Remains of Disneyland's forgotten FREE attraction - Dancing Waters ! Randomland
Growing up less than a thousand feet from Disneyland Hotel, Justin shares memories and finds the remains to an extinct attraction. When the Disneyland Hotel was home to a watery entertainment area all it's own, it also included a free show called the Dancing Waters, which was invented in the 1940s and toured the country as a sensation before winding up at Disneyland Hotel where thousands of people enjoyed it. This video explores what's left.
UPDATE: Unfortunately the 1980s video of the "Dancing Waters" show I was referring to has been deleted by the users, but here's the revamped "Fantasy Waters" Disneyfied version from the 90s, which was also fantastic, and free! http://youtu.be/XUR5YQ7RALQ
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here you leave today and enter the world
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here you leave today and enter the world of yesterday tomorrow
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I actually grew up right behind this
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I actually grew up right behind this hotel in a little sketchy neighborhood
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hotel in a little sketchy neighborhood
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hotel in a little sketchy neighborhood on the roof now my old neighborhood
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on the roof now my old neighborhood
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on the roof now my old neighborhood right here behind is my hotel when I was
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right here behind is my hotel when I was
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right here behind is my hotel when I was little my family does not have a lot of
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little my family does not have a lot of
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little my family does not have a lot of money so we weren't able to go to
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money so we weren't able to go to
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money so we weren't able to go to Disneyland whenever we felt like it we
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Disneyland whenever we felt like it we
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Disneyland whenever we felt like it we weren't all that poor I only starve to
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weren't all that poor I only starve to
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weren't all that poor I only starve to death one or two times my mom and dad
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death one or two times my mom and dad
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death one or two times my mom and dad worked really hard just to get food on
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worked really hard just to get food on
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worked really hard just to get food on the table so what they would do to
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the table so what they would do to
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the table so what they would do to entertain us just bring us over here to
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entertain us just bring us over here to
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entertain us just bring us over here to Disneyland Hotel you see back when back
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Disneyland Hotel you see back when back
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Disneyland Hotel you see back when back in the day there used to be a huge
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in the day there used to be a huge
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in the day there used to be a huge marina covering the whole center area of
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marina covering the whole center area of
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marina covering the whole center area of the Disneyland Hotel the pool was
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the Disneyland Hotel the pool was
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the Disneyland Hotel the pool was actually I'll pass the hotel out in
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actually I'll pass the hotel out in
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actually I'll pass the hotel out in downtown Disney where Downtown Disney is
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downtown Disney where Downtown Disney is
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downtown Disney where Downtown Disney is now so where the a ticket pool is now
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now so where the a ticket pool is now
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now so where the a ticket pool is now was a giant marina that filled up the
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was a giant marina that filled up the
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was a giant marina that filled up the whole inside in between the main towers
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whole inside in between the main towers
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whole inside in between the main towers there were bull rides in the marina
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there were bull rides in the marina
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there were bull rides in the marina there was even an arcade in one of the
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there was even an arcade in one of the
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there was even an arcade in one of the buildings in them fake marina area they
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buildings in them fake marina area they
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buildings in them fake marina area they had set up on that Lagoon the hotels
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had set up on that Lagoon the hotels
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had set up on that Lagoon the hotels always had a wonderful Disney theme so
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always had a wonderful Disney theme so
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always had a wonderful Disney theme so you could feel like you were part of the
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you could feel like you were part of the
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you could feel like you were part of the magic without paying for the ticket
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magic without paying for the ticket
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magic without paying for the ticket didn't have to be a rich kid to enjoy
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didn't have to be a rich kid to enjoy
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didn't have to be a rich kid to enjoy the escalator escalators are free
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the escalator escalators are free
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the escalator escalators are free now that have even more stuff in here up
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now that have even more stuff in here up
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now that have even more stuff in here up so you have an acht opiate car I
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so you have an acht opiate car I
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so you have an acht opiate car I wouldn't eat that up when I was little
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wouldn't eat that up when I was little
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wouldn't eat that up when I was little it's free it's free beep beep another
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it's free it's free beep beep another
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it's free it's free beep beep another good thing is you never know I know it's
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good thing is you never know I know it's
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good thing is you never know I know it's fun out here but loo I loved you in all
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fun out here but loo I loved you in all
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fun out here but loo I loved you in all those movies you're wonderful and look
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those movies you're wonderful and look
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those movies you're wonderful and look at this other Disney character out here
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at this other Disney character out here
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at this other Disney character out here sadly the marina is all gone now
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sadly the marina is all gone now
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sadly the marina is all gone now replaced by these cool pools come on
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replaced by these cool pools come on
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replaced by these cool pools come on come on okay they're pretty epic feelz
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come on okay they're pretty epic feelz
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come on okay they're pretty epic feelz actually we're going to give myself oh
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actually we're going to give myself oh
