Disneyland has had many odd historical moments, and we will share five crazy stories with you. With each story somehow getting crazier than the last. These are five moments in Disneyland's history that will not be relived again.
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@JeremyRossiter2316 күн бұрын
my Grandpa passed away on Tuesday morning, he was a imagineer for Disney for 35 years i imagine a lot of his designs and inventions are in there, his name is Marc Miller. if you've seen the tombstones in the haunted mansion ride, you've seen his name. he was an amazing man.
@ashlynok57719 күн бұрын
I’m so sorry for your loss. We are so grateful for your grandfathers contribution towards the magic❤
@traczebabe9 күн бұрын
That is a very special story. Thank you. Your grandfather was one of those who truly gave children tremendous memories & love through their work at Disney. It’s sad it’s not that way anymore.
@mianta555 күн бұрын
Jeremy, I am so sorry for your loss. You can be proud of your grandfather's contributions to magic as we know it. 😢❤
@Jerrybu573 ай бұрын
I was born in 57 and my Dad worked for United Airlines. For my birthday one year we took the helicopter to Disneyland! So cool and a great memory!
@Lbrisbois20003 ай бұрын
Wow! That is an incredible memory!
@ckbarry3 ай бұрын
That’s such a great memory. Thanks for sharing.
@sky0kast03 ай бұрын
Pity it's probably not allowed now and probably a problem then too
@HeyBrickey3 ай бұрын
That’s amazing! Thanks for sharing.
@TwesomE2 ай бұрын
Really interesting it is one of a kind experiences,especially when you had your birthday!
@QuatroAtYale3 ай бұрын
Very interesting oddities video. My father was a smoker. We went to Disneyland at least twice a year from 1961 'til 1971, when we moved up north to Redding (where my brothers loved to fish). During all that time, I don't remember him smoking AT Disneyland, even though he didn't kick the habit 'til he had grandkids in the 80's. But then again, we didn't buy merch in Disneyland anyway! Middle class Mexican-American family with four kids, we didn't even buy food in the parks. We'd leave the park and go out to the parking lot to eat the food my Mom prepared beforehand. So he probably didn't buy smokes in the park either. But we did buy the occasional hat at the Mad Hatters, across from the Chicken-of-the-Sea pirate boat restaurant (uh, which we didn't ever go to). And my Dad did buy fudge on Main St right before we took the last train around the park before it closed. Wonderful times. And ya know, there were other animatronics in the Mine Train ride besides animals. There were all those moving rocks, animatronic versions of formations in parks like Arches NP in Utah. The nearest I got to those natural wonders before I was 30 years old WAS at Disneyland. I didn't even know they were real back then. Ah, guns in Disneyland, now that's an oddity. We saw the Golden Horseshoe Review, but that was after the shop was closed. But we did take guns TO Disneyland. Yep, we took toy guns to Disneyland in the early 60's, and I have proof. The earliest film my family has of Disneyland: vimeo.com/718526725 Thank you for your unique and interesting take on things. I will continue to watch... although you are out of merch, btw. Keep up the good work.
@hughbrackett343Ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing your family's films of Disneyland.
@behindthespotlight79832 ай бұрын
I rode Rainbow Ridge Mine Train once at age 4 in 1976. In the early 1980’s when I was 9 or 10 my dad brought home a Disneyland 25th Anniversary coffee table book. It featured 2 pictures of “Nature’s Wonderland” (the bears and the cabin on fire) I immediately asked my dad “hey dad you remember a nature ride of some sort? It was maybe tucked away somewhere around where Bear Country is? We rode a train?” My dad shut me down telling me I was probably thinking of the Disneyland Railroad and the cabin was what you saw doing the Indian canoes. Well, dad. We were both right, I’m just grateful that I had parents who ferried me from Fremont, CA all the way to Anaheim. Especially since they were very young parents who scrimped and saved bigtime in those early years and we rode all the E ticket rides on that trip.
