Disney By Chris SPECIAL REPORT: Memorial Day 2013

This is a Disney By Chris Special Report!!

Disney has announced that three of their parks will open for 24 hours from 6 am on May 24th to 6am May 25th!! 
This is during the upcoming Memorial Day Weekend to kick off the Summer Season.
The three parks that will open for 24 hours are:

• Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, Florida
• Disneyland Park at Anaheim, California
• California Adventure at Anaheim, California

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

Now let’s talk about one of the most popular Disney attractions for all ages.

It’s The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh!!

Here’s the one from Disneyland in California.

Photos by disneybychris.

This attraction was inspired by and based on Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day!!

Winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Short of 1968!!!!

Your Ride on the Bee Hive to the Hundred Acre Wood!!!

 

It’s A Birthday Party!!!!

 

Hi Eeyore!!!!

 

Check back for some trivia of this attraction!!!

DBC’s History Lesson: Epcot Idea in 1966

Note: DBC stands for Disney By Chris.

For our history lesson for today, let’s go back to 1966.

Walt Disney showed his viewers on television his Disney World Project in Florida. First he showed his his idea for a theme park in Florida. It’s similar to his Disneyland Park in California.

Then, he showed his:

Experimental

Prototype

Community

Of

Tomorrow

He called it Epcot!!

Walt’s Original Idea was to make Epcot a city.

Which includes: Recreational Parks, A Big Hotel, Convention and City Centers, Monorail and PeopleMover Stations, etc.

However, Walt passed away on December 15, 1966 and the Epcot plan was on hold.

After the Magic Kingdom Park in Florida opened in 1971, Disney Imagineers wanted to revive the Epcot project.

Instead of making it into a city, they decided to make Epcot a second Disney park in Florida. Disney Imagineers did that because they can’t run a city without Walt’s supervision.

Epcot was later opened to the public on October 1, 1982. 30 years ago!!!

That’s our history lesson for today!!!

Club 33 Trophy Room

Step inside the trophy room in Club 33!!

Photos by disneybychris

Wait a minute, that’s me!!



The room is a mock up of an old style Gentleman’s Club. The walls are wood paneled like an “olde” pub, decorated with trophies and photos!!

Disneyland Year # 57

Today is the first day of the 57th year of Disneyland in Anaheim, California!!
Here is the photo of the Disneyland Main Entrance!!

Photo by disneybychris.

 

Check back for another Disneyland History Lesson!!

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!!

NEW Entrance at California Adventure

Last week at Disney’s California Adventure, NOT only did the NEW Cars Land open, but the NEW Entrance of the park opened as well.
The new entrance resembles Buena Vista Street in the 1920s when Walt Disney moved to California. It features the replica of the Carthay Circle Theater. In the theater, there’s a lounge and restaurant on the first floor and they have Club 1901 on the second floor.
There’s also the ticket entrance that was designed after the ticket entrance of Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Florida.
We will upload the photos as soon as we can.
Check back for more information about the Carthay Circle Theater.

Cars Land-NOW OPEN!!!!

Today at Disney’s California Adventure, Cars Land is now open. The land is based on the Disney and Pixar’s Cars films. It contains a new Cars Test Track themed ride entitled Radiator Springs Racers. Everyone is asking “Does this ride include a Single Rider Line and a Fastpass Line?”  The answer is YES!!!!! See the NEW Cars Land this Summer.
In addition, the new entrance to the park is also open today. It resembles Buena Vista Street in the 1920s and 1930s!! It features a new club called Club 1901. Named after the year Walt Disney was born. It’s California Adventure’s version of Club 33!!
Please Note that the real Buena Vista Street is located in Burbank, California.

Indiana Jones Adventure

Indiana Jones Adventure opened in 1995 inside Adventureland at Disneyland Park in California.
This attraction was created by George Lucas. The man behind Star Tours and Captain EO. 
The Guests are welcomed by Indy’s friend, Sallah.  The guests are transported inside The Temple of the Forbidden Eye to experience their own adventure seeking Indiana Jones and the lost tourists. Will they find Indy and escape the temple?
This is  still one of the most popular attractions in Disneyland’s history.
Check back later to discover the trivia of this attraction.
Here is a photo of the attraction’s sign/entrance.
Photos by disneybychris.

