This bathing elephant is still there after so many years. It was based on one of Marc Davis' sketches, and was added to the Cruise in 1962. This tableau fooled one webmeister into believing it was a real elephant at play (in an entry about frolicking animals)! He later added a note correcting his mistake.
Pinocchio's poor, wrinkled arms betray his real age. Even wooden boys need the occasional nip and tuck, especially after so many wild nights on Pleasure Island. Partying will age you extra fast!
Here's a weird idea! Looking at this photo makes me want to build a reproduction of Main Street Station out of Lego's. I'll never do it, but there must be somebody out there with enough determination (and Lego's) to build one. Half scale! Come on! After that, a working scale repro of the Haunted Mansion.
Eureka! Major, you struck upon a FANTASTIC idea! The Disney parks should be selling exclusive Lego sets based on park attractions. Main Steet Station? Definitely. The Huanted Mansion? Absolutely! The various castles? Of Course! Genius. Pure Genius.
ReplyDeleteI think you have stuck upon something here. Maybe you can broker the deal between Disney and Lego?
ReplyDeletePinocchio looks kind of wierd, half wood, half real. I think he scares me.....
Nice post, thanks!!!!
Good ole Pinoch does look a little, uh...plastered.
ReplyDeleteBut the attraction posters are great!
Actually, the best partnership would be with Playmobil. Have you seen there stuff? They already have some great castles, medieval fantasy, western stuff, adventureland like stuff, and tomorrowland like stuff.
ReplyDeleteI think they'd be a PERFECT fit....but alas, I know it will never happen.
BrerDan