tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post6762210794296612609..comments2024-03-29T02:30:53.003-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Disneyland Hotel InstamaticsMajor Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-85900446445260673442018-10-04T11:10:47.241-07:002018-10-04T11:10:47.241-07:00In the original tower there was a banquet/meeting ...In the original tower there was a banquet/meeting room with large folding doors that chairs could be be stored in - inside you could see remains of the original blue glazed tile that was once the exterior South-end of the original shorter tower!!<br />Another thing I miss was in the main lobby tower ( the current Fantasyland Tower) was the sunken bar and cocktail lounge with the glass floor with seating area and piano with the water underneath that flowed in from the outside fountains. We used to love to watch people come over with their drinks and get startled when the stepped onto the clear floor and thinking for a second they had stepped off into a indoor pool!! The exciting and moody lighting of the water under the glass floor was so cool at night!<br /><br />I also really miss the “Wonderful World of Water” outdoor waterfalls and grottos.MIKE COZARThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03616421722228113410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-25623154989821308782018-10-04T10:35:34.414-07:002018-10-04T10:35:34.414-07:00The big red 'D' is super cool! Thanks Mr....The big red 'D' is super cool! Thanks Mr. X & Major!<br /><br />JC Shannon, I miss the original Disneyland Hotel too, however I have stayed there several times back in the 1960's and 70's as I lived and still live in the Monterey Bay area. It was a special place for sure. Funny thing is, now that Disney owns the hotel I no longer have the desire to stay there.K. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-12808794801084138742018-10-04T08:48:53.689-07:002018-10-04T08:48:53.689-07:00I miss the original Disneyland Hotel, it was mid-c...I miss the original Disneyland Hotel, it was mid-century modern coolness. I never stayed there either, as we lived in North Hollywood, but it was very neat to look at. The big D is very collectable I would imagine, but where would you put it? The life ring would look perfect in my guest bedroom, next to my other park memorabilia. Thanks to Major for today's Insta goodness.JC Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15266914255406912159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-16548769608959119682018-10-04T08:48:08.483-07:002018-10-04T08:48:08.483-07:00Dibs on the DL Hotel pool life saver!
dzDibs on the DL Hotel pool life saver!<br /><br />dzzachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03245535719527728522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-38090601848030107192018-10-04T07:37:20.815-07:002018-10-04T07:37:20.815-07:00I remember the fountain too. We never stayed a the...I remember the fountain too. We never stayed a the hotel, but we walked around it. The hotel was kind of an A ticket ride. <br />That giant D is out of this world. More attracted to that life bouy next to it.DrGoathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02687607103991307668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-78098718206097689492018-10-04T07:31:26.720-07:002018-10-04T07:31:26.720-07:00I like seeing that first version of the tower, &qu...I like seeing that first version of the tower, "Hotel Disneyland" put a Frenchie twist to it. <br /><br /> Nanook, how they managed to flop the sign also brings up the question of how the addition was seamlessly grafted on, quite an engineering feat. There was no good excuse for not being able to correct the structural issues that eventually closed the Skyway, only stinginess and indifference.<br /><br />That is an attractive fountain; it looks like the Theme Building at LAX formed out of water, or ditto the starfish entrance to P.O.P. In the 80s there was still a "moat" around much of the Sierra Tower; friends and I would cool our feet in it during mid-afternoon breaks from the park, with nary an employee to tell us "no".Stefanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08272565584453671850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-63925972969638010352018-10-04T07:15:44.399-07:002018-10-04T07:15:44.399-07:00The railing looks to me less like something to kee...The railing looks to me less like something to keep people from falling in and more like it functions as a "keep out" sign.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06169920944565828337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-73128014617970200552018-10-04T00:22:41.732-07:002018-10-04T00:22:41.732-07:00Major-
Oddly-enough, I do remember that fountain....Major-<br /><br />Oddly-enough, I <b>do</b> remember that fountain. And many years later [as we've seen with so many other 'water features'] it was magically turned into a large, round 'planter'.<br /><br />I think many of us wondered just how the hotel signage managed to be flopped, if you will. Was it an afterthought-? And if not, couldn't the elevator shaft be re-located to accommodate a properly-positioned sign-?? Hmmmm. I had no idea the going-rate for large, neon "D's" was $86K; that would make it one expensive sign, if the balance of the letters were to sell at the same rate-! It's one hell'a-va, 'D', though.<br /><br />Thanks, Major.Nanookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255357829181568172noreply@blogger.com