Here are two pretty nice Instamatic photos from September, 1964. Standing on the deck of the Chicken of the Sea Pirate ship afforded guest a good overview of Fantasyland, including the Mad Tea Party and King Arthur's Carrousel, with Snow White's Scary Adventures to the right. Put your finger in your nose, that lady down below is taking our picture!
Next, a good image of Monstro the Groovy Whale about to swallow the Bold Lochinvar. It's spicy! For some reason one of the seat cushions wasn't used, which will affect the aerodynamics of the canal boat. A CM in pink waits to load (or unload?) the next boat, while a man from the FBI looks at every guest with suspicion.
A couple of NASA guys kickin' back in the Teacups control room/ticket booth. I wonder why Disney went with that look (NASA guys) instead of a couple of Alices or March Hares, etc.? The smog looks pretty chunky on this day. I think the lady taking our picture is aiming her camera down lower than we are. But I guess we'll still be in the photo anyway, with the tops of our heads chopped off.
ReplyDeleteMajor, that's not an unused seat cushion. It's a giant, whale-sized, tongue depressor (aka, "spatula" or "ah stick"). Monstro is getting his 6 month check-up and tongue scraping. I like that we can see the Casey Jr. tunnel above Monstro; a rarity! And in honor of our pal, Stu, his name has been immortalized in flowers... or is that "5TO"? Monstro doesn't appear to his usual shiny self today. And it looks like we have yet another Dent! Smack in the middle of Monstro's forehead. Or maybe it's a carbuncle.
Vintage Fantasyland always looks nice. Thanks, Major.
That seat cushion would have been upright, just while they loaded the boat. It looks like attendance was light that day, so they were probably waiting to see if they could fill the boat a little more before taking off. The Jungle Cruise skippers would also temporarily remove a seat cushion, while guests boarded the J.C. boats. The ride operators don't have to worry about doing that today, because Disney got rid of the seats cushions all together. I'm surprised that they don't offer them individually, but for an upcharge. They could make cushions that light up and blow bubbles, and then every kid would want one.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Major!