tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post4962718695433918921..comments2024-03-18T18:11:05.471-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Three From Frontierland, 1956Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-52900929115534825362008-08-30T20:18:00.000-07:002008-08-30T20:18:00.000-07:00Always enjoy your comments CoxPilot. Highest pay a...Always enjoy your comments CoxPilot. Highest pay and a straw hat to boot, no wonder heheAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-23752287170595007802008-08-30T20:15:00.000-07:002008-08-30T20:15:00.000-07:00Hi Major. Gosh it could be. Didn't seem like the r...Hi Major. Gosh it could be. Didn't seem like the right spot, but it looks like the right color and shape... Things look so different! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-10595558202317534142008-08-30T16:43:00.000-07:002008-08-30T16:43:00.000-07:00I remember that the raft operator pay was based on...I remember that the raft operator pay was based on difficulty, numbers of passengers, whether the ride was on a track or not, etc. Since the rafts were actually a fully operational, and individually operated, boat that was motor powered; and because the raft carried the most passengers of any single ride under the responsibility of one pilot; the raft operators were the highest paid. Plus; the raft had to cross the paths of both the Mark Twain and the Columbia. EVERYONE wanted to be a raft driver.CoxPilothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284076551547506117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-47562666227739447232008-08-30T16:18:00.000-07:002008-08-30T16:18:00.000-07:00Looks like the cast members working the rafts must...Looks like the cast members working the rafts must have had the most casual costumes in Disneyland. Straw hat, cotton shirt and jeans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-25677263537178436612008-08-30T11:25:00.000-07:002008-08-30T11:25:00.000-07:00Chiana, I think that the wall you mentioned is par...Chiana, I think that the wall you mentioned is part of the Casa de Fritos building!Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-65681413388307483312008-08-30T02:28:00.000-07:002008-08-30T02:28:00.000-07:00Mm like the feel of that train pic. The train look...Mm like the feel of that train pic. The train looks 100% authentic that I'd think you could end up at Silverton or Carson City or something if you got onboard. lil' moon roof hehe<BR/><BR/>What's that wall on the left in the top pic? In front of the castle.<BR/><BR/>Rafts. Only. Yup can't imagine that idea poppin' up at some meeting let alone flying. 'scuse me, I's gone fishin'!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com