@Pab-B2 ай бұрын
Fun Fact: If I dug a tunnel to Disneyland (256 mi away) at 5 feet per day, in roughly 750 years my great, great, etc descendant would pop up out of the ground in TomorrowLand and it STILL wouldn't have a People Mover.
@user-yp9uf7gu9h3 ай бұрын
Back during that era Tom Sawyer's was the best. You could run wild on the island. Fort Wilderness was so cool. The tree house the caves and various barrel rope bridges.
@glamblueeyes14433 ай бұрын
I have heard most disneyland stories but these were all new!! 🤯 great work Brickey!!
@kingk1083 ай бұрын
Same 🤯
@brianwisdom80513 ай бұрын
You nailed it again Brickey! I’m too young to have seen the gun store, but I remember when you could buy toy flintlock pistols and rifles in Frontierland and the Pieces of Eight. The marina at the hotel was one of my favorite periods. A lot of good times there. I don’t think they have animatronic figures buried near BTMRR, as most of them were reused on the river and in Big Thunder, but either way, the story makes some interesting folklore. Thank you again for bringing a unique perspective on Disneyland!
@davemoreau6033 ай бұрын
I remember going to Disneyland and seeing people rock climbing the Matterhorn. This was n the 80’s. We need to see a video on that.
@Lbrisbois20003 ай бұрын
Cigarettes, guns, and fish, oh my! 😂 These oddities are a treat and, once again, great footage!
@brianstone64633 ай бұрын
It's fascinating history. Some of it ended up in Celebration and Marceline.
@moosesloosegoose2 ай бұрын
Guns is how I get my fish and cigarettes
@user-yp9uf7gu9h3 ай бұрын
Flew in the LA Airways from Disneyland to LAX in 1972. The helipad was located in what is now The Downtown Disney Parking lot
@DC738433 ай бұрын
There was also a back Tomorrwland entrance to the park for Helicopter guests only, in the area next to the Skyway terminal.
@eptxprotector3 ай бұрын
RIP Rainbow Ridge animatronics.
@brentparker73593 ай бұрын
Great timing on that Monorail when you were pointing to the former helipad location. Like it was the helicopter arriving from the past.
@user-gl5ld9vm7i3 ай бұрын
Hey Brickey. I just joined. Great channel.
@julieclarke6213 ай бұрын
Oh wow! Brickey… My daughter and I have often stopped and stared at that boarded up tunnel entrance…and then researched its history. What a revelation that the surrounding area is an animatronic burial ground; how lucky that they were allowed to stay close to their home …Fascinating! Thank you for this awesome vlog..
@ntroast513 ай бұрын
This is exactly the kind of video I love to watch! Thanks Mark!!!
@jeffstoeger29743 ай бұрын
Brickey this was one of the most fascinating and and jaw dropping episode every. Another great documentary and love the history that your able to bring to light. 👏👏 great job.
@bruiser6663 ай бұрын
🤯I had no idea you could take a helicopter from LAX to Disneyland! Times have definitely changed... Guns, cigarettes and fishing at Disneyland! WOW!
@martinblevins94423 ай бұрын
I was a scuba diver at the park for 31 years. I can't speak to animation Buried in big thunder trail, However I can assure you they weren't thrown in the river! LOL!
@jamieknight3263 ай бұрын
Wow. Thats amazing. What sort of things did they use scuba for at the park? I’d be fascinated to learn more about what the role involved and anything neat that happened.
@NotSomebody633 ай бұрын
Well, they drain that place from time to time and I never heard of them finding anything like that in the water. Now, having said that I beleive the animitronic fish ~ really just a fish on a wheel is still near the old tunnel intrance. I seem to remember watching the "fish" jump out of the water for a while after the ride was closed.
@michaelsullivan35812 ай бұрын
Those fish still jump In Bear Country Pond. hang out for a while and you may spot one or more!
@DaveyDestruct3 ай бұрын
Yo! This video ruled tons I did not know and I thought I knew a lot! Thanks dude
@tammyb2193 ай бұрын
I actually bought a flintlock pistol in the 80's from Pieces of Eight. I also have a rifle that either came from Disneyland or Knott's Berry Farm, again from the 80's. The rifle is solid and well made. Thanks for another awesome video.
