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Disneyland's opening day was a disaster on live TV: counterfeit tickets, melting asphalt and no water
July 17, 1955 was supposed to be a 15,000-guest press preview.
Disney's turkey leg is not emu. It's a 1.5-pound male turkey with 5,000 mg of sodium
About 2 million giant smoked turkey legs sell at Disneyland and Disney World every year.
Cheese recall: Graziers raw milk cheeses linked to E. coli in 9 states
Sierra Nevada Cheese Company recalled all of its Graziers grass-fed raw milk cheeses after an E.
Disney's Lakeshore Lodge reveals its lobby and new lounge
Disney revealed a Pocahontas-inspired lobby with a glowing “river” in the floor and a new lounge called Branch & Brush.
Disneyland's Rocket Rods was its fastest ride, and it only lasted two years
Rocket Rods zoomed along the old PeopleMover track in Tomorrowland from 1998 to 2000.
McDonald's G-Dragon gochujang menu is Asia only, not in the U.S.
K-pop star G-Dragon teamed up with McDonald’s on a gochujang butter menu in 13 Asian markets, starting in South Korea on Sept.
Old Navy’s Muppet Christmas Carol pajamas are out, from $19.99
Nine pieces, $19.99 to $44.99, online only.
Back to the Future: The Ride put you in a DeLorean under a 70-foot dome, and it saved Universal Orlando
Opened May 2, 1991, it cost $40 million, flew 24 eight-seat DeLoreans through a four-minute film directed by Douglas Trumbull, and was the first big…
Why Patricia Richardson left Home Improvement, per her TV son
Taran Noah Smith, who played youngest son Mark, says Richardson got tired of fighting the writers to keep Jill Taylor realistic, and that pay was part…
Dumbo's pal Timothy Q. Mouse was a robin in the original story
In the 1939 story Disney bought, Dumbo’s sidekick was a bird named Red in a vest and derby.
McDonald's Monopoly gold Quarter Pounder prize is Canada only
McDonald’s Canada’s Monopoly game is giving away a quarter-pound burger made of 10-karat gold, worth about C$20,000.
Walt Disney World turned 55, and these Cast Members worked opening day
Frank and Earliene started on opening day, Oct.
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