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Well, here we are. Eleven days away from the 50 th anniversary of Disneyland's Opening Day. Now wait, I hear all of you out there saying that Disneyland had its opening day on Sunday, July 17, 1955. You have those great DVD's from the Vaults with all of the festivities as televised on ABC in the "Dateline...

The new number "Five" You may recall that Walt Disney had more than a passing interest in railroads. Perhaps thanks to an early job as a candy butcher (translation for the non-railroad readers - a snack and souvenir salesman aboard passenger trains) on the Missouri Pacific and his uncle, Mike Martin...

If you have ever watched "Dateline Disneyland" (ABC's Opening Day live television broadcast), you may have seen a group of musicians nattily attired as firemen. They were first seen at the Fire House when Main Street's Town Square was first shown; proudly tending to the department's spiffy new chemical...

Like many Disneyana fans, you are wishing that you could be in Anaheim earlier this month to attend the official kick-off of Disneyland's "Happiest Homecoming On Earth" celebration, weren't you? Well, what if I were to tell you that there is a way right now that you can enjoy a sample of those events...

"Got big doings this week. Adventure, fun, music, cartoons, news. Everybody ready?" -- Mickey Mouse, "The Mickey Mouse Club, "1955 You know, that quote very neatly sums up all of the excitement from last week's big Disneyland 50th anniversary events. All of the above and then some ... Out of all of the...

Ah, to be in Anaheim now that spring is here... Roger and friends at Disneyland. It's no secret that getting in to Disneyland for the May 4th Press Event was one hot ticket. Those lucky enough, such as Jeff and Angela to have Media credentials for the event did not lack for stories, as you've seen. And...

Well, you folks don't make a choice easy, do you? But, when I posed the question last week of "If you were only allowed to keep one of your Disney treasures, what single item would you choose?" I was confident that you would come through with both interesting and unique choices. Boy, was I right! The...

Okay, you've all seen this kind of question. If you were stranded on a deserted island, what single item would you want to have with you? Now imagine if you were in a similar quandary, but the challenge was to pick only one item from your vast collection of Disney memorabilia. No pressure, right? Well...

Well, you all know how this works... It's that time of year when the gathered clutter from the long winter is about to take over the house. Like it or not, the revolt needs to be put down. So you gather up the boxes, bags, barrels and bundles and start looking through it so sort out the really tasty...

I started off with another column this week, when I was confronted by the calendar and noted that my piece would fall on Valentine's Day. So out the window went the other one, and here's what we ended up with instead... A Selection Of Romantic Disney Spots -- Past and Present The R.M.S. Queen Mary, Long...