Some Special Sights at Knott's from 1/12/2012

Marion Knott and the Mayor of Calico at the re-dedication

A real live bandit

Marion, posing for press.

Backstage tour of the Calico Saloon stage, by "Fingers" himself.

Fantastic model trains on display this weekend only.

A roundhouse you can visit!

Disneyland Books

I've read just about all of them. I'm not much of a reader but when it comes to a new book about Disneyland, I am using known to swallow it up in one day. When David Koenig's Mouse Tales first came out, I read it within just a few hours.  His follow up, More Mouse Tales was also a quick read for me.  Both books follow a balance between TMZ-style gossip and some interesting facts of people that were there to experience it. 

For historical purposes, The Disneyland Encyclopedia features a book of all the shops, shows and attractions at Disneyland.  It is very similar to my website, WaltsMagicKingdom.com in that it provides a one stop place for dates.  It's loaded with great information.

If you are a Disneyland freak, Kevin Yee's book 101 Things You Never Knew About Disneyland might have an inaccurate title, but I'll be darned if you don't find a few things in there that you did not know or had maybe forgotten.

Check em out.

Disneyland as featured in Life

Life Magazine's archives can be found on Google at http://images.google.com/hosted/life

Here are some awesome Disneyland photos off their site!

 

Disneyland Memory Monday - Cascade Peak

It was part of Nature's Wonderland Mine Ride and then became scenery along Rivers of America until the Summer of 1998 when the mountain went away forever. Some before and after shots can be seen on this blog. This is by far one of the pieces of decor that is missed most by Disneyland enthusiasts, probably right after the Captain Hook's ship from Fantasyland. Funny, because most people probably never thought much about it, until it was gone.