tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post6153995356369426623..comments2024-03-29T02:30:53.003-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Fantasyland, 1959Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-61545644048875025122018-05-22T16:34:29.768-07:002018-05-22T16:34:29.768-07:00And if you zoom in, you can see (albeit fuzzily) t...And if you zoom in, you can see (albeit fuzzily) the cute Canal Boat CM costumes, which are one of my favorites.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06169920944565828337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-79154596706548170612018-05-22T13:32:18.600-07:002018-05-22T13:32:18.600-07:00I love the simplicity of the queue for the Storybo...I love the simplicity of the queue for the Storybook Land Canal Boats in the first photo. It seems so organic. I too, love the original buckets of the Von Roll....also very organic! Awesome photos....as always!steve2wdwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14846741520382003224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-38849437899014453882018-05-22T10:36:22.437-07:002018-05-22T10:36:22.437-07:00Nanook, when I watched “Pinocchio” for it’s 1984 t...Nanook, when I watched “Pinocchio” for it’s 1984 theatrical release, I was surprised to see Monstro crash through a wall of rocks in an attempt to get Pinoke. “Hey, it’s just like at Disneyland” I shoulted over and over and over. And over. Until I was carried out of the theater in a straightjacket.<br /><br />Melissa, your humor needs a bigger forum than this blog! (But keep doing it here too).<br /><br />Tom, yes, these do have a misty, dreamy quality. I assume it’s the film stock that gives it that appearance. I have seen a few photos of kids climbing on those rocks, and one with a kid actually touching the whale!<br /><br />Patrick Devlin, the hedge is pretty, but if you think about it, it really is dumb. That’s the kind of detail that they don’t consider anymore, or so it seems. I love your basketball idea!<br /><br />Jonathan, these classic views are the reason I started collecting vintage Disneyland images; I’m glad you like them too.<br /><br />The Magic Ears Dudebro, I think it’s safe to say that the park we see in these photos is QUITE different from the one that we can visit today. For better or worse….Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-35694842458823145842018-05-22T09:25:31.351-07:002018-05-22T09:25:31.351-07:00I'm going to agree with Tom here. The overall ...I'm going to agree with Tom here. The overall emptiness of the park within these pictures, along with the older looking scenery and landscape, certainly makes this park contrast with the modern version, almost as if the two are completely separate entities. It's...eerie to say the least.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-22554397245675259922018-05-22T09:11:47.922-07:002018-05-22T09:11:47.922-07:00I love the Monstro image, so much going on here. F...I love the Monstro image, so much going on here. Fantasyland as it was originally planned. The Dumbo pic is so colorful, and the original buckets on the Skyway are great fun. Everything is beautiful on this happy day. Thanks Major for the great scans.JC Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15266914255406912159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-55467470501371308012018-05-22T08:52:52.131-07:002018-05-22T08:52:52.131-07:00That rockwork that Monstro has so rashly (Yeah, I ...That rockwork that Monstro has so rashly (Yeah, I bet there's a rash)tried to crash through is now covered with hedge-like foliage, so that it looks like he has unwisely tried to barge through the neighbor's landscaping. If it was still there today I'd want a basketball for each guest on the Midget Autopia so they could take a shot at the hoop on over the garage door at the end. Guest service!<br /><br />Pretty pictures.<br /><br /><br /><br />Patrick Devlinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-51585095308002718822018-05-22T08:33:10.146-07:002018-05-22T08:33:10.146-07:00There's something about the misty, desaturated...There's something about the misty, desaturated appearance that makes the first image seem so ancient, so vastly distant from the present day Disneyland. So much vintage goodness here, from the pirate ship to the simple landscaping to the lack of railings everywhere (e.g., you could climb all over those rocks by Monstro. What's to hold a kid back?).Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14726949166373732451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-34900291706953006932018-05-22T01:27:19.624-07:002018-05-22T01:27:19.624-07:00Another unusual angle on the Prince of Whales. And...Another unusual angle on the Prince of Whales. And more sado-mouseochism from Tiny Tim.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06169920944565828337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-24141893833041486162018-05-22T00:15:05.772-07:002018-05-22T00:15:05.772-07:00Major-
Monstro appears to be appended to the rock...Major-<br /><br />Monstro appears to be appended to the rock formation behind him. And please don't forget <i>The Midget Autopia</i> - my favorite - seen just beyond the white, scalloped fencing around the exit from Storybook Land.<br /><br />Thanks, Major.Nanookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255357829181568172noreply@blogger.com