Disneyland Resort
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| place | Anaheim ( USA ) | |||
| opening | 17th July 1955 | |||
| Visitors | 25.5 million (2014) | |||
| surface | 34 hectares | |||
| building-costs | $ 17 million | |||
| Website | www.disneyland.com | |||
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Coordinates: 33 ° 48 ′ 40 " N , 117 ° 55 ′ 8" W.
The Disneyland Resort in Anaheim is one of the most visited leisure complexes in the world and consists of the two parks Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Park as well as several hotels and a shopping and restaurant complex. The resort is part of the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts division of the Walt Disney Company .
With an estimated 16.8 million visitors, Disneyland amusement park was the second most visited park in the world after Magic Kingdom in 2014 . Disneyland was founded by Walt Disney and opened on July 17, 1955. Disney's goal was to create a place where children and adults can have fun together.
Planning and construction
To get money for the project, Disney invented a television show Disneyland in the 1950s , which was broadcast on ABC . Today this station is also part of the Disney group .
Already in the planning phase after the Second World War it became clear that more space would be required for the park than on the site next to the Disney studios in Burbank , which was originally intended as a location for Disneyland .
After research by Stanford University , the site in Anaheim was selected, where walnuts and oranges were then grown. A new freeway connection to Los Angeles ensured that the park was easily accessible, and construction began on July 21, 1954.
After almost exactly a year and $ 17 million in investments , Disney Park was opened on July 17, 1955 by then California Governor Goodwin Knight . First-time attractions include Jungle Cruise and the Mark Twain Riverboat on the Rivers of America. The theme park was divided into five “countries”: Main Street USA, Adventureland, Frontierland, Fantasyland and Tomorrowland. The central part, Main Street, USA, represents the center of an American provincial town around 1910 and is modeled on Walt Disney's hometown of Marceline (Missouri) and in what was then Fort Collins . This imitation of nostalgic small-town architecture (on a slightly reduced scale) and its enormous success with the public later gave rise to the sometimes critical use of the term “Disneyland” in architectural criticism, for example in connection with the New Urbanism, which was coined by the Disney group, or the problem area of reconstruction .
Extensions
Since it opened, the “Magic Kingdom”, as Disneyland was quickly called, has been expanded several times. In 1966, New Orleans Square was one of the last changes under Disney's personal supervision. From the idea for the “ Pirates of the Caribbean ” attraction, which opened there in 1967, a series of films of the same name emerged from 2003 . A second major expansion, Critter Country , was created in 1972, initially under the name "Bear Country". Finally, in 1993, Mickey's Toontown gave the answer to the question of where Disney's comic book characters lived.
In addition to a number of hotels and restaurants that have supplemented Disneyland over the years , another complete park, Disney's California Adventure Park , was added in 2001 to complement the existing Disneyland . Together with the newly created Downtown Disney with shops, restaurants and hotels, a complete resort was created, comparable to the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida . After an increasing number of day guests had previously been welcomed, the marketing strategy was also changed and attempts are now being made to advertise the Disneyland Resort as a destination for multi-day vacation stays.
In 2019, the announced in 2015 is Star Wars Galaxy's Edge - theme park opened.
Disneyland Park
Disneyland consists of eight so-called countries, each of which is home to several attractions. (See also the detailed descriptions in Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom and Disneyland Paris .)
Main Street, USA
The "main street" is modeled on typical small towns of the Midwest at the beginning of the 20th century.
- Attractions
- The Disney Gallery
- Disneyland Railroad (a train that circles the park in around 20 minutes, stopping at four stations)
- The Disneyland Story presenting Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln (an audio animatronic of President Abraham Lincoln performs excerpts from some of his speeches)
- Main Street Cinema (this cinema shows old silent cartoons)
Adventureland
The "Adventure Land" is intended to suggest a journey to exotic, tropical places to the visitor.
- Attractions
- Indiana Jones Adventure (a ride in a wildly rocking jeep through the adventures of Indiana Jones)
- Jungle Cruise (a boat trip through the jungle, commented on by the helmsman with jokes and puns)
- Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room (a music show with dozens of audio-animatronically controlled birds)
- Tarzan's Treehouse (a walk-in seven-story tree house)
New Orleans Square
The "New Orleans Platz" is modeled on the city of New Orleans in the state of Louisiana in the 19th century.
- Attractions
- Disneyland Railroad Station
- Haunted Mansion (haunted house)
- Pirates of the Caribbean (the pirate attraction was the template for the film Pirates of the Caribbean starring Johnny Depp )
Frontierland
The "Wild West" is based on the American West of the 19th century.
