The Disneyland Book of Secrets 2014: One Local's Unauthorized, Rapturous and Indispensable Guide to the Happiest Places on Earth (2 page)

             
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Copyrights, Registered Marks, Service Marks and Trademarks

The Disneyland Book of Secrets
2014
is not an official
Disney
product.  It is not authorized by, endorsed by or associated with
Disney California Adventure® Park
,
Disneyland ® Park
,
Disneyland® Resort
,
The Walt Disney Company
,
Disney Enterprises, Inc.
or any of its corporate sponsors or affiliates.

The Disneyland book of Secrets 2014
is copyrighted by Leslie Jane Le Mon, 2014, all rights reserved.  No print or digital reproduction, distribution, or transmission of all or part of
The Disneyland Book of Secrets 2014
eBook, or
The Disneyland Book of Secrets 2014 – Disneyland
deluxe print edition, or
The Disneyland Book of Secrets 2014 – DCA
deluxe print edition is allowed without express permission with the exception of excerpts for the purpose of review, or other usage in accordance with the Fair Use Doctrine.  (Please direct inquiries to
[email protected]
.
)

For purposes of commentary, editorial, history, and information, this book refers to
Disney
copyrighted characters, trademarks, and registered marks owned by
The Walt Disney Company
and
Disney Enterprises, Inc.
  These copyrights, trademarks, and registered marks apply to such terms (for example) as
Critter Country
,
Donald Duck
,
Mickey’s Toontown
,
Splash Mountain
and even the name
Walt Disney
itself.  These and other titles and terms are used in this book solely for editorial and informational purposes under the Fair Use Doctrine.  Neither the author nor the publisher makes any commercial claim to their use, and neither is affiliated with
The Walt Disney Company
.

All non-
Disney
trademarks referred to or depicted in this book (including such companies as
McDonald’s
and
Starbucks
) are the property of their respective owners and are used here solely for editorial and informational purposes.  The author and publisher make no claims of authorization or sponsorship by, or any affiliation with, any of the copyright and trademark owners, including
The Walt Disney Company
.

Except where noted in the text, all photographs of buildings, people, attractions, landscaping, etc. that might appear in this work were taken at
Disneyland
by the author between 2007 and 2014, and all illustrations were created by the author between 2010 and 2014, except where noted by the publisher.  Any
Disneyland
attraction posters,
Annual Passports
,
FastPasses
, etc. that might be depicted in this book are copyrighted by
The Walt Disney Company
and
Disney Enterprises, Inc.
and are shown here solely for editorial and informational purposes.  None of the individual photos or artwork that might be shown in this book is sold by the author or publisher.

Trademarked, registered, and copyrighted items referenced in this book include and are not limited to:

Adventureland® Area, Audio-Animatronics® Figure, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad® Attraction, Buena Vista Street® Area, California Screamin’, Cars Land® Area, Circle-Vision, Critter Country®, Disney California Adventure® Park, Disneyland® Park, Disneyland® Resort, Disneyland® Resort Paris, Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Park, Disney’s Grand Californian® Hotel & Spa, Disney’s Hollywood Studios™, Disney’s Paradise Pier® Hotel, Downtown Disney®,
Epcot®
, Expedition Everest—Legend of the Forbidden Mountain™, Fantasyland® Area, FASTPASS® Service, Fort Wilderness, Frontierland® Area, Golden State®, Haunted Mansion® Attraction, Hong Kong Disneyland, Imagineering, Imagineers, “it’s a small world,”
It’s Tough To Be A Bug!
® Attraction, Jungle Cruise® Attraction, Kilimanjaro Safaris® Attraction, Mad T Party®, Mad T Party Band®, Magic Kingdom® Park, Main Street, U.S.A.® Area, Matterhorn Bobsleds, Mickey’s Toontown® Area, monorail, New Orleans Square®, Paradise Pier®, Peter Pan’s Flight® Attraction, Pirates of the Caribbean® Attraction, Radiator Springs Racers® Attraction, Red Car Trolleys® Attraction, Space Mountain® Attraction, Splash Mountain® Attraction, Tokyo Disneyland® Park, Tokyo DisneySea®, Tomorrowland® Area, Walt Disney World® Resort, World of Disney Store (Disney Enterprises, Inc.)

A Bug’s Life
,
Brave
, Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters characters,
Cars
,
Cars 2
,
Finding Nemo
,
The Incredibles
,
Monsters, Inc.
,
Toy Story
and
Up
characters (©Disney Enterprises, Inc./Pixar Animation Studios)

Captain EO
, Indiana Jones™ Adventure and Star Tours (©Disney/Lucasfilm, Ltd.)

