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CrazyMouse
07-12-2005, 10:07 PM
Any facts or you think people wouldn't know about Disneyland, pls post! Thanks guys! :D

sleepyjeff
07-12-2005, 11:02 PM
The Holiday Inn at the Park is the closest Hotel to any one of the three Monorail stations :)

Disneyland2004
07-12-2005, 11:19 PM
love it

SilverStyle
07-12-2005, 11:20 PM
There is less then half basketball court in the Matterhorn

Disney Vault
07-13-2005, 12:05 AM
These were in an article but I forget what one specifically so I can't site the source.

515 million: Number of guests the park has welcomed since it opened.
26 million: Hand towels used in Disneyland's restrooms during the year.
13.3 million: Guests welcomed last year, making it the second-most-visited theme park in the country. Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Fla., was No. 1, with 15.1 million.
4 million: Hamburgers sold at the park each year.
3.2 million: Servings of ice cream sold at the park each year.
3.1 million: Amount of cardboard -- in pounds -- that the park recycles during a year.
2 million: Phone calls the park receives during a typical year. The most frequently called individual is Mickey Mouse. The most frequently asked questions -- other than the ones answered by the recorded information line -- relate to merchandise and collectibles.
1.6 million: Hot dogs sold at the park each year.
1 million: Annuals planted each year throughout the park.
500,000: Pieces in the Disneyland costume inventory. A new costume takes from eight months to a year to produce.
100,000: Light bulbs used throughout the park, including 11,000 "rim lights' that outline the buildings on Main Street, U.S.A.
75,000: Performances by the Disneyland Marching Band during the last 50 years.
21,000-plus: Cast members (employees) at Disneyland Resort.
10,250: Guest parking spots.
5,000: The minimum number of gallons of paint used each year to keep the attractions and buildings looking fresh.
5,000: Trees throughout the park. They range in size from the 1-foot dwarf spruce in Storybook Land to the 75-foot-tall eucalyptus trees along the park's perimeter.
1,000: Brooms used by park employees each year. They also go through 3,000 mops and 500 dust pans.
800: Species of plants at the park, which come from more than 40 nations.
87: Hotel and motel rooms in Anaheim in 1955. Today, there are more than 18,000 rooms at 150 hotels and motels.
85: The size of the theme park, in acres.
60-plus: Attractions and adventures at the theme park today.
$53: Price of a single-day theme park ticket. The price is $43 for ages 3-9.
34: Restaurants in Anaheim in 1955. There are more than 450 today.
30: The amount -- in tons -- of trash collected in the park during a busy day.
18: Attractions available on opening day.
9: The number of times the Mickey Mouse flower "portrait,' located at the main entrance, is replanted each year.
8: The number of themed lands. They are: Adventureland, Critter Country, Fantasyland, Frontierland, Main Street, Mickey's Toontown, Tomorrowland and New Orleans Square.
$2.37: Average per-guest spending during the first year for parking, admission, rides and souvenirs.

sdfilmcritic
07-13-2005, 12:22 AM
The Indiana Jones attraction currently resides where the Eeyore section of the old parking lot used to reside.

Shinku
07-13-2005, 12:27 AM
The Holiday Inn at the Park is the closest Hotel to any one of the three Monorail stations :)

...three? Did I miss something?

Viva La Disney
07-13-2005, 01:39 AM
...three? Did I miss something?

Downtown Disney, Tommorowland, Disneyland Hotel.

disney jones
07-13-2005, 01:46 AM
Downtown Disney, Tommorowland, Disneyland Hotel.there's only two - the DTD station used to be called the DLH station - they are one in the same.

Here's my tidbits - from my newly gleaned VMK knowledge:

the Castle at Disneyland Paris has a dragon in the dungeon. :eek:

and Disneyland Paris is the only Disneyland park without a Jungle Cruise

sdfilmcritic
07-13-2005, 01:59 AM
and Disneyland Paris is the only Disneyland park without a Jungle Cruise:eek: The horror! Parisians without a jungle!

Butterfly Skyy
07-13-2005, 06:27 AM
You know the part of the Jungle Cruise where you first start to hear the natives chanting? If you listen carefully, you can hear one of them say, "I Love Disco!"

sdfilmcritic
07-13-2005, 06:31 AM
And if you listen to Trader Sam very carefully you might hear him whisper "I love rock and roll." ;)

Stupid_American
07-13-2005, 06:43 AM
One thing many overlook are all the edibles planted around the entrance to Tomorrowland.

evrythngwmn
07-13-2005, 08:14 AM
The smell of baked goods from the bakery is an artificial scent that is pumped out into the street.

Stupid_American
07-13-2005, 08:20 AM
The smell of baked goods from the bakery is an artificial scent that is pumped out into the street.
Both the Blue Ribbon Bakery and Gibson Girls smell stronger outside than inside. ;)

The old man
07-13-2005, 08:42 AM
Downtown Disney, Tommorowland, Disneyland Hotel.
I'm afraid I'm with Shinku. Three monorail stations? Did this just start?
David

splashmtngurl
07-13-2005, 08:47 AM
Splash mountain used some old animatronics from the carousel of progress..

phillyorig
07-13-2005, 09:27 AM
the haunted mansion RIDE goes under the railroad tracks into the ole(?!) parking lot.

Mark Mywords
07-13-2005, 09:32 AM
The big Pirates of the Caribbean show building is NOT underground.

For some reason people always refuse to believe that when I tell them...

Opus1guy
07-13-2005, 09:53 AM
...that all of the "green" freshwater bodies of water at Disneyland are all actually part of one waterway. Fantasia Gardens (old Motor Boat Cruise), Storybookland, Castle Moat, Jungle Cruise, and the Rivers of America...are all interconnected bodies of water...flowing continuously from point to point.

crazi4dlr
07-13-2005, 09:58 AM
And if you listen to Trader Sam very carefully you might hear him whisper "I love rock and roll." ;)

But does he have a dime for the jukebox???? :fez:

shawnarae
07-13-2005, 10:02 AM
You know who always had good fact & stories? Padder "Lostboy". Is he around here posting anymore? He was a Cast Member back when Walt was a at the park, until recently I think (?) . He always had great great facts & tidbits.

Lostboy????? Are you around???

Barbossa
07-13-2005, 10:13 AM
There are eucalyptus trees behind City Hall that are the only remaining trees from the original orange grove (future site of Disneyland.)

SilverStyle
07-13-2005, 10:17 AM
There are initials of imagineers on Indy.

Tower goes 40 feet into the groud

sdfilmcritic
07-13-2005, 11:13 AM
But does he have a dime for the jukebox???? :fez:I'm sure he'll do the magic coin trick of pulling the coing out from behind your ear if you're willing to trade the 2 for 1 Head Deal with him.