Randos!
Here are two swell randos to brighten your Friday. TGIF, am I right? I don't know what "tuhgif" means, but it seems to be some sort of powerful incantation.
Let's start with this view (from January, 1964) taken from the top step (?) of the Monsanto House of the Future looking down on our close personal friends. They're afraid of THE FUTURE, but not me! I welcome it, and all Soylent products, with open arms. The ladies appear to be holding souvenir guidebooks, and the one in teal has hers open in a manner which I find unbecoming. But I forgive her because she might be using it as an actual guide as she made her way through the park.
Next is this very nice January 1971 shot (souvenir guidebook worthy?) of the Rocket Jets (extra points added because the rockets are UP), along with busy Peoplemover trains. Wowee, Tomorrowland was THE place for me in those days. The folks down below are a bit hard to see, I guess the film stock had a tough time with the brilliantly lit area above and the bit in shadow on the ground level.
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Major-
"TGIF, am I right?" I don't know whatever happened to the abbreviation for Sure Happy It's Thursday, but some things are best left unexpressed...
Yes - that poor guidebook-! Even now I can still hear its binding screaming.
Thanks, Major. (and happy Friday)
The lady in teal sees herself reflected in The Future, "Oh my, is that really going to happen to us?" Speaking of blue-colored things, I can't take my eye off the blue rinse in that lady's hair (on the left). This is a rare and unusual angle of the HotF.
Yer right, Major. This is where I want to be! So much excitement! So much movement! So much color! A thousand curses on he/she who did away with this perfect Tomorrowland.
Nice Randos. Thanks, Major.
I remember when I first heard about the PeopleMover being replaced with the VELOCI-PODS ….. the precursor concept to the ROCKET-RODS …… I thought it was a joke….. then the bowling ball rolled down the stairs … resulting in TOMORROWLAND ‘98. I suspect the imagineers involved in that disaster don’t mention it in their resumes - because they’d never be hired again.
Either the afternoon sun was washing out the mural on the Carousel of Progress, or this was the year that they painted the entire building a very bland gray. ;-)
There's that wonderful "Rocket Jets" sign with the red upward arrow. Always was a favorite. This here is Tomorrowland perfection. Disney futurism at its peak.
Thanks, Major.
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