- Attractions
- Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (a roller coaster on the Großer Donnerberg, where the trains ride through the backdrop of an old mine)
- Mark Twain Riverboat (a Mississippi steamer that circles Tom Sawyer Island in about 20 minutes)
- Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island (the pirate's lair, an adventure playground on Tom Sawyer Island, only accessible by raft)
- Sailing Ship Columbia (a sailing ship that circumnavigates Tom Sawyer Island in about 20 minutes)
Critter Country
The "animal land" is home to attractions such as Winnie the Pooh .
- Attractions
- Davy Crockett's Explorer Canoes (Canoe Rides)
- The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (a ride through the scenes of the cartoon Winnie the Pooh)
- Splash Mountain (a flume ride)
Fantasyland
The “Land of Fantasy” is home to attractions that are especially suitable for smaller children.
- Attractions
- Alice in Wonderland (Alice in Wonderland)
- Casey Jr. Circus Train (a tourist train)
- Dumbo the Flying Elephant ("Dumbo, the Flying Elephant" is a carousel)
- It's A Small World ("This world is small" is a boat trip where you can see and hear singing doll children from all over the world)
- King Arthur Carrousel ("King Arthur's Carousel")
- Mad Tea Party (the "crazy tea party" is a carousel with large teacups rotating)
- Matterhorn Bobsleds (a roller coaster through a replica of the Matterhorn)
- Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (a ride through the backdrops of the cartoon "The Adventures of Ichabod and Taddaeus Toad")
- Peter Pan's Flight (Peter Pan's Flight is a gondola that takes you over the rooftops of London to Neverland)
- Pinocchio's Daring Journey ("Pinocchio's Journey" tells the story of the same)
- Sleeping Beauty Castle walk-through (a walk-through gallery with glass windows and tapestries from the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale)
- Snow White's Scary Adventures ("Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" tells the story of the same)
- Storybook Land Canal Boats (a boat ride past the backdrops of various cartoons)
Mickey's Toontown
Mickey's "cartoon city" is home to attractions for the youngest visitors.
- Attractions
- Disneyland Railroad Station
- Chip 'n Dale Treehouse (a climbing playground in a tree)
- Donald's Boat (a playground on Donald's boat)
- Gadget's Go Coaster (a little roller coaster)
- Goofy's Playhouse (a playhouse with a ball pit)
- Mickey's House and Meet Mickey (visitors can see Mickey's house and meet Mickey Mouse afterwards)
- Minnie's House (visitors can see Minnie's house and meet Minnie Mouse afterwards)
- Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin (a ride through Toontown)
Tomorrowland
The "land of the future" was described by Walt Disney in his opening speech in 1955:
"Tomorrow can be a wonderful age. Our scientists today are opening the doors of the Space Age to achievements that will benefit our children and generations to come. The Tomorrowland attractions have been designed to give you an opportunity to participate in adventures that are a living blueprint of our future. "
“The future can be a wonderful age. Our scientists are now opening the doors to space to achieve achievements that will benefit our children and future generations. Tomorrowland's attractions are designed to give visitors the opportunity to partake in adventures that are the living blueprint of our future. ”
- Attractions
- Disneyland Railroad Station
- Autopia (a kind of go-kart track with gasoline vehicles)
- Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters (infrared pistols are used to shoot targets from inside the vehicles)
- Disneyland Monorail (a bullet train-style monorail that connects Tomorrowland to Disney Downtown outside of Disneyland Park; the maximum speed is only 50 km / h)
- Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage (a trip in semi-submerged submarines through the sets of the cartoon "Finding Nemo")
- Space Mountain (a roller coaster in the dark)
- Star Tours - The Adventures Continue (a flight simulator with 3D film segments from the Star Wars films )
Star Wars Galaxy's Edge
Other Disneyland parks
see: Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
The Walt Disney Company opened several other parks based on the same concept, not all of which were planned by Walt Disney himself. In addition to the largest amusement park in the world, Walt Disney World Resort , facilities were built in Paris , Tokyo , Hong Kong and Shanghai.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Global Attractions Attendance Report 2014. (PDF) TEA, accessed on July 3, 2014 (English).
- ↑ Martin Kölln : The park planner for the Disneyland Resort and other theme parks in Southern California - 2nd edition. , 2013, ISBN 978-3848266913 , p. 32.
- ^ Opening Season Just Announced for Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge. Retrieved February 24, 2019 (American English).