============================================================================ The following is a effort by David Tomita and Don Bertino to document the attractions at Disneyland - the Original (tm). As each attraction is typed in, it will be posted and stored at ftp.calweb.com /users/b/bertino or http://www.calweb.com/~bertino Any comments/additions/corrections would be welcomed. =========================================================================== 07/13/94 Version 1.0 Original 10/19/94 Version 1.1 Added regarding 100 Ann. of 07/19/95 Version 1.2 New script Disneyland's Railroad Script ==================================================================== *Main Street Station to Frontierland Station* ==================================================================== Hello folks, welcome aboard the Disneyland Railroad. We're now on a grand circle tour of the Magic Kingdom, stopping at New Orlenes Square, Mickey's Toontown and Tomorrowland. Followed by a visit to the Grand Canyon and the spectacular primeval world. Please stay seated, keep your hands and arms inside the train and no smoking please, the smoking lamp is out. Your riding aboard one of four genuine steam powered trains of the Disneyland Railroad. The fore runners of these trains were the celabrated, pioneers of the rail. That span our growing country during the last century. Since we've been running this line, the Disneyland trains have covered enough tract to circle the globe move than 150 times. Now don't be surpised if you here the roar of the lion, or the trumpet of a wild elephant, because we're entering the jungles of Adventureland, the world's most extic regime. Keep a sharp eye out here, this is one part of the trip we don't want unexpected passingers! We are now arriving at our first stop, New Orleans Square. Serving Frontierland, New Orleans Square, and Critter Country. If you'll be leaving us here, please wait until the train comes to a complete stop, then step carefully from the train. This is New Orleans Square. ==================================================================== *New Orleans station to Toontown Station* ==================================================================== To those who have just joined us, Welcome aboard the Disneyland Railroad. Please stay seated while the train is moving, with your hands and arms inside the car, and no smoking please. We're now entering Splash Mountain, where everyday is one of those Zip'pade do da days. If you look really hard and you might might just find your laughin' place. This is Critter Country, where a talented troup of stage-struck bears star in the Country Bear Vacation Hoedown. We're now traveling along the banks of the Rivers of America, into the true back woods. This wilderness is fulled with beauity, but it has its dangers too. Why, there across the river is proof. A settlers cabin is on fire. Off to the right, is Big Thunder Ranch, home to famous Disneyland's horses and a whole barnyard of friendly critters. If you stop by later, they'll be glad to introduce their family to yours. We are now arriving at Toontown Depot, gateway to Mickey's Toontown and the happiest kingdom of them all, Fantasyland. If you'll be leaving us here, please wait until the train comes to a complete stop, then step carefully from the train. This is Toontown Depot. ==================================================================== *Toontown station to Tomorrowland Station* ==================================================================== Hello everyone, thanks for joining us on the Disneyland Railroad. Please keep your hands and arms inside the train and remain during our trip, and no smoking please. Just ahead, Walt Disney's happy salute to children everywhere, its a small world. This musical cruise premired at the New York World's fair in 1964, and has been making people smile ever since. We're cross into Tomorrowland, a land where everything is on the move. If you look overhead, you might catch a glimse of a Mark-5 monorail. When Disneyland introduced the monorail back in 1959, it was the first daily operating monorail system in the western hemisphere. Today's monorail trains glide along a 2 1/2 mile loop, traveling to the Disneyland Hotel and back. Widing below is the Autopia, where drivers of all ages can take to the road, and no licence is required. And if you ever dream about what lies beyond the stars, space mountain and star tours offers thrilling trips into the furthest reaches of galictics. Yes, it all seem pretty amazing, but if there is one thing we've learned, is that here in Tomorrowland, everything is possible. If you'll be leaving us here, please wait until the train comes to a complete stop. This is Tomorrowland ==================================================================== *Tomorrowland station to Main Street Station* ==================================================================== To those just joining us, Welcome aboard! The next leg of our journey will takes us along the rim of the spectakalur Grand Canyon. It's a long drop to the canyon floor, so please say seated with your hands and arms inside the train. No smoking or flash pictures, we don't want to scare the animals. And the now the Grand Canyon. That was the Grand Canyon as we know it today. But it wasn't always that way. Quiet now as we travel back in time, back to the fantasic Primeval World, Land of the Dinisaurs. We're now returning to the 20th century, ** live person talked over script ** If you'll be leaving us here, I would like to thank you for riding with us aboard the Disneyland railroad. I hope you are enjoying your visit with us and you'll come back to visit with us really soon. Please remain seated until the train comes to a complete stop. This is Main Street Station, Disneyland, U.S.A. ======================================================================== Subject: DL Train turns 100 Date: 19 Aug 94 08:53:58 PST On Monday, August 15, Disneyland celebrated the 100th birthday of Steam Train #3, the Fred Gurley. quoting from the press release: With turn-of-the-century America as a backdrop, Ron Dominguez, executive vice-president for Walt Disney Attractions and "Conductor" Mickey Mouse will be joined by former Disney Animator and train enthusiast, Ward Kimball. Known as one of Disney's "nine old men" of animation, Kimball shared Walt's love for steam trains and helped the "Fred Gurley" become a part of Disneyland history. Built by the Bladwin Locomotive Works in August 1894, Engine #3 was purchased by Walt Disney from the Godchaux Sugar Company in Louisiana. In 1957, the locomotive, originally used to haul sugar cane from plantations to shipping docks in New Orleans, was brought to the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California. Studio designers restored, refurbished and renamed the train after the chairman of the board of the Santa Fe Railroad, Fred Gurley. Since 1958, the Fred Gurley has served as one of four locomotives on the Disneyland Railroad. end quote The ceremony went as described: Also in attendance was Ollie Johnston, another of Walt's animators and train buddies, as well as Michael Broggie, son of Roger Broggie, yet another of Walt's Imagineers and train pals. Ollie, Ward and Roger used to play on the Carolwood Pacific, Walt's small scale, live steam train backyard train. The original "Lilly Belle" train is on display in the DL Main Street train station, on loan from Walt's wife, Lilly. The media for the event were the "E"-Ticket editors and a lone LA Times reporter. Photos and story went out from Disneyland via the AP wire network. I had the incredible thrill to sit behind and talk to Ollie and Ward and their wives during that first trip on the Fred Gurley after the ceremony. Ward showed us his engineer's credential card with Walt's signature (::gasp::) I touched it! Ollie was talking about how it was to throttle up and run the scale live steam back in Walt's yard. The "E"-Ticket back issues #10 & #12 tell the story of the Carolwood Pacific and Ward's part in the Disneyland trains. Issue #19 is due to hit subscribers mailboxes soon and features Ollie's train stories.