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NATURE AT HER BEST One of the outstanding scenic spots found inside Disneyland is the Adventure seen by traversing the area in a small jungle river boat. This beautiful setting orange grove just a year ago, yet so skillful has been the landscaping that v moulded by nature. DISNEYLAND HOTEL Architect's drawing of California's newest and most distinctive resort hotel and enterprise now under construction on a beautiful 30-acre orange tree covered sixty completed, Disneyland Hotel will contain 650 rooms, suites and garden apartments accommodations for organized youth groups, clubs, and children's organization hole golf course, 4 restaurants and cocktail lounges, a complete shopping center, 700 automobiles are other features planned for the Hotel. DISNEY BUILDINGS ROOFED Disneyland Will Open Situated adjacent to Walt Disney's fabulous Disneyland Park is to be the Disneyland Hotel, California's most attractive informal hotel motor hotel. Designed for families for utmost in living convenience, Disneyland Hotel, a 10 million dollar enterprise of Wrath Alvarez Hotels, Inc., will Ford the public and visit to the "land of fantasy" every type of accommodation from the most comfortable motel units to the hotel garage apartment suites. Disneyland Hotel is located on a beautiful 30-acre orang tree covered site opposite main exit of Disneyland Park, although adjoining park, continuous free bus service to the park entrance planned for guests and visitors. Upon completion, the law hotel will contain 650 halls and guest rooms. BUILDINGS ROOFED BY.... PIONEER ROOF AND SHINGLE CO. 608 MATEO STREET—LOS ANGELES 21, CALIFORNIA PHONE VAndyke 4523—Michigan 7538 PIONEER ROOF AND SHINGLE CO. 7522 WESTMINSTER AVENUE PH. WESTMINSTER 5411, WESTMINSTER, CAL. Tropical Settings Adventureland in Walt Disney's magic kingdom is a land of natural wonders and primitive savagery — a land of exotic beauty where the romance of the tropics prevails. Entrance to this tropical paradise is made through a Tahitian Village where bazaars offer merchandise of the South Seas, India and Africa. Victorian architecture blends into the thatched roofs of Polynesia and the village itself appears to have had its share of tropical storms. Weatherbeaten window frames stand next to the battered old door leading into the bazaar, where a circular stairway spirals upward to lose itself in a mysterious second story. Handiwork of a beachcomber is seen in a village shop, built of driftwood and corrugated tin, and the Tropic Trader vends his wares from a dockside booth. The boathouse is of Victorian vintage. Here the more adventurous might purchase passage on one of the canvas-topped river boats, bearing such romantic names as Mekong Maiden, Congo Queen, Sewanee Lady or the Nile Princess. The river, winding through the heart of Adventureland, represents Tropical Rivers of the World where plants of every sub-equatorial area are to be found and the life-like "animals" are a tribute to the Disney craftsmen and artisans. TREES FROM AFAR At the beginning of the voyage the river banks are dotted with tall. Kentia palms which were brought all the way from Lord Howes' Island in the South Pacific. Then the boat enters the dark and shady tropical rain forest where a continual drizzle creates the ornamented barge of a royal Cambodian prince might have docked here. Tall giraffes nibble at the tree tops and cast a meditative eye on the adventurers, who suddenly feel the prickly tingle of excitement as a family of crocodiles seems ready to attack the boat and another old one does among the water lilies. Steaming round the bend, the boat enters the Albert Nile, one of the great rivers of Africa. Two baby rhinos develop a sudden case of shyness and run into the tall grass and the mammoth mama rhine suddenly makes her appearance. A giant bull elephant trumpets in the background, and an answering trumpet sounds nearby. BIG WATERFALL Dead ahead is a beautiful waterfall, and it looks impossible to miss it, but expert navigation keeps the boat safe. A pair of lions stare curiously as the boat passes and their next meal—possibly a freshly killed zebra—lies in the tiger grass at their feet. The lush grasses that seem to grow right down to the water are... active resort hotel and motor hotel, a $10,000,000 orange tree covered site adjoining Disneyland. When it is in garden apartments as well as provide dormitory children’s organizations. Three swimming pools, 9-complete shopping center, and parking facilities for all. Disneyland Hotel Will Open Shortly Situated adjacent to Walt Disney's fabulous Disneyland park is to be the Disneyland hotel, California's most distinctive informal hotel and motor hotel. Designed for families for the most in living convenience, Disneyland Hotel, a 10 million dollar enterprise of Wrather-varez Hotels, Inc., will afford the public and visitors the "land of fantasy" every type of accommodation from the most comfortable motor-tel units to the hotel garden apartment suites. Disneyland Hotel is located a beautiful 30-acre orange tree covered site opposite the main exit of Disneyland Park, although adjoining the park, continuous free bus service to the park entrance is banned for guests and visitors. Upon completion, the lavish hotel will contain 650 hotel rooms, suites, tractions of Southern California, secure in the knowledge that their children will receive expert care with trained nurses in attendance. The three lovely swimming pools for all age groups, tennis courts and a nine-hole golf course afford the ultimate in recreation facilities for the guest and his family. Visitors