Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Trip to Disneyland: April 1965, Pt. 8



Welcome to Frontierland! It’s a blazing start to this 2-parter with this shot of the Burning Cabin. Naturally, because I'm a sicko, I’ve included a closeup of the arrow right through the settler’s chest!



You’re probably wondering what was making these little kids so cranky; well, this photo explains it all. They finally got their box of Disneyland popcorn, and now all is well with the world. They seem to be having a ton-o-fun up in the Tom Sawyer Island Tree House.





You’ve all heard of the backside of water, well, now you have the backside of the Mark Twain.



A few other things you can see from the Twain as you journey around the Rivers of America include The Old Mill & The Columbia docked at Fowler’s Harbor:



The friendly Indian (with a contemporary shot for comparison):





The busy Indian settlement (with a contemporary shot for comparison):





And last but not least, 2 of the Nature’s Wonderland Mine Train chugging by the wilderness and Cascade Peak:





See more Disneyland Frontierland photos at my website.

4 comments:

  1. popcorn can have that effect.
    'hard facts' frontier life had its dangers.
    good good set thanks

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  2. I didn't know that those popcorn boxes were still in use in 1965! I do have another more "mod" design that has a 1967 date printed on the underside, so maybe that's when the switch was made.

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  3. Great shots!

    What does it say behind the boy (on the treehouse)?

    It looks like a dry goods shipment that was broken up and used for construction.

    This has been an awesome series, Dave!

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  4. Hey George - check today's entry for closeup shots of the Treehouse.

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