Greet some folks who’ve been “dying to meeet you” – 999 unruly spirits in The Haunted Mansion – a charming place fully equipped with hot-and-cold running thrills! Ghostly voices guide you through a doorless chamber past a ballroom full of transparent dancers and into graveyards ringing with serenades from marble statues. Fun? You bet your life it is!
Frontierland.
Pioneer days live on in Frontierland! Beneath the peaks of Big Thunder Mountain, banjo pickers, craftspeople, farm animals, and boatmen recreate the hardly atmosphere of the american wildernees and spirit of those who made it theie home.
Discover a cargo of history on the Rivers of America. Board authentic replicas of two ships: the Mark Twain Steamboat, a Mississippi sternwheeler, and the Sailing Ship Columbia, the first American ship to travel the world. Guests can paddle a canoe, take a refeshing ride on the Mike Fink Keelboats or raft over to Tom Sawyer Island for adventures just like Mark Twain's young hero enjoyed.
Catch the run-away fun on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. Taking you racing through a collapsing mine, past rockslides, varmints, and wild western scenery. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is the most rip-roaring ride you've ever hollered, rooted and hooted through!
Critter Country.
Tucked into a shady hollow below the slopes of Splash Mountain, Critter Country invites you to stay a spell. Enjoy the famouse Country Bear jamboree, where big All, Teddi Barra and the Bear Rugs put on a honey of a show! Or relax as country fiddlers, shops, and restaurants serve up god times adn good food. Critter Country is so downright friendly, it's easy to believe in the time when, as Uncle Remus says, “Critter were closer to the folks, and the folks were closer to the critters!”.
Brer Rabbit says everybody needsa laughin's place, and Splash Mountain, inspired by Walt Disney's film, Song of the South, is the perfect one! You'll glide past hundreds of singing figures and dash over waterfalls and around curves. Then hang on, as you head straight for the briar patch in a zip-a-dee-doo-dah, five-story splash down!
Fantasyland.
Sleeping Beauty Castle beckons you to Fantasyland – where every corner holds a bit of the magic of dreams come true. If Disneyland has a heart, it is surely here, in this enchanted realm you'll recognize at once as the home of your favorite childhood fantasies.
The whimsical headgear found at such shops as the Mad Hatter in Fantasyland have become a time-honored Disneyland tradition – and the perfect way to cap your fun at the Park!
The meticuljus craftmanship seen throughout Disneyland is well represent in Fantasyland where the King Arthur Carrousel and Dumbo the Flying Elephant turn and glide in ornately carved and painted splendor. What could be more magical than letting a rose-bedecked steed carry you back to the elegance of yesterday?
Fantasyland is the home of the small,gentle, and whimsical. Take a smili-sized trip on the Casey Jr. Circus Train or voyage through Monstro's jaws into a miniature Storybook Land. You'll be enchanted by It's a Small World, where young goodwill ambassadors singing a hopeful song, prove that little things make a big world of magic.
The enchanted of Walt Disney's animated film classics come to three-dimensional life in Fantasyland. Here you'll meet a princess, get a bit of sare from the Wicked Witch, whirl in a Mad Tea Party and experience an amusing trip through Wonderland with Alice. You may even rub elbows with one of the Seven Dwarfs!
Nerves tingle as you race through ice caverns and careen down snowy slopes on the Matterhorn Mountain – the first of the “mountain” attractions created at disneyland. Towering above Fantasyland, the Matterhorn offers panoramic Park views – and even a peek at an Abominable Snowman! The thrilling and chilling bobsled run twist and turns through the windswept mountain, finally splashing down in an alpine lake.
Mickey’s Toontown.
Mickey’s Toontown, onece the exclusive hideaway of Mickey Mouse and all his animated friends, is now a colorful, larger-than-life, interactive playground for you to explore. You can minglewith your favorite cartoon character and visit the imaginative, three-dimensional cartoon dream homes of Mickey, Minnie, Donald Duck, Goffy, and Chip’n Dale. This wacky community is loaded with surprises, too! You can bounce off the cushiony walls at Goofy’s Bounce House, get out of control at Car Toon Spin, take a wild ride on Gadget’s Go Coaster, talk to manhole covers, dive into thousands of acorns, and thn board the Jolly Trolley for a merry jaunt around toontown.
Tomorrowland.
High tech travel is the name of the game in Tomorrowlnd where submarines and starships take you from the ocean depths to outerspace, and the Disneyland monorail carries you through a streamlined landscape. Visit some famous places on Earth at circle-Vision or the galaxies on Spase Mountain and Star Tower where future frontiers are just a flight away.
Board the Atarspeeder 3000 for galactic gasps on Star Tower, based on George lucas'famed film trilogy. The pilot's rookie, but he'll get you past pounding Iceteroids, spaceship dogfights, and through the Death Star's chasms. And he'll do it with just a slight blast to your nerves!
Watch out! You're surrounded by light, sound, and action in Captain EO, a 3-D musical spectacular with dazzling photography and special effects. Michael Jackson captains a hilarious crew who “bands” together to bring color and music to a dark planet. Captain EO brought together the legendary talents of Michael Jackson, produser George Lucas and award-winning writer-director Francis ford Coppola.
Comic thrill seekers flock to Space Mountain where the laws of gravity seem suspended as you spiral through the stars. The futuristic structure overlooks The Star Trader and Starcade which offer out-of-this-world merchandise and fun!
After Dark.
