Ken-L Land: Disneyland's Pet Motel (1958)

[@brentparker7359]

The Walt Disney World kennel was the setting for a musical number in the 1990 TV special "The Muppets at Walt Disney World," when Rowlf the piano-playing dog was taken there. (At least in-universe. The kennel interior was probably a set.)

[@92JazzQueen]

Man, little tidbits like this makes me love finding out more about Disney.

[@TMMS-13]

I worked at Disneyland in the late 80's while I was in high school. I started in the parking lot and moved to the trains. But part of the training was to work the kennel. I worked it for 2 days. Loved the Parking Lot team and the Trains were a blast to work, but I really wanted to work the Haunted Mansion. Disney was the best and worst place I ever worked.

[@spindleclown]

"Every nutrient a dog is known to need!" That's a pretty bold statement to live up to.

[@Dive-Bar-Casanova]

There was a kids cereal back then that claimed it was shot from cannons. It's all balderdash.

[@detectivewiggles]

Especially since, even to this day, all pet food is lacking in magnesium, which is essential to process calcium--something that IS added to pet foods. This same catastrophic mineral imbalance is also in human food. For any creature that has bones, the less magnesium you consume, the more toxic calcium is. Our food fortification practices have destroyed countless lives. 75% of the healthcare industry's profits come from things that are literally just magnesium deficiency. With the pet food industry, though, it's most likely more about ignorance than outright corruption, unlike the human food industry. The FDA, food manufacturers, and the pharmaceutical industry are all conspiring to destroy every inch of our bodies to maximize healthcare profits (and make ordinary people easier for the ruling class to control--longterm calcium/magnesium imbalance slowly destroys your brain and is as harmful as, say, lead poisoning)

[@Jakepearl13]

“Kal-Kan Kennel Club” Oh no

[@nickyoung630]

Oops I just realized that

[@Jorvard]

Sorry, not a native speaker, what is the terrifying and or ominous second meaning?

[@SevenGears]

i had to check the comments for this lmao

[@Jakepearl13]

Should I really have to explain it? I’m not trying to be rude,I just don’t know if I wanna risk saying it...

[@memethyst]

well that's an unfortunate abbreviation

[@fsg773]

Love the pics of the Ken-L-Land Pet Motel at Disneyland. People like myself, that grew up in the 50s and 60s and had dogs as our companions take umbrage at you calling Ken-L-Ration an "obscure" pet food product. There were not a lot of options until the mid-60s. My Wire Hair Terrier ate Ken-L-Ration wet and dry and he lived almost 17 years. He actually survived three consecutive days' stay at the Pet Motel, but turned his back on us when we picked him up. He wanted to go to Disneyland and was pissed off.

[@hotaru8309]

Lol. That's a testament to quality. "I'm staying here now."

[@watershed44]

@Bill Trotten Just proves that dogs like people can hold a grudge. lol I'm sure he was annoyed you guys left him there and went without him. Just curious, how long did it take him to get over his anger at you? LOL a few hours or days, some pups have a long memory...

[@douglasgriffiths3534]

My dad raised pugs back in the 60s, and my own dog was a dachshund/Basset Hound mix. We fed all of them Ken-L-Ration. Everyone who had dogs fed them that brand, or Friskies. There wasn't the plethora of pet foods back then that we have today. All of our dogs did fine, and we even had a couple of cats that ate the Ken-L-Ration food too. (Jan Griffiths).

[@musicsfan1]

I thought I knew everything about Disneyland and World. But I had never heard of these. This is why I love channels like this

[@kirnpu]

I lived in SoCal from 55-90. I can't count the number of times I went to Disneyland and I had NO idea there was a kennel on the premises. Definitely grew up singing my dog's bigger than yours...

[@McNabbot]

Every time I think I know all there is to know about disney parks, I learn something new.

[@belagracie]

The breeder I bought my dog from worked at the WDW Kennel on opening day, and was the kennel manager for many years. Their reputation for excellence in care was legendary, and they had a full-time veterinarian on- site.

[@PettieBettie]

You should adopt not shop. Dogs die in shelters everyday.