to Disneyland and guests of the hotel may enjoy a leisurely meal or beverage in any one of the three beautiful indoor or garden restaurants, with coffee shop accommodations also available. The superb restaurant and cocktail facilities are under the supervision of the famous Gourmet Restaurants. The first unit of the outstanding hotel, the largest to be built in Southern California in a number of years, will comprise 104 units with private patios and balconies which are every sub-equatorial area are to be found and the life-like "animals" are a tribute to the Disney craftsmen and artisans. TREES FROM AFAR At the beginning of the voyage the river banks are dotted with tall. Kentia palms which were brought all the way from Lord Howes' Island in the South Pacific. Then the boat enters the dark and shady tropical rain forest where a continual drizzle creates the ideal condition to encourage the growth of such exotic plants as the Staghorn fern—so named because they look like antlers—and orchids of every kind and color. These plants, known as Bromeliads, need no soil, but live high in the trees intertwining above the boat. They draw their sustenance from the air. A giant tattered-leaf Philodendron primly insists on growing room in this lush vegetation typical of the upper reaches of the Amazon. With an abrupt turn of the boat, explorers find themselves in a tropic river far removed from the Amazon. It is now the Mekong River, bordered with flowering ginger and banana trees. On the left are the ruins of an ancient pagoda, now overrun by a family of monkeys. Centuries ago, a gold old PAGODA A decaying pagoda in A jungle growth creeps cl in the Indo-Chinese sect steams down the tropical the "land of fantasy" every type of accommodation from the most comfortable motor-tel units to the hotel garden apartment suites. Disneyland Hotel is located a beautiful 30-acre orange-tee covered site opposite the main exit of Disneyland Park, although adjoining the park, continuous free bus service to the park entrance is planned for guests and visitors. Upon completion, the lavish hotel will contain 650 hotel and motor hotel rooms, suites and garden apartments with color television planned for each unit. HREE SWIM POOLS Outstanding innovations incorporated into the hotel and interest to the guest with a family will be the beautiful indoor-Outdoor" nurseries. Tests may enjoy short, work-free visits to the many at- 00 CALLS PER HOUR Pat Zimmerman, left, and Clara Maxwell were two of the busiest switchboard operators in the nation just prior to opening of Disneyland. According to a telephone company estimate, 900 incoming calls per hour were handled at the Disneyland switch-board. McNEIL CONS 5858 WILSHIRE BLVD. settings in Adventureland unted barge of a royal russian prince might have there. giraffes nibble at the tans and cast a meditase on the adventurers, addonly feel the prickly of excitement as a famacrocodiles seems ready to the boat and another dozes among the water ning round the bend, that enters the Albert ne of the great rivers of Two baby rhinos dessudden case of shyness into the tall grass and ammoth mama rhine makes her appearA giant bull elephant its in the background, a answering trumpet nearby. WATERFALL a ahead is a beautiful fall, and it looks imposso miss it, but expert keepes the boat safe. Of lions stare curiously boat passes and their deal—possibly a freshly tebra—lies in the tiger at their feet. The lush that seem to grow down to the water are bulrushes, such as those described in the Bible. Waters of the upper Nile are infested with hippopotami, and two baby hippos bob to the surface. A large one rises and charges but a quick spin of the wheel takes the boat safely onward. Above the shrill of native birds and the chatter of monkeys comes the sound of jungle drums and a native village looms ahead. Natives peer from behind trees and fancy shields, their spears poised for action, as the boat glides past and surprised passengers find themselves under the shelf of a waterfall, with rapids immediately ahead. Huge rocks are missed by inches and the boat emerges to a placid bend in the river. Another native hut is seen and one more gator charges the boat just before it steams smoothly and safely into its berth at Adventureland's dock. As pointed out before, Disney artisans and craftsmen are responsible for the life-like appearance of all the "animals." They were modeled in clay from living counterparts, and from the clay models came the plastic "animals." They were then ready to be placed on tracks laid at strategic Adventureland points. Adventureland, like the rest of Disneyland, was built on minute and detailed research. It is a land to delight the nature lover and thrill the adventurer as its tropic aura lures guests back again and again. Bloom Favors Mickey Mouse The Ochna Plant, an Australian native, will feel right at home in Disneyland. When in bloom the Ochna "face" is a perfect profile of Mickey Mouse. The Ochna Plant is in Adventureland. Phones Busy The switchboard at Disney land, according to telephone company, had an average of 900 incoming calls per hour during peak construction peiods. This amounted to 42,000 incoming calls a week, figured on an 8 hour day, 6 day week. PAGODA decaying pagoda in Adventureland is taken over by a family of monkeys and single growth creeps closer while the little stone structure keeps a silent vigil the Indo-Chinese section. The pagoda is seen from the explorer's boat as it rams down the tropical "Rivers of the World." builders of... Disneyland CONSTRUCTION CO. BLVD. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA