tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post8084916170503150519..comments2024-03-28T15:49:46.260-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: The Viewliner, 1957Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-34709121377914528842018-04-15T17:52:11.417-07:002018-04-15T17:52:11.417-07:00In the closeup of the two trains, you can see all ...In the closeup of the two trains, you can see all the way to downtown Anaheim! The "skyscraper" in the distance is the Kraemer Building, which was Orange County's first high-rise building in Orange County. The photo nicely ties together Anaheim's past and future!Jason Schultzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13193194008194991219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-81732007845209594822016-04-03T05:39:30.613-07:002016-04-03T05:39:30.613-07:00Beautiful views! I love seeing the layout in this...Beautiful views! I love seeing the layout in this landscape-type shot. I dont believe I have seen one before. <br /><br />The blue Viewliner is just divine. :-) The sunshine and blue sky reflecting on the water....green trees...I so love this one!! :)Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09895614694411482044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-60259958771369524912016-04-02T17:24:40.130-07:002016-04-02T17:24:40.130-07:00Wonderful shots!Wonderful shots!Bill Cotterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919421524103940589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-38558086521719439992016-04-01T15:06:19.643-07:002016-04-01T15:06:19.643-07:00Nanook, it is one of Walt’s beautifully-built mini...Nanook, it is one of Walt’s beautifully-built miniature train sets!<br /><br />K. Martinez, as much as I love seeing the Viewliner itself, it is its place in this raw, early landscape that helps to make this photo so special.<br /><br />Kenneth Lane, I never thought these were ordinary!<br /><br />TokyoMagic!, good eye, I didn’t notice the motor boats.<br /><br />Steve DeGaetano, you definitely can see how much those Viewliner cars resemble the early Monorail cars. If it worked, why mess with it?<br /><br />Tom, it’s true, if there were lots of mature trees and large bushes, we probably wouldn’t even be able to see the Viewliner trains; or at leas the red one would have likely been hidden.<br /><br />Chuck, somewhere back in 2006 I had a long shot of the back of a Viewliner, but it’s hard to see what’s what. And uh-oh, it sounds like you have telephone poles on the brain!<br /><br />JG, oh, I thought that the OC History Blog post would be about the Viewliner!<br /><br />Patrick Devlin, now THAT would have been an exciting attraction. <br /><br />Steve DeGaetano, I wonder if the placement of the Fantasyland Viewliner station was part of the reason for the low ridership?Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-72039747146101142972016-04-01T13:23:23.466-07:002016-04-01T13:23:23.466-07:00The blue train looks nearly empty! No wonder the a...The blue train looks nearly empty! No wonder the attraction was so short-lived.Steve DeGaetanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04947550539650692495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-15381666475227292702016-04-01T12:31:17.528-07:002016-04-01T12:31:17.528-07:00Lovely stuff, Major. I was thrown a bit by the dir...Lovely stuff, Major. I was thrown a bit by the direction of the Fantasyland Viewliner. It looked like they were heading for a head-on collision. Then I made out the other track between the two trains heading back out. All is calm again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13819318798840978404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-73582658608415591452016-04-01T10:44:12.533-07:002016-04-01T10:44:12.533-07:00Extra-fine pictures today. The Viewliner is a rea...Extra-fine pictures today. The Viewliner is a real crowd-pleaser.<br /><br />BTW, everyone should go see the Orange County History Blog post for today >> http://ochistorical.blogspot.com/<br /><br />cheers.<br /><br />JGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-37953551437507159102016-04-01T09:36:23.979-07:002016-04-01T09:36:23.979-07:00I think this is the first picture I've ever se...I think this is the first picture I've ever seen of the back of the Viewliner. Wish I could get a look at the logo.<br /><br />Steve, my first reaction at seeing a Viewliner photo in the '90s was noting the Monorail's design heritage.<br /><br />Ken, no April Foolin' - I was thinking about Disneyland's telephone poles (and your love of them) when I was driving the kids to school this morning (there are a lot of poles on our route). My brain is weird.Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836717368846566211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-12656634124935974972016-04-01T08:40:52.722-07:002016-04-01T08:40:52.722-07:00Absolutely amazing pictures today! The first one i...Absolutely amazing pictures today! The first one is so inviting it's practically begging me to dive into the monitor. The fact that both trains are visible makes the barrenness of the landscape actually a good thing. There's a lot to be said about having less visual clutter, and letting the attractions themselves be attractive. <br /><br />And: excellently unusual angles today!Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14726949166373732451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-51334291549368665232016-04-01T06:03:32.206-07:002016-04-01T06:03:32.206-07:00The second shot is especially unusual in that it s...The second shot is especially unusual in that it shows the last car of the Viewliner. We can also see the relationship between the Viewliner car design and the Mark I monorail cars. Note the similarity in the window arrangement.Steve DeGaetanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04947550539650692495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-19424322238606415152016-04-01T05:54:59.587-07:002016-04-01T05:54:59.587-07:00Two real beauties today, Major! We even get two M...Two real beauties today, Major! We even get two Motor Boat Cruise vehicles in that first picture (just beneath the red Viewliner)!TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-3597649181278077722016-04-01T05:48:05.309-07:002016-04-01T05:48:05.309-07:00Fantastic! As "ordinary" as these may se...Fantastic! As "ordinary" as these may seem, they're real gems!Scott Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10225636456858440089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-45705670656188541212016-04-01T00:19:27.974-07:002016-04-01T00:19:27.974-07:00Today's pics are fantastic! Great view of the...Today's pics are fantastic! Great view of the train trestle, Autopia roadway, Tomorrowland Lake and sparse landscaping. And a few telephone poles thrown in to give it that perfect visual. I think the second image is the first shot I've seen where one can get some idea of the interior seating for the Viewliner trains. I love it! I want to board the time machine. Thanks, Major.K. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-35393644798046254682016-04-01T00:06:18.472-07:002016-04-01T00:06:18.472-07:00Major-
With each Viewliner positioned so far back...Major-<br /><br />With each Viewliner positioned so far back in the image, it almost appears as if we're looking at a beautifully-built miniature train set, rather then the real thing. These are great images.<br /><br />Thanks, Major.Nanookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255357829181568172noreply@blogger.com