Disneyland

:This article is about Disneyland in California, an American-based theme park. For other Disney parks and attractions see Walt Disney Parks and Resorts or Category:Disney parks and attractions. For the television series originally titled Disneyland, see Walt Disney anthology series.

Incidents

In August 1970, Disneyland was literally invaded by several Yippies who planned the stunt as an attack on what they saw as bloated establishment decadence. In their leaflets, they stated they would help "liberate" Minnie Mouse, arrange a Black Panther Breakfast at the now-closed Aunt Jemima Pancake House, and attack the Bank of America on Main Street, USA and the attraction it's a small world, which Bank of America sponsored. They wanted to attack Bank of America because the Bank was supposedly financing the Vietnam War. They raised a Viet Cong flag on Tom Sawyer's Island, filled the now-closed Inner Space dark ride with marijuana smoke, and caused the closing of the park for the rest of the day until they were rounded up by police. It was only the second time the park was closed, the first being the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and these remained the only two early closings until September 11, 2001 attacks.

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1970 - Yippies - Minnie Mouse - Black Panther - Bank of America - Main Street, USA - It's a small world - Vietnam War - Viet Cong - Dark ride - Marijuana - John F. Kennedy - September 11, 2001 attacks

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With memories of this event in mind, in May 1989, park security personnel were prepared for rumors of an invasion of the park by neo-Nazis, in honor of the birth of an obscure Nazi leader named Gregor Strasser. Although several leaflets were published announcing this, only one car of skinheads was seen in the parking lot before the park opened, and none entered.

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1989 - Neo-Nazis - Gregor Strasser - Skinhead

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