tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post468351279501290019..comments2024-03-28T16:44:05.806-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Alice and the Mad HatterMajor Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-37597226567125356392019-06-08T17:06:11.601-07:002019-06-08T17:06:11.601-07:00Melissa, thanks for that info! It must have been ...Melissa, thanks for that info! It must have been much more comfortable (and cooler!) for the cast members to just have their own natural hair, and not have to wear a wig!TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-770533192026627532019-06-08T15:57:24.030-07:002019-06-08T15:57:24.030-07:00TM!, yes, the regulation wigs came a bit later. I ...TM!, yes, the regulation wigs came a bit later. I can't help feeling they make the face characters look less real, but it's certainly easier to be on model in one Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06169920944565828337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-83456457432820977002019-06-08T09:21:34.390-07:002019-06-08T09:21:34.390-07:00@Penna Andrew - Yeah, I was lucky being the right ...@Penna Andrew - Yeah, I was lucky being the right age, in the right place at the right time to experience the early days of Disneyland from the inside.<br /><br />@Lou and Sue - Yes, lots of memories here. I'll share more of them for sure. I bet you have a ton of memories too judging by the amount of photos your dad took over the years. Looking forward to Major posting more of them.Grantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-24113309132984544762019-06-07T20:09:51.211-07:002019-06-07T20:09:51.211-07:00
Grant, you must have many wonderful memories from...<br />Grant, you must have many wonderful memories from your time at Disneyland . . . I hope you share a lot more of them with us!<br /><br />Sue"Lou and Sue"noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-41440921506031355172019-06-07T15:19:07.086-07:002019-06-07T15:19:07.086-07:00Alice's hairstyle doesn't quite look like ...Alice's hairstyle doesn't quite look like that of the later "Alices." I wonder if this wasn't a wig and they were just going with the cast members real hair? I've seen at least one pic each, of Snow White and Cinderella in the 1960's with "contemporary" hairdos, rather than the hairstyle of the characters from the movies.<br />TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-85405467440518719112019-06-07T13:55:15.347-07:002019-06-07T13:55:15.347-07:00Grant - That is truly amazing that you got to expe...Grant - That is truly amazing that you got to experience early Disneyland history in such a firsthand way. I can't imagine how cool it would be to see Walt in the park.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04518573464827073114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-70630531023902354302019-06-07T13:03:40.000-07:002019-06-07T13:03:40.000-07:00The early costume character photos always take me ...The early costume character photos always take me back. My mom worked at Disneyland from 1956 to 1962, when I was six to twelve years old. I would go to work with her often in the summer and spend the day running around the park. At lunch time we went to the employee cafeteria. Often times costumed cast members would come in and take off their costume to eat. It was neat seeing the real people behind the masks. Sometimes the cast member wearing the Minnie Mouse costume would be male. He usually got a good razzing from other employees. The best was when Walt Disney himself would come in and stop at tables to chat. He was a cool guy. Of course no cast member razzing or kidding around happened when he was in the room. LOLGrantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-12073721769126850142019-06-07T09:24:30.575-07:002019-06-07T09:24:30.575-07:00That gal does make a cute Alice, but the "pee...That gal does make a cute Alice, but the "peeping Tom" cast member in the 2nd pic really looks creepy. In those armless costumes, I can only imagine how uncomfortable it must be . . . and I wonder if any of them ever tripped. Thanks, Major, for posting these -- you do find some fun pics!<br /><br />As a side note: Yesterday, I showed my dad (Lou) all of your wonderful comments from GDB's June 5 post. He was touched by your kind words, and said the Major did a GREAT job! I ditto that!<br /><br />Sue"Lou and Sue"noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-20043684132065956002019-06-07T09:00:09.870-07:002019-06-07T09:00:09.870-07:00I wonder where that embankment is located? The la...I wonder where that embankment is located? The landscaping looks pretty rough to be a Front-of-House location, but in the early '60's maybe that wasn't uncommon.<br /><br />The third picture is certainly interesting body language. ALice is very photogenic, but the Hatter has a radio face.<br /><br />Wearing that huge mask must have been very tiresome, not only physical work, but the lack of peripheral vision and disorientation. What a crummy job, even working in Disneyland with Alice would scarcely be compensation.<br /><br />JGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-2462307766076116422019-06-07T08:33:31.753-07:002019-06-07T08:33:31.753-07:00In the last photo Alice looks like she is giving h...In the last photo Alice looks like she is giving him stink eye. Maybe she is saying "So let me get this straight, the ones that mother gives you don't do anything at all?" In the first photo the little girl is contemplating giving Hatter the goose. "Should I or shouldn't I?" Thanks to Major for the scans.JC Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15266914255406912159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-3538657172984687602019-06-07T07:08:45.074-07:002019-06-07T07:08:45.074-07:00Very true!Very true!stu29573https://www.blogger.com/profile/01965083590581106701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-89764246342953765712019-06-07T06:12:23.099-07:002019-06-07T06:12:23.099-07:00@stu29573 I'm going to go out on a limb and sa...@stu29573 I'm going to go out on a limb and say that those creepy face screens are one thing people DON'T miss about the Disneyland of the past.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04518573464827073114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-39659000829247814262019-06-07T05:10:55.793-07:002019-06-07T05:10:55.793-07:00It amazes me that as a kid I could never figure ou...It amazes me that as a kid I could never figure out how people could see out of those costume. I now think I was a very gullible kid....stu29573https://www.blogger.com/profile/01965083590581106701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-40976539196435595022019-06-07T04:51:50.655-07:002019-06-07T04:51:50.655-07:00I think this should be titled “Mad Alice and the H...I think this should be titled “Mad Alice and the Hatter”<br />Budbladenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-20326326583726983892019-06-07T02:18:18.183-07:002019-06-07T02:18:18.183-07:00Major-
Alice - oh my-! Such an attitude. Carry ...Major-<br /><br />Alice - oh my-! Such an attitude. Carry on, girlfriend.<br /><br />Thanks, Major.Nanookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255357829181568172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-49882849531770819392019-06-07T01:41:00.988-07:002019-06-07T01:41:00.988-07:00This was before the Alice costume changed to have ...This was before the Alice costume changed to have a white Peter Pan collar, puffed sleeves with white bands, and a fuller skirt. My best guess is that the change happened around 1965. The new costume looked more like the animated Alice from 1951, who had a blue Peter Pan collar and puffed sleeves with no bands, but I kind of like the crispness and simplicity of this earlier incarnation. Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06169920944565828337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-13827551348225125622019-06-07T00:14:34.555-07:002019-06-07T00:14:34.555-07:00Looks like Alice put up with a bit from her BFF th...Looks like Alice put up with a bit from her BFF the M.H. I can see her slapping his face at some point lol...maybe the next pic?<br /><br />Thanks M.P. as always!walterworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18319070921534941313noreply@blogger.com