tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post2260713443299196269..comments2024-03-28T10:35:48.853-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: More GDB Greatest Hits - FrontierlandMajor Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-62812696790660104152015-05-06T14:20:44.967-07:002015-05-06T14:20:44.967-07:00Chuck, I can’t imagine why a huge, deep-fried sand...Chuck, I can’t imagine why a huge, deep-fried sandwich would upset anybody’s stomach! And the Disneyland iron-clad would have windows added, just like the subs. Easy!<br /><br />JG, I had to lie because the duck was a Russian spy.<br /><br />K. Martinez, yeah, I’ve seen large chunks of “Eo” (on YouTube I think) and it looks pretty terrible. I guess if a person was a huge MJ fan, then it would be worth it….Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-56655948074863627342015-05-06T13:07:29.060-07:002015-05-06T13:07:29.060-07:00Major - I've seen Captain EO a few times (alwa...Major - I've seen Captain EO a few times (always at the request of family or friends I was visiting with) and never thought much of it. You didn't miss anything IMO.K. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-14851046626375124642015-05-06T11:16:54.829-07:002015-05-06T11:16:54.829-07:00I'M NOT FOOLED BY YOUR DIVERSIONARY TACTICS. ...I'M NOT FOOLED BY YOUR DIVERSIONARY TACTICS. PHOTO 01 WAS TAKEN BY A DUCK.<br /><br />thanks Major, great set today.<br /><br />JGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-44269464004815007572015-05-06T11:12:32.325-07:002015-05-06T11:12:32.325-07:00Major, I had the same experience with the Monte Cr...Major, I had the same experience with the Monte Cristo. And yet I still get it almost every time I eat there. Go figure.<br /><br />An ironclad like the <i>Virginia</i> or the <i>Monitor</i> would be pretty cool, although I'm guessing guests would be less enamored with having to see the sights along the river through the <i>Virginia</i>'s gunports. Unless they got to actually fire the guns. Especially if it was at that bathroom that replaced Fort Wilderness. That would cover a multitude of attraction loss sins.Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836717368846566211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-80176314984460002712015-05-06T10:44:09.814-07:002015-05-06T10:44:09.814-07:00Nanook, I agree with you!
Chuck, now that you say...Nanook, I agree with you!<br /><br />Chuck, now that you say that, it would be cool if they had an old-fashioned “iron-clad” (like the Virginia or the Merrimack) on the river!<br /><br />K. Martinez, that’s a good question… I can’t think of any rides that I haven’t experienced at this point. I never saw “Captain Eo”, but have no desire to (that’s not a ride, exactly). I’ll need to look at a list and see if there are any I have somehow missed!<br /><br />Patrick Devlin, I just looked, and you’re right, the angle on the canoes is just about exact. But I like my photo better! I believe that all of these were Kodachromes, though it seems like the earlier Kodachromes tended to be more saturated for some reason. The Keel Boats shot from the 1960’s is more naturalistic, I suppose. <br /><br />K. Martinez, I haven’t had a Monte Cristo either! My friend “Mr. X” says they are (or were) delicious, but that he would have “stomach troubles” later in the day. Why risk it!! But I do want to try one. From what I’ve read, the sandwiches have been changed since the early days.Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-36993569894667159542015-05-06T09:58:47.989-07:002015-05-06T09:58:47.989-07:00@Patrick Devlin, we used to do the same thing back...@Patrick Devlin, we used to do the same thing back then with checking off the rides in our guide book as we'd rode them. Oddly, after 50+ years of going to Disneyland, I still haven't tried the Monte Cristo Sandwich. I still have a few items left on my Disneyland bucket list.K. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-20078947183135564022015-05-06T08:52:01.344-07:002015-05-06T08:52:01.344-07:00GDB's Greatest Hits indeed!
That first is gor...GDB's Greatest Hits indeed!<br /><br />That first is gorgeous. The smooth water for the reflection and perfect framing: wunderbar. That shot is nearly identical (except for era), to the photo Disneyland uses on their main site to show the current version of the canoes.<br /><br />I'm curious if these were all Kodachrome slides because the colors are so rich and well-preserved? If so, that might explain the blur of the stagecoach in the second shot. Kodachrome was ASA 25 (low speed film) and it was sometimes hard to get a really fast shutter speed without a fast lens. It's still another great shot, though.<br /><br />Ah, <b>K. Martinez</b> you've dredged up a pleasant memory for me: we used to use the back of the guide books as a "check off list" for the attractions we'd seen. Sort of a "life list" like serious birders have.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13819318798840978404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-82675559075671425472015-05-06T05:39:24.785-07:002015-05-06T05:39:24.785-07:00Major -
I'm glad I went on the less celebrate...Major -<br /><br />I'm glad I went on the less celebrated attractions like the Mike Fink Keelboats and Motor Boat Cruise when they were still around. The only attractions I missed at Disneyland during my existence were the Flying Saucers, the 20,000 Leagues exhibit and Rocket Rods. The Carousel of Progress I saw at WDW.<br /><br />Are there still any attractions you haven't been on at Disneyland that are still there today?K. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-81549785602788999742015-05-06T04:47:48.848-07:002015-05-06T04:47:48.848-07:00I still think the low angle of the first one could...I still think the low angle of the first one could only have been taken from the conning tower of one of the submarines.<br /><br />Great to see these again! They're brightening up my day all over again. Thanks for sharing.<br /><br />Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836717368846566211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-47832691438303576592015-05-06T00:03:52.366-07:002015-05-06T00:03:52.366-07:00Major-
All three images are quite wonderful; but ...Major-<br /><br />All three images are quite wonderful; but the first one is almost in a class by itself.<br /><br />Thanks, again, for posting these.Nanookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255357829181568172noreply@blogger.com