tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post7023508394537586880..comments2024-03-29T02:16:08.673-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Magenta Slides from 1956Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-9689022820005615622013-05-18T14:35:36.127-07:002013-05-18T14:35:36.127-07:00I believe that sign was for "Concerts in the ...I believe that sign was for "Concerts in the Park", back when there was a bandstand in that area and the Disneyland Band performed on a scheduled basis. I have a nice shot of it showing people seated on benches watching as the band played. In it all of the people seated are older; the younger ones were ff enjoying the rides!<br /><br />The Aarvark Park was a later addition. :)Bill Cotterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919421524103940589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-68505989495357197052013-05-06T23:28:22.794-07:002013-05-06T23:28:22.794-07:00The pile east of the castle was called Holiday Hil...The pile east of the castle was called Holiday Hill (in HolidayLand-between FantasyLand and Tomorowland), and then Lookout Mountain, but in December '56 a toboggan run with artificial snow was added, and the name changed to Snow Hill. Your slide is dated around that period, so I assumed that the sign might be directing guests to Snow Hill Park. <br />Anyway, this whole sorry mess was soon cleared away for a proper mountain called the Matterhorn with a thrilling bobsled ride through and around it.D-ticketnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-65297966233992680542013-05-06T22:57:59.886-07:002013-05-06T22:57:59.886-07:00Nanook, I agree with you, but I still think it'...Nanook, I agree with you, but I still think it's surprising that the captain (pilot?) didn't tell him that he needed to take a seat. And don't you mean "Bark Park?"<br /><br />D-Ticket, I suppose that is possible, though I don't think I've ever heard of Snow Hill Park. I really wish I knew the answer!<br /><br />Melissa, back then it was just "Great Moments With Mr. Aardvark". And I'm sure that the fence didn't keep anybody out; I'm almost sure I've heard that folks would bring picnic lunches and then try to eat them on the grass in areas like that.<br /><br />K. Martinez, it's details like the ones you mentioned that are why I love these vintage views so much.<br /><br />Tom, thanks! Perhaps if I was willing to spend a bit more time they would have looked even better, but I'm happy enough with them. And you have left out the possibility of nuclear bomb tests, they did those all the time back in the 50's!<br /><br />JG, the brown turf looks like my neighbor's front yard (they let their dog do its business out there, yuck).<br /><br />Nanook, now you need to use the word "perihelion" 10 times tomorrow - that way it will truly become a part of your vocabulary.<br /><br />Katella, it's bad enough having aardvarks, but aardvarks pushing strollers? There oughta be a law.<br /><br />Snow White Archive, now I need to go back and see what that spot looked like in other photos. You should do a blog post about how it looked "before"!Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-81251704361301387382013-05-06T22:31:40.169-07:002013-05-06T22:31:40.169-07:00Wow! This was just 5 years before the Grotto, but ...Wow! This was just 5 years before the Grotto, but the area looks totally different than in some of the pics you've posted from the early 1960s. Excellent archival image!Snow White Archivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04715594290214114608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-14958885486562308712013-05-06T21:16:07.415-07:002013-05-06T21:16:07.415-07:00Clearly the sign indicates the Aardvark Stroller P...Clearly the sign indicates the Aardvark Stroller Park. Go ahead, prove me wrong.Katella Gatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05562521359201308834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-65524685146919288052013-05-06T16:58:48.474-07:002013-05-06T16:58:48.474-07:00@Tom-
"perihelion". I love learning new...@Tom-<br />"perihelion". I love learning new words. Nice. Thanks.<br /><br />@JG-<br />The Snow White Wishing Well and Grotto didn't open until March, 1961, several years after the image was shot.Nanookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255357829181568172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-19850214280265150532013-05-06T13:19:29.441-07:002013-05-06T13:19:29.441-07:00I think the castle picture may have been taken bef...I think the castle picture may have been taken before the Snow White Grotto construction, the landscape and path configuration looks simpler and "different". Brown turf in Disneyland? Unthinkable!<br /><br />JGJGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456196709930408585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-87247088494559605902013-05-06T08:53:48.320-07:002013-05-06T08:53:48.320-07:00You did a really good job on these slides, conside...You did a really good job on these slides, considering the fact that they'd gone magenta. <br /><br />The Earth must have been at perihelion that day; the sun seems harsher than usual. Even the lady in red near the castle thinks so. Probably why the grass is all dried up.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14726949166373732451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-69379403103956522102013-05-06T08:11:01.848-07:002013-05-06T08:11:01.848-07:00I don't know what it is, but I always get a ki...I don't know what it is, but I always get a kick out of seeing those power lines just outside the back of the Park. With raw Tom Sawyer Island and primitive low fencing, I just love early Disneyland.K. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-79368304257645561282013-05-06T06:21:25.246-07:002013-05-06T06:21:25.246-07:00That fence looks pretty cheesy by Disney standards...That fence looks pretty cheesy by Disney standards.<br /><br />Still, things just haven't been the same since the bean counters shut down the Hall of Aardvarks. Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06169920944565828337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-30042572560170958792013-05-06T00:26:12.429-07:002013-05-06T00:26:12.429-07:00Directions to Holiday Hill or Snow Hill Park?Directions to Holiday Hill or Snow Hill Park?D-ticketnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-19375227630585714512013-05-06T00:25:29.858-07:002013-05-06T00:25:29.858-07:00I'm afraid folks were a bit more self-reliant ...I'm afraid folks were a bit more self-reliant back in 1956, and wouldn't think of blaming others for their own misjudgements. <br /><br />Aardvark, you say-? I always thought the sign gave directions to the little-remembered off-leash dog park, <i>Bark Bark.</i>Nanookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255357829181568172noreply@blogger.com