Dumbo "Information" Flyers, 1950s
Oh yeah, vintage Disneyland ephemera! I never grow tired of it. Today I am featuring two INFORMATION flyers, perhaps handed out at the ticket booths, or possibly even given to guests as they paid their 25 cents to park. While undated, I believe that the first example is probably from 1956.
There's the cover, in a fine Disneyland pink. Dumbo is soaring happily, knowing that he will be sharing all kinds of helpful info.
There's one entire side when unfolded; what are Disneyland's operating hours? How much will it cost? Does grandma have to hide a chicken in her purse? Where can we stay? All of these questions are addressed - AND MORE.
Oh yeah, color photographs. These are lovely, and chock full of 1950s charm. We can see the Skyway in one, so we know that this is from at least 1956.
For years, I had the first version, and led a carefree life, whistling a merry tune and greeting strangers with a smile. And then a friend informed me that there was another version! What the hey?? I finally managed to get one, and it was a big relief. Notice that the panel beneath the map is different than the first version (there are other differences as well, of course) - but the main tidbit is the mention of Monsanto's House of the Future, which opened on June 12, 1957.
The photos are all the same, though the font at the top has been changed.
I hope you enjoyed these! And guess what? There are more Dumbo "Information" flyers - six different examples, by my count (and who knows, maybe I will learn of others when I share them). Stay tuned!
4 comments:
Major-
Gee - how come this is the first I'm hearing of this 'Disneyland' place-? It sounds kinda interesting.
Thanks Major, for this exciting info.
"Disneyland pink" bears a close resemblance to coral pink. They used this color often in the Guide books, line-drawing maps, and other Disneyland publications. Maybe they thought that bright, saturated pink would be too garish... my, how times have changed!
In the Adventureland blurb, I notice there is no mention of rubber snakes or shrunken heads for sale in the Bazaar. Two of their biggest selling items, and they don't even mention it??? ;-)
In the color photos page, I notice that "Old Nellie", pulling the Streetcar, is wearing a flowery sun hat. Is that something they made the horses do often in the early days? When did that practice stop, or do they still do that nowadays? Maybe this was a one time thing, just for this photo.
Thanks, Major... and Dumbo, for the flyers.
So the Skyway only took people to Fantasyland back then, and did not run in the other direction? ;-)
I guess today, my great-grandmother would not have to hide her chicken....fried, roasted, boiled, or otherwise. Sue, thanks for that link, yesterday. That's amazing that the family carried all that stuff with them to the park. I wonder if the metal candelabra caused any concerns with security. I brought a wooden kitchen spoon into DL as part of a costume (for their 24-hour party about 10 years ago), and security was concerned about me potentially using it to hit people. They ultimately let me take it inside. I should have told them that being hit with a wooden spoon wouldn't be any worse than being hit by all of the light sabers being swung around wildly by unattended children. But I digress.....
Major...FYI, I had a problem with enlarging the second image. Clicking on it opens the third image instead.....at least it did for me.
Thanks for sharing more ephemera with us!
P.S. Clicking on the second image actually opens the last image.
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