Yoo Hoo Dawn:
DL> I remember the Pack Mules. ... I stepped in a lot of mule patties
DL> and my mother was very upset.
DL> The mine train also sounds vaguely familiar, but not the frieght
DL> train or stagecoach.
The Mine Train traveled through the same territory the Mules did--at
first. Later it was expanded to include Beaver Valley (whose jumping
fish can still be seen along the path to Fantasyland) and the tunnels
under Cascade Peak. One wrecked train is visible from the Mark Twain and
other river craft just downriver from the Peak (and the other trains
were stored in a lot right behind the Fantasyland Skyway station as late
as 1994).
The Disneyland & Santa Fe Railroad (the big train) originally had one
passenger train and one freight train. I used to have fun mooing when
they put us in the stock cars, but some guests couldn't get into the
spirit of it all. When the Grand Canyon diorama was built, the limited
visibility of the freight cars forced their retirement (and the
increased traffic required a third, and eventually a fourth train).
I never rode the Stagecoach at Disneyland (but I rode the one at nearby
Knotts Berry Farm plenty). It ran in the same general area as the Mule
Ride and Mine Train, but this was a very early attraction--a lot of the
area back there was but lightly forested and without landmarks in the
photos, I'm not real sure about the route.
DL> Do you live in CA?
I grew up there (Torrance and Manhattan Beach) and visited the Park
frequently for thirty years. I still remember my first visit (it's
actually my earliest memory). The year was 1958 and my brother and I
tried to hold our breaths while we drove east on Artesia Blvd. through
the aptly named city of Dairy Valley. Yoo Hoo, any of you Southern Cal.
EchoEars wanna guess what the city of Dairy Valley calls itself today?
For the past decade I have been living in Chattanooga, Tennessee--about
12 hours drive north of WDW, and 2 hours from the Disney Catalog Outlet
Store in Boaz, AL. (Gotta use landmarks EchoEars will recognize, right?)
DL> I am trying to get information on what might be closed in Disneyland
DL> during June 10 to 14th (however I need the reply by May 24th).
Unless someone else on this echo replies, I can suggest two ways of
finding out: First, get on the Internet, go to the Disney homepage, and
surf about until you get to the Disneyland Park section (or one of the
private homepages that specializes in Disneyland news). Your second
option is to call Disneyland Guest Relations at 714-999-4565. (I know,
it's kinda direct, but when you're desperate....)
If possible, I respectfully suggest you focus on the things DL has that
WDW doesn't: Casey Jr. Circus Train, Storybook Land Canal Boats,
Sleeping Beauty's Castle, Disneyland Railroad through the Grand Canyon
and Primeval World, Sailing Ship Columbia, Matterhorn Bobsleds, Carousel
of Progress, The Walt Disney Story, Alice in Wonderland, Indiana Jones,
all of Toontown, and the Disney Gallery (over the entrance to a much
better Pirates).
I can also recommend a quiet dinner at the Blue Bayou Cafe (reservations
strongly suggested--and don't settle for a table without a view); taking
the Monorail to the Disneyland Hotel for a *quiet* break in
mid-afternoon (get your hand stamped); and the northernmost veranda at
the Hungry Bear in Bear Country.
You can now get one, two, or three day passports. Three is a little much
(at least in one dose), but Fantasmic and the Main Street Electrical
Parade deserve a night each. I don't know where you got the idea that
Fantasmic cost $35, it's free like all the parades once you get into the
Park. I think the Lion King Parade is the best daytime parade DL has
ever had--if it's still on, don't miss it (best viewing is on Main
Street near where the 3-inch round plugs in the street are located).
Have a great time, and tell us all about it when you come home. (Unless
of course you want to take a laptop and report live!)
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 (_)  Bruce (been there, done that, wanna go again) Metcalf
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