More Dumbo "Information" Brochures

Sue B. is always on top of things, and she reminded me that today is the birthday for Mike Cozart and Zach! And as is tradition, she has sent along two vintage birthday pix. 

First up is this boy's birthday party, undated but presumably from the early 1960s? That cake looks dee-licious, and it is decorated with what appear to be antique bisque figurines, beneath a striped paper circus tent. The paper plates have a Mickey Mouse theme, and they even have party favors. Are those bubble-blowing thingies? Or are they the sort that can levitate a little hollow ball when you blow through them?

Next, two moms and two kids sit in a mysterious plastic box - the wood panelling looks like the inside of a home, but that plastic thing - no idea. Everyone has kazoos, and if there's one thing I have learned in life is to not give noisemakers to children. Don't do it!

Happy Birthday to Mike and Zach, and thank you Sue for the photo.

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Those of you who are especially cool remember a previous post in which I shared scans of two "INFORMATION" brochures from Disneyland. And if you don't remember, that's OK, you're still cool in my book! Both of those brochures were "pink Dumbos" (my description, and probably nobody else's). Well, there were others, with a blue color scheme. This is big news, and I hope you didn't fall down and hurt yourselves. I'm just gonna go crazy and share a whole bunch of scans with you.

First, here's the cover of what I believe is the first of these blue examples - it's a bit larger than all the others, measuring 10.25" X 4" when closed, and 16" long when unfolded. Other than the color, it's the same as the pink versions you've already seen.

Here's one side, unfolded, just for your edification. The text would change over the years, but I'm not going to bore you with all of those variations. Instead, it's a lot more fun to concentrate on...

... the photo spread from the reverse side! This was pre-Matterhorn (and those other familiar 1959 additions); in fact the nice photo of the Viewliner helps to easily ID this version, making it anywhere from June 10, 1957 to September 3, 1958. From my experience, this iteration is the hardest to find, particularly in good condition.

All of the other Dumbo brochures are smaller, roughly 9" X 3.5", or 14" long when unfolded. Sadly, most of these do not have any dates printed on them - it's very possible that this next example predates the Viewliner version - the only difference (other than the smaller size) is that photo of the castle with fireworks. 

Now the Matterhorn, Monorail, and Subs make an appearance, as does the Disneyland Hotel. There's actually a second version of this particular brochure, only the difference is on the text on the other side, so I didn't scan it. But completionists need to know!

A design change includes the "parchment" scroll in the upper right, and that nice little map of the park, along with the Monorail that took you to and from the Disneyland Hotel.

As of this writing (many months before you are reading it), somebody on eBay is trying to sell a hand-painted map of the park (it's only $10,000!). They said it appears in issues of "Vacationland", but it also appears in the map in the previous scan. Pretty neat! If I was rolling in money I'd love to buy it, but... oh well.

And for the sake of thoroughness, I should mention that there is another pink example, this one with a tiny "9/60" printed at the bottom. 

The closest comparison is the photo spread seen in the fifth scan, but there have been a few changes, including a different Jungle Cruise image, a different Golden Horseshoe image, and the Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland in the upper left replaces the shot of the Submarine Voyage.

I'm unaware of any other versions of these brochures, but I'd love it if somebody knows of more!

I hope you have enjoyed these wonderful Dumbo INFORMATION brochures.