tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post2997677612055760319..comments2024-03-28T16:44:05.806-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Special Guest Photos!Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-5780581557374040692014-05-20T14:31:42.704-07:002014-05-20T14:31:42.704-07:00My favorite is the foreboding Haunted Mansion imag...My favorite is the foreboding Haunted Mansion image...I have one very like it of the Tower of Terror at Walt Disney World.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing these with us! :-)Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09895614694411482044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-60406063198117613002014-05-19T19:39:02.473-07:002014-05-19T19:39:02.473-07:00Ken - Thanks for your kind comments. Unfortunatel...Ken - Thanks for your kind comments. Unfortunately, I don't have any idea of when that shed appeared other than some time between 1976 and 1993, during the long, dark years of my Disneyland exile. <br /><br />Melissa - This photo is, in fact, the one I mentioned consulting while doing obsessive research on the Twain in support of yesterday's post. The street-front walk-up entrance had the feel which you describe, giving you no clear indication of what was in store inside. I liked it. But I like what they have there now, too.<br /><br />I've always thought it odd that you enter WDW's Haunted Mansion through a side door to the basement. Who does that? If I'm breaking into a spooky old haunted house, I'm going in the front door!<br /><br />Bill in Denver - You're welcome! I have the same feeling about that picture. I want to go RIGHT NOW!<br /><br />Major Pepperidge - Thanks again for letting me contribute!Chucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-28727064334672548442014-05-19T09:47:37.700-07:002014-05-19T09:47:37.700-07:00Hi Chuck - thanks so much for taking the time to g...Hi Chuck - thanks so much for taking the time to gather and share these photos. I'm liking 534 as well - the paddlewheel wake, the crowds, the flag...just makes me want to be there right now!<br /><br />Bill in DenverAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-43364427022810943412014-05-19T09:22:11.602-07:002014-05-19T09:22:11.602-07:00I meant to add to my previous post - walking in th...I meant to add to my previous post - walking in the front door of the Haunted Mansion versus a side door may seem like a subtle difference, but it's one of the things that makes me prefer the atmosphere of the Disneyland Haunted Mansion.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06169920944565828337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-4274953778694924442014-05-19T09:19:36.157-07:002014-05-19T09:19:36.157-07:00It's fascinating to compare your shot of the d...It's fascinating to compare your shot of the docked Mark Twain's stern with the Major's 1960 shot from the same perspective in yesterday's post. <br /><br />I never made it to Disneyland until after the PotC bridge was built, and I thought it was one of the most charming parts of the entrance. Now that you bring it up, though, I can see how walking in on the ground floor would have heightened the effect of walking into a Museum of Piracy in modern-day New Orleans that makes the transition back in time into the ride portion so exciting.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06169920944565828337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-69867864868028156742014-05-19T07:50:58.457-07:002014-05-19T07:50:58.457-07:00I think the 2nd image (Haunted Mansion) works as i...I think the 2nd image (Haunted Mansion) works as intended. It's definitely dark and foreboding and the angle is perfect.<br /><br />My favorite image is the Mark Twain/Caribbean Bridge (img534). It sums up the west side of the Park for me. It's also my favorite panoramic view of Disneyland.<br /><br />In the last image (img538), when did the shed along the shore behind the Mark Twain show up? Was it built when "Fantastic!" was installed on the Rivers of America?<br /><br />Thanks again for sharing your photos and descriptions, Chuck. You do a wonderful job and capture that sense of what Disneyland is about.K. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.com