Here’s a look at history at the Disneyland Resort this week:
June 22, 2008: Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room celebrates its 45th anniversary.
June 22, 1976: Elsie Mae Houck of Tulare, Calif., becomes the 150 millionth guest to visit Disneyland.
June 22, 1985: Videopolis, a spectacular nightspot and high-tech dance club for young adults, opens near “it’s a small world” in Fantasyland. It features a 5,000-square-foot dance floor, 70 large-screen T.V. monitors and super hi-fi, binaural sound system, plus scores of waving, flashing lights.
June 23, 1999: Tarzan’s Treehouse opens in Adventureland. The venerable Swiss Family Treehouse is completely re-themed to reflect the childhood tree-top home of Tarzan, as depicted in the 1999 Disneyland animated film.
June 23, 2004: Michael Eisner and U.S.. Postmaster General Jack Potter dedicate four new U.S. postage stamps depicting Disney characters.
June 25, 1967: “America the Beautiful,” an all-new film journey across the U.S. opens in Tomorrowland. The film is produced in CircleVision 360 using high-resolution 35 mm film, instead of earlier 16 mm productions.
June 25, 2009: “King of Pop” Michael Jackson dies. Jackson starred in the Disneyland attraction “Captain EO” as head of an alien spaceship, fighting with his ragtag crew against an evil queen. The 17-minute 3-D film ran in Tomorrowland from 1986 to 1997. It returned in February this year following Jackson’s death.
June 25, 1986: Disneyland hosts the start of the Great American Race with a record 94 antique cars and trucks taking part in the transcontinental road rally.
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Disney history: Tarzan’s Treehouse opens is a post from: Around Disney
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