When Mickey used his imagination, the result is – FANTASMIC! Set on the Rivers of America, this thrilling spectacular combines Disney characters, music, dancers, and state-of-the-art illusions for the most elaborate presentation in the history of Walt Disney Theme Parks. Lasers, black lights, fireworks, and images on huge mist screens bring a cavalcade of animated characters to life amidst crashing waves and shooting star. A fantasy of Mickey’s vivid imagination – it is sure to capture yours!
The sun sets, and in the soft dusk, lights bloom – twinkling along main Street, casting a futuristic glow over Space Mountain and shining on candelit tables in New Orleans Square. soOn the “Main Street Electrical Parade” will transfix you with thousands of tiny colored lights, and bouquets of fireworks will blossom over Sleeping Beauty Castle. Before your eyes, Disneyland reveals another side touched with unforgettable enchantment.
2.3. Six Flags Magic Mountain
The park's attractions include many noted roller coasters, including newcomers X and Deja Vu, as well as stand-bys inlcuding the hypercoaster Goliath; the classic wooden Colossus; the feet-dangling, hairpin-turn-filled Batman the Ride;
and the sheer speed of Superman the Escape.
Younger and shorter visitors can get their kicks at Bugs Bunny World. Along with the roller coaster, race cars and mini-prop planes, Bugs Bunny World features live music and stunt, water and interactive shows.
Cyclone Bay, toward the back of the park, showcases a row of specialty shops. Don't miss Bayshore Candy, where you can watch fudge, caramel apples and other mouth-watering delights being made. Remember to wear walking shoes, because Magic Mountain is expansive and hilly.
Attractions: More than 100 rides, games and attractions, including four roller coasters listed in the "Guinness Book of World Records." There are 15 roller coasters, including the new X roller coaster.
Hours: From 10 a.m. daily April 1 through Sept. 10 and weekends and holidays the remainder of the year. Closing hours vary.
2.4. Universal Studios.
Why just watch the movies when you can live them at Universal Studios Hollywood – the world’s biggest and busiest television and motion picture studio theme park! Be a part of movie magic with an action-packed day of spine-tingling rides, thrilling shows, explosive stunts, awesome spesial effects and amazing adventures! And the fun builds as the day goes on. Put yourself in the spotlight as you hang out with your favorite characters and step into the scenes of eour favorite movies. It’s the magic of hollywood…and everywhere you turn, you’ve the star!
Jurassic Park - The Ride.
Back To The Futer – The Ride.
Hang on! Doc Brown is sending you screaming through time on the greatest ride in history! Blasting you back to the Dawn of Time for wild run-ins with a 50-foot T-Rex, an Ice Age avalanche and a molten volcano! Then rocketing you into Hill Valey 2015! Thrill to the 21-million jigowatt adventure that’s like riding a flying roller coaster!
WaterWorld – A Live Sea War Spectacular.
Get ready for an ocean of thrills as WATERWORLD – A Live Sea War Spectacular, brings the blockbustermovie surging to life! Breath-taking action, death-defying stunts and never-before-seen pyrotechnics will engulf you in a millions gallons of pure adrenalone!
WaterWorld – it blows every other stunt show out of the water!
Backdraft.
Fell the fury of 10,000 degrees of excitement as BACKDRAFT roads to life! You’ll step into a firestorm of blazing beams, exploding barrels, rocketing drums and more in this fie-alarm speciaieffects thriller!
Earthquake.
You’re in forr the shock of your life: a heart-pounding 8.3 Earthquake that will have you on the edge of your seat, screaming for more! It’s a 10 on the fun scale!
King Kong.
Go face to face with King Kong, the greatest movie monster in history! He’s 30 feet and 30,000 pounds of howling, growling terror, ready to take things into his own hands! Experience the ultimate Kongfrontation!
E.T. Adventure.
Quick! Hop aboard a starbound bike. Fell hte wind on your face as you race across galaxies on an adventure like none before. Help E.T. save his planet, and when you do, E.T. will thank you personally.
The World Of Cinemagic!
You’ll be the star of the show as our special-effects experts take you behind the scenes for a first-hand look at movie magic. Learn the triks of the trade and see the secrets of cutting-adge film technology. Join us as we take sound effects and visual wizardly from he sound stage to the Silvr Screen, right before your eyes ans ears! You’ll never watch movies the same way again!
Animal Actors.
Then thril to the animal magnetism of superstars like Beethoven, Lassie and Babe. It’s a special treat for kids, but people of all ages will howl at the antics of our exclusive animal stars!
Universal City.
Get ready for anything and everything at Universal City! The excitement begins when you check into the luxurious Sheraton Universal or Hilton hotel and Towers. Then, let the good times stroll at Universal CityWalk with fabulous shops, one-of-a-kind restaurants and fantastic street performens. Choose a hit movie from 18 screens at Universal City Cinemas. Catch the hottest acts in show biz at the Universal Amphitheatre. Dine in “Merry Olde England” at Victoria Station. Have the greatest day and night of your life at Universal Studios – it’s an entire vacation’s worth of entertainment in one totally fun place!
Conclusion.
And in conclusion I would like to summarize in a couple of simple sentences. As you can see, California and specifically Los Angeles is something worth seeing and visiting. And believe me it’s not only the weather and climate. It is truly a place of adventure and fantasy, a sort of dreams come true. If you ever get a chance to visit this glorious city try not to miss it. I am sure you will LOVE IT!!!
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