tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post6037911257993959735..comments2024-03-28T08:56:49.153-07:00Comments on Davelandblog: 48 Years Ago: December 1961, Pt. 2Davelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10720475138513029144noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-29811073461185906342009-12-01T16:51:19.813-08:002009-12-01T16:51:19.813-08:00Cox & Katella - Thanks for all the great extra...Cox & Katella - Thanks for all the great extra info. Really love seeing that stuff!Davelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10720475138513029144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-58578526246727783192009-12-01T15:00:47.157-08:002009-12-01T15:00:47.157-08:00I'd like to see the moat trees and the Matterh...I'd like to see the moat trees and the Matterhorn star back in energy saving LED lights. C'mon, Disneyland, you're the gold standard in theme park Christmas cheer!<br /><br />Dave, thanks for sharing another wonderful post, my friend. LOVE the Christmas theme!pixiegirltinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17593902419901186045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-20806969690767853702009-12-01T14:26:20.659-08:002009-12-01T14:26:20.659-08:00I miss the Christmas star too. It was just too mi...I miss the Christmas star too. It was just too mid-century for its own good I guess.<br /><br />Somebody asked about Christmas trees in the moat flanking the drawbridge... well picture number 8 shows it, but the base is covered by foreground plantings.<br /><br />When I was young (6 years old), the Snow White Grotto really was magic with the way Snow's voice would first come out of the well, then come from the embankment. So casually done and impressive. But my favorite was how the carousel of fish would break the surface of the water, spin a few times, then submerge again.<br /><br />CoxPilot wins yesterday's pop quiz: the windows, doors, and dormers all line up, but because the doors are slightly wider, they needed finials on either side of the dormer to keep the spacing from looking irregular.Katella Gatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05562521359201308834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-56913206337033523092009-12-01T12:10:04.449-08:002009-12-01T12:10:04.449-08:00Castle & Matterhorn with star photo is post ca...Castle & Matterhorn with star photo is post card worthy! <br /><br />In the first photo, was the Emporium roof top always that GREEN??? Its barely green at all now...Vintage Disneyland Ticketshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14790755040005517146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-28693224137984765252009-12-01T09:37:51.370-08:002009-12-01T09:37:51.370-08:00Opps! Must have hit it twice. ;(Opps! Must have hit it twice. ;(CoxPilothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284076551547506117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-27487585512114842782009-12-01T09:37:02.967-08:002009-12-01T09:37:02.967-08:00Tinker Bell began her flights over the Disneyland ...Tinker Bell began her flights over the Disneyland castle from the top of the matterhorn in 1961. It's almost always been a real person up there (although they tried a dummy for a short while). The first Tink was a former circus performer in her 70s named Tiny Kline, who originally wanted to hang from her teeth as she did in the circus (Disney would have none of that). The only way to stop her at the end was for her to crash into a mattress behind the birm!<br /><br />Kline retired in 1964 due to health problems and was replaced by Judy Kaye who was Tinker Bell for another decade. There was even a Mary Poppins for a while.CoxPilothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284076551547506117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-43107601196984185362009-12-01T09:33:20.942-08:002009-12-01T09:33:20.942-08:00Tinker Bell began her flights over the Disneyland ...Tinker Bell began her flights over the Disneyland castle from the top of the matterhorn in 1961. It's almost always been a real person up there (although they tried a dummy for a short while). The first Tink was a former circus performer in her 70s named Tiny Kline, who originally wanted to hang from her teeth as she did in the circus (Disney would have none of that). The only way to stop her at the end was for her to crash into a mattress behind the birm!<br /><br />Kline retired in 1964 due to health problems and was replaced by Judy Kaye who was Tinker Bell for another decade. There was even a Mary Poppins for a while.CoxPilothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284076551547506117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-27628223034969977282009-12-01T09:19:54.167-08:002009-12-01T09:19:54.167-08:00That tobacco store Indian sure was a popular photo...That tobacco store Indian sure was a popular photo subject...<br /><br />Nice picture of the Matterhorn with the star!Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-54860235439022738172009-12-01T07:20:04.386-08:002009-12-01T07:20:04.386-08:00Wow! I forgot about the star on the Matterhorn...d...Wow! I forgot about the star on the Matterhorn...do they still do it? When I was very young there was also a zip line from the top of the mountain to somewhere on the other side of the park that Tinkerbell would fly down at dusk every night in the summer. It must have been terrifying for the actor!William Bezekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18200795164755725504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-46750093456467050152009-12-01T07:00:04.438-08:002009-12-01T07:00:04.438-08:00I wonder if it was Walt's idea to put a star o...I wonder if it was Walt's idea to put a star on the Matterhorn? I wish they still did that!TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.com