tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post5873484669038752477..comments2024-03-29T07:05:53.027-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Tomorrowland, September 1967Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-42807255667950655452022-11-03T11:57:04.806-07:002022-11-03T11:57:04.806-07:00Very nice! I am posting (among other things) scann...Very nice! I am posting (among other things) scanned slides from a #MysteryPhotographer from the 1950's into the 1970's. They were in the trunk of an abandoned car that someone bought in 1985 in South Carolina at an auction.<br /><br />The #MysteryPhotographer went to Disneyland in 1967. <br /><br />I linked to this nice blog post on this tweet:<br /><br />https://twitter.com/BarronBeauxArts/status/1588243125364936704?s=20&t=mVtHW2ZzxsSBbnacra77OA<br /><br />The #MysteryPhotographer tag will bring up other of his Disneyland pix that I have so far scanned and posted. I wish some family member would recognize these and contact me. <br /><br />T-Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14921295474454883903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-55443273408110442422011-02-02T13:08:08.406-08:002011-02-02T13:08:08.406-08:00Does anyone know why the Skyway was removed? I lov...Does anyone know why the Skyway was removed? I loved that ride over the park and can't understand why it was closed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-74159779207592592232011-02-02T12:26:12.202-08:002011-02-02T12:26:12.202-08:00UBER cool photos, dude!UBER cool photos, dude!Connie Morenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14112860706520621190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-52470664400775103332011-02-02T08:34:00.569-08:002011-02-02T08:34:00.569-08:00Anon, these slides are date stamped "Sept 67&...Anon, these slides are date stamped "Sept 67". And from what I know, many of the attractions "Carousel of Progress", the Peoplemover, Rocket Jets, Adventure Thru Inner Space, Flight to the Moon, and the Tomorrowland Terrace all opened in the summer of '67.Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-53050803591363570762011-02-02T00:33:02.779-08:002011-02-02T00:33:02.779-08:00The New Tomorrowland was opened in Spring of 68...The New Tomorrowland was opened in Spring of 68'...so this has to be Sept of that year as well...not 67'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-14795464227244034442011-02-01T23:08:51.119-08:002011-02-01T23:08:51.119-08:00Jim, I totally agree; at this point, "retro 6...Jim, I totally agree; at this point, "retro 60's" is very cool! I think that the Jules Verne idea might work, but just repainting the old structures and adding a few ugly new things (Astro Orbiter) doesn't cut it.<br /><br />JG, I know what you mean!<br /><br />Katella, there is still hope for a new Peoplemover some day at least...Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-85248483323291919972011-02-01T22:35:50.370-08:002011-02-01T22:35:50.370-08:00... Ah Tomorrowland... it may not be good anymore,...... Ah Tomorrowland... it may not be good anymore, but at least it's still there.Katella Gatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05562521359201308834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-21749393171284790972011-02-01T22:22:47.734-08:002011-02-01T22:22:47.734-08:00Alas, the thematic vacuum is in our heads now. Wi...Alas, the thematic vacuum is in our heads now. Without Pixar, there would be nothing at all.<br /><br />I want to go back.<br /><br />JGJGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456196709930408585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-84856728594479699182011-02-01T22:13:38.044-08:002011-02-01T22:13:38.044-08:00@CoxPilot: Many thanks. I love definitive answers....@CoxPilot: Many thanks. I love definitive answers.<br /><br />Jim: Tomorrowland fell on hard times for two reasons. The first is Disney tried to do their last facelift on the double-cheap and it shows.<br /><br />The other problem is societal. We no longer look forward to, or plan for, or hope for the future. The concept of a "Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow" is therefore hard to sell, leaving a thematic vacuum, which is now being filled by Pixar characters.Katella Gatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05562521359201308834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-10647915290382078632011-02-01T21:19:54.231-08:002011-02-01T21:19:54.231-08:00Yep, Tomorrowland sure is F'd up these days.
...Yep, Tomorrowland sure is F'd up these days. <br /><br />They wanted a retro 30's look with it now I guess. But if they left it alone it would have a retro 60's look which is way cooler!Jimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-78172799544505082962011-02-01T20:49:40.143-08:002011-02-01T20:49:40.143-08:00TokyoMagic!, I knew you would like these!
Thufer...TokyoMagic!, I knew you would like these! <br /><br />Thufer, I think that the gray color of the subs managed to take on the color of the light around it, whether it was a golden afternoon or a cool blue dusk.<br /><br />Katella, I was going to say that I am sure that the towers were completely new, but CoxPilot gave a much better answer.Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-11456271986043286072011-02-01T20:11:50.982-08:002011-02-01T20:11:50.982-08:00ALL the working hardware was replaced in the big u...ALL the working hardware was replaced in the big upgrade. Towers, cables, wheels and pulleys, and even the power machinery that drove them.<br /><br />There had been a few mishaps with the same swiss equipment in Europe, so they didn't want to take any chances with outdated stuff.CoxPilothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284076551547506117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-65745209934891223802011-02-01T17:20:07.558-08:002011-02-01T17:20:07.558-08:00Tomorrowland when it was "T"errific!Tomorrowland when it was "T"errific!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-26989724004999001582011-02-01T12:50:25.888-08:002011-02-01T12:50:25.888-08:00Katella, your password is missing another "l&...Katella, your password is missing another "l" and also a "c", but now that you mention it, those subs do look a little "phali".....TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-37050749819254496572011-02-01T12:28:59.433-08:002011-02-01T12:28:59.433-08:00Does anybody know if they simply enclosed the Skyw...Does anybody know if they simply enclosed the Skyway's open lattice towers, or did they replace them entirely?<br /><br />Today's password is "phali", which strikes me as a word too naughty to actually exist.Katella Gatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05562521359201308834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-29155699629957324142011-02-01T06:52:01.803-08:002011-02-01T06:52:01.803-08:00It was indeed a vibrant tomorrow at this time. Eve...It was indeed a vibrant tomorrow at this time. Even the shade of 'Gray' on the Nautilus and the George Washington somehow are brilliantly colorful.Thuferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07692445357659425688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-13914706987487827122011-02-01T01:16:01.611-08:002011-02-01T01:16:01.611-08:00I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THESE! Yep, the magenta and or...I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THESE! Yep, the magenta and orange you see are Tomorrowland Terrace's light-up menu boards. I was just at the park last night and even after being recently redone, the Tomorrowland Terrace's interior is still hideously brown! Are they trying to tell us that the future is going to be absent of all "happy" colors?TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.com