Alice in Wonderland, 1961
The colorful caterpillar ride vehicles from the Alice in Wonderland attraction are my all-time favorites...I love the snooty expression on the caterpillar. Other ride vehicles have been sold over the years, flying elephants, "Toad" cars, and so on. But I've never ever seen a caterpillar for sale.
If the woman in this photo is not named Aunt Mimi, she should be. She's got her sneakers on for a day of comfortable walking, and she is blissfully unaware of the scary guy sitting behind her (he is not having fun).
Behind them all is a glimpse of the ticket booth shaped like a mushroom. I am betting that Matterhorn1959 will have a much better photo of this!
4 comments:
Love this pic! Love this ride! The best part is exiting back into the sun (moon) light and THEN getting to go back into the ride for a last-minute surprise! So much fun! I never miss this ride when I visit.
Nice post, see my answering post on my blog. Also Gary at this time the ride just wound around outside. Only after the rehab of 1983-84 did the ride go back into the building for the Cheshire Cat and Merry Un Birthday scene.
Wonderful photo! I totally forgot about there being a "spur" line to park the additional caterpillars on. Also, I think I have your answer to the shoes question posted at “Stuff from the Park.” They belong to the caterpillar from the film. Since the caterpillar turned in her/his shoes for wheels for your tour of wonderland, “it” left them on top of the mushroom until it returns.
Thanks Gary, Matterhorn, and Amazon Belle for your comments. I knew the shoes belonged to thte caterpillar, but didn't understand why they were there on top of the mushroom where most people don't even notice 'em!
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