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The hotel said all of the Disneyland Hotel and Disneyland celebrates "Tencennials," 10 years of successful operations in 1965, plans for the annex tower, expansion of the existing tower, which now gives the 616 hotel rooms. past six conference rooms added (for a total of 28) for the compound. These rooms are designed to hold a conference of 15 people to two thousand people.


The new building was built for Square Shopping also in the hotel courtyard. Has been described as glass walls and graceful fencing, shining in a lush garden. Êcontaining beautiful and original, and the other was described as looking like necklace on green velvet in a smart twenty specialty shops, and the avant-garde. Here you can buy tobacco from Turkey and aromatic candles from Mexico and leather from London, and children's toys in the United States, Germany, Japan, and here you can choose to inspired to Paris and Rome and Carnaby Street fashion. She also appeared Plaza, a beauty salon, a travel agency, and a dental center. Each Annex Tower and Plaza mall cost $ 5500000 as part of the hotel expansion program. Disneyland "It's a small world" was added after his brilliant career in the New York World's Fair.

Award in 1966 for what he described as a set of winter for $ 15 to $ 30 Ltsal two for a deluxe room. During holiday periods, rates were $ 20 and $ 35 for the same parts. The tower was renamed the north and the south, the south side is the most expensive. Rates were priced north side at $ 20 for up to $ 28 for double two double beds. South Side sold for $ 22 and $ 30 for the same bed types.

In 1966, Orange County became the tourist center of the United States, and produces the greatest of all income in the county of American tourism others. Anaheim now has 125 hotels and motels and a population of over 150,000. Unfortunately, December 15, 1966, Walt Disney, one of the most influential men in the history of Anaheim, died. Walt was a lifelong smoker and had lung cancer. It was reported that Jack and Bonita Wrather destroyed after the news of the death of Walt hearing. Half of the two pioneers of tourism in Southern California is now gone. Both cycles planned in the 1950s for the future of tourism and the Orange County Convention and thus forever changing the fate of Anaheim. Jack Wrather also succumbed to cancer in 1984.


All sources are two sets of personal objects Disneyland Hotel, with the exception of Jack Wrather death and the book of dreams into reality. Magazines came Kaleidoscope fantastic and numerous articles in journals and holidays Vacationland other collectors. Also came all the photos from my personal collection, unless stated. Question for access to the Disney archives in search of the proposal, but was denied access.

Donald W. Ballard lives in northern California with his wife and children. He became interested in the Disneyland Hotel in the late 1970s? S. A trip to Disneyland ® complete without ever considered staying in the Disneyland Hotel. The hotel was an adventure and experience it himself apart from the joys of Disneyland ®.

In 1998 he decided to start documenting the history of the Disneyland Hotel? S. Began to collect many vintage paper items, photographs, magazines and memorabilia of the rich history of the hotel? S. What first began as a short article for the travel magazine of Southern California eventually became this book.