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Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow(land) Part 7

Note: This post will look at Disneyland’s Tomorrowland as it was during the years 2004-2015. For glimpses of the area in past decades and opening day, be sure to look at Parts 1,2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.

With the remodel of Tomorrowland complete in the late 1990’s, (more…)

Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow(land) Part 2

Note: In Part 1 we looked at Disneyland’s Tomorrowland as it stood on Opening Day, July 17, 1955. Now we look at the evolution and development of the land from July 18, 1955 through the end of calendar year 1964.

When we last left Tomorrowland, the Open Day ceremonies had concluded, larger than invited park crowds were dying down for the day, (more…)

Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow(land)

Disney’s Tomorrowland is coming to theaters on May 22. On the same day, Disneyland is kicking off its  (more…)

Final Port of Call – Motor Boat Cruise

Ahoy! Welcome to Rope Drop at another day here in ExtinctAttractionLand! Today’s pageantry actually takes us away from land, however, as we celebrate an attraction that left Disneyland, and therefore joined ExtinctAttractionLand on June 11, 1993. Welcome to the Motor Boat Cruise!

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An Unfortunate Return

Today we’re finishing our tour of attractions removed from ExtinctAttractionLand by taking a quick look at an attraction that not intended to be brought back.  Come with me as we leave the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage and walk across Tomorrowland, past the Space Mountain entrance,  to the Magic Eye Theater. (more…)

The Subs Shall Rise (sink?) Again!

Welcome back to our tour of attractions removed from ExtinctAttractionLand! Or, if you’re just joining us, welcome aboard!   (more…)

Adventures in ExtinctAttractionLand

To those just entering ExtinctAttractionLand, welcome! Today we are embarking on a tour of the park, looking at the attractions and places that once stood proudly in Disneyland before it has been removed in the name of progress.   (more…)

A View From Above

Hello, and wlecome back to my thoughts and musings.Today I want to venture into a gone but not forgotten section of Disneyland (and Disney World, as we shall see), by entering into ExtinctAttractionsLand.

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A Flair For Blair

Hello, and welcome back to my thoughts and musings.  Today marks another special occasion in the Disney Universe.  On October 21, 1911, influential artist Mary Blair was born.

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In Line for a View

Hello, and thanks for stopping by! Today I want to focus on one of the shortest-lived, and long forgotten attractions at Disneyland, the Viewliner.

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On June 26, 1957, the Viewliner train began operating on two tracks inside Disneyland.  The lines were known as “the fastest miniature train in the world” and had single-circuit stations in Fantasyland and in Tomorrowland.   (more…)