History with its flickering lamp stumbles along the trail of the past, trying to reconstruct its scenes, to revive its echoes, and kindle with pale gleams the passion of former days. ~Winston Churchill

22 January, 2012

Days at Disneyland

Terrific photographs of a very early Disneyland-- 1955. 



The teacups. Source



Tomorrowland. Source



Casey Jr. train, Fantasyland. Source



Tomorrowland. Source



A parade on Main Street. Source



The moat of the castle. Source



Tomorrowland. Source



Early characters. Source



The train. Source



Dumbos from the Dumbo ride, being moved or something? Source



The train and parking lot. Source



Storybook canal boats, Casey Jr. and Fantasyland. Source



Kids on the tea cup ride. Source



Car driving ride (I'm not sure what it was called at the time). Source



Car track. Source



Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. Source



Jungle Cruise. Source




Somewhere, before it was all developed... Source



Main Street. Source



The Mark Twain river boat. Source



Waiting for the Mark Twain. Source



The crowds from the Mark Twain. Source



Rocket boat ride. Source



Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (as for the hats... no idea!). Source



Mule ride (this used to exist), Frontierland. Source




Tomorrowland. Source



More car driving. Source



Tomorrowland. Source


2 comments:

maddie said...

Mickey has no head! W. T. F.

Anonymous said...

And Donald Duck looks pretty underfed!

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