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The Disneyland location in Anaheim is the only theme park directly supervised and built by Walt Disney.
Disneyland, the happiest place on earth, has been popular since before it even opened!
Visited by millions of people from around the world each year, the only way to go with this magical place is up.
Here, we are going on a magnificent adventure in the park with these 20 awesome facts about Disneyland!
Facts About Disneyland And History
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1. The Matterhorn was the first tubular steel roller coaster ever, the first roller coaster that could handle multiple cars on the track at once, and the first fully themed indoor and outdoor roller coaster. Walt Disney got the inspiration for the Matterhorn from Switzerland.
2. The Haunted Mansion is only a front for the actual ride which is underground. When you walk down the portrait hall, you’re actually walking beneath the Disneyland Railroad tracks!
3. The last ride that was personally supervised by Walt Disney was the Pirates of the Caribbean ride.
5. Thunder Mountain took 10 years of planning and 18 months to fully construct, costing 17 million dollars. That’s more time and the same cost as the entire park!
6. More than 100,00 lightbulbs are outlining the buildings on Main Street.
7. There are 11 Disney parks around the world in 4 countries – so technically, the sun never sets on Disneyland.
8. George Lucas attended the opening day of Disneyland at 11 years old.
9. Originally, Disney wanted there to be live animals on The Jungle Cruise, but most of the animals were nocturnal and they would have been asleep during the park hours.
10. The coins that are thrown into the water by It’s A Small World are donated to a charity that grants kids wishes who have life-threatening illnesses.
11. The total miles driven by the monorail trains are equivalent to more than 30 round trips to the moon.
12. Upon an opening day in 1955, 28,000 people attended, however half of those purchased forged tickets or snuck into the park by hopping the fence.
13. It only took one year to be constructed with 2,500 laborers, and cost $17 million to build.
14. The Disneyland location in Anaheim is the only theme park directly supervised and built by Walt Disney.
15. The idea for Disneyland came to Walt Disney after taking his daughters to Griffith Park in the ’30s and 40s, and watching them on the merry-go-round.
16. The bench from Griffith Park where Walt Disney came up with the concept is on display in the park near the entrance of Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln.
17. To gain further inspiration for his concept, he visited other parks such as Tivoli Gardens in Denmark, Efteling in the Netherlands, and Children’s Fairyland in the U.S.
18. Disneyland California Adventure was built on the site of the original Disneyland parking lot.
19. In 2013, Disneyland was the third most visited park in the world with about 16.2 million guests visiting.
20. The earliest documented account of Disney’s plans was in 1948 in a message to a production designer. He referred to his concept at the time as “Mickey Mouse Park.”
Disneyland Questions And Answers 😲😲😵
What is the oldest thing in Disneyland?
Storybook Land Mugo Pine
This tiny tree is actually the oldest living thing in the Disneyland resort, at over 150 years old. Like all the other trees in Storybook Land, this tree helps make the miniature villages feel more realistic.
How many people have died at Disneyland?
Disneyland was the first of the Disney parks to open and has one of the largest cumulative attendance records in the world. Since its opening in 1955, there have been 25 deaths that have occurred at Disneyland (or occurred later from an injury that was sustained there).
How many trees are in Disneyland?
18,000 trees
With approximately 18,000 trees and 125,000 shrubs, the Disneyland Resort is one of the largest gardens in Southern California.
Which Disneyland is the biggest?
The Walt Disney World Resort
The Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando is by far the biggest property at roughly 27,000 acres.
Does Disneyland have a jail?
Disney has many different secret ways in which they minimize the chance of an incident taking place. One of these is the Walt Disney World “jail,” which many guests have shared stories about over the years. Both Disneyland and Walt Disney World have a procedure in place that puts guests in a holding area until further assistance can arrive. You would be surprised to learn how many undercover cops and security guards are walking around the parks daily. If you’re doing something stupid, it’s only a matter of time until you get caught.
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