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“Here you leave today and enter the world of yesterday, tomorrow and fantasy”

Walt Disney Company

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1.The beginning of Disney Land

In 193019!0 Walt Disney visited "riffth #ar$ % &'(' to)ether with his dau)hters Diane

and *haron and then the idea of a lar)e and +i))er entertainment par$ ame into his mind,

so in 19-3 Walt Disney +ou)ht a 1.0 are land that late +eame the most wanted and well

$nown international amusement #ar$ Disney&and'

1.2. Some historical perspectives about Disneyland:

Disneyland first opened in /uly 1, 19-- and was the worlds first Disney par$

after that ame Disney World 2lorida 191, and Disney World California

(dventure in 001'

In this almost .0 years of history Disney &and hosted more than .-0 million )uests

evenly in 011 the num+er of )uests was 1.,1!millions'

*ine its openin) Disneyland has under)one a num+er of e4pansions and renovations

inludin) the addition of 5ew 6rleans *7uare in 19.., 8ear Country in 19 and

i$eys :oontown in 1993' Disney California (dventure #ar$ was +uilt on the site

of Disneylands ori)inal par$in) lot and opened in 001'

Disneyland is loated in the ity of (naheim, 3- miles southeast of &os (n)eles'

:he par$ sits on 1.0 ares of land, +ut only ;- ares are open to the pu+li'

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2. Disneyland around the world

Figure 1. Disneyland around the world 

:here are Disneyland #ar$s in the World< :o$yo Disney =esort loated in Chilea

/apan opened in 19;3' &ater in *eptem+er !, 001 the resort e4panded with :o$io

Disney sea'

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Disney &and #aris %opened in (pril 1, 199 loated in the su+ur+s of #aris was the

seond Disney #ar$ outside of >*(?uro Disney =esort and it was divided into two

 par$s< Disneyland #ar$ and Walt Disney studios #ar$, also shoppin) enters )olf

ourse and . Disney resort Hotels'

In 00- it was opened Hon) @on) Disney =esort then in *han)hai Disney =esort'

2.1. What is Disney Land made of

:he ori)inal Disney &and #ar$ %&'(' onsists of ; themed lands

1' ain *treet >*(

' (dventureland

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3' 2routierland

!' 2antasyland

-' :omorrowland

.' 5ew 6rleans *7uare

' i$eys :oontown

;' Holydayland

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Figure 2. ain *treet, >'*'(

2.1.1. !ain Street" #.S.$.  is patterned after a typial idwest town of the early 0th

entury' Walt Disney derived inspiration from his +oyhood town of areline, issouri'

It is the first area )uests see when they enter the par$, and is how )uests reah Central

#laAa' (t the enter of :he a)i @in)dom and immediately 5orth of Central #laAa

stands *leepin) 8eauty Castle'

2irst street enterin) the #ar$ is ain *treet >*(,whih is a replia of Walt Disney

hildhood town areline ,issouri Here is the famous sleepin) 8eauty Castle ' :he

Castle is overed in @arat )old leaf to ensure it )litters even on loudy days'

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Figure 3. ain *treet, >'*'(

(dventure land provides a uni7ue e4periene of :ropial /un)le of (sia and (fria' It has

an eduational purpose for $ids alon) with a )reat trip on a +oat' It provides $nowled)e

a+out plants and animals of the Bun)le and help to e4periene a way of life far from

iviliAation'

 2.1.2. $dventure land

(dventure land is desi)ned to rereate the feel of an e4oti tropial plae in a faroff

re)ion of the world' To create a land that would make this dream reality, said Walt

Disney, we pictured ourselves far from civilization, in the remote jungles of Asia and

 Africa. (ttrations inlude openin) days /un)le Cruise,

Figure 4. :arAans :reehouse ( /un)le Cruise,E

the :emple of the 2or+idden ?ye in Indiana /ones (dventure,

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 and :arAans :reehouse,

F 2un and Boy are at eah orner in this #ar$ and is hard to deide where to )o first or

whih one was the oolest land of DisneylandF

:his are the opinion of people visitin) Disneyland #ar$' :he truth is that entertainment

area are desi)ned to please everyone, no mater of a)e, olor of their s$in or ountry they

are omin) from, +oys or )irls, et

2airy tales and adventure are part of our lives this ma$es us happy and Disneyland has the

same purpose happiness'

