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.
Alan is properly attired for his day in the Park, shirt pocket with ticket book, sun glasses and fountain pen. I hope he and Roberta enjoyed their day and had a long happy life together, with many more visits to Disneyland.
Photo 2 shows quite a good view of that odd little zone on the margins of other photos where nothing seems to happen. I think that seating area by the canal is where the Story Bookland queue is now. This is a great photo, I love all the details.
We can see the border between Fantasyland A and Fantasyland B where the slurries meet without mixing, and the Ticket Booth which is currently Not Being Robbed, as the warning light is not lit.
These booths must have been on wheels since they seem to be in a different spot in every photo, like those Dr. Who aliens that move when you aren’t watching but are like statues when you are. Now I’m imagining a crew of CMs in various character costumes heave-hoing ticket booths with ropes and timber rollers like the Israelites building the pyramids.
Great stuff today Major, thank you!
JG
Mike Cozart, you make a good point; I double-checked, and the date stamp does say “August 1970”, but of course we know that people could potentially wait months before developing their roll of film.
JB, I thought somebody had said that the Matterhorn had undergone some changes that meant that Fudgie couldn’t be seen after a certain point? I never investigated it, but it does seem like he took a trip to Tahiti after a while. I miss the big lug! An explosion at the Trix factory? Sounds delicious!
TokyoMagic!, ha ha, I hope his face isn’t the *punchable* kind! Wow, you are right about that area appearing in those other photos, though it wasn’t so clear (to me) that it was a dining area in those.
JG, I’ll bet that guy was always prepared. Maybe he was a former Boy Scout! A fountain pen in 1970, now that’s just crazy. That being said, my mom had a few fountain pens in a desk drawer, she loved to fill them with emerald green ink. For some reason. There is definitely a lot of room near IASW where “nothing seems to happen”, except for the occasional parade I suppose. So much real estate seemingly squandered. Slurry technology would soon entirely give way to pavers. Thanks, “Big Paver”! I actually wonder if those booths were designed to be easily relocated? If so… smart!
I agree with Mike. That aerial shot with the OLD monorail seems out of place for 1970. I remember with pride seeing those fancy Mark 3s on an almost daily basis. As for Alan, JG is spot on. My first thought was that Alan was a CM with that clean-cut look. But upon closer inspection his sideburns told me otherwise. Not SOP for 1970. Then again, he could have worked at the Studio and might have pulled it off! There was some double standards going on. KS
Love how the Frontierland berm is doing its job on the left side of the first picture. Looks like a hill in the distance. I realize it IS a hill in the distance, but it looks bigger and farther away. No sign of the outside world. I love it.
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