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From: alweho@aol.com (Al Lutz) Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney.parks, alt.disney.disneyland Subject: [FAQ/DL] D-I-G: The Disneyland Information Guide 7/7 Date: 2 Apr 1997 08:01:33 GMT Message-ID: <5ht3ot$bb8@mtinsc05.worldnet.att.net> Reply-To: AlWeHo@aol.com Summary: This posting provides up-to-date tips and information about the Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, California Archive-name: disney-faq/disneyland/part7 Last-modified: April 1, 1997 Posting-frequency: Monthly Keywords: Disneyland, amusement-park, Disney, FAQ, California -------------------------------------------------------------------------- This document is copyright (c) 1997 by Al Lutz, alweho@aol.com Please refer to the copyright paragraph at the beginning of this document for detailed information. ------------------------ 25) THE FUTURE ------------------------ THE FOLLOWING IS FIRM: A new nighttime show/parade LIGHT MAGIC will debut this May [delayed from a Spring debut], and due to popular demand, will be keeping the Main St. Electrical Parade musical theme in a portion of it. It's supposed to be a cross between SpectroMagic at WDW's MK and the Fantillusion parade at Tokyo DL. The following posting about it appeared on AOL: [begin quote] I have more info on the new LIGHT MAGIC show (debuting 1997). (Its working title has changed from Light Keepers.) There will be four identical floats that do two 15/20 minute stops (Small World Way and Main Street, USA). There will be screens on the floats (for what, I don't know). Also, fiber optics on the floats and the buildings of main street (they have built a themed facade along Small World Way for the fiber optics there). [end quote] So it looks like the the area you are viewing it in will all be part of the show! After speaking to some folks at the park I found out the following: Light Magic will not really be a parade at all. The idea behind this new show is to move out large stages / floats onto Main St. and Small World Way - put on the show - and then either roll the floats back into the backstage areas from where they came from, or have them travel in the dark to the alternate show areas. Fiber optics will be imbedded into the ground, surrounding buildings and such to add to the show. The Small World Way location has been rebuilt quite a bit (into the old MotorBoat cruise lagoon) to handle the crowds (think Fantasmic! tiers). theroyal1@aol.com posted the following to the alt.disney.disneyland newsgroup with further details on Light Magic: [begin post] Subject: Light Magic Details Date: 6 Nov 1996 06:52:20 GMT I just obtained some details on the show elements involved in Light Magic. As many of you know it will have two show performances, Small World Mall and Main St. No other areas will have any show whatsoever. The area between Matterhorn and SB Castle will be completely sealed and inaccessible by guests. Show Support will, for the first time, be on stage. They will be in this area, along with a "hidden" float. I have no idea how any of this stuff gets out to the center of the park, it seems that everything would have to be covered and well concealed, but we'll see. The Small World area's show will contain three floats, called stages. The lights will slowly dim to complete darkness. Jiminy Cricket will deliver his "when you wish upon a star" lines. Then, enormous flowers will begin to "grow" out of the stages. When they are fully grown the petals will unfold revealing little elves. The elves will come out and dance around. In what sounds like an incredible effect the elves will reach into Fairy Dust and pull out "handfuls of light." Light will drip from their hands as they carry it. They will begin to throw the light at each other. The light splash against their costumes. One elf will duck and the light will hit nearby trees, lighting up that area. They will then proceed to throw light all over, including at the small world facade. At some point the blue comet will come sailing over head. It will circle around and eventually slow down and be revealed as Tinkerbell. She will orchestrate the "Light Magic" with a new song. Strangely the new song mentions dreams coming true in a new century, a new millennium, which seems to imply that the show will not exist far into the new century. Movie screens will rise out of the stage showing various fairy tale clips of dreams coming true. Pinocchio turning to a boy, Ariel with feet, and more that escape my mind right now. Then pictures of guests will be displayed. [huh?] The show's finale includes the awakening of the Disney characters (Mickey & the gang) who will walk out (from the center staging area?) in their pajamas. The finale was not discussed further. When the