Disneyland is home to more than !0 rides and attrations, amon) all of them the most

famous are :arAans house,

whih is a onversion of the earlier Swiss Family o!inson Tree "ouse from the Walt

Disney film, Swiss Family o!inson' Walt Disneys ?nhanted :i$i =oom  whih is

loated at the

2i)ure i$eyGinie

i$eys :oontown

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#irates of the Cari++ean

Figure 4! "he haunted mansion

Haunted ansion whih is atually one of my favorite +eause is home to 999 spoo$s

ea)er to welome one more )host to their ran$s' :his mention is inspirin) fear from the

very +e)innin) +ut it is also a safe and dar$, sary and lau)hs e4perieneFFF'

2rontier land it loo$s to me li$e a time apsule to)ether with :om *awyer and ar$

:wains other heroes, 6ld West ow+oys, 8illy Hill and "olden Horseshoe *aloon'

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#irates &air on :om *awyer Island and 2rontier land *hootin ?4position' 2rontier land is

also home to the "olden Horseshoe *aloon, an 6ld Weststyle show palae, where the

omedi troupe 8illy Hill and the Hill+illies entertains )uests'

Critter Country is desi)ned mostly for small $ids, its a land where they an meet Winnie

the #ooh and a)i @in)dom'

Disneyland it is reo)niAed immediately if a piture of i$ey ouse is posted, so one of

the most pitured part of the #ar$ is i$eys :oontown

2.1.%. !ic&ey's Toontown opened in 1993 and was partly inspired +y the fitional &os

(n)eles su+ur+ of :oontown in the :ouhstone #itures 19;; release #ho Framed oger

 a!!it ' i$eys :oontown is +ased on a 1930s artoon aestheti and is home to Disneys

most popular artoon haraters' :oontown features two main attrations< "ad)ets "o

Coaster  and =o)er =a++its Car :oon *pin' :he ity is also home to artoon haraters

houses suh as the house of i$ey ouse, innie ouse and "oofy, as well as Donald

Du$ s +oat'

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'1'!' 2antasyland

2antasyland is the area of Disneyland of whih Walt Disney said, $#hat youngster has

not dreamed of flying with   %eter %an over moonlit &ondon, or tum!ling into Alice's

nonsensical #onderland ( )n Fantasyland, these classic stories of everyone's youth have

!ecome realities for youngsters * of all ages * to participate in.$   2antasyland was

ori)inally styled in a medieval ?uropean fair)round fashion, +ut its 19;3 refur+ishment

turned it into a 8avarian villa)e' (ttrations inlude several dar$ rides, the @in) (rthur

Carrousel, and various family attrations' 2antasyland has the most fi+er optis  in the

 par$ more than half of them are in #eter #ans 2li)ht

'1'-' Walt Disney one said< :omorrow an +e a wonderful a)e “the result was %

:omorrowland, hostin) attrations li$e =a$et to the oon, (utopia, *u+marine, Joya)e,

*pae ountain, 5emo *u+marine, *ter :ours and so many others'

• (fter a 7ui$ tour to Disneyland I would li$e to share some uriosities a+out this

famous par$ :he top floor of the fire station on ain *treet >*( was WaltDisneys private apartment durin) the par$s onstrution' It is still furnished +ut is

not open to the pu+li, thou)h a li)ht is left +urnin) in one of its windows eah day

in tri+ute to Walt'

• :he ori)inal prie of the par$s land and initial attrations was K1. million'

• :he draw+rid)e on *leepin) 8eauty Castle is real and has +een raised and lowered

twie one when the par$ first opened, and a)ain in 19;3 when 2antasyland was

redediated'

• :he atterhorn 8o+sleds oaster was the first tu+ular steel roller oaster in the

world when it opened in 19-9, and as suh it revolutioniAed the desi)n and

onstrution of roller oasters'

Curiosity drives me +ehind the siene, where I found that

• ore than !00 items are olleted +y &ost and 2ound eah day'

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• 6n an avera)e day, par$ )uests )enerate more than 30 tons of trash, thou)h

Disneyland reyles ! million pounds of ard+oard, paper, and other materials

annually'

• :he par$ serves ! million +ur)ers, 3 million fry orders, and more than 1 million

)allons of soda eah year'

• 2or K1-0, )uests an own a piee of Disneyland +y purhasin) a he4a)onal +ri$

that lines the path +etween Disneyland and Disneys California (dventure'

“Disneyland will never +e ompleted' It will ontinue to )row as lon) as there is

ima)ination left in the world'”

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