Tuesday, July 29, 2014

The Land of Adventure, March 13 1958

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Here are a few from True-life Adventureland! It was March 13, 1958. Even though I have posted some slides from this lot before, I have some...
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Monday, July 28, 2014

Pirate Ship, 1956

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Yo ho ho and a bottle o' rum! And if it is not too presumptuous of me, Arrrr! The old Chicken of the Sea pirate ship was a beautiful a...
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Sunday, July 27, 2014

Canoe Races! August 1969

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If you're like me, there is nothing more exciting than a canoe race. The sound of engines revving, the smell of petrol and burning rubb...
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Saturday, July 26, 2014

Vegas at Night, June 1963

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Sin City. Glitter Gulch. Sparkle Town. San Gamblino. Twinkleburg. These are just some of the nicknames for Las Vegas. Except for three of t...
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Friday, July 25, 2014

Autopia Stuff, 1957

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Here are two super nice vintage photos of Tomorrowland's Autopia!  First we have this neat view from the Skyway as it approaches th...
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Thursday, July 24, 2014

Rocket to da Moon, 1960's

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If you're gonna build a rocket, it might as well go to the moon. I don't want a rocket to Fresno (no knock against Fresno, I just d...
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

More Snapshots From the Early 1970's

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Here's three more fun snapshots from the early 1970's, starting with this oddball shot taken during a performance by the Disneyland...
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Storybook Land Snapshots, August 1968

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Man, it drives me koo-koo crazy when I find a big lot of Disneyland slides, only to find that a large percentage of them were taken in one ...
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Monday, July 21, 2014

Lagoon and Schweitzer Falls, October 1962

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It would be hard to not take a picture of the view below, as our Skyway bucket emerged from the darkness of the interior of the Matterhorn...
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Sunday, July 20, 2014

Fantasyland, April 1987

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Little did Walt Disney know that by 1987, almost 75% of all Americans would live in forced-perspective Bavarian castles. I would say that t...
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