show ends the floats will "speed" into their "pit area" be restocked and the FIFTY characters put back in their spots. The earlier mentioned "hidden" float will then lead the other three onto Main St. This show will have four floats, because of extra space. The elves will throw light on the Main St buildings surrounding the audience, instead of trees and Small World. The floats will move VERY fast to their staging area. [end post] William Onufryk w.onufryk@genie.com was kind enough to pass on this posting from M.SPIGNESE on the Disney Genie Forum: Kim Irvine and Bob Baranick from Disneyland Design Studio, the division responsible for the enhancements at DL gave a very interesting talk to the recent Disneyanna Convention. There are some neat things on the horizon. [snip for brevity] There is a plan for an Ariel "meet and greet" area. It is an elaborate undersea grotto area where a turntable will revolve around revealing Ariel. They want to add some frescoes, or tile scenes to the Castle to depict the Sleeping Beauty story as many guests think it's Snow White's or Cinderella's castle. (The banners on the Castle will stay beyond the life of the promotion of Hunchback presently in the Castle courtyard.) I asked them about the aging down of the Haunted Mansion. Their response was that there was a plan to do that which grew into something more elaborate, but it has been postponed. Bummer! NO DATES HAVE BEEN SET FOR THE FOLLOWING: A new FANTASMIC! is underway, set to premiere within the next few years, with the current show possibly moving to Tokyo DL. The SUBMARINE ride may get a major theme overhaul, with Atlantis suggested as a destination (even including Indy type ride vehicles that you would board in a second part of the attraction) sometime after the year 2000. This would suggest a total overhaul of the entire SUBMARINE / AUTOPIA area straddling both Tomorrowland and Fantasyland. DISNEY'S CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE (the second gate separate admission park to be built in DL's current parking lot) was announced July 17th, 1996 (DL's 41st B-day) this year. The stated goal is to keep Disney visitors spending at the resort complex for more than just the single day most now currently stay, not unlike the WDW vacation. This project inaugurates the new DISNEYLAND RESORT COMPLEX and will feature three "lands" anchored near the entrance by a giant golden spire, designed to represent the California sunshine. (Some of the major elements in the park noted here may open gradually over time to keep budgets in check and the crowds coming.) One land, (on the eastern border of the park), is a HOLLYWOOD styled neon and deco re-creation of Hollywood's booming studio district in the 1930s and '40s, paying homage to Hollywood landmarks such as the BEVERLY WILSHIRE THEATER. (Inspiration comes from the WDW Disney/MGM park, I think one of the most successful of the WDW parks.) Guests experience movie rides, action shows, Hollywood-themed restaurants and ABC TELEVISION and a sorcerer capped entrance (just like in Burbank) animation studio tour, even including "auditions" for cartoon voices. Another proposed ride concept has guests taking limos on a satiric whirlwind trip thorough superstardom, complete with paparazzi chasing you for a photos and even attending an awards ceremony. GOLDEN BEACHES / WATERFRONT VILLAGE is the second land, (combining a boardwalk area) on the western side of the park. It is set around a giant lagoon that will host water shows. Other plans include (but do not promise) a new wooden roller coaster that would include a loop topped with Mickey Mouse ears, a 100-foot long lift, a first drop of 85 feet, over 1500 feet of track, and a climactic double helix. Other "classic" elements include a Ferris wheel (how original), a Carousel (DL needs two for stereo?) and other "classic fun zone amusements." (Can Claw Machines and Cotton Candy be next?) A Surfing expedition is planned, as is "Extreme" sport demos by skaters and "sidewalk lugers," along with street artists and musicians - shades of Venice Beach. A drive in diner where you eat in a car while watching Disney films is modeled after a same theater located at Disney/MGM at WDW. The Waterfront Village attractions will show you how sourdough bread is made, and let you taste a chocolate factory's treats. (Don't they do this at Knott's?) Somewhere in this jumble you'll also see a Silicon Valley exhibit on personal computers, something about aerospace and one display on California's agriculture, complete with a "story" type attraction Eisner is particularly keen on, giving the history of the state. Even a "Chinatown" was being looked at. The third land, EUREKA ADVENTURE (located between the other two), salutes California's natural wonders, complete