New Year's Eve At Disneyland 1999-2000

Well, it's almost 2010. Can you believe it? Weren't we just worrying about the whole Y2K thing and what would happen when the clock struck midnight ten years ago? Ten years ago! WOW! It's all gone by so fast! And I was just reading the cover story in the current issue of TIME magazine about "The Decade From Hell." It's a very interesting article....oh, but I digress. Let's take a look at the Disneyland guide for December 31st, 1999....ten years ago today!

This is back in the day when the park guide, park map, and entertainment schedule were all combined into one flyer. I never saw Animazement or Woody's Roundup, which I now regret. I'm glad to see that they had several New Year's Eve "Countdown Locations." The last New Year's Eve that I spent at Disneyland was in 1996 and it was so unbelievably crowded that I haven't attempted it since. It seemed like the entire park was packed into the Plaza for the midnight countdown and fireworks. Afterward, it was complete gridlock in the Plaza and surrounding areas and it was taking forever for the crowd to dissipate. People got very impatient and eventually just started climbing over railings and trampling flowers to get out of the area. It was a little scary!

It's interesting that the Haunted Mansion listing doesn't mention it's special holiday overlay, but the listing for It's A Small World does.

And speaking of It's A Small World, notice how Fastpass was available for it during the holiday season (see below.) Anyone out there have a Fastpass for IASW's holiday overlay? Those must be rare since they haven't issued them for years now! Tokyo Disneyland still sets up temporary Fastpass machines for their holiday version of It's A Small World.

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Eeeeeew, there's the BROWN Tomorrowland that I dislike so much! How could they have turned my absolute favorite land into my very least favorite? And remember when Cosmic Waves was actually listed as an attraction? Ha!

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Notice at the bottom of the map that the California Adventure Preview Center is mentioned. I'll just hold my tongue about that park!

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I want to wish everyone a very safe and happy New Year!!!