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.
YES YES YES - I like Frontierland a lot and I love your TPE series! "A LOT more" Heck yes, bring it on!
ReplyDeleteThanks again for all the hard work Dave, each of these posts is like a special mini documentary, too cool!
I cannot wait to see more of Frontierland! Such fab photos!
ReplyDeleteNice. So the Davy Crocket changed from "museum" to "arcade". I wonder what each had to offer inside?
ReplyDeleteThe 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!
ReplyDeleteBenson - It's a water-dispenser:
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I loved the old Frontierland, too. No reason they could not have had BTMRR and the Mine Train/Pack Mules.
ReplyDeleteDave, ever been to Disneyland Paris? Their Frontierland is the best of all.