with a "dizzying" hang-gliding ride. (Shades of the old DL SKYWAY and NATURE'S WONDERLAND TRAIN that so many early DL visitors so fondly remember.) You'll be able to explore underground caverns, geyser fields, redwoods, American Indian petroglyphs. A white water rafting ride, (log?) is also planned. This land will host a new hotel THE GRAND CALIFORNIAN that will be the first ever built inside a Disney USA park and will be "carefully integrated" with a monorail stop. (The Monorail seems to run exactly the same track as it currently does cutting all that way across the new park.) The design is classic '40s Californian "Craftsman" via the WILDERNESS LODGE concept utilized so successfully at WDW.) The rest of this area is still not as fully developed as the other "lands" at this point, and is the most subject to change. Shops and restaurants will figure very prominently in the new layout - with more sit-down service locations, this park is being planned to be as EPCOT is to the rest of the WDW resort - the main dining place. As a result, the DL food service will remain the same, with only two traditional full-service eating locations, supplemented by a Tomorrowland retro-themed eatery. (See the CHANGES portion of this document for further info on the Tomorrowland rehab.) Outside of the new park, and next to the DL HOTEL (either where the infamous strawberry field and overflow parking is located, or replacing the Disney Campgrounds) will be the new MAGIC KINGDOM HOTEL. There are very few details available now on this - but it, along with the DL HOTEL will serve as the anchor of a new adult-oriented shopping / nightlife district, THE DISNEYLAND CENTER to be built after the all the current two story Bungalows, the old Travelport, and three story shop building (Toy Shop / Gym / Mazie's Pantry) area of the DL Hotel is demolished. (Goofy's Kitchen & Monorail Cafe may be on this list also.) Styled more after Universal's successful CityWalk project, and taking a few cues from WDW's Pleasure Island. It's also expected to pull in business from the upcoming expansion of the ANAHEIM CONVENTION CENTER that the city is planning as their part of this massive project. Freeway access will be shifted to Freedman Way (soon to be Disney Way) the freeway off-ramps putting cars directly into "innovative parking complexes" spending little time in the city (at this point the parking is now mostly surface, the massive structures originally planned for Wescot have been scrapped to save money.) A friend was was kind enough to post the following on the Disney Usenet Newgroups about the parking: "According to the Orange County Register, most of the parking spaces will be located between what are now West and Walnut streets, just to the west of DL and to the north of the DL Hotel. This area, which now contains DL's campground, strawberry field, etc., will mostly be flat surface parking with one parking structure. (The only other structure announced is for employee parking, blocks east of DL on Katella.) People traveling south on I-5 will be able to exit directly into this parking area, if all goes as planned. Additional parking will be located, according to the Register's map, in the area behind and to the south of the DL Pacific Hotel. One other lot, much smaller, will be in the current parking area. My guess, and it is just that, is this small lot may one day be removed to expand Disney's CA. Adjacent Katella will get a Disney facelift, while adjacent West St. will become DL Drive with lush landscaping and theming. DL Drive will now be the main street for DL as it links all the hotels and the DL Center. Employees are already complaining that parking is way too far away. No plans have been announced for the area now containing the Grand Hotel, just to the west of DL. Construction is planned to start (with the parking first) the beginning of 1997, with completion of the major elements of the project in 2001. There is a web site now devoted to the new park online. David Brady's site, within Sylvia's Magic Kingdom is an excellent overview of what's coming. He has conceptual art, press releases, and TONS of details. It's located at: http://www.primenet.com/~dbrady/oliande/california.html THE REAL RUMOR SECTION: There is discussion about some kind of TWLIGHT ZONE TOWER OF TERROR type of ride, re-themed from what is currently at the DISNEY / MGM STUDIOS in Florida to fit into the Frontierland area. This new mine-shaft drop is planned to be located between BIG THUNDER MTN. and TOM SAWYER'S ISLAND, in the area where the remaining tunnels are from the old NATURE'S WONDERLAND ride. In Fantasyland, both the PINOCCHIO and SNOW WHITE attractions are rumored under consideration for overhauls or removals due to low ridership. There was talk of a FANTASIA or a