tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post819760481872270883..comments2024-03-28T16:44:05.806-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Frontierland, September 1959Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-40672441735569951292012-05-22T21:55:47.461-07:002012-05-22T21:55:47.461-07:00Think I read somewhere that the gnarly logs were W...Think I read somewhere that the gnarly logs were Walt's idea...walterworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18319070921534941313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-72573629658785711582012-05-20T23:22:59.727-07:002012-05-20T23:22:59.727-07:00I liked that reverse angle on the Indian Village, ...I liked that reverse angle on the Indian Village, it's usually the shot of the stage. Can never quite get the geography of where it was in relation to now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-46054905337261692562012-05-19T21:16:19.246-07:002012-05-19T21:16:19.246-07:00While Louise was the life of any party, tug boat, ...While Louise was the life of any party, tug boat, lounge, and even Zayre's, she never could get her family to join in. This is why she hated them.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14714555278256576619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-75448713008261116572012-05-18T13:15:28.562-07:002012-05-18T13:15:28.562-07:00Re: The lumpy logs - I hope they are still there! ...Re: The lumpy logs - I hope they are still there! I was at the park on Tuesday and the entire trading post and shooting galley area was behind a refurb wall!<br /><br />Love that first photo - the expression on Louise's face is price-less and the Indian with his big (candid) smile adds to the authenticity... Great post, thanks!Vintage Disneyland Ticketshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14790755040005517146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-80686243512862548092012-05-18T10:28:45.195-07:002012-05-18T10:28:45.195-07:00I just checked out some images of Walt Disney Worl...I just checked out some images of Walt Disney World and they used the same “bumpy” log style on the Frontierland Shootin' Arcade over there. Interesting!K. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-77144822701993781302012-05-18T09:36:55.085-07:002012-05-18T09:36:55.085-07:00The lumpy logs are because when they were building...The lumpy logs are because when they were building Disneyland, the rustic facades for Frontierland were the last to be built and they cleaned out Home Depot and Lowes of all their lumber by that time. So they used some Orange Tree logs that they had laying around from digging up all the orange trees. They didn't have Norm from This Old House to smooth them out for them. <br /><br />Well, anyway that is my take on it and I'm sticking to it ;)Orange Co Nativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14927474175434115305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-30993493617091140382012-05-18T08:50:13.616-07:002012-05-18T08:50:13.616-07:00Pilsner Panther, one of the places where you can r...Pilsner Panther, one of the places where you can really tell that things are artificial is the old Rainbow Desert. You've seen those lumpy rocks I'm sure; compare that to the amazing rock work seen at the soon to open Carsland!<br /><br />Chiana, I agree, they can be too slick for their own good, but it can be a tricky line to walk I suppose. If things look less than perfect these days, they will hear all about it from the online community. And if I am sitting behind you at the Golden Horseshoe Revue, kindly remove your Pendleton bonnet!<br /><br />Nancy, your cheerful comments are always a little ray of sunshine!<br /><br />K. Martinez, for some reason I thought I had read that the bumpy logs had been removed, and obviously I was not observant enough to notice on my last visit. I'm glad they're still there!Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-33596351897603644132012-05-18T08:30:03.630-07:002012-05-18T08:30:03.630-07:00In the second image, those lumpy logs fronting the...In the second image, those lumpy logs fronting the Shooting Gallery look like burl wood to me. It gives it that rustic pioneer look. They are still there to this day.K. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-58785514671892385382012-05-18T06:37:07.860-07:002012-05-18T06:37:07.860-07:00the Golden Horseshoe is looking quite golden there...the Golden Horseshoe is looking quite golden there in the sunshine, and I especially love how the pretty tree frames the image...beautiful!! Happy Friday!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09895614694411482044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-1792832881644730962012-05-18T02:28:43.965-07:002012-05-18T02:28:43.965-07:00Glad they don't have to cut corners now (not t...Glad they don't have to cut corners now (not that they don't in certain areas anyway), yet me tink stylistically they've often gone too polished and Toon-y / slick / bling-y / Little Mermaid-y the past couple decades (plus).<br /><br />De-lightful, sunny pics Maj! Now, soon as I've picked up a sun bonnet at Pendleton Woolen folks I'm headed to see The Golden Horseshoe Revue... :)Chiana_Chathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18329208224763179478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-19275156514092798422012-05-18T01:05:24.077-07:002012-05-18T01:05:24.077-07:00One of the things that I like most about your earl...One of the things that I like most about your early Disneyland photos, Major, is that everything isn't "perfect." You can see that- for example- parts of Fantasyland were built out of plaster and plywood! It really did take Walt and his staff quite a while to get that finished and polished look that everyone now identifies with the Disney parks; it didn't happen overnight.Pilsner Pantherhttp://www.pilsnerspicks.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com