Skyway Views, August 1970
"Say, Roberta, whaddaya say we ride that crazy Skyway thing? I've heard it's the most!". "You got it, kitty cat! Let's ambulate.". This nice fellow is having a swell day at the park, what I wouldn't give for another trip on the Skyway. Below him, the Sub Lagoon (you'll just have to believe me). In the background, the Matterhorn, with a good-luck bobsled visible!
That's quite a view, wowee. Look over to the left, it appears that they had a dining area in that spot next to the water, I don't recall seeing tables there before (though I have no doubt that we've seen them in the past). "Big Red", the Mark II Monorail, is zooming below (playing cards in the spokes made the noise), while the dreamlike facade of you-know-what is in the distance.
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Hmmmm …. The monorail image couldn’t be 1970. All four trains of the NEW Mark 3 Monorails were in service before the Summer of 1969 ….unless this photo has revealed a Mark Two Monorail that escaped the scrap yard and continued to operate at Disneyland for another year … making a monorail fleet of 5!
Yes, the Bobsled brings us good luck, but even better luck would be had if we could see Fudgie. But all we get is one of his tail flukes. I'm afraid that's not enough to guarantee additional good luck. (And we could probably use some additional good luck on this significant Tuesday.)
All those colorful flowers (roses? zinnias?) around the umbrellas looks like an explosion at a Trix factory. "playing cards in the spokes made the noise". Leave it to Disney Imagineers to come up with a simple, low cost effect that gets the job done! Like the wood block "tick, tock" of the Small World clock.
Pleasant and pleasing photos today, Major.
That man riding the Skyway has a kind face. (But I didn't say what kind!)
We saw that raised seating area next to the Storybook Land exit, in a GDB post from October 23rd.
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