tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post6236453250592670816..comments2024-03-28T05:25:35.336-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Frontierland Views, 1956Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-1233513104349265302017-05-13T09:47:00.983-07:002017-05-13T09:47:00.983-07:00Late to the comment thread (came here from the 11t...Late to the comment thread (came here from the 11th anniversary post).<br />I suspect the idea behind the boulder on the emergency gate is that when the gate falls closed, the boulder would drop right in front of it to prevent anyone from lifting it open.<br /><br />Though I can't figure out how the gate on the hub side would be heavy enogh to make it all work.Dean Findernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-78212555067997503632010-06-30T09:30:58.558-07:002010-06-30T09:30:58.558-07:00@Chuck.
I have no insight into the minds of the d...@Chuck.<br /><br />I have no insight into the minds of the designers of that gate, but I remember asking my Dad about that design years and years ago.<br /><br />We concluded that the boulder was just a counterweight to offset the weight of the pole gate itself, to make it easier to move by one person, not to provide some kind of "quick release" or emergency closing.<br /><br />Designs of that type were more common in the days before electricity, hydraulics etc. Road gates, crossing arms, etc. all had counterweights to ease manual operation.<br /><br />Did that gate really operate? Or was it fixed in place? I know the SB Castle Portcullis actually operated once, tho I never saw it do so, nor know if it does so now.<br /><br />JGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-91409779867270574382010-06-30T03:59:52.947-07:002010-06-30T03:59:52.947-07:00definitely looks like the "Old" West, do...definitely looks like the "Old" West, doesnt it? lovin it all the same!<br /><br /><br />would the buildings to the right behind those trees near the flag be the back side of the town of Rainbow Ridge?Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09895614694411482044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-11567970008621395532010-06-29T19:17:30.768-07:002010-06-29T19:17:30.768-07:00That is an outstanding picture of early Frontierla...That is an outstanding picture of early Frontierland.SundayNightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-7615010425529539102010-06-29T16:56:02.578-07:002010-06-29T16:56:02.578-07:00PerkyPickle, ha ha!
Chuck, I'm telling you, i...PerkyPickle, ha ha!<br /><br />Chuck, I'm telling you, it's a mystery that will never be solved.<br /><br />Tim, the sign tells us all that info about the mule. It's hard to read in the jpeg, but in the original scan it's more legible.<br /><br />I wonder why the street looks so worn. And yeah, some of those early trash cans were not themed at all. They didn't get hip to the jive until later!Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-24981347001879799282010-06-29T10:42:35.697-07:002010-06-29T10:42:35.697-07:00You seem to know a lot about that mule!
Great e...You seem to know a lot about that mule! <br /><br />Great entrance shot, look at the street, just one year and its a mess already! We could use a little theming on that trash can :-)Vintage Disneyland Ticketshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14790755040005517146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-47377745604233346732010-06-29T07:49:32.879-07:002010-06-29T07:49:32.879-07:00WOW! I am floored by how different everything look...WOW! I am floored by how different everything looks!Connie Morenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14112860706520621190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-24879137476442403012010-06-29T06:50:37.149-07:002010-06-29T06:50:37.149-07:00Very cool Frontierland entrance pic. From a differ...Very cool Frontierland entrance pic. From a different perspective. NICE!The Viewliner Limitedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730924067419581447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-90066493410550934702010-06-29T04:41:05.371-07:002010-06-29T04:41:05.371-07:00Re-opening the discussion from last week about the...Re-opening the discussion from last week about the "emergency gate" off to the right hand of the Frontierland entrance (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v470/bananaphone5000/GORILLA3/56-dmg_FortDoor.jpg), it does not appear that there was (as theorized) a rock suspended on the Hub side of the gate. <br /><br />That would mean that for the gate to close on its own in an emergency, the all-log end of the gate towards the Hub would have to be heavier than the other end, even with the rock in place on the Frontierland side. Since there are clearly chains preventing the gate from closing, what purpose did the rock serve? Did it provide a counterweight to keep the gate open and the chains were only there for safety? Was it intended as a one-shot catapault? <br /><br />Anybody out there know what the Imagineers' intent was on this one?Chucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-24175922215110584972010-06-29T00:46:42.297-07:002010-06-29T00:46:42.297-07:00nice ass!nice ass!thepicklebarrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00257806661675722436noreply@blogger.com