At the time, Linkletter was hesitant about the prospects of the park (only ruefully years later to walk along the sidewalk in front of the property while telling himself with each step "And that's another million I missed out on").

[2] Jack Wrather was a Texas oil millionaire turned film producer who already owned hotels in Las Vegas and Palm Springs, and co-owned television stations in Tulsa and San Diego with Alvarez.

[6] The third tower that was opened on the southwest side of the property was named after Jack Wrather's wife, Academy Award nominated actress Bonita Granville.

That area also featured The Shipyard Inn seafood restaurant and The Wharf Bar with live nightly entertainment.

In 1982, The Off-Road Raceway[7] opened in front of the Bonita Tower and featured 1/10 scale remote cars that could be rented by guests.

In 1985, The Queen's Berth[8] remote control boat attraction opened in Marina area between the Marina Tower and the Sierra Tower and featured a scale replica[9] of the Queen Mary that was owned and operated in Long Beach, California, by the Wrather Corporation at the time.

At the time Wrather's company also owned the rights to The Lone Ranger and the Lassie TV series, and managed and operated the RMS Queen Mary and Spruce Goose combined tourist attraction in Long Beach.

[12] Then in 1999, a significant portion of the hotel was also demolished, all to make way for Downtown Disney and parking areas for the newly expanding Disneyland Resort.

Very little of the original hotel (other than parking areas and service facilities) survives, sitting outside of the perimeter created by the three remaining guest room towers.

Original signs and other artifacts from several of the stores and restaurants demolished with the Plaza are on display in the hotel's employee cafeteria.

The complex also features a gazebo and garden areas that are used for Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings & Honeymoons.

A 12-story tower, each of its 344 guest rooms feature various Disney films like The Jungle Book and Sleeping Beauty.