@eddiebranden13 ай бұрын
I work at Disneyland and even I didn't know some of these things. Thank you for your channel.
@edstrong5973 ай бұрын
Another fun video ! Some great oddities ! Who would have thought? Keep up the good work !
@rallysport51502 ай бұрын
Those Helicopters would fly over our house. I remember a few of them crashing. 😞
@stevek4303 ай бұрын
Thoroughly enjoyable video. Great job!
@amandak16833 ай бұрын
Super fun video. I would have totally paid the helicopter up charge!
@EsmeGrubb3 ай бұрын
Just discovered your channel. The Disneyland history is so interesting! I'm excited to see more of your videos.
@mariannebiskup13223 ай бұрын
Brickey, I am really enjoying your content the last few months. It’s such a unique and creative perspective. Keep it up! I’m also at the parks today and wearing the “Vibes Over Rides” shirt.
@Johnnyblaze82193 ай бұрын
Awesome video Brickey! Iv known about half of the things you mentioned and the other half was amazing to learn. Its great to see someone talk about the fun facts that a lot of people dont know about. This is why Im subscribed to your channel!!!
@JPH77793 ай бұрын
This is one of my favorite videos so far! Such cool info
@ColeWalker2 ай бұрын
The Rainbow Ridge animatronic burial story is completely false. When they dug up that area for Galaxy’s Edge the only things found were molds from the Jungle Cruise
@brucemarshall51103 ай бұрын
Hey Brickey, another great video! I just wanted to mention that when they had fishing on Tom Sawyer Island the River Belle Terrace didn't exist. The restaurant was Aunt Jemima's Kitchen in those days.
@HeyBrickey3 ай бұрын
Yeah I was trying to avoid the shit storm that creates.
@brucemarshall51103 ай бұрын
@@HeyBrickey I can understand that. Along with the Plantation House that area was sort of Song of the South personified. However you might want to do a video about these locations along with the black Shoe Shine Boys/tap dancers that lasted into the days of New Orleans Square. It may not be pretty, but like tobacco sales, it's a part of the history. I have edited photos if you're interested.
@stlopez173 ай бұрын
@@brucemarshall5110that’ll be a nice watch! History is history and avoiding it is more of a shit show!
@DonClark_AllofIt2 ай бұрын
HA! okay Johnny, keep telling yourself that.
@michaelsullivan35812 ай бұрын
@@brucemarshall5110 Howdy Bruce! Hope all is well!
@icychill1053 ай бұрын
this is amazing, i thought i knew a lot as a disney fan but your channel continues to find facts and trivia i havent heard
@Jerrybu573 ай бұрын
Great Video! Keep up the great work!
@JeseeWalker3 ай бұрын
Brickey is one of the best Disney content creators out there! LOVE IT
@kayangstrom46923 ай бұрын
Oh this was so great! When we ran into each other, I mentioned that I was just there for the archeology. This is exactly what I was talking about. Thanks!
@karenbaker28673 ай бұрын
I can remember riding the Mule ride on my first trip to Disneyland. This is where Big Thunder is now.
@sirmalmsten19823 ай бұрын
PAINT THE NIGHT floats…..hopefully they haven’t been buried permanently!
@BensonsPlaytime3 ай бұрын
My grandfather used to use the helipad as a quick way to get from Orange County to LAX.
@KevinKJinks3 ай бұрын
great video Brickey!
@LordDarthSmyth3 ай бұрын
Last time I bought cigarettes on disney property was clear back in 98. Me and my buddy had to go to a shop at the Disneyland hotel to buy them.
@td30533 ай бұрын
The good ol times
@GlenHallstrom3 ай бұрын
Didn't know about the gun shop. I remember purchasing a replica Navy Six from the gun shop down rthe way at Knott's Berry Farm.
@billmartin31982 ай бұрын
Love your positive vibe, Well done my friend!
