Posted on 07/17/2005 6:30:46 AM PDT by Liz
Thank you so much for sharing this!
I wonder if they still hand out free copies of The Constitution at the City Hall.
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Note:
After his attending Garden Grove, California's Rancho Alamitos High School during his Freshman & Sophomore years...
STEVE MARTIN attended Garden Grove High School during his Junior & Senior years...
...after school boundaries changed with the addition of new High Schools in the District.
While in High School he entertained at Disneyland's 'Golden Horseshoe Saloon' in FRONTIERLAND as well as in the 'Enchanted Tiki Room' and on ADVENTURELAND's 'Jungle Boat Ride.'
STEVE went on to entertain at nearby Knott's Berry Farm's Bird Cage Theater, with his banjo, during his Long Beach State College years.
And "The Jerk" NEVER looked back.
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But, unfortunately, with the continued slide of American societal norms and behaviors down the toilet, Disney had to remove that ride, as there was just too much stuff being thrown/spit down onto others below.
Anyone know when they were removed?
Many thanks for the great links----wonderful Disney retrospective.
They should really write an article about the first kid killed on one of their rides. That place is a deathtrap!
WDW, Fla as well----several people have died there---a kid drowned in the swan lake bordering the castle.
Hi Ronnie, I remember my first trip, shortly after it opened...it cost $6.00! Remember the "e" tickets?
Didn't Steve Martin perform at that Pepsi Review, not the Tiki thing?
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You're very welcome for everything, Liz.
T'is such good fun reliving the fond Disneyland Memories of my youth on its 50th Anniversay.
I even got to meet WALT DISNEY himself during my first visit there.
Simply amazing stuffies.
Think I'll bookmark your wonderful thread.
ALOHA RONNIE
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At Disneyland's 'Enchanted Tiki Room' STEVE MARTIN wore a white trainer's uniform and cap, assembling each new crowd into their seats for the mechanical singing birds show.
Very similiar, actually, to what he did at the helm of his 'Jungle Boat Ride' boat.
Only on that one STEVE also fired a gun with blanks at encroaching open mouthed Rino's.
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I grew up in a house on a hill which faced south toward Disneyland. Even though they were about 10 miles away, the fireworks could be seen (and heard) every summer night at 9 o'clock.
I wonder how many people remember or even know what the term "E" ticket experience means
The junk drawer in the kitchen was full of A and B tickets, some C's and D's, but there were never any leftover E tickets. For some reason we just weren't hip on racing over to the Swiss Family Robinson treehouse. I don't recall what ticket was needed to get to Tom Sawyer's Island, but we only went once and decided that the smell of urine wasn't all that appealing.
The 70's was an interesting time in Disneyland operations. The train passed by undeveloped areas of the park, and for years the recorded message dangled the carrot of "future expansion". Well for all my youth that expansion never came, so I learned to be cynical of promises from a young age. :-)
Many of the rides and programs (Tiki Room still around?) were already dated or showing their age (the Jungle Ride was pretty decrepit), so it was a huge deal when they finally got around to building Space Mountain. At least before the thrill wore off, it lessened the line at the Matterhorn. Of course, the Pirates of the Caribbean and the Haunted House seemed timeless in their appeal, even if the transportation of the future (the slug-paced Peoplemover) was often broken down and closed for repair. LOL.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane!
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I'll NEVER FORGET all those wonderful 'Date Nite at Disneyland' ballroom dances we used to have at the Carnation Plaza set in between the entrances to FRONTIERLAND and Sleeping Beauty's castle.
The Disneyland Head of Park Entertainment was none other than the same Mr. Gruder of 'The CARPENTERS' ..'Mr. Gruder'.. song. Seems he had heard them early on and then didn't hire them for the Park.
Years later in 1977 'The CARPENTERS' told their audience about him during their sold out concert at the Anaheim Convention Center parked right across the street from the Entrance to Disneyland.
T'was a bit of told ya so time, USA
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Thanks for posting this.
A nice reminder that sometimes, things do get better.
It seems like they had them every weekend after regular park hours.
Musta been so nice way back when.......in contrast to the moral and cultural breakdown of today.
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Thanks for listening, CP.
The Real Deal WALT DISNEY gave us all such real happiness.
Happiness we are celebrating today.
Totally.
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I too will NEVER FORGET those Rock Bands that came up to the TOMORROWLAND Dance Area Stage and then went back down underground for their breaks.
A new large Entertainment and Snack Area that had replaced my original 'Space Bar' Snack Shop Area.
What great fun it was.
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Pepsi Review =
FRONTIERLAND's Golden Horseshoe Saloon..?
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I too will NEVER FORGET those Rock Bands that came up to the TOMORROWLAND Dance Area Stage and then went back down underground for their breaks.Oddly enough the thing that impressed me most was everything you didn't see...An amazing hidden infrastructure..no delivery trucks, no employees sitting around on breaks, no characters in partial uniform etc.
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