History of the Los Angeles Angels team general manager, under whose watch the Angels eventually won their first World Series Championship. Although Disney did not technically acquire a controlling interest in the team until after Autry's death, for all practical purposes it ran the team (the Autry loyalists on the board acted as "silent partners") through its Anaheim Sports subsidiary, which also owned the NHL's Mighty Ducks of Anaheim at the time. Disney, of course, had been a catalyst for the development of and population growth in Orange County, having opened its Disneyland theme park in Anaheim in 1955. Autry had named Walt Disney himself to
Drayton Manor Theme Park home to Miss Community UK Grand Finals in 2016. This national UK pageant focuses on community and charity work. A number of music artists have visited & opened rides at the park including: The park was featured in 2 episodes of Brum in 2001–2002. In Brum and the Runaway Train where The Big Town Mayor accidentally malfunctioned the new but 'old' Polperro express train which he was supposed to open, and in Brum and the Crazy Chair Chase where Gorgeous Gordon's runaway new barber chair flew onto the buffalo coaster ride. Drayton Manor Theme Park Drayton Manor is a theme