MARY POPPINS attraction taking both of their places. ---------------------------- 26) THE FINE PRINT ---------------------------- LIKE THIS GUIDE? BUY THE ALBUMS! This edition of the D-I-G is brought to you by FOUR albums on Delos Records - HEIGH-HO! MOZART Favorite Disney Tunes in the style of Great Classical Composers (CD: DE 3186 / Cassette: CS 3186) Also available in a special Activities / Fun Guide edition - (CD: DE 2186 / Cassette: CS 2186.) BIBBIDI BOBBIDI BACH MORE Favorite Disney Tunes in the style of Great Classical Composers (CD: DE 3195 / Cassette: CS 3195) Some of you only know me as the guy who puts together this guide. But in real life I'm a product manager for Delos, a small classical CD company here in Hollywood. This year has seen a dream come true - the release of the chart hit HEIGH-HO! MOZART, and its chart climbing sequel BIBBIDI BOBBIDI BACH. These are both albums of Disney musical favorites - arranged and performed in the style of the great classical composers. What I was looking for was for a great way to introduce anyone, young or old, to the wonders of classical music via some of the best-loved of the Disney songs. Thanks to the artists at Delos, including pianist Carol Rosenberger, flute player Eugenia Zukerman (from CBS Sunday Morning), the LAGQ (Los Angeles Guitar Quartet), guitarist Scott Tennant, the Shanghai String Quartet and the English Chamber Orchestra, along with arranger / conductor Donald Fraser these albums came out better than I had ever imagined. The 16 clever musical arrangements on HEIGH-HO! MOZART include Under the Sea as a Scott Joplin Rag, Winnie the Pooh in the style of Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf, Colors of the Wind from Pocahontas performed in the style of Dvorak's New World Symphony, a Chopin solo-piano version of With a Smile and A Song from Snow White, and a very romantic Beauty and the Beast in the style of Rachmaninoff. The 15 all new selections on BIBBIDI BOBBIDI BACH include A Whole New World from Aladdin in the style of a Chopin Piano Concerto, You've Got A Friend in Me from Toy Story in the style of Leonard Bernstein, Whistle While You Work from Snow White in the style of Beethoven, and The Ballad of Davy Crockett in the style of Aaron Copland. These collections are albums you'll want to play again and again, they are not just orchestral "Pops" type collections. Another album full of Disney favorite tunes is: BEAUTY AND THE BEAT, Favorite Disney Tunes in Steelband Style (CD: DE 4027 / Cassette: CS 4027) Not many people realize that the Delos label - in addition to its acclaimed classical recordings - also has a formidable steelband catalog. Taking inspiration from the smashing success of HEIGH-HO! MOZART, this album is actually performed by the same steelband that delights millions of visitors annually at Anaheim's magical theme park. Not just a collection of 14 Disney hits, musical highlights from the film scores are also incorporated, going way beyond the obvious selection of material from The Little Mermaid (Under the Sea). The new hit Home, from the Broadway score of Beauty and the Beast, (along with Be Our Guest) is included, hits from Mary Poppins (A Spoonful of Sugar), Lion King (Hakuna Matata, I Just Cant Wait to be King) and Snow White (Heigh-Ho!) round out what has to be the perfect party disc for both young and old. "AN AWFULLY BIG ADVENTURE - The Best of Peter Pan, 1904 - 1996" is a new release from the same creative minds behind "HEIGH-HO! MOZART." (CD: DE 3201, CS: CS 3201) The songs and which sources they came from: SECOND STAR TO THE RIGHT / FOLLOWING THE LEADER / YOUR MOTHER AND MINE,from the 1953 Walt Disney movie; I'M FLYING / TENDER SHEPHERD / I WON'T GROW UP / NEVER NEVER LAND / WHEN I WENT HOME / DISTANT MELODY, from the 1954 Mary Martin musical; PETER PETER, from the 1950 Jean Arthur / Leonard Bernstein production; THE ARRIVAL OF WENDY / THE SONG OF THE PIRATES / THE FIGHT AND OVERTHROW OF THE PIRATES, from the original 1904 London play; NOCTURNE / THE MERMAIDS' LAGOON, newly composed by Donald Fraser for this disc "MOZART TV - Favorite TV Tunes in the style of Great Classical Composers" is the latest release from the creative minds behind many of the recordings listed above. (CD: DE 3222, CS: CS 3222) The classic TV themes given the classical treatment include: FRIENDS in the style of Vivaldi / X-FILES - Hovhaness / BRADY BUNCH, M*A*S*H, HILL STREET BLUES - Mozart / MARY TYLER MOORE - Satie / CHEERS - J. Ireland / MR. ED - Rodrigo / BEWITCHED - Debussy / JEOPARDY [THINK MUSIC] - Handel / STAR TREK: VOYAGER - R. Strauss / TAXI - Villa-Lobos / I LOVE LUCY - Purcell / JETSONS - Britten All of these titles are available from your local music store OR you can order direct from: DELOS INTERNATIONAL, Hollywood and