All About Disneyland

After Walt came up with the idea of Disneyland, he a lot of work ahead of him. The Walt Disney Company, was founded in 1923. The WED Enterprises, Walt Elias Disney Enterprises, is part of the Walt Disney Company. In 1928 Walt Disney, and the help of his employees, created the first Disney character, Steamboat Willie. Steamboat Willie eventually became known as Mickey Mouse. During World War ll, animation became too expensive, so Walt made the decision to start creating live action movies and documentaries. Walt decided to build the theme park in Anaheim for affordable land and the year round warm climate. He originally wanted it to be built across the street from his studio, but government vetoed his idea. Eventually Walt Disney was able to get a place to build Disneyland in Anaheim. He gave the workers a one year time limit. One year and one day later Disneyland was built and opened. That day was July 17th, 1955.

There are many theme parks around California, but very few theme parks compare to the high revenue of Disneyland. Here are a few of the parks in California:

Universal Studios (Hollywood) - 3.34 Billion

Knotts Berry Farm - 108.2 Million

Six Flags Magic Mountain - $15,768,000

LEGOLAND California - $520, 640,000

Seaworld - 1.37 Billion

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom - 60 Million

In the map you see to the right there is a point for each of the theme parks listed above. Disneyland has made the highest revenue of any theme park in California, which is $18.4 billion. Although Disneyland makes a very high revenue they need to pay their employees, also known as imagineers, and they need money for food, fireworks, merchandise, ride maintenance, and many other things. Employees at Disneyland get $15 per hour. When you do all the math, employees earn about $43,800 per year. That amount can vary depending on the the type of job.

Hidden Mickeys are one of the most iconic things a Disney fan will look for at Disney theme parks. They are three circles that form a Mickey head. There are about 1,000 Hidden Mickeys at Disneyland. The first one was found on a ride called Adventure Through Inner Space. Ever since then Hidden Mickeys have been popping up all over the theme park.

There are many places to view fireworks in Disneyland. Here are a few of the best spots:

• In front of the ride "It's a Small World"
• On Main Street U.S.A
• In front of the Sleeping Beauty Castle
• Nearby Rivers of America
• Newly opened Star Wars Galaxy's Edge
• Downtown Disney (this could count as

being outside the park)

• Partner Statue (Walt and Mickey statue)
• Jolly Holiday Cafe
• Main Street Train Station
• Tomorrowland Skyline Lounge

Experience ( this is at the Alien Pizza

Planet restaurant)

• Disney hotels (Paradise Pier, Grand

Californian, and the Disneyland Hotel)

• Space Mountain - 58 minutes

• Peter Pan's Flight - 36 minutes

• Big Thunder Mountain Railroad - 81

minutes

• Haunted Mansion - 20 minutes

• Pirates of the Caribbean - 20 minutes

• Space Mountain - 45 minutes

• Peter Pan's Flight - 35 minutes

• Big Thunder Mountain Railroad - 35

minutes

• Haunted Mansion - 25 minutes

• Pirates of the Caribbean - 18 minutes

Throughout Disneyland there are always Disney characters roaming around. Here are some places you can meet them, and who will be there.

• Ariel
• Cinderella
• Snow White

• Flynn Rider
• Rapunzel

• Tinker Bell

• Mickey Mouse
• Minnie Mouse
• Donald Duck
• Goofy

• Boba Fett
• Chewbacca
• Darth Vader

Chip

Dale

Donald Duck

Goofy

Mickey Mouse

Minnie Mouse

Pluto

• Eeyore
• Tigger
• Winnie the Pooh

• Tiana

Not only does Disneyland have famous rides, they also have delicious food. Here is some of what you can expect to eat on your next trip to to Disneyland. This is how many different types of foods are sold per year.

• 2.8 Million Churros
• 1.6 Million Turkey Legs
• 5.3 MIllion Bags of Popcorn
• 2.5 Million Corn Dogs
• 600,000 Dole Whips

Penny presses are cheap and cool souvenirs. They are in almost every part of Disneyland. Here is where you can find some of these places.

• Pooh Corner

• Royal Reception
• "It's a Small World" Toy Shop

• Gag Factory

• The Star Trader
• Little Green Men Store Command

• Penny Arcade

• Pioneer Mercantile
• Bonanza Outfitters

• Adventureland Bazaar
• Pieces of Eight

Penny Presses are all over Disneyland. They make cool souvenirs, and they only cost 51 cents. You can also buy a book made specifically to hold all of your pressed pennies. To the right is a map of where you can find different penny presses and what designs you can expect to see there.

• Disneyland will be closed from March
• 14, 2020 until the the end of the month. This will be the 4th time Disneyland has
• closed.
• All the plants in Tomorrowland are
• edible.
• The gold on the ride "It's a Small World"
• is actually 22 carat gold.
• There is secret room hidden above the
• Disneyland's fire station. It has a light to
• represent Walt Disney at the theme park.
• 200 wild cats roam around Disneyland at night to catch rodents.
• There were originally real human bones used in the Pirates of Caribbean ride.
• There is a time capsule buried in front of Sleeping Beauty's Castle. It will be opened on July 17th, 2035, Disneyland's 80th anniversary.
• Until 1991, Walt decided to put a tobacco shop on Main Street U.S.A.
• When you are waiting to get on Star Tours, over the speakers you will hear George Lucas's name backwards, Egroeg Sacul.
• Four babies have been born in Disneyland
• When somebody vomits at Disneyland, workers call it Code V.
• The flags on Main Street U.S.A are missing either one star or one stripe, so they do not have to be taken down each day.
• Disneyland employees always use their hand or two fingers to point.
• When you enter the theme park, you are looking at the back of the Sleeping Beauty Castle.
• At the entrance to the Indiana Jones attraction, real movie props are used.
• The King Arthur Carousel is older than Disneyland itself.
• Jungle Cruise was originally supposed to have live animals.
• There are more than 120 animatronics on the Pirates of Caribbean ride.
• No planes are allowed to go more than a three mile radius towards the theme park.
• The abominable snowman on the Matterhorn is named Harold.
• If you look in the windows at the Emporium, a shop on Main Street, you will be watching the story of 6 different Disney movies. These movies are Frozen, Aladdin, Princess and the Frog, Cinderella, Peter Pan, and Toy Story.
• If you Stop by the Red Rose Taverne, you will be able to find Mrs. Potts, Chip, Lumiere, and Cogsworth from the live action movie.