Monday Quote from Walt Disney

“A person should set his goals as early as he can and devote all his energy and talent to getting there. With enough effort, he may achieve it. Or he may find something that is even more rewarding. But in the end, no matter what the outcome, he will know he has been alive.” - Walt Disney

Monday Quote from Walt Disney

"We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths."  -Walt Disney

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!

The Lone Boysenberry

It's very unorthodox of me to put posts about Knott's up on this blog, but today I visited the park for the 60th re-dedication of the Calico Railroad and Ghost Town.  I learned that there is only one known boysenberry bush remaining inside the park.  It's located on the outside of the roundhouse but unless you are touring the building, you probably won't ever notice it.  It seems the last of the known bushes were removed from the park when the Silver Bullet was installed over the lake.  This current bush was transplanted from some of the other remaining bushes across Western Avenue several years ago.

Pulling An All-Nighter

I was there! at the 60 hour party in 1986 for Captain Eo's premiere and again in 1987 when Star Tours opened at Disneyland. I remember lots of people sleeping on benches and a long line that stretched down to Main Street. I even still have my Captain Eo t-shirt given out to everyone who attended the party.

Disney announced early this morning that they will be holding a similar event at both Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom on Feb 29th from 6am through March 1st at 6am. This time it's only 24 hours and not three days, but it's the same concept.

I must admit that I am intrigued over the idea of being at Disneyland and perhaps riding the Haunted Mansion at 3 in the morning. As for staying the full 24 hours, forget it. For me, it would likely end up causing an aversion to the park that could last for weeks. I'm not gonna take the chance.