tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post465974063574700407..comments2024-03-28T00:37:20.261-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Merms, August 1967Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-1151559927365779142018-10-08T12:38:22.717-07:002018-10-08T12:38:22.717-07:00Years ago, I worked for a guy who worked for WED b...Years ago, I worked for a guy who worked for WED before having his own architecture firm.<br /><br />He said the highlight of Park visits was to try to meet the mermaids. Apparently he never got introduced.<br /><br />The mermaids were deployed by submarine out to their island by hanging on, how they were brought back in is less clear, but probably by being towed into the show building where they could be helped out of the water.<br /><br />I just barely remember the mermaids, but do reall their harps. For a long time, there was a loudspeaker on the mermaid island, I wonder if there was a soundtrack for their harp music. <br /><br />JGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-24095217376849827332018-10-05T20:45:14.323-07:002018-10-05T20:45:14.323-07:00@Melissa
Didn't Ethel Mermaid sing that one??...@Melissa<br /><br />Didn't Ethel Mermaid sing that one??Alonzo P Hawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10529651580262634489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-29818824898334567742018-10-05T18:32:49.410-07:002018-10-05T18:32:49.410-07:00You'll be swell!
You can't fail!
Gonna hav...You'll be swell!<br />You can't fail!<br />Gonna have the whole Land by the tail!<br />Startin' here,<br />Startin' ow,<br />Honey, everything's comin' up mermaids!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06169920944565828337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-85105543587158902072018-10-05T16:13:03.501-07:002018-10-05T16:13:03.501-07:00Great photos and great comments! I love the clear...Great photos and great comments! I love the clear, smooth, water found in the wake of one of those General Dynamics' nuclear-powered submarines in the first photo. It must have just slipped by out of frame from the photographer... but the evidence is still there.<br /><br />AND just look at that "World On The Move." Best Tomorrowland is right. Have a happy and safe weekend everyone! <br /><br />Always your pal,<br />Amazon Belle Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00255173466705979931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-26668846053682662282018-10-05T09:39:17.451-07:002018-10-05T09:39:17.451-07:00The popular theory is that the mermaids changed in...The popular theory is that the mermaids changed into/out of their fins in that small boxlike covered area on the outer dock. If you go to Daveland (type mermaids in the search bar) he has several photos of a more tent like version on the outer dock. Alonzo P Hawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10529651580262634489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-47326447339242181782018-10-05T07:47:42.645-07:002018-10-05T07:47:42.645-07:00These wonderful scans are postcard worthy goodness...These wonderful scans are postcard worthy goodness. Truly the golden age of Tomorrowland. If I had a turquoise Peoplemover car in my house, I would probably live in it, so cool! I have always wondered, do mermaids eat fish or just have them as friends? Great stuff Major, thanks.JC Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15266914255406912159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-66933975920684752432018-10-05T07:44:34.828-07:002018-10-05T07:44:34.828-07:00Note the submarine cast member uniforms, which app...Note the submarine cast member uniforms, which appears to be a variant of the US Navy enlisted dungaree uniform. I wonder if any off-duty Marines were CMs on that attraction...and how they might have felt dressing like that.<br /><br />Steve, the mermaids were deployed via dry deck shelters (DDS) mounted on <i>Ethan Allen</i> and <i>Seawolf</i>.Chucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-28957923074315399192018-10-05T06:58:31.544-07:002018-10-05T06:58:31.544-07:00My mind always goes to the "mechanics" o...My mind always goes to the "mechanics" of things at Disneyland. <br /><br />How and where did the mermaids enter and leave the water? How long was their shift? Could they swim freely, or were they restricted to the rocks? Did they have a break room to hang out between sets?Steve DeGaetanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04947550539650692495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-59178929695202250332018-10-05T03:12:00.997-07:002018-10-05T03:12:00.997-07:00I want to step right into these photos to experien...I want to step right into these photos to experience the best Tomorrowland ever, but first I'll need to put on my swimmin' trunks. We've bit of both Monorail Gold and Monorail Red in today's pics too. Wonderful! Thanks, Major.K. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-38006779605494024712018-10-05T00:12:00.246-07:002018-10-05T00:12:00.246-07:00Major-
Man 'o man - all that blue looks reall...Major-<br /><br />Man 'o man - all that blue looks really cool and refreshing. It's just too bad guests couldn't go for a swim in that lagoon. And as for mermaid communication - I had always heard it was a series of 'snaps'.<br /><br />Thanks, Major.Nanookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255357829181568172noreply@blogger.com