tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post4188413499971458319..comments2024-03-18T18:11:05.471-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Ford's "Magic Skyway", 1964Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-80662342386569385152007-09-21T18:59:00.000-07:002007-09-21T18:59:00.000-07:00I rode on the Magic Skyway. Don't worry too much a...I rode on the Magic Skyway. Don't worry too much about not seeing the cavemen. Everything went by very fast (well, at least it seemed that way to this young fair-goer).Clintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17468594255265506808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-10254903980567200962007-09-16T02:06:00.000-07:002007-09-16T02:06:00.000-07:00Hi guys! I'm finally able to rejoin the conversat...Hi guys! I'm finally able to rejoin the conversation!<BR/>Thank you for jumping in Chris. I trust you're right about #2 being the attraction, though if I squint I can make my perception flip back and forth between it looking full-size and itty-bitty. Weird! I'm probably fooled by the flashbulb picking up the handmade-looking trees and blotchy painting of the rocks. Nevertheless, these are wonderful shots! I'm utterly amazed! Anonymous is certainly right about the blogs the three of you do. They add up to a terrific 'time machine' that I thrill to travel in everyday!<BR/>-KevinKevin Kidneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401940509568134621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-77610526862546417912007-09-15T09:16:00.000-07:002007-09-15T09:16:00.000-07:00Chris, yes the two photos are from the same lot. I...Chris, yes the two photos are from the same lot. I have a few other Magic Skyway photos from this person, I'll post them one of these days!Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-5402585715512490672007-09-15T08:47:00.000-07:002007-09-15T08:47:00.000-07:00Major - Thanks for the plug - keeps me from feelin...Major - Thanks for the plug - keeps me from feeling like Jan Brady! Nice slides - model or not, they are very cool to see.Davelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10720475138513029144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-70760600967098078332007-09-15T08:30:00.000-07:002007-09-15T08:30:00.000-07:00Wow! Love Magic Skyway - would have loved to ridde...Wow! Love Magic Skyway - would have loved to ridden it...<BR/><BR/>Kevin - I think shot number 2 is the attraction - the model shots I've seen dont have such detail in the background mural. I think what is throwing you is the obvious "plastic-ness" of the artificial foliage - even though those dinos do look cruder than some of the others... Also, take into account the fact that PJ & the two "daves" blogs are all guest taken slides for the most part - how could they have had access to the model, which probably remained here in Glendale... Dave E - was shot # 2 from the same series as #1?Chris Merritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12759410855891198273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-35682321029689117702007-09-14T14:55:00.000-07:002007-09-14T14:55:00.000-07:00Thank you for your nice comments, anonymous! Knowi...Thank you for your nice comments, anonymous! Knowing that people appreciate the work makes it less of a chore. Please check out Daveland's blog (see my links) if you haven't already.<BR/><BR/>And Kevin (if I can call you that), I would assume that this is a photo from the actual ride judging from the flash...was there a model on display at the fair?Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-9651181666092103692007-09-14T08:05:00.000-07:002007-09-14T08:05:00.000-07:00Hey Kevin- big fan of the stuff you did for Disney...Hey Kevin- big fan of the stuff you did for Disney in the last coupla years...genius stuff. Gonna start your own blog soon? Hope so!<BR/><BR/>Major Pepperidge; Thanks for feeding our Magic Kingdom addiction for so long and so well! Between you and Matterhorn1959, you've basically posted the best coffee table book on the park that would never have been able to be published! Who said we would never live long enough to see a time machine in our lifetime? It's called the internet. Welcome to Tommorrowland!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-89707371830325354332007-09-14T00:35:00.000-07:002007-09-14T00:35:00.000-07:00Great, great, great stuff today!! The Magic Skywa...Great, great, great stuff today!! The Magic Skyway is one of the rides I'd love to have experienced, as I'm sure we all agree!<BR/><BR/>Just wanted to note that the reason the dinos look crude is that this is the miniature model, not the full-scale final sets. I have seen other images of this intricate model built by Claude Coates, I believe (Chris Merritt, would you confirm??)Kevin Kidneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401940509568134621noreply@blogger.com