Here are 2 shots of the front of the building before the bridge and stairs were put in front to help alleviate foot traffic. That’s a lot of digging! #1 is from May 1967, and #2 is from 1969.The 1993 shot below (taken by yours truly) shows the underpass/bridge that was constructed to alleviate the foot traffic for Fantasmic. Tony Baxter recently explained that the original directive to accomplish this was to simply remove all...

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Recently, I purchased a small batch of photos from July 1961; naturally, not too long after that, the negatives also went up for grabs. And, naturally, I went for those too. Some of you might wonder why I would bother buying the negs after I’d already gotten the photos themselves. Hopefully this post will show why and also give you a little glimpse of what goes into creating each blog entry. First up is the photo itself. What...

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As I continue to enjoy my time off, the posts might be a little slow! Today I present a number of paper items that a reader was kind enough to send to me so that I could share them with everyone. If you were a traveler back in the day, then this handy-dandy Aunt Jemima’s Kitchen Restaurant Locator/Brochure would be a must for you!A meal at the kitchen would not be complete without this colorful paper placemat:And last but not...

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Time to wrap up this 70’s series; first we have a shot of the horse pulling the Horse-Drawn Streetcar as it goes by the Tobacco Shop. Two views of what occurs AFTER the horse goes down Main Street...talk about job security!At the end of Main Street, our photographer took this exterior view of the Plaza Inn:The rest of the views in this series show Snow White and some of her Dwarf Entourage:Yesterday, I had my first opportunity...

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The Devlin family visited Disneyland frequently, and was gracious enough to let me post some of the images from their many trips of yore. Here are some of their JC shots, featuring the African Veldt. I believe these are circa 1969.Photographs of the Jungle Cruise Hippos are like opinions...everyone’s got one, and the Devlin Family has 3. Here they are:Here are a few other animals, thrown in for good measure:See more vintage (and...

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Get ready to board your Skyway bucket as the Encyclopaedia Britannica takes us on a cruise high above Tomorrowland.In the background of this shot, we can see the circus tent left over from the short-lived Mickey Mouse Club Circus:The Flight Circle is shown here; too early for Cox Pilot!See more Encyclopaedia Britannica photos at my websi...

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At the end of the portrait hallway are 2 eerie busts whose gaze seems to follow you as you walk on by.Although this corridor’s main purpose is a walkway to the Doombuggies, as you’ve often heard, it’s all about the journey. Along the way you might also see a few menacing gargoyles and plenty of lightning!For those of you that celebrate Christmas, may your day be spectacular and full of cheer!But if you’ve been naughty, don’t expect...

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