"To all that come to this happy place: welcome.
Disneyland is your land.
Here age relives fond memories of the past, and here youth
may savor the challenge and promise of the future.
Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams,
and the hard facts that have created America...
with hope that you will consider every penny spent here
an investment in joy for the world."
-- Disneyland's dedication
The following are a series of events that have taken place at Disneyland. They are absolutely, undoubtedly, improbably true. These chronicles, hidden until now, have been unearthed to share the magic with you at home, so you can always keep the Disney magic in your heart.
And so you don't flame the pants off of me.
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Mickey Stubs His Toe During Fantasmic
Audiences were crowded around the railing in New Orleans Square to watch Fantasmic, the big, gigantic production that told you to follow your dreams, wish upon a star, but most importantly, to know that Mickey Mouse is so much cooler than that stupid Bugs Bunny.
It was at the part of the show where Maleficent rises as the dragon and wreaks havoc, and Mickey appeared to save the day.
But something went wrong.
Horribly, terribly wrong.
"You may think you're so powerful," Mickey said boldly, as usual, "But this is MY drea-…OW!"
Mickey had stubbed his toe. Dropping his sword, he grabbed his large foot and started hopping around on Tom Sawyer's Island, holding it gingerly.
"Ahhh! Damn it!" he screamed, the speakers picking up every single word he said. Well, he WAS in excruciating pain. Maleficent stared at him.
Suddenly, Mickey hopped to close to the edge. He fell into the Rivers of America (which is technically only one river) with a great splash, and all the little tykes in the audience gasped.
"Quick!" The show coordinator yelled backstage, trying to keep things moving, "Cue the boat!"
Suddenly, the music picked up, Maleficent shrank away, and the Mark Twain steamboat came out with all the characters and their little sissy girly streamers. Waving them wildly to the music, nobody on the boat heard the loud THUNK as it passed over the part where Mickey fell in the water. Little kids who were listening very closely, however, did.
Many parents had a lot of explaining to do on the car ride home.