Two From April 1973
Here's a pair of "OK" images from Fantasyland, circa 1973 - starting with a familiar view of It's a Small World's busy façade. There are more strollers than we typically see in old photos! Of course, IASW is a very "toddler-friendly" attraction, so it makes sense. Still, you can sense that the stroller takeover was beginning!
Next, a photo taken from the Disneyland Railroad, which was at rest at Tomorrowland Station, presumably. I'm guessing that this is the "Holiday Green" set of cars, though they could be the "Holiday Blue" cars I assume. Both went into service in 1966.
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Major-
The 'attack of the strollers'-! Wasn't that a Roger Corman film-?
"... which was at rest at Tomorrowland Station, presumably".
Presumably... no. The train is actually exiting IaSW on its way to the Tomorrowland Station.
Thanks, Major.
In an episode of "The Golden Girls" tonight, Sophia was dressed in what we were to assume was traditional attire for her home village in Sicily. Her daughter (Bea Arthur) walked into the scene and said, "Ma, why are dressed like you just came out of It's A Small World?!?!"
That's all I've got. What? You want me to bring a curtain down?
Oh, and in the second pic, we can see the Small World souvenir stand!
Thanks, Major!
In the first pic…the little kid in the all-red outfit. Hee hee :o)
The stroller apocalypse is nigh! Although, I don't see any SUV-sized ones yet (a couple come close). Too early for that, I guess. I heard they're gonna bulldoze the Small World facade to make more room for strollers. (I'm joking... I think.) The toddler-in-red in the lower right looks like he/she might have a loaded diaper. It's a pretty good picture of the Small World facade. The light is just right to bring out all the details. Looks like the Clock is starting to do its thing.
We get a good view of the Mexican "Voladores" flying down from the top of that pole. ;-) They were briefly featured at Disneyland in the early seventies. Those trees-with-no-scale make the Matterhorn look like it's about 30 feet tall. Of course, if this was a 3D image, we could see that the trees are quite close to us, while the Mountain isn't. I like that single, bright red, Skyway bucket; it adds a needed splash of color. (There's an aqua-colored one to the left, but that one doesn't count because it blends in with the trees.) I know I should know this, but what is that blue structure with the golden orbs?
Ah, I think Nanook and Tokyo! answered my question. Although, as we all know, Major never makes a mistake! I was pretty sure the Matterhorn was leaning the wrong way for this photo to have been taken from the Tomorrowland Station.
I see Sue noticed the toddler-in-red too. :-p
Thanks, Major. He who is all knowing and never makes a mistake. :-D
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