tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post4770619450051961013..comments2024-03-28T16:44:05.806-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Murky Exit & Main Street, 1956Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-47354016432814294132014-08-29T08:44:36.582-07:002014-08-29T08:44:36.582-07:00Love the old turnstiles compared to the ones they ...Love the old turnstiles compared to the ones they have now with the "pixie zing" noise when your ticket is scanned.<br /><br />That annoying sound must ring in the nightmares of the gatekeepers now.<br /><br />JGJGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456196709930408585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-13750854240395808092014-08-28T17:49:28.718-07:002014-08-28T17:49:28.718-07:00Nanook, that was definitely one of my favorite (th...Nanook, that was definitely one of my favorite (though short-lived) souvenirs of my trips to the park. And yes, that cast member is a lonely soul. He decided to become a Maytag repair man, which was a bum move. "Shannon Luminous Materials", wow. There's a bit of trivia for everyone!<br /><br />K. Martinez, I would assume that hand stamps are no longer necessary, but I'm sure we'll find out from other readers. <br /><br />Chuck, man, that must have been some icky ink! The mere fact that it glowed under a black light made everything OK for me.<br /><br />JG, I don't remember the smell (although I do remember the smell of some luminous paint that I had as a kid - sort of pleasant in a weird way). Since I grew up only miles from the park (for a while, anyway), nobody was that impressed that we had just gone!<br /><br />Nanook, I would assume that the ink would be made more permanent and faster-drying as the formulas improved. In the old days they used walrus fat and saliva. By the way, I have seen tattoos that are only visible under UV light. For those who frequent raves, I guess.<br /><br />Irene, thanks for the info! Yellow ink, bah. Don't they know how memorable that UV ink was for kids? And the cost has to be tiny. <br /><br />K. Martinez, if I saw that it was just plain yellow ink, I would probably just not get the stamp.Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-17907526760649126182014-08-28T17:04:54.841-07:002014-08-28T17:04:54.841-07:00@Irene - Thanks for the confirmation. That's ...@Irene - Thanks for the confirmation. That's what I thought. I just couldn't remember for sure. The yellow ink does ring a bell with me.K. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-7319683921760964132014-08-28T15:00:31.766-07:002014-08-28T15:00:31.766-07:00Yes you do need a hand stamp even if you are Park ...Yes you do need a hand stamp even if you are Park hopping or leaving to eat in say Dtn. Disney and then coming back to one or the other Park. However if you are an Annual Passholder and it is not busy, you do not need to get a hand stamp. On busy days I always ask if I need one. They use a kind of yellow ink now and no light is needed to see it.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02286032807894115704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-79918838305439923392014-08-28T13:23:28.062-07:002014-08-28T13:23:28.062-07:00The formulation for the handstamp 'chemicals&#...The formulation for the handstamp 'chemicals' has clearly changed over the years. In the early days, it was obviously alcohol-based, and didn't appear to have any sort of "body" to it. The current chemicals have a totally-different odor and its image seems to dispaly a bit of three-dimensionality.<br /><br />Either way, i'm just disappointed invisible blacklight dyes have not become a part of everyday skin accoutrements.Nanookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255357829181568172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-60060212724399318362014-08-28T09:14:40.841-07:002014-08-28T09:14:40.841-07:00The UV ink had a distinctive smell too. I could a...The UV ink had a distinctive smell too. I could avoid washing the stamp part if I was careful enough, then I could preserve it until going to school on Monday so I could prove I had been to Disneyland.<br /><br />Disneyland has always had excellent flag etiquette. Ceremonies are crisp and appropriate, historic flags are accurate to the era portrayed, etc. Brings moisture to my old eyes. Few people notice the refinements any more, too many Superbowl spectacles.<br /><br />JGJGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456196709930408585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-32800941760500032632014-08-28T09:13:31.083-07:002014-08-28T09:13:31.083-07:00I can't confirm the current Disneyland hand st...I can't confirm the current Disneyland hand stamp policy, but I do remember that at Cedar Point in 1973, they stamped everyone's hand as they ENTERED the park. I would have been four, and I remember bursting into tears at the way that icky ink felt on the back of my hand.Chucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-76093242055274605022014-08-28T08:01:53.433-07:002014-08-28T08:01:53.433-07:00When I visit Disneyland Resort nowadays, I always ...When I visit Disneyland Resort nowadays, I always purchase the multi-day park hopper. For the life of me I can't remember if you still have to get your hand stamped for re-entry on same day even with the park hopper. It's just so instinctual for me to get the hand stamped regardless. I think you still do need it for re-entry or same day park hopping though. Can anyone confirm?K. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-53934423132560032242014-08-28T00:44:56.705-07:002014-08-28T00:44:56.705-07:00Major-
Who didn't get his/her hand stamped wh...Major-<br /><br />Who <i>didn't</i> get his/her hand stamped when leaving, even if knowing full-well they were not to return that day-? And those black light dyes were tough cookies. No doubt some remnants remained the following day - and certainly later the same day - even following hand washings. Although you'd never know it from the picture. That CM looks sooooo lonely: Not only has he nothing to do - there isn't a guest in site. Damn-! Why am I not there-??!!<br /><br />Thanks to the good folks at Shannon Luminous Materials (still going strong since 1939), guests wrists could glow and colorful, multicolor waterfalls inside Rainbow Caverns appeared to do likewise, in one of the most unique and memorable attractions in memory.<br /><br />Thanks, Major.Nanookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255357829181568172noreply@blogger.com