The Secrets of Disneyland

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It is by now an urban legend, but one cooked up by the Disney marketing department, that Steve Martin once worked at Disneyland. In fact, Mr. Martin has never been in Disneyland! He is highly allergic to the oleander bushes that circle the park. If you watch carefully during the film presentation at the Opera House, you'll notice that all of Mr. Martin's "in-park" scenes are green-screened, with the exception of the scene in front of the Magic Shop, which was shot at Hong Kong Disneyland. The archival photos of Mr. Martin supposedly working at Disneyland were actually taken while he was an employee at Knott's Berry Farm, working as a strolling "banjoista" and balloon illusionist. Wally Boag was known for stealing Steve's routines outright, for use in the Golden Horseshoe Revue. Mr. Martin's original contract with Knott's forbids him from ever doing any work for Disneyland. This employee policy actually dates from the long running feud between Cordelia Knott and Lillian Disney.