Vine Plaza, 1645 N. Vine Street, Suite 340, Hollywood, CA 90028. TOLL-FREE ORDER LINE: (800) 364-0645, (213) 962-2626, FAX: (213) 962-2636. If you want to see cover artwork, or hear a snippet of music from these releases, Delos now has a web site, which you can visit at: http://www.delosmus.com ------------------------ 27) THANK YOUS ------------------------ D-I-G AVAILABILITY: The latest D-I-G in this original text edition is always available on my first home page at: http://home.aol.com/alweho, and the HTML edition is available at http://members.aol.com/alweho/ . It will also continue to be posted about once a month to the following newsgroups: news.answers, rec.answers, rec.arts.disney.parks, alt.disney.disneyland, rec.arts.disney.announce and alt.answers as a multi part file under the heading: [FAQ/DL] D-I-G: The Disneyland Information Guide x/x SPECIAL THANKS TO: The CM's at the park who take the few moments to chat with me, William w.onufryk@genie.geis.com, Roberta, Doug, Ken, JV - DL CM's with the mostest, Mike Rafeld, Carlo, Don Bertino, Lani Teshima-Miller, Endel J, DUCKYonEC, David I. Tomita, Kenny Cottrell, Delphi's and Prodigy's (Bing's) Disney Forums and Rich & Carol Koster "FDC Mickey & Minnie" (Congrats on their new meece, Michael!) for their incorporated suggestions and information. ROGER (BRAD) JONES JR. rjones@us.oracle.com (author of his own wonderful guide to DL, details above) who also makes each update of the D-I-G available for ftp at the following address: ftp://ftp.io.com/pub/usr/kazrak/ WERNER W. WEISS werner@mcs.com was kind enough to have added a link to the D-I-G (and the Delos albums on the web too!) on his Yesterland links page, which may be reached through the following address: http://www.mcs.net/~werner/yester.html. Send them nice e-mails and make their dreams come true, will you? APPLE NEWTONBOOK EDITION: Is now available assembled by James Sutherland. I've seen many people in line with print outs of the guide - and now I look forward to seeing someone out there with a PDA like this. Thanks James! Check out: http://www.teleport.com/~jsutherl/newton/newton.shtml WDW INFO: Many of you have flattered me by requesting a Walt Disney World version of the D-I-G. Thanks to Deb Wills and Kenny Cottrell there is now an online equivalent of the D-I-G for Walt Disney World, the WD-WIG (WALT DISNEY - WORLD INFORMATION GUIDE). Deb has done a superb job in collecting the tons of information required for this project, which encompasses the incredible size of this resort. I cannot recommend it highly enough. Stop by at: http://www.wdn.com/dwills/ and say hello to her when you sign in will you? Another great WDW resource is BRIAN BENNETT'S DVClubber@aol.com document, titled DVClubber's Walt Disney World Trip Planning Guide. Look for regular postings on RAD.parks for this great resource or visit its new web incarnation at: http://members.aol.com/DVClubber/dvchome.htm THE OFFICIAL DL FAQ: Walt Hoffman whoffman@ganymede.jpl.nasa.gov or Walter.T.Hoffman@jpl.nasa.gov published the original DL FAQ - it's also available at various FTPs under archive name disney-faq/disneyland - it was last modified on Nov. 23, 1994. URBAN LEGENDS about Disney and DL abound - some actually even get quoted in books (such as Mouse Tales) as facts. Get the REAL story at this unique web page: http://www.best.com/~snopes/disney/disney.htm. An excellent reference which helps debunk many of these stories. Thanks snopes! FEEDBACK: Please feel free to e-mail me at alweho@aol.com (even if it's just to say HELLO!) and let me know if there is anything you see amiss or would like to comment on. (Yes I do have a life, I just keep track of all this stuff so I know what do to when visitors show up.) "To all that come to this happy place, welcome. Disneyland is your land. Here, age relives fond memories of the past, and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future. Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams, and the hard facts that have created America... with the hope that it will be a source of joy and inspiration to all the world. July 17, 1955" - Inscription on flag pole plaque, Main St., USA This document is copyright (c) 1997 by Al Lutz, alweho@aol.com Please refer to the copyright paragraph at the beginning of this document for detailed information. ---- END [FAQ/DL] D-I-G: The Disneyland Information Guide 7/7 ---- WOW! You read this far? Then you're as bad as I am! See you at the Magic Kingdom of Disneyland! ;) Al -- Al Lutz (alweho@aol.com) FDC Buzz Lightyear Official Proof of Purchase Author of the D-I-G (Disneyland Info Guide) http://members.aol.com/alweho PROMOTE PAUL PRESSLER http://members.aol.com/alweho/pressler/pressler.htm "Strange how potent cheap music can be" - (Noel Coward's "Private Lives")