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Discover the Interesting Part of Disneyland: 6 Fascinating Facts

Delve into the enchanting world of Disneyland, where every corner holds a story and every attraction sparks imagination. Since its opening in 1955, Disneyland has not just been a theme park but a canvas of innovation, whimsy, and a few peculiar tales. Here are six interesting facts about the “Happiest Place on Earth” that highlight … Continue reading Discover the Interesting Part of Disneyland: 6 Fascinating Facts

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Walt Disney: A Reluctant Father’s Gift Inspires a Legacy

During Walt Disney’s childhood, his mother persuaded his father, Elias, to purchase a set of colored pencils and drawing paper for him. Despite Elias’ disapproval, as he thought his son should be occupied with strenuous physical work, he eventually relented. However, even after Walt’s rise to fame, Elias remained skeptical about the legitimacy of animation […]

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Disneyland in Shanghai Is Implementing New Safety Guidelines and Practices

You can’t be too careful these days. Germs are everywhere, as well as potential safety hazards.

Theme parks, in particular, can be especially daunting if you’re worried about your safety. But at least one park is taking steps to make guests safer these days.

After being closed for several months, Shanghai Disneyland is back up and running again and the park has instituted some new safety precautions that are pretty clever.

For example, they’re asking park-goers to stand far apart from each other while watching shows to prevent the spread of germs and disease.

And they’re asking everyone to wear masks for the same reason:

And people seem more than happy to comply:

Meanwhile, in the United States, other Disney properties are making similar changes.

The shopping, dining and nightlife area Disney Springs in Orlando, Florida, is also again open to guests.

They’re encouraging people to wear masks and limit their contact with people and items around them, including garbage cans:

Restaurants are also only using half their tables:

And park staffers are checking visitors’ temperatures:

It will certainly be interesting to see if other theme parks and related attractions follow suit in the coming weeks. And, perhaps more importantly, will guests follow these new rules?

What do you think about all these guidelines? Are you happy to see theme parks making changes, or do you think it’s overkill?

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This Is Why ‘Walt Disney World’ Got Walt’s Name and Disneyland Didn’t

There are a lot of differences between Disney World and Disneyland. One small difference that you may not even be aware of is in their names. Disney World’s full name is Walt Disney World, while Disneyland is just Disneyland. What’s up with that?

Let’s start at the beginning: Disneyland came first. It opened in 1955 in California. The name, Disneyland, was likely chosen because it was a natural choice for a theme park at the time. Other contemporary parks bear names like “Fairyland” or “Playland,” so “Disneyland” just makes sense.

Over a decade later in 1966, Walt Disney released a promotional video to announce that there would be a second Disney theme park in Florida. This one would be called Disney World, likely because it was on a much bigger plot of land than Disneyland.

It’s not clear why he went with two words for Disney World, while Disneyland is just one word, other than the fact that “Disneyworld” doesn’t look quite right.

Disney World wasn’t originally going to have Walt’s first name attached, but he passed away in December 1966, before the park even got into the construction phase. His brother, Roy Disney, postponed his  own retirement to help out with the Disney World project, and he decided to add Walt’s name to the park as a tribute.

And that, folks, is the only reason that one of the parks’ names has Walt in the title – as a tribute from a sibling to his recently deceased brother.

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Adolph Hitler was Walt…

Adolph Hitler was Walt Disney’ biggest fan, he thought Snow White was the best movie ever made and would draw characters near perfectly. The director of a war museum in northern Norway, said he found the drawings hidden in a painting signed “A. Hitler” that he bought at an auction in Germany.

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In 1951 Thelma Howard was hired as a maid…

In 1951 Thelma Howard was hired as a maid for Walt & Lillian Disney. Walt would gift her shares of Disney stock every X-mas for the next 30 yrs. She died in 1994 that’s when it was discovered she still had all 192,000 shares valued at $9,000,000. It went to disadvantaged kids & her disabled […]

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People Are Comparing the 1994 and 2019 Versions of “The Lion King,” and it’s Pretty Impressive

The Lion King is easily one of the most beloved Disney films of all time. I remember being a kid and watching it over and over, re-enacting the opening scene with my stuffed animals. Now, the 1994 film is getting a new reboot, set for release in July 2019. The new film is directed by Jon Favreau (The Jungle Book, Iron Man, Elf).

Someone did us all a favor and compared what the 1994 and the upcoming 2019 versions look like side-by-side. The visuals for the new film look pretty incredible.

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And here’s a side-by-side video comparison as well.

Are you excited for the new version of The Lion King? It looks like it’s going to be great!

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