@davidl.20613 ай бұрын
Another great video, have you ever talked about the Disneyland Police Department once located to the left of city hall. Thank you for the content from a 27 year CM.
@harrynutz45502 ай бұрын
Great video , we lived in Orange County when I was a kid and made many trips to Disneyland
@shashona30843 ай бұрын
Blows my mind
@annamarie62283 ай бұрын
There was a real sword shop in Fantasy land. We got a pirate’s head with real swords there!
@michaelsullivan35812 ай бұрын
Yup, that was a great shop. It followed the Merlin's Magic Shop at Cinderella's Castle.
@wendy93473 ай бұрын
BEST video. Thank you for all your time you put into this video
@valerireece59303 ай бұрын
I love ❤️ ❤❤these kind of videos!!! Keepem' comming!!❤
@docsmom6081Ай бұрын
This is fabulous! Just came across your videos and you are my new favorite. No politics or personal snarky comments, just the interesting facts. Really a great, informative and entertaining video. Having been a Disneyland visitor frequently from the late 50s, it was freaky cool to see old familiar things and find out what happened to some of the ones no longer there. Well done, Mr Brickey! Carry on.
@HeyBrickeyАй бұрын
Welcome aboard!
@efoxxok74783 ай бұрын
An early 60’s movie called “40 Pounds of Trouble” features Disneyland in the final 1/3. It highlights the helicopter trip from LA to Dland. The movie features Tony Curtis, and Suzanne Pleshette. A very cute movie showing off Disneyland as it looked at the time. While some of the shots are misleading in how the park is laid out ( for instance the monorail station is made to look like it’s on Main Street) it is still a very fun movie. Interesting side note this was the first, and perhaps the only non Disney production given permission to film there. If you haven’t seen it try and get a copy.
@loumiano55412 ай бұрын
There are a few fly over shots looking down at Disneyland near the end of the 1962 film, "The 3 Stooges in Orbit".
@loumiano55412 ай бұрын
There are a few fly over shots looking down at Disneyland in the 1963 film, "The 3 Stooges In Orbit."
@andrewcslater26793 ай бұрын
Loved this one 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Well done Brickey
@TheRickRatedShow22 күн бұрын
So weird to think I rode on those tracks, exiting that tunnel, back in the late 60's & early 70's. Mind. Blown.
@DukeCityExplorer3 ай бұрын
Anytime an animatronic dies, it's given an animatronic funeral... 😂
@tedfitzpatrickyt3 ай бұрын
Pirates was my favorite attraction as a kid, my souvenir was a replica flintlock pistol.
@rickytoddbotelho95553 ай бұрын
I almost couldn't listen to this! From espionage probably caused by goofy, to helicopter crashes . No wonder I never want to go to dizzyland again 😂❤
@SusanStypa2 ай бұрын
I remember in the mid 80’s we went to Disneyland and my cousin got a “toy” rifle and we were stuck in security at LAX for quite a while until they finally determined it was a toy gun. That was an experience! I am a new subscriber and this video was great! Your a wealth of information for the tons of Disney junkies like me out there 😊. Thanks Brickey!
@414s43 ай бұрын
In the 70s, my parents bought me a Davy Crocket toy muzzle loader rifle at Disney. It was later used to launch a ton of bottle rockets.
@LeroyArtMedium2 ай бұрын
Great content on your channel. Thanks!!!!❤🎉😊
@chrisxglass3 ай бұрын
I don’t helicopter anymore. 🚫🚁
@PleeseCallMeDan3 ай бұрын
I wouldn’t car either if you’re worried about safety.
@brianstone64633 ай бұрын
I seriously doubt there's anything buried in the old arch way any more. If Disneyland is anything, it's not wasteful. If any animatronics were stored there in any capacity, it would likely have been very temporary, and then they were likely moved and either recycled or repurposed. That archway is almost certainly empty now. It's not an ideal place to store anything, and it's certainly not where original animatronics would be preserved. It's simply uncanny to think that any self-respecting Disney employee would agree to store them there. :(
@Revkor3 ай бұрын
he is not sayign the actual archway but the concrete you walk on. and i kidna agree that its unlikely the just buried broken animatronics. likely scrapped them. I do know that they left some ofthe river ones there in a summerged state.
