tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post1916895874601560226..comments2024-03-28T00:37:20.261-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Midget Autopia, August 1959Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-77150680268122324542009-07-08T22:14:56.492-07:002009-07-08T22:14:56.492-07:00They traded Autopia for Utopia!
(Get it? "Mi...They traded Autopia for Utopia!<br /><br />(Get it? "Midget Autopia" > "Small World"?)<br /><br />Try the veal. <br /><br />Matterhorn- I didn't know that! Cool.Chianahttp://www.exquisiteirony.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-29014173725715701412009-07-07T06:46:48.606-07:002009-07-07T06:46:48.606-07:00This attraction still exists today- in Marceline, ...This attraction still exists today- in Marceline, Missouri. The vehicles and track was donated to the city in the late 1950s. The Disney museum in the railroad depot has a couple of the cars on display. Also parked in the town park (Walt Disney Park by the way) is a large locomotive bearing the lettering for Disneyland and Santa Fe Railroad.Matterhorn1959https://www.blogger.com/profile/07140583153080149244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-21131854623424244062009-07-06T19:30:19.334-07:002009-07-06T19:30:19.334-07:00So much of Disneyland was designed by Arrow Develo...So much of Disneyland was designed by Arrow Development, it's really incredible. Not to mention all the other parks they had a hand in! <br /><br />Glad everyone liked these photos (except for maybe the LPA rep, who does not seem to understand that the attraction was called the "Midget Autopia" by the folks at Disney, whether I like it or not).Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-4717948730662165592009-07-06T19:03:24.869-07:002009-07-06T19:03:24.869-07:00I so want that "Disneyland City Limits" ...I so want that "Disneyland City Limits" sign in the first picture...olddisneylandfannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-85136643192937003782009-07-06T16:04:51.632-07:002009-07-06T16:04:51.632-07:00Don't forget - this attraction was very much d...Don't forget - this attraction was very much designed by Arrow Development! It reminds me in some small ways of Bud Hurlbut's Little Car ride, also done by Arrow in conjunction with him... Beautiful shots Major!Chris Merritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12759410855891198273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-13263199754059426642009-07-06T15:56:43.850-07:002009-07-06T15:56:43.850-07:00these are wonderful!! some rarely seen photos of ...these are wonderful!! some rarely seen photos of the "inside" of this ride.... :DNancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09895614694411482044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-45774164091065458732009-07-06T15:27:50.076-07:002009-07-06T15:27:50.076-07:00Boy howdy, can I ever sympathize. I was an inch un...Boy howdy, can I ever sympathize. I was an inch under the Autopia sign, and I'm <i>still</i> kickin' my chihuahua about it! <br /><br />:(mr wigginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05690712121710850903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-83769960154525251312009-07-06T12:54:23.513-07:002009-07-06T12:54:23.513-07:00Indeed, it may be offensive to us today in suppose...Indeed, it may be offensive to us today in supposedly more enlightened times (I am also a minority--a gay man). The use of the term was perhaps insensitive, but surely it was not intended to offend (why would the park deliberately act in a way that was offensive). Its use today on this blog is obviously historical. This is essentially a history blog, displaying vintage Disneyland photographs, and that was the name of the attraction depicted in these photos. None of us does his (or her) cause any good by finding offense where none was intended, and judging the past by the standards of the present is generally of questionable value. I am sorry that you were made to feel bad by the term, but glad to see such wonderful pictures and to have the opportunity to explore an interesting place in our nation's cultural history.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-12175418127127484962009-07-06T12:08:20.923-07:002009-07-06T12:08:20.923-07:00The word "midget" is offensive.The word "midget" is offensive.Little People of Americahttp://www.lpaonline.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-24021548594975559212009-07-06T11:32:43.732-07:002009-07-06T11:32:43.732-07:00I remember riding the Midget Autopia too, and yes ...I remember riding the Midget Autopia too, and yes it was magical. <br /><br />Almost magical enough to make you forget you were just one #&?@! inch too short to solo on the real deal.<br /><br />Almost.mr wigginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05690712121710850903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-59823130653939375382009-07-06T11:29:11.849-07:002009-07-06T11:29:11.849-07:00Wonder why they closed the Midget Autopia? Not en...Wonder why they closed the Midget Autopia? Not enough capacity to handle lots of kids? Maybe kids that small didn’t want to ride without their parents?OldDognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-74852985955123915752009-07-06T09:21:21.370-07:002009-07-06T09:21:21.370-07:00I remember riding these cars, and yes, the whole t...I remember riding these cars, and yes, the whole thing was magic. And yes, riding thru the barn doors was too much fun.Katella Gatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05562521359201308834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-48334136944256778822009-07-06T08:42:39.928-07:002009-07-06T08:42:39.928-07:00Man, you got a couple of beauty shots here. Vintag...Man, you got a couple of beauty shots here. Vintage DL, nothing like it.The Viewliner Limitedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730924067419581447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-38417487397081956102009-07-06T04:37:23.453-07:002009-07-06T04:37:23.453-07:00Great shot of the barn door; kids must have loved ...Great shot of the barn door; kids must have loved driving through that!Davelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10720475138513029144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-16650406584038736092009-07-06T01:17:43.526-07:002009-07-06T01:17:43.526-07:00That first shot also shows the entrance to "N...That first shot also shows the entrance to "Never Never Land", (the storage area for the Storybook Land Canal Boats..."we call it that because we never, never take you in there!") <br /><br />In that second pic, we can see the roof of the Skyway Chalet, part of a stone bridge from Casey Jr., the sails from the Pirate Ship, the upper half of Monstro the whale, and a lone Skyway bucket....a lot going on! <br /><br />Great shots today, Major!TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.com