Davelandblog - Ever since Opening Day, Disneyland has been a place for Presidents and Presidents-to-be. Today's post celebrates our American Presidents at the park before, during, and after their time in the Oval Office. First up is Richard Nixon, enjoying Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, followed by a few shots of Ronald Reagan, who was one of the celebrity narrators on Opening Day. Harry Truman and wife Bess toured the park in Nov. 1957: Presidential hopeful John F. Kennedy got the Grand Circle Tour along with Guinea Pre... Read more

Davelandblog - Ever since Opening Day, Disneyland has been a place for Presidents and Presidents-to-be. Today's post celebrates our American Presidents at the park before, during, and after their time in the Oval Office. First up is Richard Nixon, enjoying Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, followed by a few shots of Ronald Reagan, who was one of the celebrity narrators on Opening Day. Harry Truman and wife Bess toured the park in Nov. 1957: Presidential hopeful John F. Kennedy got the Grand Circle Tour along with Guinea Pre... Read more

Davelandblog - Ever since Opening Day, Disneyland has been a place for Presidents and Presidents-to-be. Today's post celebrates our American Presidents at the park before, during, and after their time in the Oval Office. First up is Richard Nixon, enjoying Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, followed by a few shots of Ronald Reagan, who was one of the celebrity narrators on Opening Day. Harry Truman and wife Bess toured the park in Nov. 1957: Presidential hopeful John F. Kennedy got the Grand Circle Tour along with Guinea Pre... Read more

Davelandblog - Today is the last installment for the 1968 Storybook Land attraction narration paired with vintage photos: STRAIGHT AHEAD IS GEPETTO'S VILLAGE. GEPETTO WANTED A SON SO BADLY HE CARVED ONE OUT OF WOOD. THAT'S HIS TOY SHOP DOWN IN FRONT WHERE PINOCCHIO FIRST CAME TO LIFE. THE STREETS ARE PAVED WITH COBBLESTONE AND THERE'S A TINY STREAM FLOWING DOWN FROM THE ALPINE MOUNTAINS... ON THE HILLSIDE IN FRONT OF US YOU CAN SEE THE CHURCH BELL RINGING IN THE STEEPLE OF THE OLD CHAPEL. SOME SAY THAT PINOCCH... Read more

Davelandblog - Today is the last installment for the 1968 Storybook Land attraction narration paired with vintage photos: STRAIGHT AHEAD IS GEPETTO'S VILLAGE. GEPETTO WANTED A SON SO BADLY HE CARVED ONE OUT OF WOOD. THAT'S HIS TOY SHOP DOWN IN FRONT WHERE PINOCCHIO FIRST CAME TO LIFE. THE STREETS ARE PAVED WITH COBBLESTONE AND THERE'S A TINY STREAM FLOWING DOWN FROM THE ALPINE MOUNTAINS... ON THE HILLSIDE IN FRONT OF US YOU CAN SEE THE CHURCH BELL RINGING IN THE STEEPLE OF THE OLD CHAPEL. SOME SAY THAT PINOCCH... Read more

Davelandblog - More vintage photos to illustrate the 1968 narration for The Storybook Land attraction in Fantasyland: HERE ON THE LEFT IS ONE OF THE MOST UNUSUAL SUCCULENT AND DESERT FLOWER DISPLAYS IN THE COUNTRY INSPIRED BY THE MOVIE "LULLABYLAND". THIS GIANT PATCHWORK QUILT IS DECORATED WITH MORE THAN FIFTY DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF CACTI. PLEASE BE VERY QUIET BECUASE IT IS RUMORED A GIANT SLEEPS BENEATH THE QUILT AND WE WOULDN'T WANT TO AWAKEN HIM. Note the little boy sticking his hand in the water! AS WE PASS... Read more

Davelandblog - JUST AHEAD IS THE STATION WHERE YOU CAN CATCH THE CASEY, JR. CIRCUS TRAIN -- JUST LOOK AT ALL THE MONKEYS AND WILD ANIMALS IN THE CAGES (when the train is in the station). JUST ABOVE US IS THE SKYWAY WHICH WILL GIVE YOU A BIRDSEYE VIEW OF FANTASYLAND AND TOMORROWLAND. BEYOND THIS SHADOWY CAVE IS THE BLACK FOREST FROM THE STORY OF SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS. DO YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE VERY SAME CAVE THE WICKED QUEEN WENT THROUGH WHEN SHE WAS LOOKING FOR SNOW WHITE? AS WE COME AROUND THE BEND, ON OUR R... Read more

Davelandblog - Welcome back to Storybook Land with 1968 narration, part two. We'll pick up our journey from Alice's Old English Village: ON THE LEFT JUST BEYOND THIS BRIDGE IS THE OLD ENGLISH VILLAGE WHERE ALICE-IN-WONDERLAND LIVES. THERE IS THE MILL BY THE WATER'S EDGE AND BEHIND THAT BIG OAK TREE IS ALICE'S TINY COTTAGE... AND THERE IN FRONT OF THE TREE IS THE MAIL BOX OF WHITE RABBIT, ESQUIRE. THE LITTLE BURROW BESIDE THE MAIL BOX IS WHERE WHITE RABBIT LIVES, AND IS THE SAME ONE ALICE FELL THROUGH ON HER W... Read more

Davelandblog - In celebration of seven years of daily blogging (hard to believe), I'm going to do a trip through my favorite attraction at Disneyland: The Haunted Mansion. Thanks to a recent acquisition of slides, I can do a much more comprehensive series than previously possible. The exterior shot is courtesy of Daveland reader Bill H., dating from September 1973. Moving back in time to October 1972, we have a shot of the entry foyer, which is when the cobwebs and dust begin to appear, in stark contrast to the well-mani... Read more

Davelandblog - Storybook Land is one of the most beloved attractions at Disneyland. It allows guests to see all of the homes, villages, and towns inhabited by the stable of Disney animated characters. What also makes it unique is that you do not see a single one of them; you only see their environments, carefully crafted in detailed miniature. This week, you will journey through Storybook, using a 1968 narration script as the guide. For those of you who have always dreamed about being a Storybook Land Tour Guide, now is y... Read more