tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post4898195328134953006..comments2024-03-28T08:01:16.665-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Fantasyland Views, 1957Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-57549509987497402632009-11-30T07:54:12.717-08:002009-11-30T07:54:12.717-08:00the view of Fantasyland reminds me of a Viewmaster...the view of Fantasyland reminds me of a Viewmaster slide with the darker edges and brighter in the middle...very pretty to my eye<br /><br />teacups, coffee cups....they make me SOOO ill (i think its my astigmatism). <br /><br />and since i had a diagnosis of double vision last summer, i cant ride them at all anymore (last time i did Rachel had to help me walk off the ride! :(Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09895614694411482044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-90782476511898000722009-11-29T22:17:31.156-08:002009-11-29T22:17:31.156-08:00Many old photos show the Teacups turntable in a pr...Many old photos show the Teacups turntable in a pretty dirty state; considering Disneyland's reputation for spotlessness, it does kind of shock! But I'm sure there was only so much they could do, with the many thousands of riders every day.<br /><br />And yes, it drives me nuts that you just can't spin those cups like you used to. I believe it goes back to a handicapped man falling out of a fast-spinning teacup a few years back.Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-44245153355630289622009-11-29T20:29:58.557-08:002009-11-29T20:29:58.557-08:00@Vaughn, yes DisneyCorp has been futzing with the ...@Vaughn, yes DisneyCorp has been futzing with the teacup breaks for a while now. Some months they spin faster, sometimes slower. <br /><br />As Chiana put so well, the Slip & Fall lawyers being sure we are "protected from excessive fun."Katella Gatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05562521359201308834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-34089372180598921842009-11-29T20:12:40.267-08:002009-11-29T20:12:40.267-08:00The teacups floor betrays the old time carnival na...The teacups floor betrays the old time carnival nature of the attraction doesn't it? They've probably improved the surfaces to allow it to look cleaner and be easier to clean off, but remember this is 1957, only a couple years in, using what they knew (carnival ride tech) and struggling with paint wear, fade etc, yet to work out how to deal with the traffic. Plus the lighting is perfect to highlight the dirt.<br /><br />Either that or too many dungarees have seen too much dung.<br /><br />Imagine the game you could play: "Clean cup! Clean cup! Move down! Move down!"<br /><br />Vaughan, yes that's right. No idea if it was really the idea of someones at Disney or whether there was some law suit or what all, but at least it looks cleaner now and we're being protected from excessive fun.Chiana_Chathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18329208224763179478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-72399337387439431362009-11-29T11:02:30.583-08:002009-11-29T11:02:30.583-08:00Has anyone else noticed that the cups cannot be sp...Has anyone else noticed that the cups cannot be spun as fast as they could, say 15 years ago? <br /><br />The last few times we rode them it seems they have place brakes on them. Anyone?Vaughnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-53479546330020107302009-11-29T09:20:04.422-08:002009-11-29T09:20:04.422-08:00Back from a great Thanksgiving time with the famil...Back from a great Thanksgiving time with the family. Folks I haven't seen in 20 years. I am going to spend the day catching up with all the cool stuff you have posted. Appreciated as always, Richard.The Viewliner Limitedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730924067419581447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-81611912322757323192009-11-29T07:21:44.763-08:002009-11-29T07:21:44.763-08:00I like the first photo even if the angle is a litt...I like the first photo even if the angle is a little weird. <br /><br />Ah ha - Coffee Cups, I knew it!!!! ToykoMagic, that's coffee spilled on the turntable...Vintage Disneyland Ticketshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14790755040005517146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-83271263209772328472009-11-29T02:30:32.825-08:002009-11-29T02:30:32.825-08:00That Mad Tea Party turntable looks filthy! Even s...That Mad Tea Party turntable looks filthy! Even some of those saucers look pretty dirty. Or is it just worn paint? Either way....what gives?TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.com