Fantasyland, 1973
Here's a pair of pretty good Fantasyland views, circa 1973. Starting with this photo of Alice, the Walrus, the Mad Hatter, and the White Rabbit. The whole gang! They're walking past Alice's ride, which makes sense (as much as anything involving her story can make sense). It's like a mini parade, I wonder where they were all headed? A few kids had to approach the group - when are they ever going to have a chance like this again? "I like the part where you shrink and talk to the Caterpillar!".
Meanwhile, over at the Storybook Land Canal Boats, a guide tells everyone to keep their head, hands, arms and legs inside the boat at all times, or they'll regret it. There's something about the look on her face that lets them know she's not kidding. It looks like broad-brimmed hats were part of the costume at this point (though one CM is not wearing one), perhaps it was during the hot summer months. This is kind of an unusual angle, and I like the quality of light, with the warm sunlight contrasting with the cooler areas of shadow.
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Major-
In the first image, I think it was Alice who was doing the talking to the kid. She was extolling the virtues of Whole Life vs. Term life insurance-!
Thanks, Major.
A nice photo of the Alice characters meeting the public. I don't recall ever seeing the Walrus before. It occurs to me that the Mad Hatter's hair looks like meringue. The lady on the left has removed her shoes; we can see one of her bare feet. The shoes look like they would have tall spiky heels; very unsensible, hence the bare feet.
I too, like the contrast of light and shadow in the Canal Boat photo. We see only a tiny bit of Monstro, but he still looks scary! I like how his teeth are chipped and irregular, making him look even more menacing. They really should do something about that termite mound in the foreground. Bad show. :p
Thanks for today's interesting study of light and shadow, Major.
I find that first photo really touching. It's the look on the kid's face, and Alice's, too. She looks truly interested. I just hope that she wasn't actually thinking, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, so you've seen my movie 9 times.....great, but you don't know how badly I need to get backstage right now and have a smoke!"
JB, I posted a pic of the Walrus in WDW's Fantasyland, last March!
Thanks for the better than "pretty good" Fantasyland photos, Major!
She was extolling the virtues of Whole Life vs. Term life insurance-!
Nanook, HA! She was telling the kid, "Remember the "3 P's......Price, Price, and Price!"
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