@cherylh309120 күн бұрын
This was the coolest video! Many thanks!
@HeyBrickey20 күн бұрын
Make sure you check out episode two if you enjoyed this one ❤️ thanks!!!
@jokeal36133 ай бұрын
One of my favorite, non design, videos of yours…didn’t know any of them.
@aleesunlow2 ай бұрын
i never feel compelled enough to comment on KZfaq videos, but this video impressed me so much! i feel like i’ve heard every disneyland story/secret 100x, but these were all completely new!
@johndownes93422 ай бұрын
As a child in the '50s I remember the shootouts between the Sheriff and the bad guys. Later in the late '60s I worked a security guard job at a shopping center with my sergeant being the former Sheriff of Disneyland. He was a fast draw artist who was sponsored by Disney for years. Great memories.
@memphissommers41713 ай бұрын
In 1962 and in 1968, the Disneyland Sikorsky helicopters crashed and killed over forty (40) people. The helicopters were known to be susceptible to "catastrophic rotor failure." Those crashes were truly horrific in nature. (I was raised in SoCal, near Lynwood, where one of the crashes occured and my friends and I were some of the first ones on the scene at Leuder's Park.) The scene was ghastly. I was 11 years old.
@angelsinger45743 ай бұрын
The one thing I often wonder about but rarely see anyone talking about is the Frito Kid vending machine. You can hear clips of it on KZfaq, but as far as I know, there’s no video and no one knows what happened to this very unique machine.
@michaelsullivan35812 ай бұрын
The Frito bag o' chips vending machine was at the front of what is now Rancho Del Zocalo. Back then it was named Casa de Fritos. For obvious reasons!
@dondavis5643 ай бұрын
I was born in 61 and grew up in the city of Orange. I remember getting to take the helicopter once from the hotel to lax to board a plane for vacation.
@victorbustillos90532 ай бұрын
Love your videos the rich history of Disneyland
@glennk.73483 ай бұрын
Yay Brickey! 😄
@NerdPrideSF3 ай бұрын
Very cool video. Super fun. There are other animatronic graveyards at Disney Park, I’m pretty sure under the carousel progress at the Magic Kingdom is one.
@AlisterLover20103 ай бұрын
So I was born in 93 and I was going through old disneyland pictures and I found one with the disneyland hotel marina in it I didn't know what it was until I watched this video.
@ckbarry3 ай бұрын
Wow…very cool stuff. The minute you said the teens “returned the guns with an apology note” I had the exact same thought….someone’s mom and dad played a big part in that note! 🤭🤣 But, cool..a real sign of the times. I remember taking candy from the store when I was little and my mom made me take it back and apologize to the manager. Ruh roh. I knew you could get tobacco, but not guns. Yet gum was 🚫. Great video 🎉
@vectorwolf3 ай бұрын
Gum was a clear no, because people dropped it on the ground and stuck it everywhere. At the time, the replica guns were just considered harmless toys, and thus not a concern at all.
@chrismurray66063 ай бұрын
No story about Hollywood Maxwell’s on Main Street!!! That is a true oddity. Maybe a story for another day. Great video. Love the fun stories. #club1313
@fromoutofthepastpodcast3 ай бұрын
GREAT video!
@professorruthie83672 ай бұрын
So wonderful. Thank you
@HeyBrickey2 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@paulwollenzein-zn1lh3 ай бұрын
We had a tobacco shop a little way down the street from my parents house. I got a Zippo lighter to just carry around. And I would go there for flints and lighter fluid. I remember the smell of tobacco was very nice. Can't stand cigarette smoke, it causes me to cough, but I liked the smell of tobacco. Go figure.
@lcruz27833 ай бұрын
Bro, this was a crazy video . Wow who knew! The what else are you working on?
