Disneyland Trivia

Disneynut · Post by **Disneynut** » Jan Mon 03, 2005 2:29 pm

Which Disneyland restaurant was originally named the Red Wagon Inn?

Skippy · Post by **Skippy** » Jan Mon 03, 2005 5:16 pm

The Red Wagon Inn was the original name of the resturaunt, until renamed "Plaza Inn" in 1965

G2-4T · Post by **G2-4T** » Jan Mon 03, 2005 5:21 pm

Really? Very interesting. They do serve up good pasta there but that is another topic..

MrToad · Post by **MrToad** » Jan Wed 12, 2005 1:03 am

next question?

Disneylad · Post by **Disneylad** » Jan Tue 25, 2005 11:46 pm

If I may be so bold as to post the second question...

The Disneyland PeopleMover ride-path track has been modified only twice in its life since it was opened in 1967.

The second time was when Space Mountain was built in 1977.

When was the first time and why was the path changed?

Post by **subsonic** » Jan Wed 26, 2005 7:10 pm

A complete guess:
Okay two of them
Subs or Monorail?

Disneylad · Post by **Disneylad** » Jan Wed 26, 2005 7:39 pm

Both reasonable guesses, but... nope.

The subs and monorail opened in 1959, and the PeopleMover was installed in 1966/opened in 1967.

I'll post a hint or two if/when a couple more guesses appear.

Darren · Post by **Darren** » Jan Wed 26, 2005 8:33 pm

In order for the Peoplemovers to enter the game grid of TRON? If not, where exactly was the game grid of TRON segment? Was that in the Carousel of Progress? I just can't remember.

G2-4T · Post by **G2-4T** » Jan Wed 26, 2005 8:44 pm

I'll bite for location - the current Star Tours loading area. You can see it snake through the upper area and I want to say that wasn't an original building. Date though would be beyond me...

Disneylad · Post by **Disneylad** » Jan Wed 26, 2005 8:52 pm

Darren,

Your reply is very close to correct. The original PeopleMover path through the Carousel of Progress building was the same as the current (ersatz) Rocket Rods path.

When America Sings was installed in 1973/74, the second floor (which had been the Progress City exhibit) was turned into office space and the PeopleMover path was altered (bent away from the edge of the building, towards the center, to the North West) so that it passed through the two SuperSpeedTunnels which were built at that time (a decade later, the Tron gamegrid).

Of course, embarrassingly, this points out an error in my original question that I just realized now. The path has been changed THREE times, total, if you include when Innoventions was built and the path was put back to its original Carousel of Progress location.

*blush*

Next question???

G2-4T · Post by **G2-4T** » Jan Wed 26, 2005 9:04 pm

Ah yes, an F for me... Interesting bits of trivia though, never knew that! And btw Disneylad, killer logo there.

G2-4T · Post by **G2-4T** » Jan Wed 26, 2005 9:09 pm

NEW QUESTION - what color are the Disneyland Monorail diesel tugs and how many do they have?

Disneylad · Post by **Disneylad** » Jan Wed 26, 2005 9:15 pm

*grin* What's a diesel tug? Is that the real name of the tractors they use to pull dead trains?

G2-4T · Post by **G2-4T** » Jan Wed 26, 2005 9:24 pm

That is the way I've heard it, also have seen the title tractor being used in places but from a railroading perspective the title tug or locomotive makes more sense... Anyways, you already have the idea it looks like.

Mike Pinocchio · Post by **Mike Pinocchio** » Feb Mon 21, 2005 3:52 am

They've got 2 - 1 red, 1 blue.