The "E" Ticket
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The "E" Ticket was a fanzine devoted to the history of Disneyland and its attractions, especially the park as it existed during the lifetime of Walt Disney, publishing forty six issues between 1986 and 2009. It was edited and published by Disneyland fans Leon Janzen and Jack Janzen until Leon's sudden death on September 9, 2003. The last issue published by the brothers was the Fall 2003 Issue, #40, on Adventure Thru Inner Space. In October 2004 with #41 Jack Janzen published the first post-Leon Janzen issue. As Jack Jenzen noted doing the magazine "hasn't been much fun without Leon"[1] and after five further years decided to discontinue the magazine.
Disney and animation historian Michael Barrier has cited it as "an extremely valuable record, one that can no longer be duplicated, given the deaths of most of the interview subjects."[2]
The magazine (including all remaining back stock) was sold in 2009 to the Walt Disney Family Foundation to augment the historic resources of The Walt Disney Family Museum it established that year.[3] Back issues of "E" Ticket are sold at the Museum's bookstore.[1]
The magazine was named after the E tickets that, before the move to flat-rate entry tickets, denoted the top rides in the park.
[edit] Issues
The following is a list of the issues of the magazine and the attraction, land, or other cover story featured:
- 46 — Indiana Jones Adventure, Summer 2009
- 45 — The Art of the Pirate's of the Caribbean, Summer 2007
- 44 — Walt's Model Shop, Summer 2006
- 43 — Frontierland Pack Mules, Fall 2005
- 42 — Matterhorn Bobsleds, Spring 2005
- 41 — Haunted Mansion, Fall 2004
- 40 — Adventure Thru Inner Space, Fall 2003
- 39 — The Adventureland Story, Spring 2003
- 38 — "It's A Small World", Fall 2002
- 37 — Tom Sawyer Island, Spring 2002
- 36 — Disneyland Monorail System, Fall 2001
- 35 — King Arthur Carrousel, Spring 2001
- 34 — Submarine Voyage, Fall 2000
- 33 — Mike Fink Keel Boats, Spring 2000
- 32 — Pirates of the Caribbean, Fall 1999
- 31 — Alice in Wonderland, Spring 1999
- Special — Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, 1999 (released at "Mr. Toad's Enchanted Evening" event at Disneyland)
- 30 — Space Mountain, Fall 1998
- 29 — Mine Train thru Nature's Wonderland, Spring 1998
- 28 — Disneyland: The First 12 Months, Winter 1997/1998
- 27 — Autopia, Summer 1997
- 26 — Peter Pan's Flight, Spring 1997
- 25 — Audio-Animatronics, Winter 1996/1997
- 24 — Rocket to the Moon, Summer 1996
- 23 — Disney's Jungle Adventures, Spring 1996
- 22 — Carousel of Progress, Winter 1995
- 21 — Pirates of the Caribbean, Spring 1995
- 20 — Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, Winter 1994
- 19 — Santa Fe and Disneyland Railroad, Summer 1994
- 18 — Disneylands Waterways, Spring 1994
- 17 — Tomorrowland 1967, Winter 1993
- 16 — The Haunted Mansion, Summer 1993
- 15 — Mark Twain Riverboat, Spring 1993
- 14 — Main Street, USA, Winter 1992/1993
- 13 — Snow White's Scary Adventures, Summer 1992
- 12 — Monsanto House of the Future, Winter 1991/1992
- 11 — Storybook Land Canal Boats, Summer 1991
- 10 — Carolwood Pacific Railroad, Winter 1990/1991
- 9 — Disneyland: 1959, Summer 1990
- 8 — Flying Saucers, Winter 1989/1990
- 7 — Designing Disneyland with Marc Davis, Summer 1989
- 6 — Adventureland, Winter 1988/1989
- 5 — 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Submarine Voyage, Summer 1988
- 4 — Snow White's Scary Adventures, Winter 1987/1988
- 3 — Frontierland and Pacific Ocean Park, Summer 1987
- 2 — Viewliner and Knott's Berry Farm, Spring 1987
- 1 — 1955 Disneyland collectibles, Winter 1986/1987
Also produced were three CD-Rom Collections of back issues in digital format:
- CD 1: Contains Issues 1 – 8, along with the 1988 Annual, and 1991 Annual Issues.
- CD 2: Contains Issues 9 – 16, along with 3 Haunted Mansion Issues.
- CD 3: Contains Issues 17 – 24.
