Two From November 1968
Happy Friday! I have a pair of nice pix for you, starting with this view at the ticket booths; there are plenty of weirdos just arriving at 4:40 PM, they should all be observed for signs of extreme goofiness (drooling, excessive smiling, humming "Little Brown Jug", and so on). Maybe they were at Knott's for the first part of the day - people did that. In spite of it being November, it looks like it was warm and a little breezy. No need for a coat.
It's always interesting to see what the prices were back then. An adult "Big 10" ticket book was $4.75, while a "Deluxe 15" would run you $5.75. Only one dollar for five more rides? It's a no-brainer. The cost of a guided tour was $6.50.
There might be something wrong with me, because I've seen many photos of Tomorrowland, but a view like this still gets my heart pumping. I'm trying to figure out where the photographer was standing to get this elevated view, do you think he/she was on a just-launched Skyway gondola?
6 comments:
Major-
That 2nd shot probably was taken from a Skyway gondola or even a Peoplemover vehicle - although I think the angle is a bit low.
Thanks, Major.
Ha! On the right edge, that little kid is pointing at us, "You! You with the camera! My dad's gonna beat you up!". Feisty little twerp. The floral Mickey must have been recently replanted; it's almost bare. In the center, there are two almost-identically-dressed kids; Thing 1 and Thing 2.
My guess would also be from a Skyway gondola. Hey, there are two giant mushrooms growing on top the Rocket Jets tower! And hey, all the Rockets are flying high in their upright position!
Nice D'land pics, Major. Thanks.
@ JB-
Those "giant mushrooms" are the not-so-illusive pair of follow spots (probably Strong Gladiators) used for the Tomorrowland Stage.
That was something the ROCKET JETS did at the end of the flight , all the jets automatically went in the high position and stayed there in formation for a few final spins before all lowering together and returning to the “flight deck”.
Nanook, yeah, I knew they were follow spots (you told us about them in a past post). I was just being 'phunney'. ;-)
Mike, huh, I didn't know that. Learned something new!
JB, it almost looks like that kid is in the process of giving a thumbs down sign. Maybe he had an extreme aversion to having his picture taken.
That angle on the second photo looks a little too low to be taken from the Skyway. I think it was taken from the PeopleMover, before it entered the backside of the America The Beautiful building.
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