Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin, The (film) At the time of the California Gold Rush, a young boy from Boston runs away to California to try and restore his family’s fortune, pursued by the very proper family butler. The butler, Griffin, as the result of a lucky punch, becomes mistakenly renowned as a boxer. In a …
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Adventureland Veranda Restaurant in Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World; opened on October 1, 1971, serving fast food with a tropical flavor (such as teriyaki sauce and a pineapple ring on a hamburger). Sponsored by Kikkoman beginning October 5, 1977. It closed in 1994. It was later utilized for special events and as a …
See moreAdventurers Club Nightclub at Pleasure Island at Walt Disney World; opened on May 1, 1989. Features memorabilia supposedly from Merriweather Adam Pleasure’s trips around the world, including some curios which interact with guests. It closed on September 27, 2008.
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Adventures by Disney Travel program with tours to Wyoming and Hawaii beginning in May 2005. Later other destinations were added. Planned as in immersive experience for a family, each tour for about 30 guests has two Disney tour guides. Activities in the weeklong vacation are planned around stories, much as are many of the Disney …
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Adventures in Babysitting (film) 17-year-old Chris Parker’s babysitting assignment turns to bedlam when a frightened friend calls her from a bus station. Packing her charges into the family station wagon, head for downtown Chicago to save the friend. They find themselves caught up in a comic nightmare in the urban jungle of the big city, …
See moreAdventures in Babysitting (television) Pilot for a television series based on the 1987 Touchstone feature. Aired on CBS on July 7, 1989. 30 min. Directed by Joel Zwick. The babysitter takes her charges to a convenience store, which is then robbed. Stars Jennifer Guthrie, Joey Lawrence, Courtney Peldon, Brian Austin Green.
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Adventure Isle Area in Adventureland at Disneyland Paris, opened April 12, 1992, with secret caves, grottos, waterfalls, a floating bridge, and a suspension bridge. Also an area at Shanghai Disneyland; opened June 16, 2016, celebrating the ancient Arbori people’s admiration for nature, the attractions—Roaring Rapids, Camp Discovery, and Soaring Over the Horizon—feature water, land, and …
See moreAdventure Story, The (television) Television show, aired March 20, 1957. Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman. The story of the exploits of the Goofy family through the ages. New animation of fictional Goofy relatives was used to tie together five Goofy cartoons made between 1945 and 1953.
See moreAdventure Thru Inner Space Tomorrowland attraction at Disneyland, from August 5, 1967 to September 2, 1985. Sponsored by Monsanto. Guests sat in an Atomobile and were transported through a giant microscope to see what the inside of an atom might be like. The attraction was removed to make way for Star Tours.
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Adventureland One of the original lands of Disneyland, most noted for the Jungle Cruise, which takes up most of its space. The land was suggested by Walt’s True-Life Adventure series. Also in Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World, at Tokyo Disneyland, at Disneyland Paris, and at Hong Kong Disneyland.
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