23 Facts About Disneyland That Make for Some Serious Insight to What's Happening There
by N/A, 9 years ago |
5 min read
The Disneyland Book Of Lists is full of some incredible facts and trivia that you probably never knew about the happiest place on earth.
Chris Strodder wrote the book
You can buy a copy of the book here for all the fun facts.
1. Ocean Spray Craisins are Disneyland's official fruit snack
2. Near the Golden Horseshoe in Frontierland there is a petrified tree, which Disneyland claims is 55-70 million years old
3. Disneyland was only 160 acres when it first opened. You could fit about 187 Disneylands inside of Disney World alone
4. The Pirate of the Caribbean ride did have human bones from the UCLA Medical Center when it opened, but they have since been removed
5. Ray Bradbury once said about Disneyland, “I found, in Disneyland, vast reserves of imagination before untapped in our country.â€
6. Steve Martin worked as a souvenir guidebook salesman at the park
7. If you ever stand right above the manhole cover near the Five & Dime in Toontown, you're able to hear voices from below ground
8. Walt Disney said that Fantasyland was his favorite land at the park
9. The House of the Future had microwaves, pictures and intercoms on display in 1957
10. The dolls in "It's a Small World" were originally meant to sing different national anthems at the same time, but people realized it would be too chaotic and changed it
11. When Space Mountain was built in 1977 it cost $20 million to build, $3 million more than the park itself
12. It cost $17 million to build Disneyland
13. When the park opened in 1955 adult admission cost just $1
14. Minnie's shopping list, which is on the refrigerator inside her house, is just entirely different cheeses
15. Kevin Costner worked as various characters in Main Street's daily parade
16. From 1957-1961 visitors were able to get beer along with their picnic baskets in Holidayland
17. The evil witch from Snow White peeks out of the window in Snow White's Scary Adventures every 24 seconds
18. There is a pet cemetery behind the Haunted Mansion
19. In 1955 and 1956 there was a shop on Main Street called Intimate Apparel. It sold corset shops and was said to be run by "The Wizard of Bras"
20. There are 72 steps in Tarzan's Treehouse, which makes it the highest stairway in the park
21. When you ring the doorbells around Mickey's Toontown you will hear cats at the Dog Pound, set off a flash at The Camera Shop or see a puppy at the Fire Department
22. Park employees were not allowed to have mustaches until 2000. They're still not able to have visible tattoos, "non-conservative" eyewear or any piercings not on the ear
23. You can have a picnic, for up to 100 guests, at the Big Thunder Ranch outdoor area and can have catered meals with Disney Characters
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