tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post4063195608123092236..comments2024-03-28T11:15:43.177-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Frontierland, August 1961Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-30099841511544682392015-05-25T12:28:28.332-07:002015-05-25T12:28:28.332-07:00I do like that close-up of the Gullywhumper. I se...I do like that close-up of the Gullywhumper. I seem to recall some pictures inside, now that Chuck brought it up.<br /><br />I don't know if the old keelboats were wood or fiberglass, but I do know that now there are splendid fake wood products made of plastic and resin that could certainly look like that, if anyone were to bring back the ride.<br /><br />JGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-1498558686563038292015-05-24T17:41:30.599-07:002015-05-24T17:41:30.599-07:00Nanook, if Mike FInk had owned a BeDazzler, he wou...Nanook, if Mike FInk had owned a BeDazzler, he would have been a lot less ornery! Just think how his vest would have sparkled. Jim Neighbors is still with us, he could still say the word!<br /><br />Chuck, even your mention of a framed vintage print inside the keel boats is more than I have ever heard elsewhere. Was it really about to go over a waterfall?? If there is one thing I require more of, it is the pity of every man, woman, and child on this Earth.<br /><br />Pegleg Pete, oh man, they had them in Paris too? I must have seen photos (I have that nice book about DLP), but wow, I am surprised all over again.<br /><br />Debbie V., you can just see the “crowns” of the Mark Twain smokestacks, and I think maybe the Matterhorn is behind that one tree.Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-18309789539621329362015-05-24T17:00:27.634-07:002015-05-24T17:00:27.634-07:00There appears to be something sticking up in the t...There appears to be something sticking up in the trees that is not a tree in the keel boat pic. Any ideas?<br />I don't remember riding the keel boats, just the rafts. Debbie V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04318603077035734786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-76647019587236062022015-05-24T16:22:12.509-07:002015-05-24T16:22:12.509-07:00I missed out on the Keelboats at Disneyland and WD...I missed out on the Keelboats at Disneyland and WDW, so I made sure to ride them when I was at Disneyland Paris in 2009. Good thing I did – the next time I was there, in 2013, they had removed them from that park as well! We rode up top back in 2009, so I don't remember how the interior was fitted out.Pegleg Petenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-83580105176573268712015-05-24T12:29:07.772-07:002015-05-24T12:29:07.772-07:00I don't remember a whole lot about the interio...I don't remember a whole lot about the interior of the Disneyland keelboats other than a framed vintage print on the wall of a keelboat about to go over a small waterfall. <br /><br />Oh, and that they were totally awesome...and I pity anyone who never took advantage of an opportunity to ride them before they went away... :-) Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836717368846566211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-83275348113039717862015-05-24T11:33:50.840-07:002015-05-24T11:33:50.840-07:00Major-
I hear tell Mike Fink was partial to the B...Major-<br /><br />I hear tell Mike Fink was partial to the BeDazzler® when it came to arts and crafts projects. On a side note, it would be interesting to hear Gomer Pyle say "Gullywhumper" aloud-!<br /><br />Thanks, Major.Nanookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255357829181568172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-41403859515816563172015-05-24T10:10:12.680-07:002015-05-24T10:10:12.680-07:00Nancy, I keep forgetting that they had keel boats ...Nancy, I keep forgetting that they had keel boats at WDW too. They seem like an ancient artifact from Disneyland, nowadays. I can only assume that the Indians were employed by the park, but would love to hear if somebody knows anything different.Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-24647255785582023182015-05-24T03:23:38.343-07:002015-05-24T03:23:38.343-07:00We got to ride the keel boats once at WDW. I like...We got to ride the keel boats once at WDW. I liked it, so of course they took it away. <br /><br />Were the Indians actual employees of Disneyland? Maybe it was "take you little Indian to work day"<br /><br />nice views today, Major. any views of things that I cant go and see anymore are exciting :-)Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09895614694411482044noreply@blogger.com