Christopher Gomar proposes on a balcony of Club 33… congratulations!
Category: Disneyland
Walt’s first vision of Disneyland
In 1948 Walt visited Henry Ford’s Museum and Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan. Upon his return to Southern California and wrote, what could be considered, the true beginning of Disneyland. On August 31, 1948 Walt Disney sent a message to Dick Kelsey (one of his production designers) outlining an idea for a park where people…
Disneyland Guides: They have a dream job
This article from the Parade Magazine section of The Advocate newspaper in Baton Rouge, LA on March 26, 1961 was short, but featured a nice picture of some 1961 Tour Guides and several quotes from so-called “Disneyettes” (a term that has NEVER been heard since.) Until the 2000s, to be a Disneyland Tour Guide was…
A long forgotten land…
Before Pirates of the Caribbean and before New Orleans Square, before Critter Country and even before the Disneyland Monorail, there was another “land” at Disneyland – a land that came and went – yes, a land at Disneyland that’s no longer there… Holidayland was a real place. It opened on June 16, 1957, but lasted…
What happened to Walt’s ‘other’ apartment?
Some people have asked about Walt’s ‘other’ apartment in Disneyland. Yes, there was another… above (the original) Disney Gallery. Walt had a vision of a “luxury” apartment to be built over Pirates of the Caribbean. It would have much more space than his apartment over the firehouse on Main Street U. S. A. and would…
Walt’s phone
One of the neat items in Walt’s apartment is a Victorian style telephone. The phone still works, and is the only phone in the apartment. It used to have a direct-dial number to reach the apartment from outside the park, but in recent years the number has been redirected to the main information line for…
Order of the Red Handkerchief
On May 28, 1960 the ‘Rainbow Caverns Mine Train’ reopened after an expansion to the area and the attraction was renamed the ‘Mine Train through Nature’s Wonderland’. During the rehab, the green trains were repainted to the familiar yellow that we recognize in photos today. The ride operators that opened the original attraction on July…
Below Decks on the Sailing Ship Columbia – February 22, 1964
February 22, 1964 – “Below Decks on the Sailing Ship Columbia” opened. Announcing Disneyland‘s Newest Attraction – Below Decks on the Sailing Ship Columbia The “inside story” of America’s first ship to circumnavigate the globe. NOW OPEN FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT IN FRONTIERLAND On September 30, 1787, the sailing vessel Columbia set to sea from Boston…
Welcome to Walt’s Apartment
WaltsApartment.com is dedicated to to sharing the love for Walt Disney and his creations. Walt Disney could sit in his apartment above the firehouse and see the visitors coming into the park. He would sometimes sleep there so he could be nearby during important construction or events. The apartment is closed to the public, but…