ANAHEIM, Calif., July 23. - The nine rides in Fantasyland at Disneyland, which opened here Monday (18), combine the old and the new, yet bring innovations to the amusement device industry.
The section, entered over a drawbridge covering the moat to Sleeping Beauty's castle with medieval battlements. includes the King Arthur Carousel, 72 horses; Peter Pan ride, 7 gulleons; Snow White and Her Adventures, 8 cars; Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. 8 cars; Dumbo, aerial ride, 10 flying elephants; Casey Jr., train ride, 2 trains; Mickey Mouse Theater, 400 seats; Canal Boats of the World; eight boats, and Mad Tea Party, eight cups.
The prices charged range from 15 and 25 cents for children to 25 and 35 cents for adults.
While some of the rides are based on conventional mechanisms, others resemble them but have new actions.
On hand for the installation of most of the Fantasyland equipment were William Hardinian, Karl Bacon, Ed Morgan and Angus Anderson. all of the Arrow Development Company in Mountain View, Calif. Their shop worked for nearly a year remaking the Carrousel, bought originally from J. W. (Patty) Conklin of the Conklin Shows in Canada. Originally a two-abreast, they made it into a four. […]
