An Odd Selection From the 1970s
I grabbed three scans from a batch from sometime in the early 1970s - they're not super amazing, but three of them will fill you right up.
"Old Unfaithful" is as spectacular as I'd always heard. This miracle of nature erupts sporadically (hence the name), and puts the geysers in Yellowstone park to shame. Plus, Disneyland doesn't have any smelly bison to deal with! Win/win.
The Canoes were still the "Indian War Canoes" in the 70s - I'm judging this by the way the CM in the bow is costumed. The attraction was renamed "Davy Crockett Explorer Canoes" in 1971 (I believe), so that helps us date these. The old Fishing Dock was now a place to smoke cigarettes and talk about the latest episode of "All In the Family".
A nice lady poses for a photo on the bridge over the moat. The park looks so laid-back and pleasant, that was a good day to visit!
2 comments:
Major-
I see most folks in the 3rd image got the memo about it being Horizontal Stripes Day. Not exactly 'slimming', but...
Thanks, Major.
Do you suppose they just took cans of spray paint to create those rainbow-y colors? I think we can see a bobcat atop one of those saguaros. Or maybe it's a rubber chicken, I can't tell. Another point in Disneyland's favor is that their geysers don't have that strong sulfury odor. Although, I kind of like that smell; it brings back memories of when we were in Yellowstone.
It looks like there's a newspaper vending machine on the Fishing Dock. I mean, what could it be? Well, maybe a dispenser where you could buy bags of crushed ice. Or maybe a 3D printer, where you get a realistic plastic trout 'printed' while-u-wait.
"The park looks so laid-back and pleasant, that was a good day to visit!" AND, there are no Killer Swans in sight! A doubly good day to visit.
These pics are all quite nice. Thanks, Major.
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