from Disneyland in the mid-60's and so we went quite often. It was in the days when you bought a coupon book which a certain number of tickets for A-E rides(The best rides like the Matterhorn were E tickets and hence the phrase "That was an E-ticket" meaning something wild and adventurous). We stood outside when people were leaving and collected their surplus tickets. We had boxes and boxes full of tickets including the desirable "E" tickets. We just had to pay $2.00 to enter and then used the tickets for unlimited rides. The best time for us to be there was the hour before closing (usually 10 pm) as the park was mostly empty and workers were distracted as they fixing to close up soon. We could jump from horse to horse on the carousel, ride continuously on the matterhorn, or get out of the cars in any number of rides Alice in Wonderland. One of our favorites was the Snow White ride, where you could reach around with your foot to the release lever for the seat bar and exit the car as the ride progressed. This was in the days before the cameras. Near the end of the ride is the witch holding the poisonous apple that was painted with florescent paint (lit by blacklight). If you gave a strong tug you could free the apple and take it home as a souvenir (it was made of a semi-hard rubber substance. One time they had wired the apple with extra care, presumably because we had taken two already earlier in the day, and I pulled so hard I thought the witch was going to fall over. Fortunately, the wire pulled out of the apple, but the car I was supposed to be in was right then exiting the ride. I dove into the car just as it went through the double doors and I thought for sure they would have seen me. But, because it was so close to closing time the workers were all distracted either from boredom, excitement about working being almost done for the day, or they were cleaning up to leave. Fun place Disneyland, even now as I take my kids.

340. Gary
     November 6th, 2009 at 5:13 pm

     To Mikel: The park opened in July of 1955 (just days after I was born). Were you there in 1954 to see the construction of the park? I do remember in the 60's driving by often and watching with fascination the progress of the monorail being built.

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