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SUN SETS ON YOUR OLD HOME TOWN Adult visitors are certain to be a bit nostalgic as they visit Main Street, U.S.A., where the streets of yesterday as the sun sinks in the evening. The stores all are modern furnishings carry the same theme. Clerks in the various shops will wear authentic and a horse-drawn streetcar will haul passengers through the area. Electric Work Done Historic Car Easily by Newbury Prancing to gay calliope SUN SETS ON YOUR OLD HOME TOWN Adult visitors are certain to be a bit nostalgic as they visit Main Street, U.S.A., where the streets of yesterday as the sun sinks in the evening. The stores all are modern, the furnishings carry the same theme. Clerks in the various shops will wear authentic and a horse-drawn streetcar will haul passengers through the area. Electric Work Done Historic Car Easily by Newbery Having electrified many of the industrial, commercial, and recreational miracles of the west during the past 52 years, Newbery Electric Corp. took the rapid electrical construction of Disneyland in stride. The Disneyland fantasy, reproducing the lands of yesterday as well as visualizing tomorrow, presented no serious challenge to Newbery people who have grown up with the industry and have also constructed an atomic energy plant and Nike guided missile batteries. The electrical installations were supervised by Roy J. Gruendler, manager of Newbery's Orange County district office located at 1335 Santiago Ave., Santa Ana. Gruendler has worked in the industry for 32 years, and has a fine continuous supervisory record with Newbery for the last 13. He is now a permanent resident of Santa Ana, and manages Newbery's affairs in Orange County, headquartering in a new plant complete with warehouse, shop and construction equipment. Prancing to gay calliope tunes, the 72 steeds of King Arthur's Carrousel act as a siren call to young knights approaching Sleeping Beauty's Castle in Fantasyland, one of the major entertainment realms of Disneyland. When Walt Disney first planned his multi-million dollar magic kingdom, a carrousel of the size and vintage suitable for the courtyard of Sleeping Beauty's castle topped the list of "musts." The Fantasyland model is called a Dentzel—lineal descendant of America's first merry-go-round. It was acquired in Toronto, Canada, where it had been uprooted to make way for an advancing In "Frontierland" at Disneyland, right across from the steamboat landing and near the Davy Crockett museum is the beautiful Aunt Jemima restaurant. Here's a view of the dining room where you can enjoy some of those famous Aunt Jemima Pancakes in an authentic old south atmosphere. "Come in and pan the won that walking arco Pancakes. I and golden br can't be n at Di Have 'em at home often — A Park Brings of Family B Walt Disney has won 22 Oscars over the years, but someone will have to think up a more spectacular award for his fabulous dreams-come-true Disneyland which opens its gates Monday. Workmen and artists are putting the finishing touches on the $17,000,000 project—a combination world's fair and Never-Never Land described by Walt as "a new concept in family entertainment." Composed of five major "lands," Disneyland was fashioned from an orange grove which once was part of the historic Rancho San Juan Cajon De Santa Ana. The visitor enters through "Main Street, U. S. A."—a replica of a small town of the 1900s. Everything is scaled down to % actual size. Beyond Main St. is a central plaza that acts as a hub for four other make-believe kingdoms—Adventureland, Frontierland, Fantasyland and Tomorrowland. The names inadequately describe the wonders that lie behind the glittering portals of each fantastic "land." More of the marvels, later. The permanent, privately-owned, world's fair will accommodate 60,000 persons at one time with 20 restaurants capable of feeding 7,000 visitors an hour. Disneyland will be open from 10 to 10 daily, seven days a week. Admissions: adults $1, children under 12, 50 cents. Car parking, 25 cents. The flat surface of the old orange grove has been bulldozed into a park of hills, lakes, streams and flowers. It could hold its own as a man-made park without any other attractions. A narrow-gauge railroad—exact in every detail to the old Santa Fe steam engine, pas- Historic Carrousel in Fantasyland racing to gay calliope in the 72 steeds of King Walt Disney's Carrousel act as a call to young knights learning Sleeping Beauty's in Fantasyland, one of major entertainment of Disneyland. On Walt Disney first and his multi-million dolligic kingdom, a carrousel size and vintage suitable the courtyard of Sleeping Beauty's castle topped the list musts." Fantasyland model is a Dentzel—lineal deount of America's first try-go-round. It was built in Toronto, Canada, it had been uprooted to away for an advancing freeway. In its original state, the carrousel consisted of lions, elephants, tigers and other wild animals, as well as horses. However, since this carrouSEL was for the entertainment of visitors to Disneyland's medieval castle, and because King Arthur never rode anything but a horse, it was necessary to stick with the wonderfully old and colorful looking Dentzel mounts. Others with equally bright and ancient trappings were added from abandoned merry-go-round equipment. If any horses—like one row on