The Disneyland Line — Vol. 12, No. 41 | October 9, 1980

A standout issue — and one that stops collectors immediately. The cover alone announces something special: the iconic Disneyland 25 anniversary logo crowning the masthead, with Mickey Mouse peeking around the door of a Family Scrapbook. This is the dedicated issue documenting the Disneyland 25th Anniversary Family Open House, the exclusive after-hours event held for Cast Members and their families to celebrate the Park's silver anniversary — and it is packed with photographs, guest letters, and behind-the-scenes glimpses that no general public visitor ever saw.

Highlights:

The lead feature, "Take A Bow, Disneylanders," celebrates the conclusion of four magical Open House nights that brought 17,022 Cast Members and their families through the Park after closing. The article captures the atmosphere beautifully — a friendly Main Gate Hostess surveying the crowd, the newly-installed computer ticking off attendance minute by minute, and the collective exclamation of Cast Members who had worked at Disneyland for a decade finally seeing its backstage secrets for the first time. A Disneylander surveyed by the computer exclaimed: "I didn't know that!" — a refrain that echoes throughout the issue.

Multiple pages of Family Open House photographs document the event in rich detail: families inspecting Electrical Parade floats up close, the Royal Street Bachelors performing at the Plaza Inn, Cast Members and their children exploring the elegant Trophy Room of Club 33, Monorails lined up in the Review Roundhouse for inspection, Cast Member families getting a look at the Submarine Dock, Space Mountain's launching technology explained by a Cast Member guide, and the Circle D Corral where children discovered Disneyland's horses. Herbie the Love Bug makes an appearance. Elliott the dragon from Pete's Dragon is visible offering guests an "inside tip on dragonworks." Annie Oakley gives shooting tips. The warmth and pride of the evening radiates from every page.

Interspersed throughout are guest thank-you letters written to Disneyland management — from Cast Members' family members who attended, expressing genuine awe at being admitted behind the curtain of the Happiest Place on Earth.

Also inside: Cast Activities news including an Elton John concert ticket lottery, a Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard concert at Anaheim Stadium, the annual Cast Lost and Found Sale benefiting Operation Christmas, and a Dateline Disneyland section documenting the Disneyland Music Program's busy October schedule of visiting performers.

To preserve the exclusivity of this physical publication for its next owner, only select teaser excerpts and the front cover are shown in the listing photos.

Condition: This issue presents in good condition, showing honest wear consistent with its age and origin as a working Cast Member publication. Three hole punches are present along the left margin — consistent with having been filed in a binder, as many Cast Members kept their issues. Please review all provided photos carefully, as they are part of the condition description.

Dimensions: Approximately 8.5 by 11 inches | 8 pages | Black and white throughout.

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