[@belagracie]

@@PettieBettie You should mind your own business. I choose purebred dogs for a reason. You obviously don’t know what’s going on at shelters in the US. Populations are lower than they have been in decades. Yes, dogs die daily. Cats, too. PETA kills far more adoptable animals than most shelters. Go check yourself before calling out total strangers.

[@Gobble_de_Goop]

@@PettieBettie - Don't tell people how to live their lives, please. Mind your own business.

[@silviaconrad8585]

My dog stayed there at kennel land it was a great idea.

[@humanwolf1984]

Yay Disneyland is fur baby friendly. 😍🐕‍🦺🐶🐕❤️

[@PencilStash]

FANTASTIC VIDEO! I've always wondered what the story was with the kennel. Thanks so much!

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

This is the happiest place on Earth for all the good bois

[@bbkangs]

Ok since I don’t see any comments about it yet... *HORSE MEAT????*

[@Archangelm127]

It's not so bad if you cook it properly.

[@ScarletGinger]

In Japan you can even get it as sashimi, although it's hard to find and pretty expensive

[@kellyweingart3692]

🤮

[@LowellMorgan]

Of course.

[@kutter_ttl6786]

In Europe, like in France and Germany for example, their are butcher shops that offer horse meat. Even up in Canada it's available, although most local consumption is in Quebec.

[@wvugirl2007]

This series is fantastic!

[@deeguenveur9987]

We used to board our dog there while enjoying a day in the park, lol....oh have times changed!!!!

[@coyoteartist]

Dear Ken-L Dog Food, I realize you've been out of business since the mid 1990s. However that still doesn't stop me wanting to ask, why did you think ration is pronounced ray-shun?

[@Archangelm127]

Po-tay-to, po-tah-to. A surprising number of people pronounce it that way.

[@coyoteartist]

@@Archangelm127 Yeah my brother pointed that out. Just sounds so weird though.

[@coyoteartist]

@MrTheoLater For some reason I did wonder for a moment if the word generation was involved and there a joke I was missing. Guess I shouldn't have dismissed that thought so quick then.

[@SirBlackReeds]

Maybe it's like the '50s equivalent of "rulez."

[@davidjames666]

hello, I think the persons who could answer this question are all in the grave yard.

[@steveng-my6zk]

As a boy my parents had a travel trailer and we took many trips in the 1960’s. We often went to Disneyland and parked our RV in their trailer park. We boarded our poodle at the kennel. It looked exactly like these pictures. My parents said it was expensive.

[@Billys65]

8:58 Lol!!! That was awesome! Wasn't expecting that.

[@misslora3896]

Grew up in San Diego. I remember the kennels well. There were several times in the 70's that we brought our dog (Mikey) along on the family trip and left him there for the day just because we could.

[@gr33ngirlsea]

$20 per day is still pretty inexpensive! Especially compared to Disney prices and local doggie daycares!

[@jetsons101]

Boy learn something new everyday..... Never knew it was there but then I / we never took a dog to Disneyland...... Thanks for your time and work.................

[@valeriegoode9762]

Wow ! Who knew.

[@Astinsan]

Disney also had picnic areas were setup to the left of the entrance was available. This was to prevent trash from eating by the entrance. I remember doing picnic a Disney a lot..

[@fifthrider]

I remember housing our dog there back in the early 70's when it was Kal-Kan's. It was still very visible from the parking lot and easy to get to. The weird thing about this video is the part about Sgt. Preston of the Yukon. This kennel is on Disney property and yet their celebrity sponsor wasn't a Disney one at all. Sgt. Preston had more to do with Jack Wrather, the owner of the Disneyland Hotel across the street. Wrather's wife was one of the stars of Lassie, Clayton "The Lone Ranger" Moore was on hand for the grand opening of the Disneyland Hotel in costume, and at one point the hotel had a dinner show/bar called Sgt. Preston's of the Yukon. I can't think of one place or time where any of Wrather's licensed properties was seen on Disneyland property, and yet there's Sgt. Preston promoting the Kennel. Why? Wrather didn't own Ken-L-Ration. I can't think of any way he was tied to it, and if he was you'd think he would have capitalized on Lassie not the guy riding the thing Ken-L-Ration is made out of.