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actually we're going to give myself oh hello ladies of course all that cool
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hello ladies of course all that cool
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hello ladies of course all that cool stuff the remote-controlled boats and
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stuff the remote-controlled boats and
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stuff the remote-controlled boats and remote-control cars and a little bumper
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remote-control cars and a little bumper
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remote-control cars and a little bumper boats you could take out into the harbor
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boats you could take out into the harbor
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boats you could take out into the harbor weren't exactly free either there was
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weren't exactly free either there was
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weren't exactly free either there was always one thing that our family could
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always one thing that our family could
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always one thing that our family could count on that was free out here we spent
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count on that was free out here we spent
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count on that was free out here we spent a lot of summer nights out here my mom
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a lot of summer nights out here my mom
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a lot of summer nights out here my mom my dad my little brother and I enjoying
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my dad my little brother and I enjoying
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my dad my little brother and I enjoying this free show so
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this free show so
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this free show so no no you maniacs here it was the free
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no no you maniacs here it was the free
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no no you maniacs here it was the free show dancing waters unfortunately yes it
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show dancing waters unfortunately yes it
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show dancing waters unfortunately yes it has been destroyed replaced it's all
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has been destroyed replaced it's all
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has been destroyed replaced it's all that's left of what used to be the
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that's left of what used to be the
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that's left of what used to be the dancing water show was a big fountain
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dancing water show was a big fountain
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dancing water show was a big fountain right down here this was a big fountain
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right down here this was a big fountain
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right down here this was a big fountain area and then here we're seating over
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area and then here we're seating over
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area and then here we're seating over here and what it was was if you've ever
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here and what it was was if you've ever
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here and what it was was if you've ever seen world of color it was kind of like
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seen world of color it was kind of like
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seen world of color it was kind of like that Jets of water would shoot up
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that Jets of water would shoot up
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that Jets of water would shoot up colored lights what happened there would
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colored lights what happened there would
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colored lights what happened there would be music playing and actually a lot of
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be music playing and actually a lot of
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be music playing and actually a lot of people that saw the show didn't know it
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people that saw the show didn't know it
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people that saw the show didn't know it actually had to be played like like an
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actually had to be played like like an
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actually had to be played like like an organ player would play a show by
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organ player would play a show by
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organ player would play a show by somebody who would be backstage back
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somebody who would be backstage back
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somebody who would be backstage back behind that little door over here pay no
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behind that little door over here pay no
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behind that little door over here pay no attention to the man behind that door
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attention to the man behind that door
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attention to the man behind that door this whole concrete thing was a
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this whole concrete thing was a
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this whole concrete thing was a waterfall that would go down here into
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waterfall that would go down here into
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waterfall that would go down here into the pool and there would be mechanisms
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the pool and there would be mechanisms
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the pool and there would be mechanisms and pipes it shoot up the water you
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and pipes it shoot up the water you
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and pipes it shoot up the water you wouldn't wanted to stand here back in
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wouldn't wanted to stand here back in
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wouldn't wanted to stand here back in the 60 70s or 80s cuz you would have
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the 60 70s or 80s cuz you would have
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the 60 70s or 80s cuz you would have fell into a pool over the waterfall a
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fell into a pool over the waterfall a
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fell into a pool over the waterfall a swim didn't matter if you couldn't swim
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swim didn't matter if you couldn't swim
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swim didn't matter if you couldn't swim it was only like this deep anyway
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it was only like this deep anyway
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it was only like this deep anyway of course now they planted trees and
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of course now they planted trees and
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of course now they planted trees and everything in the back fountain the deep
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everything in the back fountain the deep
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everything in the back fountain the deep part of the fountain and now it's just a
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part of the fountain and now it's just a
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part of the fountain and now it's just a home for spiders tears orders spider
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home for spiders tears orders spider
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home for spiders tears orders spider webs all over dancing waters was
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webs all over dancing waters was
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webs all over dancing waters was actually not invented for Disneyland
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actually not invented for Disneyland
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actually not invented for Disneyland Hotel it was invented in the 40s and 50s
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Hotel it was invented in the 40s and 50s
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Hotel it was invented in the 40s and 50s by an inventor named Otto persnickety
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by an inventor named Otto persnickety
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by an inventor named Otto persnickety smacks Otto pretty nice fresh tracks
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smacks Otto pretty nice fresh tracks
