GORILLAS DON'T BLOG

This blog has nothing to do with gorillas (though I love 'em)...fellow bloggers have inspired me to share vintage images of Disneyland from my personal collection. But don't be surprised if you see something from a World's Fair, Knott's Berry Farm, or someplace else that is cool!

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Tomorrowland Murals, Nineteen Seventy Foo

Mary Blair's star certainly has risen over the last 10 or 15 years... before that, only true Disneyland and animation fans knew anything...

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Autopia Junior, August 1958

Today's offering features this great shot (in spite of the soft focus) of the Junior Autopia, from August 1958. This attraction would on...

Tuesday, September 09, 2008

I Heart 1972

The Disneyland of 1972 is the one that ol' Major Pepperidge remembers fondly from when he was a tadpole. I love looking at photos from e...

Monday, September 08, 2008

Three from 1962

I was fortunate to find a few oversized Disneyland slides in a box of otherwise dull pictures of snowy mountains. They had turned magenta, a...

Sunday, September 07, 2008

Indian Dancers, 1955

Any picture from 1955 is OK with me! Even the much (much much much) photographed Indian Dancers. I'm not sure why but these pictures sti...

Saturday, September 06, 2008

Two More From 1956 Frontierland

Here's an unusual view of the friendly Indian Chief who waited on the shores of Frontierland to wave at passing boats. Ordinarily you se...

Friday, September 05, 2008

Friday Fun

Details, I love details! For instance, here's a nice but not-very-exciting shot of Cascade Peak. It wasn't as tall as the Matterhorn...

Thursday, September 04, 2008

Indian Village, July 1960

Well, sooner or later we were bound to return to the Indian Village and the Dance Circle. But at least this first photo is a bit different, ...

Wednesday, September 03, 2008

Ticket Boofs, 1972

Where did you go when you want to buy tickets at Disneyland? Well, first you found a boof. It was pretty hard to miss the ones out front, al...

Tuesday, September 02, 2008

Flyin' Saucers! July 1961

It's another "short but sweet" post today, folks! Here's a nice shot of the Flying Saucers attraction, with great vivid co...

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