Monday, December 29, 2025

Two From June, 1972

Here are some pretty good "general interest" photos (also known as "randos") from around Disneyland.

In all of my many thousands of slides, I have surprisingly few taken in Adventureland (other than Jungle Cruise pix). Perhaps it lacked the obvious "wow" features that would inspire photographers to take out their cameras? Or maybe the fact that there is often a bottleneck where crowds can be pretty thick made people want to keep walking? Whatever the reason, I like this photo of a family near the entrance to the Jungle Cruise, with the Bazaar to our left. The lady with the yellow pants is holding a flyer, I am almost positive that I have one just like it, but can't seem to find it. Boo.


This shot taken along the shore of the river is very pretty, with the sun disappearing behind the Hungry Bear restaurant (back when it was right on the water - I loved eating there just for the view!). The water is glassy smooth. A Cast Member is preparing the Canoes for their bedtime, singing a lullaby. I love the lit torches, and the lights at the restaurant, soon it will be nighttime. The best time to be at the park? 
 

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7 comments:

  1. Nanook12:09 AM

    Major-
    Dining on the lower level of the Hungry Bear restaurant was the best-!

    Thanks, Major.

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  2. JB12:27 AM

    That red and yellow striped shopping bag looks interesting. Is it a Disneyland bag? And the lady in the blue floral outfit to the right of the 'bag lady' looks like she made her clothes from the von Trapp family curtains. But these are blue instead of gold, so they must come from a different bedroom. That's a sensible looking stroller in the foreground. Not like the 2-car garage monstrosities we see in more recent photos.

    I don't remember seeing those slats in the Canoes before. Are they there to separate the guests into neat, equally spaced positions? Or maybe the slats are just part of their bedtime attire, to keep bears out? I love the mood of this picture.

    A people-watching photo and a serene, contemplative photo. Thanks, Major.

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  3. Nanook12:50 AM

    @ JB-
    "Is it a Disneyland bag?"

    Indeed it is. LOOK HERE.

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  4. TokyoMagic!1:28 AM

    JB, those slats in the canoes are the seats!

    Nice "general interest" photos today, Major! Thanks!

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  5. Chuck4:44 AM

    I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a photo looking that direction in Adventureland - they always seem to be pointing the other way as people move into the land from the hub. The Tiki Room makes a nice view block at the end of the street.

    The family in the center of the photo has redheaded kids and brunette mom and grandma. I wonder if the dad was a ginger? Although my youngest is a redhead and Mrs. Chuck and I are blonde and brunette, respectively, so genetics can do weird things. Generated a lot of nosy questions from random strangers (“There are redheads on both sides of the family, Mrs. Busybody. Thanks for making my kid feel different. Did anyone ever tell you that your ears aren’t level?”). There is also a super-tall blond kid at the extreme right wearing red, white, and blue horizontally-striped pants.

    I see the canoe wrangler in the last photo is wearing the open-topped sports model coonskin cap. If this is 1972, the Hungry Bear was still going by its maiden name, the Golden Bear Lodge. Not only did it provide a spectacular view of the river, waaaay in the back and around the corner on the lower level was the closest mere mortals could legally get to the Santa Fe & Disneyland RR right-of-way outside of one of the stations (or actually riding the train).

    Thanks, Major. Randos forever!

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  6. Steve DeGaetano5:41 AM

    "JB, those slats in the canoes are the seats!"

    *Thwarts.*

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  7. Jason Schultz7:38 AM

    For the statistically inclined, of 15,040 Disneyland assets Major has posted that I have indexed, only 5.7% are Adventureland.

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