Today marks the last entry into this series featuring black and white images from when Disneyland was only a few months old.

Mr. Toad's Wild Ride: back when Fantasyland dark rides featured Medieval Fair exteriors that were necessitated by time...and most importantly money.



Mr. Toad now resides in a more appropriate Tudor-style structure.



Peter Pan in September 1955:



and flashing forward to May 2011:



A wacky-over/double exposed shot of the Chicken of the Sea Pirate Ship:



...and what it was replaced with:



Don't ask Dumbo for a Tuna Boat!

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It’s another one-post wonder today featuring this juicy colorful view of the Skyway over Fantasyland. Although this photo was undated, the Douglas Moonliner and the old-Skyway buckets helps narrow down the year. Be sure to notice the Chicken of the Sea Pirate Ship’s anchor peaking out on the left side of this image. I am also including a few fun closeups so that you can feast your eyes on the details:



Here’s the Mr. Toad loading queue mural:



And a better look at the buckets themselves:



And just for good measure, here is a view of the Fantasyland Skyway Station today, as it hides behind the trees that have grown around it over the last 50 years:







See more vintage Skyway photos at my regular website. On a totally non-Disney item, I heartily recommend the AMC original series Mad Men, now available on Blu-Ray at Amazon.com as well as regular DVD at Amazon.com. Not only is it well-written, but it truly captures the visual styling of the early 1960’s.

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We come to the end of the series today, where we still find ourselves in Fantasyland. Shot #1 is at the Alice attraction. Shot #2 shows Alice’s other attraction, the Mad Teacups (with Mr. Toad and The Skyway providing a nice supporting cast!). Although Alice wasn’t a favorite movie of Walt’s, apparently he thought she was perfect for the park.



Here we have Dumbo in glorious widescreen, enhanced for 16x9!! Be sure to scroll all the way to the left, readers.



And one more of Dumbo for all you Dumbo fanatics:



I am guessing that this shot was taken facing the Midget & Junior Autopias. And btw: many thanks to yesterday’s expert panel on guessing where the landscaping was. CoxPilot - your answer sounded the most plausible!



Poor Monstro; he obviously hasn’t heard of Crest Whitening Strips.



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