Frontierland, November 1968
Frontierland photos are certainly nothing new here on GDB, but today's first example is a little bit unusual. We get a nice view (from the Mark Twain?) of some of Rainbow Ridge's buildings on the very edge of town before civilization ends and THE WILDERNESS begins! Brake for critters. Some of these small structures appear to be homes, while others are "last chance" hotels (clean sheets just 25 cents extra); I wish I had a detailed map of Rainbow Ridge with official Disney identifications of all of the buildings! I'm not aware of any such map being made for the public, maybe a blueprint would have all of the callouts.
Less unusual is this shot of the Mark Twain (is there such a thing as an unusual shot of the Mark Twain?) sitting at the dock as passengers boarded. As usual, everyone rushes to the foremost parts of the boat (on all three levels), but there is still plenty of room for us. It looks like it was a great day to take a voyage along the Rivers of America!
2 comments:
Major-
That 1st image is a real beauty. Such a charming, little [miniaturized] town-! A great place for the Singer Midgets to retire.
Thanks, Major.
I don't remember seeing a couple of these houses before; like the one on the left with the climbing flowers, and the pink house further up the hill. And it's uncanny how small these structures look! They look like HO scale models. This would be an excellent pic to do the tilt-shift thing. Although, it already looks that way even without editing it. I think it's because we're looking down on the town.
This is an excellent people-picture! The kid on the left is hurling into the mighty River; aka, feeding the ducks. The guy on the front of the MT with his hand on his head is thinking, "Dang! I locked my keys in the car!". The CM, amidships, is slowly dragging himself through the day, "Bored, bored, bored". And then there's the kid on the right. Quite a color combo! Shocking pink hat with red plume, light blue shirt, and mustard yellow shorts. Definitely today's VFA winner. All the tree branches hanging down from above make this a better-than-usual picture.
Nice pics, Major. Thanks.
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