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Realityland's David Koenig

Random Disneyland and Walt Disney World tidbits too time-sensitive or inconsequential to cram into a formal article.

  1. Disneyland Tips Its Hand on Coming Price Hikes?

    Just after the first of the year, several cast members indicated to me that they’d heard this year’s annual admission price hike would come in early May. Now that we’re weeks—if not days—away, 25¢ tea leaves are indicating that their prediction may be spot on.

    Said tea leaves are Outdoor Vending’s move yesterday to increase the price of most of their concessions by a quarter. (Not everything increased. For example, popcorn in a commemorative bucket went from $6 to $6.25, but a regular ...
  2. The Critters Take Over Splash Mountain

    One night several weeks back, during the first week that Splash Mountain reopened after a lengthy winter rehab, the attraction broke down. Maintenance personnel arrived to correct the problem, and as they worked with ride operators to begin start-up procedures, an access panel in the ceiling of the control tower suddenly popped open and a live raccoon tumbled out—right on top of one of the cast members.

    The employees in the tower were frightened out of their wits. The cast member ...

    Updated 04-17-2014 at 12:59 PM by David Koenig

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  3. Disneyland's First Cast Member Passes Away

    Disney Legend Milt Albright, officially considered the first person ever hired to work at Disneyland, died last Monday at the age of 97.

    Although he began working for the park in 1954, as manager of the accounting department (initially, himself), he had actually been hired as a junior accountant for the Disney Studio in 1947. But early in 1953, he caught wind that an amusement park was the in the works and that it would feature a miniature car ride.

    A car buff, Milt spent ...

    Updated 04-13-2014 at 04:31 PM by David Koenig

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