GORILLAS DON'T BLOG

This blog has nothing to do with gorillas (though I love 'em)...fellow bloggers have inspired me to share vintage images of Disneyland from my personal collection. But don't be surprised if you see something from a World's Fair, Knott's Berry Farm, or someplace else that is cool!

Saturday, November 01, 2025

Universal Studios Orphans

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My cache of vintage Universal Studios slides is getting smaller and smaller by the month (it's the humidity), but I just scanned a bunch...
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Friday, October 31, 2025

Vintage Halloween

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Happy Halloween! It's one of the most popular holidays (?) on Urf, its influence continues to grow like the mutagenic mushrooms in the 1...
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Thursday, October 30, 2025

Haunted Mansion Snoozles??

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When going through a batch of slides, there are the inevitable few photos that will be crummy, for one reason or another. We know them as ...
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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Frontierland Publicity Pix

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Here's another batch of vintage publicity photos, shared with us by the Mysterious Benefactor! He's not as spooky as he sounds. A ba...
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Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Two Randos

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Randos. You know the drill by now! Let's start with this view of some topiaries, as seen in a backstage area visible from the Disneyland...
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Monday, October 27, 2025

A Pair From July 1962

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It's a mixed bag today - one nice scan, and one "meh" scan. But we must carry on.  First up is this look at some boys (it'...
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Sunday, October 26, 2025

Snoozles, August 1970

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Here's a pair of Snoozles™, with "issues" that are typical with these less-than-wonderful photos. Both are from August, 1970. ...
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Saturday, October 25, 2025

Vintage Trains

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Oh yeah, vintage trains. Or locomotives, as they call them in Par-ee. These are old-timers, but in both cases they were in use at tourist de...
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Friday, October 24, 2025

Out Front

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I always enjoy a look at the entrance to Disneyland from just outside the gates - they evoke just a bit of that anticipation that I felt as ...
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Thursday, October 23, 2025

The Deranged Tea Party

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Here are two more 120-format transparencies from the 1950s (meaning that each transparency is 120 feet by 120 feet) - both of these feature ...
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