[@watershed44]

@Fifthrider That is an interesting mystery, anyone else know about the reasons behind this? I'm curious !

[@stevenorsinelli4029]

Wow ,so cool! just when i thought i knew everything and everything about Disneyland! Love the dog shows idea, what fun for a child at this time. Thank you!

[@Fizbin32111]

The original sign was much nicer than the replacement.

[@watershed44]

@BalZak 100% agreed, I love the original reminds me of the whimsical aspect of the original Walt styles. I wouldn't be surprised if Walt designed that himself! Love it.

[@katherinealvarez9216]

7:41 So cute! The puppy is watching 101 Dalmatians!

[@edvaira6891]

I honestly remember this product, and their dopey commercial, from the movie DEMOLITION MAN, because it’s one of the “mini-tunes” (Otherwise known as “old commercials”) used to brainwash the futuristic citizens into complacency

[@postal_the_clown]

Living in Los Alamitos when the park opened, we weren't so far away that our dog was alone longer than a normal work/school day. So I never paid that much attention to the kennel. Thanks for the info. However my Grandma managed a pet shop in Long Beach in '58 that sold frozen horsemeat. My Grandpa (step, thankfully) would occasionally nip some from the store when he made spaghetti. He could spend less time shopping and more time drinking.

[@wherefancytakesme]

"Look how long it took me to train you!" "h a h a h a . . ." *ZOOMS IN*

[@calumwolfgang7315]

Another exceptional video! Keep up the great work!

[@GenaTrius]

Ken-L Ration sounds like damn good dog food compared to what you get on store shelves these days. Why, it's made out of primarily a specific type of animal! You can hardly get that in human food these days.

[@censusgary]

I remember the commercials for Ken-L-Ration. I don’t remember if we ever fed it to our dog or not.

[@CS-hu5be]

When a kennel is named to sound like kkkc

[@Dive-Bar-Casanova]

At Disneylands White Water Grill (since changed it's name I forget to what) they serve a horse meat sandwich. It has a different name but if you ask the employee/cast member it's horsemeat.

[@lazyrrr2411]

🐴🔪🍞 Mmmm - YUM !

[@shoebillsrcool]

Oh wow!! I remember this 🐶🤣

[@jdsb-3707]

We went as a family in the family truckster way back in 1972 to visit Disney World. I was very young and I think in First grade. We drove for 2 days and as kids we slept in the back of the wagon. We had a great time. I have 8mm of this trip. Wow. I think it opened that year. 🇺🇸😎👍

[@DimJongUn]

2:27 chlorophyllin AND horse meat? Lucky dogs

[@felicitytoad]

🐕🐩🐶

[@roachtoasties]

The kennel never had attractions for the dogs. In the 1950's they should have showed the canine guests "dog of the future" videos, where they saw what future dogs eat. No more horsemeat. That, along with canine rides and activities. It's only fair. Their owners are having fun at Disneyland, with no Doggieland for them. The current kennel should feature "dog days of the past" films, learning how their ancestors dined on cheap horsemeat at the 25 cents per day kennel, as they're dining on the $20 per day gourmet stuff. Generation Z dogs just don't know how good they now have it.

[@SirBlackReeds]

Kids: My dog is better than your dog. Me: So you have chosen death.

[@spaceactivistarchive4180]

Always listen for barking dogs when going past on the train.

[@Archangelm127]

Not "Kal Klan Kennel Klub"? For shame!

[@manp1039]

interesting video. I wonder how people with service animals can visit the park. How can they go on rides? do they have to leave their service animal where they board? and then pick up when they get back?

[@christinadupont-demaison3184]

Some rides they can come with you like pirates 😊

[@energizerbunnn]

interesting... i always wondered about the kennel but i guess it makes sense for locals to use :)

[@TheLewistownTrainspotter8102]

Hey when are you ever going to get around to histories on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Splash Mountain?

[@ThemeParksShouldntExist]

I am actually working on an "Evolution of" style video for BTM. But I'd like to do an Opening Days video on it's precursor; "Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland" first. Given where I'm at with all the other videos I'm making, I think the BTM vid might be out by this summer. And if not then, than definitely sometime this year.