Disney and ABC

In 1954, Walt Disney was selecting a major television network to air his first TV show entitled Walt Disney’s "Disneyland”!!
The network that Walt picked was ABC.  The Disneyland Show aired from 1954 to 1958!!
In 1955, The Mickey Mouse Club aired on ABC on October 3, 1955. Three to Four months after Disneyland Park in California opened!!!
Until the early 1960s, Walt wanted to air his shows in color, but ABC refused due to the prices of color broadcasting. So, Walt moved his colored shows to another network which was NBC!!!
Later in 1996, Michael Eisner, who was the CEO of Disney, purchased ABC and later owned America’s major sports cable channel, ESPN!!!!

Disney-ABC Buildings

Here are some images of the entrance to The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California.
Note to readers: I took the photos while riding in the passenger seat. I didn’t get much. So, please forgive us and enjoy!!
Photos by disneybychris.





And here is an image of the ABC Television building located right next door!!



Check back later for the relationship between Disney and ABC!!

DBC’s History Lesson: 1980

Note: DBC stands for Disney By Chris!!!
For our History Lesson for today, let’s go back to 1980.
In 1980, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad opened at the Magic Kingdom’s Frontierland in Florida!!
The Mickey Mouse Revue was closed in Fantasyland and moved to Tokyo Disneyland. It was replaced by a showing of some Disney shorts in 3D!!
California’s Disneyland celebrated it’s 25th Anniversary by throwing an anniversary parade and a stage show entitled Disneyland is Your Land.
That’s our History Lesson for today.

C.A.T. (Chris's Attraction Trivia): Mr. Toad's Wild Ride

Do you remember The Devils at the end of Mr. Toad's Wild Ride at Fantasyland at Disneyland Park in California?

They never appeared in the 1949 Disney film "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad".  They were made ONLY for the attraction.

Alice In Wonderland

Based on both Lewis Carroll's stories and the 1951 Disney animated film, Alice In Wonderland: The Ride first opened in 1958 at Disneyland Park in California. It’s located in Fantasyland.
Photos by disneybychris.


This car is the Caterpillar Car. Designed after The Caterpillar.
Guests ride in the car to explore wonderland.

The Statue of the White Rabbit on the right side of Sleeping Beauty Castle.
Check back later for the trivia of this attraction!!

Chris's Tip Time: Haunted Mansion at Night

30 Minutes before Disneyland Park in California or Magic Kingdom Park in Florida close their doors for the day, walk over to The Haunted Mansion.

It's less crowded at night.


CREEPY, Huh?

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

One of the most popular attractions at the Disney Parks is Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.  It’s located in Frontierland in Disney Parks worldwide.
The first one opened at Disneyland in 1979,
The one at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom opened in 1980,
Tokyo Disneyland’s version welcomed their first guests in 1983,
AND
Disneyland Paris’s version opened it’s doors in 1992.
Photo by disneybychris.
From Disneyland in California

Disneyland Candlelight 2011

On the first weekend of December on a cold evening during winter time, Main Street U.S.A. at Disneyland Park in California hosted it’s annual Candlelight Event. This Holiday event includes a Celebrity who tells “The Christmas Story”. It also featured an orchestra with trumpeters playing on the roof of the Main Street Station, and over 1,000 choir singers. Along with a human Christmas tree.
Photos by disneybychris.




Choir, Orchestra, and Trumpeters performing holiday music.



Behold, the Human Christmas Tree.


Celebrity Narrator: Gary Sinise from Epcot’s Mission: SPACE!!!



Finale: Silent Night with Soloists.
Happy Holidays!

WELCOME FOOLISH MORTALS!!

Hello Everyone! Welcome to Disney by Chris. Your new home for various updates on the Disney Parks. In the next couple of weeks, keep visiting this site because I (Chris) will upload images from my trip to the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. Images include new attractions including the new updated version of Star Tours.