C.A.T. (Chris’s Attraction Trivia): Star Tours Queue Area

In the queue area of Star Tours at Disneyland and Disney’s Hollywood Studios, an announcer on the P.A. was calling out the name of Star Tours traveler, Egroeg Sacul.

That’s George Lucas spell backwards.

DBC’s History Lesson: 1977

Note: DBC stands for Disney By Chris!!

For our History Lesson for today, let’s go back to 1977.

Space Mountain opened in Tomorrowland at Disneyland in California. It became the second mountain to open at Disneyland.

The Main Street Electrical Parade premiered at Main Street, U.S.A. at the Magic Kingdom in Florida.

That’s our History Lesson for today!!

What’s Happening Next Week?

Next Week will be Disney By Chris’s 1st Anniversary!!
Check back next week during our celebration and see our three segments: The Attraction Trivia, Tip Time, and Our History Lessons.
In addition, we will introduce our NEW Segment entitled Search For The Mickeys!!

Chris’s Tip Time: Attractions to See During 4th of July

Hope everyone enjoyed the 4th of July yesterday!!
If you are at the Disney Parks and planning to return home sometime next week, here are some attractions I recommend for the 4th of July celebration this week.
At Disneyland:

• Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln (Main Street U.S.A.)

At Walt Disney World:

• The Hall of Presidents (Liberty Square, Magic Kingdom)
• The American Adventure (World Showcase, Epcot)

PeopleMover

This is one of the most popular Tomorrowland attractions of all time. The PeopleMover was first opened at Disneyland in 1967 and it was closed in 1995. Rocket Rods replaced it in 1998.  That attraction didn’t last long as well.  We’ll talk more about it in the future.
Eight years after Disneyland opened it, Disney Imagineers opened another one in 1975 at the Magic Kingdom in Florida. However, they called it the “WED-way PeopleMover” and later in 1994, it was renamed once again the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover. The one in Florida is still open today.
Check back later and see which current Tomorrowland attractions in the Magic Kingdom can be seen as part of the PeopleMover tour.

Chris’s Tip Time: FASTPASS

Are you getting sick and tired of waiting in line for the popular Disney Attractions?
Use Disney’s FASTPASS. A free guest service that saves your place in line at some of the most popular attractions like Splash Mountain or select other attractions.
Here’s how it works. Once you enter a Disney Park, check your park map and see which attractions include FASTPASS availability. After you arrive, walk up to the FASTPASS Machine and insert your park admission ticket. Once the green bulb lights up, take your admission ticket out and the machine will print out your FASTPASS. When you receive it, check your pass and see your return time as seen in the picture below.
Please Note: Sometimes, you can get another FASTPASS Ticket before the actual return time. Look at the bottom and see the next available time to get another FASTPASS for another attraction. In this example, the time is earlier than the actual return time.

Photo by disneybychris.

Carthay Circle Theater

One of the buildings that opened last week at the new entrance of Disney’s California Adventure is the replica of the Carthay Circle Theater. The exact same place where Walt Disney hosted the premiere of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 75 years ago. 
The theater in real life first opened in Hollywood during the mid-1920s. It was also named as one of the best movie theaters in Hollywood until it was demolished in 1969.
In June of 2012, Disney Imagineers created and opened their replica of the theater at California Adventure.  However on the inside, it’s a restaurant and lounge on the first floor. As for the second floor, it’s Club 1901. Or as the guests call it “The Club 33 of California Adventure”.