Tuesday, March 20, 2012

TPE: Welcome to Frontierland!



I hope you like Frontierland, because I plan on spending a lot of time here. And I do mean...A...LOT...

Why do I like early Frontierland so much? Because it looks so authentic. Real wood. Everything looks hand-hewn. Perfectly imperfect.





Here you can see the evolution of the plantings outside the front gate:









Were there accordians in Frontierland? Who cares...with the coon skin caps, these guys fit right in!



The Davy Crockett Frontier Museum:











This little girl couldn't look any prouder in her coon skin cap:



Inside the gate:



The Assay Office:



From the Mark Twain comes this overhead view, showing the short-lived Miniature Horse Corral:







December 26, 1955:



Zooming in, I can see that the "Wooden" Indian has not joined the Frontierland fun yet. Obviously, I will have to make a few trips with my time machine.





Vesey and Company play some tunes in Frontierland:



Looking towards the Twain...



you can see this signage. Again...hand done. No computers. Oh how I love it!



See more vintage & current Disneyland Frontierland photos on my Frontierland web page.

6 comments:

  1. YES YES YES - I like Frontierland a lot and I love your TPE series! "A LOT more" Heck yes, bring it on!

    Thanks again for all the hard work Dave, each of these posts is like a special mini documentary, too cool!

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  2. I cannot wait to see more of Frontierland! Such fab photos!

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  3. Nice. So the Davy Crocket changed from "museum" to "arcade". I wonder what each had to offer inside?

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  4. The guy in the White Wing costume on the accordion player's right.. what is he selling? He's wearing what looks to be a cup dispense, and a coin-change-maker thing, and some kind of tank on his back. I've never seen this kind of cast member before!

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  5. I loved the old Frontierland, too. No reason they could not have had BTMRR and the Mine Train/Pack Mules.

    Dave, ever been to Disneyland Paris? Their Frontierland is the best of all.

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