TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS. 1 FOREWORD. 2 (CHAPTER 1 . 3 History... 3Error! Bookmark not defined. 1.1 Concept and construction. a 1.2 1955: Opening day oo eseromenen spin | CHAPTER 2 Park layout... 2.1 Lands of Disneyland 2.1.4 Main Street, U.S.A onnnnn 2.1.2 Adventureland... 2.1.3 Frontierland .. 2.1.4 Fantasyland. 2.1.5 Tomorrowland .. 2.1.5 New Orleans Square 2.1.6 Criner Country. 2.1.7 Mickey's Toontown.. Live entertamment, 3.1 Characters " 3.2 Parades _ 3.3 Fireworks . cops a eemeoeemae onsansinhene — pega CONCLUSION, 13FOREWORD Chapter 1 History 1.1 Concept and construction ‘The concept for Disneyland began one Sunday, when Walt Disney was ‘visiting Griffith Park with his daughters Diane and Sharon. While watching bis daughters nde Gniffith Park Merry-Go-Round he came up with idea of a place where adults and their children could go and have fun together. His dream would lie dormant for many years, Walt Disney's far helped build the grounds of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago. This perhaps gave to Disney the creative spark whence Disneyland onginated. The fairgrounds for World's Faar were a cheaply constructed set of individual "Country" areas from around world and areas representing various time periods of man; it also included many “rides” including. first Ferris wheel, sky nde, a passenger tram that circled perimeter, Wild West Show, etc. Although in 1893 World's Fair was meant only to last a summer in Chicago, in Southem California the wear was accommodating to a “Fait Grounds” of stucco buildings that would orthewise disintegrate in the rain, snow and ice of other climates. While people wrote letters to Disney sbout visiting the Walt Disney Studios, Walt realized that a fictional movie studio had little to offer to visiting fans, and began to foster ideas of building a site near the Burbank studios for tourists to visit, His ideas evolved to a small play park with a boat ride and other themed areas. The initial concept, the “Mickey Mouse Park”, started with an 8-acre (3.2 ha) plot across Riverside Drive. Walt started to visit other parks forinspiration and ideas, mcluding Tivoli Gardens . Efteling, Greenfield Village, Playland, and Children's Fairyland He started his designers working on concepts, but these would grow into a project much larger than could be contained in 8 acres (32,000 m?). ‘Walt hired a consultant, Harmison Price from Stanford Research Institute, to gange the area's potential growth. With the report from Price, Disney acquired 160 acres (0.250 sq mu; 0.647 km2) of orange groves and walnut trees in Anaheim, southeast of Los Angeles in neighboring Orange County Difficulties in obtaining funding prompted Disney to investigate new methods of fundraising. He decided to use television to get ideas into people’s homes, and so be created a show named Disneyland which was broadcast on then-fledgling ABC television network. In retum, the network agreed to help finance new park. For the first five years of its operation, Disneyland was owned by Disneyland, Inc, which was jomtly owned by Walt Disney Productions and ABC. In 1960 Walt Disney Productions purchased ABC's share. In addition, many of the shops on Main Street, U.S.A. were owned and operated by or companies who rented space from Disney. Construction began on July 18, 1954 and would cost 17 million USDS to complete, and was opened exactly one year later. US. Route 10] (later Interstate 5) was under construction at same time just to north of site, in preparation for traffic which Disneyland was expected to bring, two more lanes were added to freeway even before park was finished 1.2 1955: Opening day Disneyland Park was opened to the public on Monday, July 18, 1955. However, a special “International Press Preview” event was held on Sunday, July 17, 1955 which was only open to invited guests and the media. The Special Sunday events, including the dedication, were televised nanonwide and anchored by three of Walt Disney's friends from Hollywood: Art Linkletter, Bob Cummings, and Ronald Reagan. ABC broadcast the event live on its network, at the time. it was one of largest and most complex live broadcasts ever.‘The event did not go smoothly. The temperature was an unusually high 101 °F (8 °C). and a plumbers’ strike left many of park's drinking fountains dry. Disney was given a choice of having working fountains or running toilets and he chose the latter. This generated negative publicity since Pepsi sponsored the park's opening; disappounted guests believed the moperable fountains were a cynical way to sell soda. The asphalt that had been poured that morning was soft enough to let ladies’ high-heeled shoes sink into it. A gas leak in Fantasyland caused Adventureland, Frontierland, and Fantasyland to close for the afternoon. ‘The park got such bad press for event day that Walt Disney invited members of press back for a private "second day” to experience true Disneyland. after which Walt held a party in Disneyland Hotel form. Walt and his 1955 executives forever referred to day as “Black Sunday" On Monday, July 