Marvel and Marvel characters (©Marvel Entertainment, LLC)

Roger Rabbit characters (©Walt Disney Pictures/Amblin Entertainment, Inc.)

Star Wars (©Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM)

Tarzan™ and Tarzan’s Treehouse™ (Owned by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.  ©Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. and ©Disney.  All rights reserved)

The Twilight Zone®
(Registered trademark of CBS, Inc.)

Winnie the Pooh characters (Based on “Winnie the Pooh” works by A.A. Milne and E.H. Shepard)

Academy Award® and Oscar® (Registered trademarks of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)

Emmy® and the Emmy® statuette (Registered trademarks of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS) and the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS))

Ghirardelli® and the Ghirardelli logo (Registered trademarks of Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG)

Grammy® and Grammy® Awards (Registered trademarks of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc.)

Happy Meal® (Registered trademark of the McDonald’s Corporation)

Starbucks and the Starbucks logo (Registered trademarks of Starbucks)

Dedication

T
his 2014 update of “The Disneyland Book of Secrets” history and guide book is dedicated to the amazing friends and family who are—and have always been—so supportive of this book and the ongoing journey of researching, updating, and improving upon it.

First and foremost,
my sister and research associate
Amy
; my brilliant niece and
Teen’s Eye View
contributor
Julia
; my brother
Craig
whose comments and insights are always spot-on; my mother
Sally
, an amazing woman whom I admire;
Aunts Jane and Ruth
, the greatest aunts in the world; my nephews
Jacob
,
Marcus
, and
Andrew
, who are truly beautiful human beings; and
Julio
,
Maura
,
Ritz
,
Jim
,
Loretta
, and
Sharon
, because you are treasured family.  For my father
Warren
, who is with us in spirit every day.

To
Nancy
and
Azar
, such dear friends and mentors.

To
Jack
(
www.getfitwithwitt.com
)
and
Jaime
, new friends.

To
Margaret
and
Cathy
—thanks for all you taught me, my friends.

To
Marcos
—an officer and a gentleman.

To
Marsha T
,
Lisa
,
Petrona
,
Alicia C.
,
Jackie L.
,
Pedro
,
Marsha C.
,
Nicole
,
Deb H.
,
Deb K.
,
Stacy
,
Paula
,
Brenda
,
Tom
and
Judy
,
Pam
,
Donna
,
Corinna
,
Tina
, and
Susie
, for all your comments and support past and present.

To
Kelly
and
Jim S.
—keep searching for the truth!

To
Brian M.
at Amazon, for priceless encouragement.

To
Irwin Zucker
of
Promotion in Motion
, founder of the
Book Publicists of Southern California
.

T
o the
readers
and
fans
who have made this series a success, and
reviewers
such as
Wulfstan
. 
Keep following your dreams!

And, a
s always, this book is dedicated to
Walt Disney
, and to
Imagineers
and
Cast Members
past, present, and future for making millions of us so happy, and inspiring us to follow our dreams.

Introduction – 2014 Version

Notes on the Revised Introduction

During the past year, the author and her family and friends spent a lot of quality time at good old
Disneyland
, delving into new fun, new excitement, and new secrets.

We explored and taste-tested and debunked
and discovered.

We rolled up our sleeves and did serious research … and we laughed and played like kids.

No task was too daunting.  My sister and I hiked miles in Pasadena to locate and capture snapshots of the fountain—the actual Water & Power fountain—on which
DCA
’s
Carthay Circle Fountain
is modeled.

Disneyland
presented a lot of
magical
surprises in 2013 as it geared up for 2014. 
Mickey and the Magical Map
debuted at the
Fantasyland Theatre
.  The resort served Christmas treats in July. 
Iron Man
’s armor was displayed at
Innoventions
, even giving Guests a chance to “virtually” try on the metal suits. 
Thor
dropped by later in the year. 
The Lone Ranger
premiered at
DCA
, and
Tonto
,
Silver
, and the
Lone Ranger
made appearances.  The summer was “monstrous” fun—even with the strict enforcement of
FastPass
rules.  The autumn saw an overhauled
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
steaming closer to completion, and witnessed the historic opening of
Starbucks
on
Main Street
.

All of the hoopla was grand.  But perhaps the greatest thrills of the past year were opportunities to
hear
Disney
expert
Dave Smith
speak while he displayed rare color slides of early
Disneyland
, and to meet
Disney Legend Marty Sklar
at the
Main Street Opera House
where he signed copies of his new book
“Dream It!  Do It!”