the Toronto machine—were found standing, their legs were broken by Walt Disney's artisans and the horses re-formed into jumpers. Since King Arthur legend ran through many centuries, the Fantasyland CarrouSEL's finished design combines the austere tones of the 6th century and the heavy baroque common to the 12th and 13th. Top of the carrouSEL is surmounted by Arthur's gold crown. Ten spears, bearing the shields of ten of the founding Knights of the Round Table, support the covering canopy. To Use Water When Irene Dunne launches the "Mark Twain" she will break a flask filled with water from all the rivers of America instead of the traditional bottle of Champagne. Disneyland will be open from 10 to 10 daily, seven days a week. Admissions; adults $1, children under 12, 50 cents. Car parking, 25 cents. The flat surface of the old orange grove has been bulldozed into a park of hills, lakes, streams and flowers. It could hold its own as a man-made park without any other attractions. A narrow-gauge railroad—exact in every detail to the old Santa Fe steam engine, passenger and freight cars—circles the area. Tiny ponies, burros and mules — special stock bred for the park—will haul old-fashioned horsecars in addition to Conestoga wagons, buckboards and other pioneer vehicles that helped win the West. "The Mark Twain," a stern-wheel steamer of the 1800s will plly one of the seven large bodies of water, taking passengers on a mile-long tour. There are pirate ships and rocket ships, snow slides and the Painted Desert; carrouses and magic shows. But best of all, Disney's beloved screen characters will come to life. Visitors will see Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Dumbo, e in and enjoy my pancakes when you visit “You're sure going to have lots of fun seeing the wonders of Disneyland. And when you get hungry from all that walking around, you can sit down and enjoy some Aunt Jemima Pancakes. I'll be serving them to you hot off the griddle—tender and golden brown with the flavor folks all over America say can't be matched. So I'll be seeing you in my own 'flavor-land' at Disneyland.” AUNT JEMIMA em at home often — Aunt Jemima Pancakes with the matchless flavor from the treasured 4-flour recipe Bark Brings New Concept Family Entertainment Disney has won 22 for the years, but I have to think up a new concept true which opens its way. and artists are finishing touches 1000,000 project—a world's fair and Land described by a new concept in entertainment." Of five major Disneyland was fashan orange grove was part of the histo San Juan Cajon na. The visitor engh "Main Street, replica of a small 1900s. Everything down to % actual Main St. is a central acts as a hub for make-believe kingventureland, Frontantasylaifd and Tole. The names indescribe the wondbehind the glitterof each fantastic the marvels, later. manent, privatelyworld's fair will ac60,000 persons at with 20 restaurants feeding 7,000 visitors Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan in their own enchanted settings. Davy Crockett will be there too. YOUR OLD HOME Visitors step from a 100-acre parking lot into a 1900 railroad station overlooking "Main Street, U. S. A." where Disney's magicians have built a small, turn-of-the-century town which promises to evoke a tear and smile from youngsters in their 60s and 70s. The kids will love it. Complete with opera house, city hall, fire station and hundreds of old-time stores, the town is brought to life by horse-drawn streetcars and gas lights, the Golden Horseshoe Cafe, the Main Street Cinema and a Floradora show. Leaving Main Street, visitors move into a central plaza with four roads leading to more wonder worlds: "Adventureland, Frontierland, Fantasyland and Tomorrowland. The gates of Adventureland open on a Tahitian settlement surrounded with tropical flowers, birds and fish. An explorer's boat churns through tropical rivers of Mexico, Central and South America, Africa, Asia and Australia. Sharp-eyed youngsters can spot wild animals by the dozen. Made of plastic, they move, roar and slither along the banks of the "rivers." OLD WEST REVIVED Next is Frontierland, fronted by a massive log stockade and inhabited by leatherstocking frontiersmen and Indians. Frontierland boasts an 1850 Western settlement with boardwalk streets, harness shop and general store. There's a Wells Fargo station, and stage coach trip through the Painted Desert. Fantasyland is next—and it dominates all of Disneyland with a shimmering castle that has towers and parapets 70 feet high. This is where the creatures in Disney's cartoons come to life. Last in line is Tomorrowland, symbolized by a huge space rocket and a city; Circa 1986. Here visitors can drive boats and cars of the future. A space terminal has been built for the adventurous to board a passenger rocket for a realistic, scientifically correct round-trip to the moon. Disney expects 80 per cent of the customers will be adults. But no matter the age of visitors, this "experiment in new entertainment" is certain to bring to life the places most everyone knew existed all the time. OLD CORNER STORE Note the detail of perfection given this corner store building, which exemplifies the authentic detailing given every structure in Disneyland. Upstairs apartments have fine, old lace curtains. Disneyland AUNT JEMIMA BUCKWHEAT PANCAKE MIX FOR WASHERS TOO!