Disneyland

Disneyland refers to a number of popular theme parks on Earth and beyond. It may refer to Tokyo Disney Resort, to Disneyland Paris or to Disneyland Hong Kong - and may also refer to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, USA. However, it's most associated with the original Disneyland in Anaheim, California, USA, which opened in 1954 and revolutionised the family theme park industry.

Disneyland was the intended destination of a Navarino party travelling with Nostalgia Tours. However, their craft crashed in Wales. (TV: Delta and the Bannermen)

The Ninth Doctor was not impressed with Disneyland, and told Rose Tyler he could take her somewhere with real talking mice. (PROSE: Winner Takes All)

The European version of Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, was originally known as "EuroDisney", and became known in the 22nd century as Urrozdinee. (PROSE: Urrozdinee)

Peri suggested Disneyland when the Sixth Doctor pondered out loud where on Earth he could go to have a good time. (AUDIO: The Nightmare Fair)

The quarantine centres at Apalapucia contained a replica of a Disneyland on Clom, complete with the "Spacewarp Death" rollercoaster. (TV: The Girl Who Waited)

The Eighth Doctor described Kursaal to Samantha Jones as a cross between Disneyland and Babylon 5. (PROSE Kursaal)

Behind the scenes

• During the late 1980s (even before the original series was cancelled) and early 1990s (prior to the TV movie being produced), the Walt Disney Company, of which Disney Parks and Resorts is just one part (though one of the most famous), acquired ESPN, ABC (The American Broadcasting Corporation) and more and has since acquired Marvel (2009). During that time period, Disney attempted to buy the rights to Doctor Who and its video library from the BBC, and had they been sold the rights, they would have set up a walk-through exhibition of what it's like inside a TARDIS at Tomorrowland. They even planned that, when the need came, they would announce who the next Doctor would be at Disneyland during a press conference at Tommorowland (rather then at the BBC news studios like the BBC did).
• During the 1970s, Doctor Who attempted to have a episode filmed on location at Disneyland - which would mean the original in Anaheim - involving the Third Doctor; then when Jon Pertwee left the show, the Fourth Doctor, tracking down an alien at the theme park. However, budget restraints forbade it.
• In August 1975 the only direct Disney-Who connection to date was made when Tom Baker, in character as the Fourth Doctor, guest-hosted an edition of Disney Time in which he appeared in filmed inserts introducing clips from Disney films.[1]
• John Debney, who has composed music for Doctor Who, was also responsible for composing music for the SpectroMagic night parade alongside Steve Skorija.