“I would have skipped the following day if I could have. I ddin't even like Disney World. I was, in fact, slightly afraid of it. When Khrushchev visited Disneyland in 1959, he wasn't allowed in. It was said that the American authorities couldn't guarantee his safety inside. And whatever else Khrushchev was, I would have backed him against an infantry division.”
Quote by Austin Grossman
“My life written as a theater production would be considered a tragedy. My life written by the good times experienced, would be considered a fairytale.”
“The secret of Disney is doing things you don't need and doing them well, and then you realize you needed them all along/”
Source: More Secret Stories of Disneyland: More Trivia Notes, Quotes, and Anecdotes
“No child has ever been kidnapped from Disneyland. This is one of many Disneyland urban legends that don't have a basis in fact. The kidnap stories-- urban legends.”
Source: The Disneyland Book of Secrets 2014 - Disneyland: One Local's Unauthorized, Rapturous and Indispensable Guide to the Happiest Place on Earth
“To paraphrase the famous Walt saying, Cast Members are there to work so Guests can play.”
Source: The Disneyland Book of Secrets 2014 - Disneyland: One Local's Unauthorized, Rapturous and Indispensable Guide to the Happiest Place on Earth
“The flag atop the Main Street flagpole is flown at half-staff only when Walt Disney passed away, a U.S. President dies in office, or the pulley gets stuck.”
Source: 396 Pure, Unadulterated, Dyed-In-The-Wool, 100%% Made-Up, Completely Fake Disneyland “Facts”
“Standing 89 feet high, the Carthay Circle Theatre is actually taller than Sleeping Beauty Castle.”
Source: The Disneyland Book of Secrets 2014 - DCA: One Local's Unauthorized, Rapturous and Indispensable Guide to the Happiest Place on Earth
“Walt Disney wasn't afraid of risk and failure. 'You do big things, you make big mistakes.' he says in Van Frances's Window on Main Street.”
Source: The Disneyland Book of Lists
“That's the way to tour Disneyland, with a complete suspension of disbelief, with a drunken sense of joy and eyes wide with wonder. Let the child inside you come out and play. Laugh and shout! Plunge into the mind and soul of Walt Disney.
---Ray Bradbury”
Source: Walt's Disneyland: It's Still There If You Know Where to Look
“No rain can't get the rainbow.”
“Few seem to be able to eat a turkey leg at Disneyland without splattering tsunami scale grease, so grab plenty of napkins or wear a bib, tablecloth or scuba suit.”
Source: The Disneyland Book of Secrets 2014 - Disneyland: One Local's Unauthorized, Rapturous and Indispensable Guide to the Happiest Place on Earth