[@frankhooper7871]

LOL - I started watching this as I do remember the Ken-L-Land pet motel being at Disneyland, although I didn't remember the dog food brand (maybe because I'd never owned a dog) --- but the instant I heard "my dog's bigger than your dog", I definitely remembered the advert!

[@noth1ng5id]

3:00 is that Kennywood?

[@john-paulnagel2732]

I Remember the Kennels, we kept our cat 🐈 there.

[@katherinealvarez9216]

I'm pretty sure bb!me would have lost their mind over the kid dog show

[@crazygamerakarunnerboivlog8773]

Can you talk about Communicore and Innoventions.

[@mushieslushie]

How would you even get your dog to the kennel these days? Can they ride the tram?

[@ThemeParksShouldntExist]

Yep. As long as they're allowed in the kennel, they can ride the tram there.

[@ciclon5682]

so... did no one during the planning of the kal-kan kennel club thought: "you know what, maybe having three k´s on our name isnt a good idea" ?

[@BLasherman]

Saw a Madmen episode about horse meat dog food industry dying because of the movie "The Misfits"

[@Dive-Bar-Casanova]

Can anyone name any of the cats that live on Disneyland Resort Property? Theirs well over 30 of them.

[@nabzim]

Anybody else notice the music from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang he used at the beginning?

[@ladykay1068]

They ate horses !

[@thomastrout9997]

At one time Bank Of America, whose presence on Main St. spans decades, used to reward employees of various branches for 'services above and beyond'. At a branch where I worked in the 1970s there was an employee who had discovered a major 'kiting crew' and had been thusly rewarded. She did not feel spending an hour each way on the Santa Ana Freeway (now I - 5) for 2 weeks was much of a reward. And she gained 3 pounds from the available food. Not a happy lady.

[@aliciamack9323]

I miss out on this too and i don't have no pets

[@robertbeermanjr.2158]

As , Well , As "Corny" , IDK , as the competitions et al may have been. I think that there was nothing but positive about these events , contests, Whatever. I will probably be eaten alive here but. Whatever. These little competitions kept the youth engaged in something positive. However ridiculous or trivial.

[@panda-wk8mv]

1:00 did they just show onion as an ingredient.... onion, poisonous to dogs....

[@SkipperDan1138]

1 question with this video. Why are you using a song from a non Disney movie (Chitty Chitty Bang bang) instead of a regular Disney song?

[@PixelatedH2O]

It may as well be a Disney movie with the Sherman brothers composing the music and Dick Van Dyke starring. It was actually based on an Ian Fleming story though, the same author of the original James Bond stories.

[@user-cv2vv2oz6n]

Looks like Lloyd Bridges judging the Chihuahua. Wouldn't be that far-fetched.

[@McNabbot]

6:40 Ah yes! Let's drop our dog off at the KKK Club!

[@JayWilkins-zh7fx]

Lmao i kenl rations was sapposed to be pronounced ken l ration like food rations but everyone kept mispronouncing it and they just let that be its new name lol

[@janebaker4912]

Kal Kan kennel... Kkk. 😬

[@poggi747]

I would never feed my dogs that crap!

[@cromulentcommodore5896]

I'd rather eat the best meat on a horse, than the worst meat on a cow.

[@SeanMauer]

Now your dog has to wear a mask to get into the kennel.

[@timf2279]

It's just a shame they drove Disneyland into the ground. The original values have been destroyed.

[@justimagine2403]

Ration ... like food rations. Horse meat. Nasty

[@velvetjones1856]

Disney before they became Woke.

[@mela5821]

I’m sorry, I know dog food companies used/use horse meat.....but the idea of this really turns my stomach. I’m not a vegan or vegetarian, but the smell/sight of meat makes me nauseous.

[@Vondracar]

Well horse meat is pretty god actually. Should try it once.

[@myshadowstalksme]

@@Vondracar morbid.

[@JeffreyPiatt]

the original Ken-L Land sign is based on the famous Disneyland Hotel sign the later sponsors removed that theming for somthing that fit with Main Street a more generic building.

[@NicholasBlake84]

He has a very memorable voice. Like a Pastor.