Our final day in Los Angeles was spent visiting the first and original Disney theme park, Disneyland. It was the only park built under direct supervision of Walt Disney, opening in July 1955. The level of detail in the scenery is amazing but the park rides are, as you would expect, very family oriented and hence not quite up to the thrill levels we've seen at previous parks...
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| Upon entering the park you are greeted by Main Street USA, an area based on a Midwest town in the early 20th century |
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| More views of Main Street USA |
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| More views of Main Street USA |
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| Another view of Main Street USA, including a horse drawn cart |
Adventureland (Indiana Jones Adventure)
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| The entrance area to Adventureland, which is based around a 1950s view of adventure. It is home to the Indiana Jones ride |
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| The Indiana Jones ride is a rollercoaster ride based on the action adventure film series |
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| The queue area features several camping / outdoors areas |
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| The Temple that houses the ride and queue area |
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| The jungle backdrop that is home to the Indiana Jones ride |
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| The indoor queue area featuring old architecture effects |
Haunted House
Disney also was home to a haunted house ride - to say it was tame would be an understatement...
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| The haunted house - doesn't look to haunted from the outside... |
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| The inside of the house - again showing the level of detail that Disney put into their rides |
Space Mountain
An indoor space themed coaster - one of the better rides at Disneyland
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| The futuristic entrance area |
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| The ride load area. The cars are themed as rockets |
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| The on-ride photo |
Star Tours
A ride based on the Star Wars film franchise. Riders are boarding Star Tours for a tour of the Star Wars universe. Another excellent ride...
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| Star Tours ride entrance area |
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| The queue area, featuring R2-D2 and C3-PO who interact with each other and provide entertainment for the guests. Very impressive |
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| A departures board in the wait area detailing Star Tours departures |
Big Thunder Mountain
A mine themed roller coaster built in 1979. The scenery is very impressive but the ride itself is somewhat tame...
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| Entrance area to the ride, themed as a mine |
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| The queue area, again showing the intricate level of detail on the ride scenery |
Matterhorn Bobsleds
A bobsled rollercoaster - not a bad ride but a bit rough on the neck with tight sharp turns
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| The Matterhorn ride scenery, based on the Switzerland mountain of the same name |
Petting Zoo
Disneyland also, to Dave's delight, featured a petting zoo...
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| Dave gets acquainted with one of the many goats - they all seemed very docile and chilled, maybe due to the heat... |
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| Another goat |
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| The final goat, once again modelling a fetching chin patch. Dave still refuses to grow his to match - a great shame in my opinion! |
...And Finally
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| One of the more impressive themed zone was Micky's Toontown, which contains rides aimed at younger children |
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| The Captain at the dock |
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