18 crowds gathered in line as early as 2:00 a.m., and the first person to ‘buy a ticket and enter the park was David MacPherson with ticket number 2, as Roy O. Disney to pre-purchase ticket number 1, Walt Disney had an official photo taken with two children imstead, Christine Vess Watkins (age 5 in 1955) and Michael Schwarter (age 7 in 1955), and the photo of two caries a deceptive caption along lines of "Walt Disney with first two guests of Disneyland.” Vess Watkins and Schwartner both received lifetime passes to Disneyland that day In September 1959, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev spent 13 days in the United States He had two requests: To visit Disneyland and to meet John Wayne, Hollywood's top box-office draw. Security concems prevented Khruschev's Disneyland visit; he responded by publicly wondering wher missiles were hidden there. Walt Disney was reportedly upset, having been denied showing Khrushchev his submarine fleet, which was among largest in the world at time. Chapter 2Park layout ‘The park is divided into realms, which ee cadinse bike tee fo condal points of the compass from Central Plaza, and well-concealed backstage areas. On entering a realm, a guest is completely smmersed im the environment and is unable to see or hear any or realm. The idea behind this was to develop article “stages” with seamless passages from one land to the next. The public areas occupy approximately 85 acres. When the park initially opened, it consisted of five med areas: v Main Street, U.S.A., an early 20th century Midwest town Adventureland, featuring jungle-med adventures Frontierland, illustrating western frontier Fantasyland, bringing fantasy into a reality Tomorrowland, looking into future. v oe ‘Since the initial opening. additional areas have been added: > In 1957, Holidayland, a recreation area including a circus and baseball diamond, which was closed in late 1961 » In 1966, New Orleans Square, based on 19th century New Orleans > In 1972, “Bear Country", med to the mountain forests of the South, It was later renamed “Critter Country” and med around Splash Mountain's Song of the South elements. > In 1993, Mickey's Toontown, med around Toontown seen in film Who Framed Roger Rabbit 2.1 Lands of Disneyland 2.1.1 Main Street, U.S.A.Main Street, U.S.A. is patterned after a typical Midwest town of the early 20th century. It ts a popular myth that Walt Disney denved imspiration from his boyhood town of Marceline, Missouri It is the first area guests see when they enter the park, and is how guests reach Central Plaza At center of Magic Kingdom and anmediately North of Central Plaza stands Sleeping Beauty Castle, which provides entrance to Fantasyland by way of a drawbridge across a moat. Adventureland, Frontierland, and Tomorrow are arrayed on both sides of the castle “For those of us who remember carefree time it recreates, Main Street will bing back happy memories. For younger visitors, it ts an adventure in timing back calendar to days of grandfar’s youth” 2.12 Adventureland Adventureland provides a 1950s view of exouc adventure, capitalizing on the post- war Tiki craze. Adventureland is designed to recreate the feel of an exotic tropical place im a far- off region of the world. "To create a land that would make this dream reality”, said Walt Disney, “we pictured ourselves far from civilization, m the remote jungles of Asia and Africa.” Attractions include opening day’s Jungle Cruise, the "Temple of the Forbidden Eye” in Indiana Jones Adventure, and Tarzan's Treehouse. Swiss Family Robinson Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room which is located at the entrance to * Walt E DisneyAdventureland 1s the first feature attraction to employ Audio-Anmatromics, a computer synchronization of sound and robotics. 2.1.3 Frontierland Fronticriand recreates the setting of pioncer days along the American frontier. According to Walt Disney, "All of us have cause to be proud of our country’s history, shaped by the pioneering spirit of our forefathers. Our adventures are designed to give you the feeling of having lived, even for a short while, during our country’s pioneer days.” Frontierland is home to the Pinewood Indians band of animatronic Native Americans, who live on the banks of the Rivers of America. Entertamment and attractions include Big ‘Thunder Mountain Railroad, the Mark Twain Riverboat, the Sailing Ship Columbsa, Pirate's Laur on Tom Sawyer Island, and Frontierland Shootin’ Exposition. Frontierland is also home to the Golden Horseshoe Saloon, an Old West-style show palace, where the comedic troupe "Billy Hill and the Hillbillies” entertains guests. 2.1.4 Fantasyland Fantasyland is the area of Disneyland of which Walt Disney said, "What youngster has not dreamed of flying with Peter Pan over moonlit London, or tumbling into Alice's nonsensical Wonderland? In Fantasyland, these classic stories of everyone's youth have become realities for youngsters — of all ages — to participate inFantasyland was originally styled in a medieval European fairground fashion, but its 1983 refurbishment tured it into a Bavarian village Attractions include several dark rides, the King Arthur Carrousel 2.1.5 Tomorrowland During the 1955 inauguration Walt Disney dedicated Tomorrowland with these words: "Tomorrow can be a wonderful age. Our scientists today are opening the doors of theSpace Age to achievements that will benefit our children and generanons to come The Tomorrowland attractions have been designed to give you an opportunity to particspate in adventures that are a living bluepnint of our future." Current attractions include Space Mountain, Innoventions, Captain EO Tribute, Autopia, the Disneyland Monorail Tomorrowland Station, Astro Orbitor, and Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters, Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage opened on June 11, 2007, resurrecting the original Submarine Voyage which closed in 1998. 2.1.6 New Orleans Square New Orleans Square is based on 19th- century New Orleans, opened on July 24, 1966. It 1s very popular with Disneyland guests, as it ts home to some of the park's most popular attractions: Pwates of the © Canbbean and the Haunted Mansion, with nighttime entertainment in Fantasemc!. There is a doorway with number 33beside it. This is the entrance to a private members-only club inside Disneyland, that members pay high amounts of money to get into, Chub 33 is the only place in Disneyland proper to have alcoholic beverages 2.1.7 Critter Country Critter Country opened in 1972 as "Bear Country”, and was renamed in 1988. Formerly the area was home to Indian ‘Village, where indigenous tribespeople demonstrated their dances and other customs. Today, the main draw of the area is Splash Mountain, a log-flume journey mspired by the Uncle Renms stones of Joel Chandler Hams and the anmated segments of Disney's Academy Award-winning 1946 film, Song of the South. In 2003, a dark ride called The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh replaced the Country Bear Jamboree, which closed in 2001. The attraction is still open in Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom. 2.1.8 Mickey's Toontown Mickey's Toontown opened in 1993 and was partly inspired by the fictional Los Angeles suburb of Toontown in the Touchstone Pictures’ 1988 release Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Mickey's Toontown is based on a 1930s cartoon aesthetic and is home to Disney's most popular cartoon characters. The attraction is a small-scale recreation of the Mickey Mouse universe where visitors can meet the characters and visit their homes which are constructed im a cartoonish style 10Chapter 3 Live entertainment In addition to the attractions, Disneyland provides hive entertamment throughout the park Most of the menboned entertainment ts not offered daly. but only on selected days of the week. or selected periods of the year 3.1 Characters Disney characters, who greet ‘visitors, mnteract with children, and pose for photos, can be found throughout the park Some characters have specific areas where they are scheduled to appear, but can be found wandering as well. One reason Mickey's Toontown was created was so that re would be a place for Mickey Mouse to always be available to guests in his own house Penodacally through recent decades (and most recently dunng the summers of 2005 and 2006), Mickey Mouse would climb the Matterhorn attraction several times a day with the support of Minnie, Goofy, and other performers. Other mountain climbers could also be seen on the Matterhorn from time to time. As of March 2007, Mickey and his "toon" friends no longer climb the Matterhorn but the chmbing progiam continues 3.2. ParadesFantasyland comdor. There have been daytime and nighttime parades that celebrated Disney films or seasonal holidays with characters, music, and large floats. One of the most popular parades was the Main Street Electrical Parade, which now resides at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World im Lake Buena Vista, Florida. From May 5, 2005 through November 7, 2008, as part of the Disneyland's 50th anniversary, Walt Disney's Parade of Dreams was presented, celebrating several of the classic Disney stories including The Lion King. The Little Mermaid, Alice in Wonderland, and Pinocchio. During the Christmas season, Disneyland presents "A Christmas Fantasy” Parade. In 2009, Walt Disney's Parade of Dreams was replaced by Celebrate! A Street Party, which premiered on March 27, 2009. 3.3 Fireworks Elaborate fireworks shows synchronized with Disney songs and often have appearances from Tinker Bell or Dumbo, flying in the sky above Sleeping Beauty Castle, Over time, presentations have become more elaborate, fearunng new pyrotechmcs, launch techniques and story lines. In 2004, Disneyland introduced a new air launch pyrotechmes system. reducing ground level smoke and nowse and decreasing negative environmental impacts. At the tume the technology debuted, Disney announced it would donate the patents to a non-profit orgamzation for use throughout the industry.COLEGIUL NATIONAL ,,......-..s000- ee LUCRARE DE ATESTAT LA LIMBA ENGLEZA TEMA PROIECTULUI: DISNEYLAND -Sesiunea, Anul-