Vintage Disneyland Ephemera
You know how much I love Vintage Disneyland Ephemera. Here are two random items from my stash!
Let's start with this information brochure from the Spring of 1964. A family receives all of the most useful info from a clockwork (animatronic?) armored knight. Medieval ticker tape. If this item looks familiar, it's because the cover is nearly identical to a 1963 version that I shared HERE. I am all in on variations!
Disneyland is closed Monday and Tuesday, don't forget. Parking is 25¢! General admission for adults is a whopping $1.60 (of course that didn't include coupons for rides). They mention the Disneyland Hotel, but also "several motels in the immediate area", I wonder how Jack Wrather felt about that? Take a guided tour. Bu won't be there in 1962, but I'm sure you'll have a fine experience. "Spring Fling" was going on, an early example of an event in which the park was emptied out and Spring Fling participants were allowed back in - I wonder when they first started doing this type of thing?
Strollers, pet care, baby stations, cameras and film, they've thought of everything! Under "Restaurants" there is a mention of "Nesbitt Orange Drink Center", something I'm not sure I recall hearing about before.
Next is this 1958 brochure insert advertising five days for the price of three. Such a deal! In fact, it's America's Greatest Vacation Value.
Check in Sunday, check out Friday! With five days, you would be able to enjoy all of the amenities. Stay away from the wading pool (little kids and pools, you know). And you'd even have time to venture out, away from Anaheim to fish for giant grouper, ride a horse, or hit the links. What are you waiting for?? My annoying watermark obscures a date stamp, "November 20, 1958".
I hope you have enjoyed today's Vintage Disneyland Ephemera!
EXTRA! EXTRA!
GDB friend DW noticed that two photos from Friday's post looked like they could be merged into a panoramic view - so he went ahead and did it! It turned out remarkably well. THANKS, DW!
6 comments:
Major-
The Spring Fling ran from 1962 thru 1974.
WOW... sign me up immediately for the 5 for 3 package-! It's obvious from the Sept 15th thru June 1st dates, occupancy at the Disneyland Hotel dropped-off following the summer months. Sounds positively lovely, though.
Thanks to DW for 'widening' one of yesterday's views. Truly stunning.
Thanks, Major.
A clockwork, ticker tape spewing knight.... Well OK then. With the brochure being orange in color, I think there's a "Clockwork Orange" joke in there somewhere. I like the whimsical style of the characters. And I vaguely remember this from your earlier post, although I wasn't commenting here at the time.
"pets are not permitted inside the Park"! Not even 'emotional support animals'? Whatever will those fragile people do?!?! Of course, there were no 'emotional support animals' in 1964. It would be another 50 years or so before that concept would be dreamed up. Did they allow 'seeing-eye dogs'?
1958: Aren't those the same little illustrations we've seen on other Disney brochures? The Flying Dumbos in particular, look the same to me. Not complaining, just curious.
"Cocktail Lounge" = Playground for Adults.
Feral cats and sandboxes... you know.
Wow, nice panoramic stitchery, DW! I'm adding it to my Disney Stuff folder. Thanks!
Thanks for showing us more of your vintage collection, Major.
I'd like to know exactly where in Frontierland, that "Malt Shop" was located. I guess "Fan 1" and "Fan 2" were being referred to as "Food Centers." I only remember them being listed as "Character Food Stands." "Food Center" sounds more like a grocery store.
Nice ephemera, Major! And nice panorama, DW! Thanks!
Major-
Also, that Nesbitt's Orange Drink Center you were wondering about is located at the Stockade on Tom Sawyer Island.
TOKYO : the Frontierland malt shop would be the WHEELHOUSE … technically the OAKS TAVERN also sold malts before becoming the STAGE DOOR CAFE… but the WHEELHOUSE was designated as a “malt shop” … but in its later years only milkshakes were available.
Thanks for that info, Mike! I would much rather have a malt, over a shake. But I think most people these days wouldn't know the difference. Ruby's Diners still make malts. I'm not sure where else you could get one.
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