Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Adventureland, March 1956



Imagine a land with no Tiki Room, no Barker BIrd, and no Dole Whip, and this is what you’d see. The entry to Adventureland looks positively barren in this early view. Shot 2 from the same roll shows the area behind Plaza Pavillion that would eventually become the Tahitian Terrace. Please notice the little water fountain on the left; who says you can’t get a free drink at Disneyland?!?



Fast forward 20 years to August 1976, and you have hoards of people and Greg Brady afros.



See more vintage and contemporary Disneyland Adventureland photos at my main website.

2 comments:

  1. Wow- nice shot of the Plaza Terrace. I wonder why the photo was taken- maybe the photographer was a palm grower?

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  2. Love that first photo!

    Greg Brady afros, ha ha! I remember that kids were getting their hair permed into artificial 'fros for a while.

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