Mousetalgia Episode 155 - Disneyland Hotel secrets
Mousetalgia! - Your Disneyland Podcast
Jeff Baham
4.4 • 776 Ratings
🗓️ 16 October 2011
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Summary
Go back in time and visit the Disneyland Hotel of the '50s and '60s in this special resort edition of Mousetalgia! This week, we welcome historian Donald Ballard to the show, to share his stories, research, and secrets about the early days of Disneyland's first hotel. Learn about the Wrather family's investment in Walt Disney's vision, and discover how the Disneyland Hotel developed over decades from a glorified motor inn to the unique resort it is today. Also, from a men-only club to $2,500-per-night suites, you'll learn fascinating stories about the creation of this world-famous destination. Plus - a press report from a preview ride of the Haunted Mansion in 1969, Mickey's Halloween Party - and more!
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to Mousalgia, October 17, 2011. |
| 0:10.0 | Hold on to your hats and glasses. |
| 0:12.6 | This here's the wildest podcast in the Willis. |
| 0:16.0 | This year's the wildest podcast in the Wivers. Mastalgia. |
| 0:29.6 | Everybody meeting pretty? |
| 0:31.6 | Then on with the show. |
| 0:33.6 | Ears to the ground |
| 0:38.0 | This is Halloween |
| 0:39.7 | This is Halloween Halloween Halloween Halloween Halloween |
| 0:42.4 | Everybody scream |
| 0:44.3 | Everybody scream |
| 0:48.7 | Happy happy happy Halloween |
| 0:58.0 | Hey mouse dolly listeners Happy Happy Halloween Hey, Moustled to listeners This is Kristen taking my own advice to call in. |
| 1:01.4 | I'm in Anaheim at Disneyland, and we spent the last weekend |
| 1:04.6 | enjoying all of the Halloween offerings, including Mickey's Halloween party. |
| 1:09.1 | We're going to be talking more about Halloween at the end of the month, |
| 1:11.5 | but for those of you who still have plans to go to the party |
| 1:14.4 | or are kind of on the fence about getting a ticket or not, |
| 1:17.3 | I thought I'd offer up a couple of helpful hints and tips |
| 1:19.4 | to make your Halloween party a little bit more fun. |
| 1:22.4 | Number one, stay away from Main Street as soon as you get there. |
| 1:26.4 | While the Halloween party starts at seven, |
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