@danjones30093 ай бұрын
A couple of interesting things no one talks about is Owen and Dolly Pope who literally lived at Disneyland from 1955 to 1971. Also discussing the Disneyland Cats. I have seen them several times. Rather rare but they have a long history and story. Just ideas for you. Love your channel, brother 👊
@HeyBrickey3 ай бұрын
Popes are on the list!!!
@michaelsullivan35812 ай бұрын
Look up the Cats Of Disneyland site!
@stacypalmer198521 күн бұрын
Love this ❤. Hello from Scotland
@alancranford339820 күн бұрын
Thanks, Bricky. You taught me something new today. I don't smoke but the two tobacco shops were on my tour list in 1973 and 1975. When I made it back to Disneyland in 1993, they were gone except for the wooden Indians.
@curiouscreativenottalented62593 ай бұрын
Did I catch when the gun shop closed? I recall visiting with my family in the 90s, my parents purchased replica cowboy style guns for my older brother and I and we ended up having a “shootout” with each other from separate cars on Autopia… fast forward to today I’d probably scold my toddler for even making the shooting gun motion with her hand. Man have times changed.
@aliceincraftland33883 күн бұрын
Everytime I went to Disneyland I had a fear of the water ways, Rivers of America and the Jungle Cruse do to the tracks the boats go on or the animatronics. Hearing about the Big Thinder Grave yard and some of the old Natures Wonderland characters in the water really creeps me out.
@naarahjanemorris31212 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing this video.
@baddogdax693 ай бұрын
You can fish at WDW
@thebwalden3 ай бұрын
Brickey is the best.
@scottthorson12 ай бұрын
I grew up basically across the street (Katella) from Disneyland. They recruited Loara Highschool my freshman year and I started working at the park in 1982/83. I won't get into all the details but man I know that place inside and out. Even had Snow Whites apple and Jiminy Crickets Left hand for a number of years... 😅
@Roblilley99912 күн бұрын
Just been recommended your videos
@johnflynn-pk2mkАй бұрын
To Mr. Brikey: I'm baby boomer born between 1946a.d. and 1966a.d.. You keen mentioning Frontier town and shutting down parts of it, the gun store and the fish pond. There was an amusement park in the south end Santa Clara County Calif (early 1960's) called Frontier Villiage that look like a real outline log fort. You could go fishing, horseback righting, hiking, connuing, bb shooting range, ride in a stage coach, then there was a hollow out log coaster splashing over or near waterfall, yes we got wet. Assortment of rides and my favorite was the "Haunted Miner Caverns."
@acahmak3 ай бұрын
Interesting- in Disney World, fishing is a feature. Bass fishing is a big sport in the area, and Disney has many spots where you can pay for an excursion in the Park's waters. Boat, guide and all equipment, including refreshments. Years ago Bassmasters had a tournament there, if memory serves. Key point though, all fishing is catch and release.
@tiffanyheger14293 ай бұрын
My brother had one of those replica guns, also a gun from pirates. They were metal and wood and we had them my entire childhood
@tsitracommunications28842 ай бұрын
They shouldve built a museum for all the old amatronics
@MatthewSmith-zs2jl3 ай бұрын
your videos are the best
@jeffcassell445Ай бұрын
Why do these kids find it so unbelievable about things that were normal throughout the world before they were born?
@dougsinthailand71763 ай бұрын
We used to take the train from San Diego to Anaheim. So cool.
@johnmccrary67123 ай бұрын
Brickey is already in the year 2025!
@HeyBrickey3 ай бұрын
Evergreen Content Baby!!!
@NotSomebody633 ай бұрын
my dad use to fly on the helicopter to LAX from Disneyland. He did that about ounce a month. He worked for GE and flew all over the world for them. I remember watching the helicopter taking off and landing. I got one ride to LAX on the copter to LAX, I remember.
@user-kb3bk5ey7g3 ай бұрын
Kids hyped up on street justice, then show where they can buy that sweet merch! Priceless thank you.
@LucasKeesee-vm8yp3 ай бұрын
Oh Goody! Freddy Fazbear has family in Disneyland!