“I hope that we don’t lose sight of one thing – that it was all started by a mouse”  -Walt Disney

The sixties were coming to life! America was just entering the space race, skirts were getting shorter and shorter, and in a small town called Anaheim Walt Disney’s masterpiece was coming to life! The space race defined the 60’s and hotel owner and operator Al Stovall had a great idea!  Each hotel would have its own space age feel and name! There was the fabulous “Inn of Tomorrow” (now Stovall’s Inn), the amazing “Cosmic Age Hotel,” “The Galaxy Hotel” and the “Apollo Inn.”  The Inn of Tomorrow even had a “Moon Room” changing rooms and the pool was shaped like an Apollo lunar module.  These hotels were truly an out of this world experience and the guests loved it.

“Disneyland®  will never be completed.  It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination in the world”  -Walt Disney

Bell bottoms with platform shoes.  Tie-dye. Disco. The 70’s were a groovy time and Disneyland was coming to life! Families would flock to Anaheim for a once in a lifetime experience, and the Anaheim hotels were ready to meet and exceed their expectations. Our hotels were state of the art, with color TVs, direct dial phones and plush shag carpets. Our “Rocket van” would pick up people from the Orange County airport and “jet” them back.

“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them”  -Walt Disney

New wave music, strange hairstyles, MTV® was born, and the eighties were alive and kicking! To embrace this lively and hip decade, many of our Anaheim hotels were re-modeled with a “Miami Vice” feel and look. Decorative neon could be found in our lobby areas. We even had a modern computer at the front desk connected to other Best Western hotels!  Just the fax please!  Yes, we had a state of the art fax machine for guest use! The 80’s were totally rad and so were our hotels!

“laughter is timeless, imagination has no age, and dreams are forever”  -Walt Disney