Nice Randos!
Happy Friday! I have two very nice randos for you this time.
This first scan is from a slide hand-dated "April 12, 1968" - which means I can refer to Jason's Disneyland Almanac for some fun facts. April 12th was a Friday; the park was open from 9:00 AM 'til midnight. The high temperature was a pleasant 69º, dipping to 54º in the wee hours. In the photo, our photographer was in Tomorrowland, right next to the multi-trunked Senegal Palm. That flowerbed is full of colorful blossoms. Asters? Or some kind of fancy daisies? I have no idea, really! This angle is unique in my collection, I like the way the Skyway is angled overhead, passing (seemingly) above Rolly Crump's souvenir stand, while the blue Monorail sits at the station, waiting to zoom into hypersonic speeds.
Next is a nice photo from July, 1972. I'm kind of surprised that I don't have more good pictures of the Alice in Wonderland attraction, especially since a portion of the ride was outside, ready for any photographer to snap a pic. Here's a "snooty caterpillar" vehicle in lilac, with an impressive six guests aboard. I've always liked the detail of the "false eyes" on the sides. Most of the kids look sort of zonked out, but the girl with the orange top had fun, anyway.
3 comments:
Major-
That 1st image is definitely taken from an unusual angle. Those flowers certainly resemble some variety (or varieties) of daisies.
Just the idea of a caterpillar ride vehicle is delightfully inspired - and then having it be a snooty caterpillar is just the icing on the cake. (Note to self: Use 'snooty' in a sentence at least four times today...)
Thanks, Major.
The Senegal Palm is at its peak harvesting time. Its colorful, succulant fruit is dangling temptingly from its fronds, The yellow-colored fruit is at perfect ripeness. The cyan ones still need a few days to reach their peak. The red ones are way too ripe and mushy, leave them to the birds and squirrels.
Major, I agree, this photo has a nice composition. Plus a lot of color. I don't know what those flowers are either. I'm gonna guess daffodils. :-p
What a great picture of the Alice ride! (Even with the zonked out kids.) We don't get many close-ups of this ride. The gray walls really make the colors pop.
Nice, colorful, crisp, randos, Major. Thanks.
Disneyland seemed sunnier, warmer and brighter in the 60’s and 70’s.
That lady sitting at the planter almost looks like she’s wearing the 1968-1975 Disneyland paper shopping bag!!
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