Comments on: 10 Cool Secrets About Disneyland http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/21/10-cool-secrets-about-disneyland/ The Neat Side of the Web Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:31:18 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Gary http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/21/10-cool-secrets-about-disneyland/comment-page-7/#comment-1888971 Gary Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:13:35 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=20862#comment-1888971 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. 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.

]]> By: Gary http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/21/10-cool-secrets-about-disneyland/comment-page-7/#comment-1888968 Gary Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:04:46 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=20862#comment-1888968 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. 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.

]]> By: Fomer CM http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/21/10-cool-secrets-about-disneyland/comment-page-7/#comment-1868145 Fomer CM Sun, 11 Oct 2009 07:22:56 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=20862#comment-1868145 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. 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.

]]> By: partytime http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/21/10-cool-secrets-about-disneyland/comment-page-7/#comment-1858877 partytime Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:10:38 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=20862#comment-1858877 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 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

]]> By: wumbo http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/21/10-cool-secrets-about-disneyland/comment-page-7/#comment-1858520 wumbo Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:14:28 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=20862#comment-1858520 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. 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.

]]> By: walt http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/21/10-cool-secrets-about-disneyland/comment-page-7/#comment-1847707 walt Mon, 24 Aug 2009 06:51:29 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=20862#comment-1847707 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. 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.

]]> By: disneyland secrets http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/21/10-cool-secrets-about-disneyland/comment-page-7/#comment-1729360 disneyland secrets Tue, 12 May 2009 11:11:24 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=20862#comment-1729360 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. 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.

]]> By: So Old I'm Dead http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/21/10-cool-secrets-about-disneyland/comment-page-7/#comment-1462535 So Old I'm Dead Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:42:36 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=20862#comment-1462535 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. 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.

]]> By: AJ Garcia http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/21/10-cool-secrets-about-disneyland/comment-page-7/#comment-1461856 AJ Garcia Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:05:21 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=20862#comment-1461856 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. 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.

]]> By: Chris http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/21/10-cool-secrets-about-disneyland/comment-page-7/#comment-1458107 Chris Sun, 08 Feb 2009 18:37:15 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=20862#comment-1458107 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. 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.

]]> By: I Love Disney! http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/21/10-cool-secrets-about-disneyland/comment-page-7/#comment-1455364 I Love Disney! Sun, 08 Feb 2009 06:56:42 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=20862#comment-1455364 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! 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!

]]> By: Mikel http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/21/10-cool-secrets-about-disneyland/comment-page-7/#comment-1454096 Mikel Sun, 08 Feb 2009 00:53:48 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=20862#comment-1454096 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. 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.

]]> By: Jeffy Doleac http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/21/10-cool-secrets-about-disneyland/comment-page-7/#comment-1453914 Jeffy Doleac Sat, 07 Feb 2009 23:42:18 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=20862#comment-1453914 My parents won't allow me to go for fear I will step in my own feces. My parents won't allow me to go for fear I will step in my own feces.

]]> By: LRI http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/21/10-cool-secrets-about-disneyland/comment-page-7/#comment-1453318 LRI Sat, 07 Feb 2009 11:04:20 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=20862#comment-1453318 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. 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.

]]> By: Gregory H http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/21/10-cool-secrets-about-disneyland/comment-page-7/#comment-1452886 Gregory H Sat, 07 Feb 2009 07:20:34 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=20862#comment-1452886 Hey all you Mouseheads, Uncle Walt was a cocaine user. Hey all you Mouseheads, Uncle Walt was a cocaine user.

]]> By: Pro Forma http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/21/10-cool-secrets-about-disneyland/comment-page-7/#comment-1452874 Pro Forma Sat, 07 Feb 2009 07:14:53 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=20862#comment-1452874 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. 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.

]]> By: Lmarmar http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/21/10-cool-secrets-about-disneyland/comment-page-7/#comment-1452758 Lmarmar Sat, 07 Feb 2009 06:14:37 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=20862#comment-1452758 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~ 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~

]]> By: mouseymousefuk http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/21/10-cool-secrets-about-disneyland/comment-page-7/#comment-1452543 mouseymousefuk Sat, 07 Feb 2009 04:33:15 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=20862#comment-1452543 @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!!! @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!!!

]]> By: Slag http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/21/10-cool-secrets-about-disneyland/comment-page-7/#comment-1452413 Slag Sat, 07 Feb 2009 03:29:04 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=20862#comment-1452413 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. 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.

]]> By: OLDEST TIMER http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/21/10-cool-secrets-about-disneyland/comment-page-7/#comment-1452183 OLDEST TIMER Sat, 07 Feb 2009 01:43:33 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=20862#comment-1452183 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. 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.

]]> By: LRI http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/21/10-cool-secrets-about-disneyland/comment-page-7/#comment-1452170 LRI Sat, 07 Feb 2009 01:40:06 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=20862#comment-1452170 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. 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.

]]> By: magfld http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/21/10-cool-secrets-about-disneyland/comment-page-7/#comment-1451921 magfld Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:50:36 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=20862#comment-1451921 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. 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.

]]> By: KIMBERLY O. 'DISNEYLAND FUN" http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/21/10-cool-secrets-about-disneyland/comment-page-7/#comment-1451577 KIMBERLY O. 'DISNEYLAND FUN" Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:16:42 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=20862#comment-1451577 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 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

]]> By: KIMBERLY O. 'DISNEYLAND FUN" http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/21/10-cool-secrets-about-disneyland/comment-page-7/#comment-1451524 KIMBERLY O. 'DISNEYLAND FUN" Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:54:34 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=20862#comment-1451524 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 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

]]> By: mouseymousefuk http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/21/10-cool-secrets-about-disneyland/comment-page-7/#comment-1451442 mouseymousefuk Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:19:03 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=20862#comment-1451442 @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! @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!

]]> By: Slag http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/21/10-cool-secrets-about-disneyland/comment-page-7/#comment-1451183 Slag Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:25:05 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=20862#comment-1451183 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. 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.

]]> By: Old Timer http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/21/10-cool-secrets-about-disneyland/comment-page-7/#comment-1450815 Old Timer Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:53:44 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=20862#comment-1450815 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! 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!

]]> By: Oscar Madison http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/21/10-cool-secrets-about-disneyland/comment-page-7/#comment-1450753 Oscar Madison Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:25:44 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=20862#comment-1450753 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 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

]]> By: chris http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/21/10-cool-secrets-about-disneyland/comment-page-7/#comment-1450706 chris Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:04:29 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=20862#comment-1450706 a disney video i did you might like--one in a series http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixGfrWVSLmY a disney video i did you might like--one in a series

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

]]> By: peterparker http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/21/10-cool-secrets-about-disneyland/comment-page-7/#comment-1450298 peterparker Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:48:35 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=20862#comment-1450298 #261 - you can walk through Sleeping Beauties Castle again. #261 - you can walk through Sleeping Beauties Castle again.

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