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smacks Otto pretty nice fresh tracks Hersh Messner profession James
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Hersh Messner profession James
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Hersh Messner profession James Chesterton parsh nism Parisian Acts
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Chesterton parsh nism Parisian Acts
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Chesterton parsh nism Parisian Acts hurry snacks a reason acts I was
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hurry snacks a reason acts I was
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hurry snacks a reason acts I was originally invented as a standalone show
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originally invented as a standalone show
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originally invented as a standalone show they showed it at Radio City Music Hall
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they showed it at Radio City Music Hall
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they showed it at Radio City Music Hall traveled around a Pan Pacific auditorium
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traveled around a Pan Pacific auditorium
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traveled around a Pan Pacific auditorium out in LA it would come to convention
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out in LA it would come to convention
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out in LA it would come to convention actually its last convention appearance
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actually its last convention appearance
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actually its last convention appearance with over yonder at the Anaheim
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with over yonder at the Anaheim
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with over yonder at the Anaheim Convention Center before it was
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Convention Center before it was
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Convention Center before it was permanently installed and purchased by
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permanently installed and purchased by
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permanently installed and purchased by Disney line hotel in the 90s when Disney
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Disney line hotel in the 90s when Disney
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Disney line hotel in the 90s when Disney was finally able to purchase
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was finally able to purchase
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was finally able to purchase Hotel of course they got dancing waters
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Hotel of course they got dancing waters
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Hotel of course they got dancing waters along with it may actually change up the
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along with it may actually change up the
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along with it may actually change up the show quite a bit over here and this
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show quite a bit over here and this
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show quite a bit over here and this backing these were some clear plastic
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backing these were some clear plastic
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backing these were some clear plastic things that had lights behind them they
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things that had lights behind them they
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things that had lights behind them they changed the music to be all Disney theme
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changed the music to be all Disney theme
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changed the music to be all Disney theme music in my opinion the original show
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music in my opinion the original show
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music in my opinion the original show was better but it was still pretty epic
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was better but it was still pretty epic
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was better but it was still pretty epic and most importantly it was free now of
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and most importantly it was free now of
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and most importantly it was free now of course just a few yards away is Disney's
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course just a few yards away is Disney's
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course just a few yards away is Disney's California Adventure and they have the
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California Adventure and they have the
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California Adventure and they have the world of color show so they have no need
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world of color show so they have no need
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world of color show so they have no need really to repair this technology and use
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really to repair this technology and use
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really to repair this technology and use the show anymore but I wish they'd kept
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the show anymore but I wish they'd kept
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the show anymore but I wish they'd kept it
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it
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it apparently grass is a better amenity in
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apparently grass is a better amenity in
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apparently grass is a better amenity in 2013 than a free mechanical magical
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2013 than a free mechanical magical
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2013 than a free mechanical magical water show of course all that's left now
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water show of course all that's left now
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water show of course all that's left now are spiders and memories luckily thanks
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are spiders and memories luckily thanks
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are spiders and memories luckily thanks to the Internet and a couple of
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to the Internet and a couple of
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to the Internet and a couple of apparently wealthy for the time people
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apparently wealthy for the time people
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apparently wealthy for the time people who had video cameras we can still see
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who had video cameras we can still see
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who had video cameras we can still see the show on YouTube so look up here I'll
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the show on YouTube so look up here I'll
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the show on YouTube so look up here I'll post a link or no no not up here go away
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post a link or no no not up here go away
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post a link or no no not up here go away subscribe up here down here down here in
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subscribe up here down here down here in
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subscribe up here down here down here in the description I'll put some links to
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the description I'll put some links to
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the description I'll put some links to videos of what the show used to look
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videos of what the show used to look
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videos of what the show used to look like okay that's all I got for you today
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like okay that's all I got for you today
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like okay that's all I got for you today I'm sorry I didn't go into your actual
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I'm sorry I didn't go into your actual
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I'm sorry I didn't go into your actual Disneyland I wanted to come relive some
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Disneyland I wanted to come relive some
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Disneyland I wanted to come relive some childhood memories and if you're
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childhood memories and if you're
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childhood memories and if you're watching mom and dad thanks for always
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watching mom and dad thanks for always
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watching mom and dad thanks for always bringing us out here
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bringing us out here
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bringing us out here alright see you next time