Town Square - July 17, 1980
Here's a trio of scans from photos taken by Lou Perry, courtesy of his daughter, Sue B! They are from July 17, 1980 - the actual day of Disneyland's 25th Anniversary, though things look surprisingly uncrowded. Where is everybody? Other than those subdued blue and silver banners, you'd hardly know this was anything but an ordinary day. Notice the "Fun Rope", which was a B-coupon attraction in 1980, and we can see why. I'd love to know what was on display in the storefront to the left. I'd also love some eggs.
More guests are hankerin' for a big plate of eggs. Not cooked, just cracked raw into a glass, the way Rocky Balboa liked them. Gonna fly now! I'm still baffled by the lack of crowds - maybe they celebrated the 25th anniversary on July 18th, when the park opened to the public?
There's Mickey and Minnie! With what might be a line of people waiting for their turn for a photo. You'll often find Mickey and/or Minnie in the park right around this same area today.
THANK YOU, Lou and Sue!
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"... things look surprisingly uncrowded. Where is everybody?"
I was there that day, too. I was the one holding "everybody" back - I wanted them to enter in an orderly fashion, after all. People can be so unruly-!
Thanks to Lou and Sue.
Gee, I'm bummed that I missed experiencing the "Fun Rope". I've heard so much about it over the years. It was the most talked about attraction at this time, and only a 'B' ticket! [sigh]
The sign above the left-most storefront looks like it says "...Magical Years". But It's probably "Nautical Tears"... I'm sure there's a story there somewhere.
Let's see... I count... one(1) trashcan.
Looks like Mr. Perry wanted to get a 'people watching' photo here. That foreground stroller is waaay too small! How on Earth are they gonna make it through the day without all the essential stuff? Like a 4-man tent, an espresso machine, and an inflatable pool. I see the Mad Hatter lost his hat (upper right).
Two(2) trashcans.
Are the Mice doing some sort of dance? The white-shirt boy (to the right of the Mice) was caught by Lou's camera, with both feet off the ground! (sort of). The foreground guy in the [heart] Canada t-shirt is angry because he couldn't find a restaurant that serves poutine.
Aaaand, we're back to one(1) trashcan.
Continued thanks to Lou, Sue, and Major.
The DISNEYLAND SHOWCASE 25th Exhibit featured an updated illuminated ( these illuminated panels were left over from the Wurlitzer product wall) attraction timeline featuring major additions like “Matterhorn ice caverns - chilling domain of the abominable snowman!!” And Big Thunder … there was also information on current plans for a fantasyland expansion … with the Pinocchio’s Village extension … and some revised panels regarding The Hall of Presidents coming to Disneyland. But still the Discovery Bay & Dumbo Circus model was the centerpiece of the exhibit … the model had been in the exhibit since about 1977/78 … but the art panels and the Disneyland map with the Discovery Bay & Dumbo Circus lands had also been revised . Still mentioned is the FANTASIA attraction … the show building to be directly to the left of the Small World building. A small wall also showed some other non-Disneyland projects like Independence Lake , Tokyo Disneyland and Epcot Center .
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