Apollo 11 coverage at Disneyland

Patty Winter wrote:
> I happened across an "American Masters" episode about Walter
> Cronkite last night just before a segment discussing how he
> covered the first moon landing. There was a clip of people
> around the world watching live feeds of the landing, and one
> of them was from Disneyland. Specifically, Tomorrowland (big
> surprise!). The People Mover was running in the background,
> and I saw the Rocket Jets beyond that. So from the angle, I
> would guess that the viewing screen was set up somewhere
> around where Buzz Lightyear now is.
>
> Anyone here have memories of that day, or know where any
> reports might be found?
>
>
> Patty
>


Yes, it was at the Tomorrowland Terrace Stage. They set up a giant
screen there on the stage that is an elevator, and used to have Sunshine
Balloon play at.

SO wrote:
> "Jon Nadelberg" <news@nadelberg.com> wrote in message
> news:s7udnSfOrZFfGlTZnZ2dnUVZ_tOdnZ2d@rcn.net...
>> Patty Winter wrote:
> So from the angle, I
>>> would guess that the viewing screen was set up somewhere
>>> around where Buzz Lightyear now is.
>>>
>>> Anyone here have memories of that day, or know where any
>>> reports might be found?
>>>
>>>
>>> Patty
>>>
>> Yes, it was at the Tomorrowland Terrace Stage. They set up a giant screen
>> there on the stage that is an elevator, and used to have Sunshine Balloon
>> play at.
>>
>
> Sure it wasn't the stage where Space Mountain is now?
>
>
> SO
>
>


Ok, now you've got me confused. I've got it on video here someplace,
and I'll have to look it up.

"Patty Winter" <patty1@sonic.net> wrote in message
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>I happened across an "American Masters" episode about Walter
> Cronkite last night just before a segment discussing how he
> covered the first moon landing. There was a clip of people
> around the world watching live feeds of the landing, and one
> of them was from Disneyland. Specifically, Tomorrowland (big
> surprise!). The People Mover was running in the background,
> and I saw the Rocket Jets beyond that. So from the angle, I
> would guess that the viewing screen was set up somewhere
> around where Buzz Lightyear now is.
>
> Anyone here have memories of that day, or know where any
> reports might be found?
>
>
> Patty
>

I was only three months old at the time, but my Pop told me once that we
were at Disneyland that day. I remember him telling me about it cause he
was friends with the castmember who was playing Alice in Wonderland at the
park that day. What's so special about that? Just that she is Neil
Armstrongs daughter. Probably why they had the live feed there.

ZH

"Patty Winter" <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote in message
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> In article <O5ezg.16740$6w.7546@fed1read11>,
> ZonaHawk <cantputmy@emailaddyhere.com> wrote:
>>
>>I was only three months old at the time, but my Pop told me once that we
>>were at Disneyland that day. I remember him telling me about it cause he
>>was friends with the castmember who was playing Alice in Wonderland at the
>>park that day. What's so special about that? Just that she is Neil
>>Armstrongs daughter.
>
> Interesting! And she was really on duty that actual day, not in Houston
> or at home with her family??

That seems to be the case! What part of 'AT THE PARK THAT DAY" did you not
understand? She was attending UC Irvine during the summer program and was
working at Disneyland to get through college. Before he landed on the
moon, Neil wasn't paid much in the military. None of the astronauts were.
Why would she be in Houston? If she was gonna be with the family, she would
have been in Florida where the rocket was launched from Kennedy Space
Center, or what ever it was they were calling it at that time.


>
>>Probably why they had the live feed there.
>
> Or just because every other company in the world had set up TVs to
> watch it, too!

Yeah, cause Disneyland always tries to be like everyone else!

ZH

I think both of you are working in tandem, and making the whole thing
up.


Where's Al when you need him?

Your Pal,
Ed


On 02 Aug 2006 05:55:47 GMT, Patty Winter (patty1@wintertime.com)
wrotc:

>In article <lAWzg.22880$6w.19861@fed1read11>,
>ZonaHawk <cantputmy@emailaddyhere.com> wrote:
>>
>>I appologize for the bad attitude.
>
>> After I
>>wrote you last time, I called my mom and asked her about it. Sadly Karen
>>died at the age of three from brain cancer, and hence even if somehow you
>>could work at Disneyland at ten years old, could not have been her.
>>According to Mom, she and Pop were friends of the Armstrong family and we
>>were at Disneyland that day, however she couldnt remember exactly which
>>member of the family was working at the park on July 20th. But there was
>>someone. Just not his daughter.
>
>Thank you for the apology and for calling your mom to get more information
>about the 1969 event. Whatever that girl's relationship was to Neil
>Armstrong (niece, maybe?), she must have been very excited that day.
>I wonder whether she was able to stay in character! I'm sure I would
>have had trouble doing so under those circumstances!
>
>
>Patty
>

"Ed" <eddit@> wrote in message
news:44d147f9.1453384@news.west....
>I think both of you are working in tandem, and making the whole thing
> up.
>
>
> Where's Al when you need him?
>
> Your Pal,
> Ed
>
>
> On 02 Aug 2006 05:55:47 GMT, Patty Winter (patty1@wintertime.com)
> wrotc:

Everybody's a freakin' comedian.

ZH