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Normouse
08-24-2005, 10:27 PM
After the recent mishap re: Scarlett Johansson I remember news stories over the years that took place in or around Disneyland. I wonder how many old stories there are?

I miss the old flat parking lot that has now been replaced by California Adventure. I recall that the actress Linda Blair from "The Exorcist" was arrested on the old lot in the 1970's on a drug-related charge.

When heiress Patty Hearst was kidnapped, she apparently watched the news showing her captors burn to death in a fire from a television that was in a motel across the street from Disneyland. I always wondered which motel it was, and what room number.

I'm sure there are many more. But I guess some celebrities stop going to Disneyland because of the media circus that always follows them.
I remember when Elizabeth Taylor had her 60th birthday, she rented out the park and invited her celebrity friends to a huge celebration at Disneyland where they could enjoy themselves and not have to be hassled for once.