tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post1700482129381100458..comments2024-03-18T18:11:05.471-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Disneyland Fun, September 1960Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-27217081967245571032010-10-23T22:23:59.376-07:002010-10-23T22:23:59.376-07:00You know what makes these photos great? The look o...You know what makes these photos great? The look of sheer joy on their faces!Connie Morenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14112860706520621190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-88639784684849634272009-07-05T22:47:38.647-07:002009-07-05T22:47:38.647-07:00What great photos! Thanks for posting them.What great photos! Thanks for posting them.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12739754505133784251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-55660737456679271462007-07-31T09:48:00.000-07:002007-07-31T09:48:00.000-07:00Yes, clearly there was a design change at some poi...Yes, clearly there was a design change at some point. Perhaps the ears were meant to move in the beginning, but as varsenik above states (and we've read authors postulate in different places) the mechanism perhaps never worked correctly. Then again, maybe the early design just allowed for easier shipping of the elephants - those ears could be removed for crating etc. (???) Anyway, this might be a fun quest to get to the truth. Anyone have film or documentation?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-74081674454259753302007-07-30T21:13:00.000-07:002007-07-30T21:13:00.000-07:00I have no proof that the ears moved, although you ...I have no proof that the ears moved, although you CAN clearly see that they are hinged. Later photos show a smooth transition from head to ear...the hinges must have been there for a reason.Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-33852160514951830692007-07-30T15:06:00.000-07:002007-07-30T15:06:00.000-07:00Re: Dumbo's EarsI've always heard that it was an e...Re: Dumbo's Ears<BR/><BR/>I've always heard that it was an effect that was tested but not used. The movement never quite worked as well as they wanted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-5861243243634521872007-07-30T11:16:00.000-07:002007-07-30T11:16:00.000-07:00About the notion that Dumbo's ears once moved up a...About the notion that Dumbo's ears once moved up and down... I keep reading this, but is it just an urban myth? I have dozens of old 1950s 8mm movies in my collection of Disneyland films and not one seems to show those ears moving! Additionally, out of the hundreds of slides we've seen, I can't recall any that show those ears in an obvious down position. So out of curiousity, does anyone have conclusive proof (film, TV specials or otherwise) that show Dumbo's ears did, indeed, once move? Please tell us where to look! I suspect they never did. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-89061719776582707882007-07-30T07:01:00.000-07:002007-07-30T07:01:00.000-07:00I had no idea the Dumbo's ears originally moved. ...I had no idea the Dumbo's ears originally moved. Wow.Steve Tanner at Magical Trashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08762830983125871456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-33127831864651861032007-07-30T06:06:00.000-07:002007-07-30T06:06:00.000-07:00I love the movement in the Dumbo and Tea Cups ride...I love the movement in the Dumbo and Tea Cups ride. Very nice.Matterhorn1959https://www.blogger.com/profile/07140583153080149244noreply@blogger.com