By 1962, the design changed a bit. The train artwork was now in sepia (for that "olde tyme" look). But on the back they added a fantastic illustration of the Monorail, which is reminiscent of the attraction poster and at least one vintage flyer.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Vintage Disneyland RR Passes, 1961-62
From my meager collection of Disneyland paper, here are two passes for the Disneyland and Santa Fe Railroad. The trains belonged to Walt Disney, and he handed these passes out to friends, fellow train buffs, lucky employees, and so on. You could find his signature where it says "President" - - man, do I wish I had a signed one! In this 1961 pass, the Monorail is mentioned on the back as part of the agreement with Santa Fe, which was that their name would appear on all trains in the park.
By 1962, the design changed a bit. The train artwork was now in sepia (for that "olde tyme" look). But on the back they added a fantastic illustration of the Monorail, which is reminiscent of the attraction poster and at least one vintage flyer.
By 1962, the design changed a bit. The train artwork was now in sepia (for that "olde tyme" look). But on the back they added a fantastic illustration of the Monorail, which is reminiscent of the attraction poster and at least one vintage flyer.
wow!! These are "my kind" of souvenir and your meager beats anything of mine. 1962 is too drad. I think it's amazing any of this is still around, signed or otherwise, and these look in virtually perfect condition. Makes me want to catch a ride...
ReplyDeleteThese are beauties Major. Anything Santa Fe... U know me!
ReplyDeletewow I am green and have some envy going on this morning. good stuff!
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry when long-standing sponsors withdraw from an attraction. Companies don't feel they are getting enough advertising "bang for the buck", but their perceptions were skewed. I know as a kid the ONLY reason I ever heard of Monsanto or Alweg was because of their connection with the Park.
ReplyDeleteDrool!!!! These are awesome, the front and back are quite a contrast on the 1962 version! "some envy going on this morning" indeed...
ReplyDeletevery cool....ill bet there arent too many of these beauties out there :D
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry when long-standing sponsors withdraw from an attraction. Companies don't feel they are getting enough advertising "bang for the buck", but their perceptions were skewed. I know as a kid the ONLY reason I ever heard of Monsanto or Alweg was because of their connection with the Park.
ReplyDeleteBingo. I still think of Disneyland when I see Chicken of the Sea, Monsanto, Hills Bros., Kodak, Pendleton, Carnation or Fritos.