Two From November 28, 1973
I'm using up the last two scans from November 28, 1973. Let's start with a view shot from the Monorail as it zoomed shooshingly passed the entry to the park, allowing a nice look at the Mickey Mouse floral portrait, and a train waiting at the station. A loudspeaker is on top of that structure, presumably pumping out a selection of Disney melodies.
3 comments:
Major-
"A loudspeaker is on top of that structure, presumably pumping out a selection of Disney melodies".
You knew I'd add my two cents about that speaker... It's most-likely our 'ol friend, the Electro-Voice 848A ‘CDP’ Compound Diffraction Projector - a very-popular, weatherproof, outdoor 'horn' designed for high-efficiency paging and musical sound reinforcement.
Gotta love the continued use of the chain link fencing at the ticketing area, some 18 years after opening.
Thanks, Major.
Pretty darn clear shot from the Monorail. Maybe the photographer moved the camera slightly to compensate for the movement of the Monorail. Orrrr, Maybe he used a fast shutter speed. Orrrr, maybe the Monorail stopped for a few seconds to let a mama duck and her ducklings to get clear of the beamway. (Little did the photographer know that the ducks were actually AEDs, and a catastrophic explosion was averted). Nice photo. We rarely get this kind of view, at least, not this clear.
Wow, this is a really nice photo! So crisp and clear and colorful. A good "you are there" photo. I am wondering though, why the composition is off center. The little girl in the bottom of the pic is doing her best to push the edge of the photo more to the left, so as to get the entire Rocket Jets into the frame. A mighty effort, but to no avail. Why would anybody want to get rid of this version of Tomorrowland?!?
Better than average pictures, Major. Thanks.
Not only is the Space Bar not open, as Major pointed out, but there are at least 3 empty Rocket Jets (probably more) that are just "hovering" low, because that is what they did if you didn't pull up on the control knob. The 28th would have been a Wednesday, and I believe once Thanksgiving Weekend was over, things would have been back to the "off season".......back then, anyway. Not today, of course!
Thank you, Major!
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