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More photos from the 1960 upgrade to Nature's Wonderland as well as the creation of the long-gone Cascade Peak (what was that about steel vs. wood, Stu?).
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In this July 1965 comparison shot, you can see that the previous rock work is for the Pack Mule trail, another casualty of progress.
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The finished rock work was pretty spectacular; here's a September 1963 view:
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Today, there are still remnants of some of this rock work if you look carefully around Big Thunder Ranch.
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I think I can hear the Pack Mules now!
See more vintage Nature's Wonderland at Disneyland photos on my Nature's Wonderland web page.
5 comments:
This is so beautiful! Wish I were alive to experience that first-hand
Nice photos, both old and new.
I can hear the music by Grofe' now.
Thanks for the comparison shots, Dave. We did not venture into Big Thunder Ranch. If I had known the old rocks were still there, I might have taken a peek.
More to do next time.
JG
Great photos! I really loved this area!
As far as steel and wood goes, I have only to look in my back yard at my rotting fence to tell you: wood bad- steel good!
Oswald: You're not alive?
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