As I was adding recently acquired vintage images, I realized I had not updated some of my Sleeping Beauty Castle photos since 2015. Yikes. First up is the vintage image circa Christmas 1956, followed by a few I shot in December 2015.
Where are the people? Maybe they were already getting in line to see Star Wars Land.
Nope, it was just an early morning at the Park as the sunlight was perfectly hitting the Castle.
And two from May 2016:
This cat has a 24/7 year-round lifetime Annual Pass.
From the same set as the initial vintage shot comes this 1956 King Arthur Carrousel image:
…and one of the Post Office from Fairyland in Oakland, which is apparently still in business!
See more vintage and contemporary Disneyland Sleeping Beauty photos at my main website.
If what I hear about the "crowds" are true, that cat's one of the few regulars to show up in Star Wars Land every day.
ReplyDeleteDave, I can picture you doing a very fast walk ("no running please") at rope drop to get to the castle ahead of everyone else. That's the view I and many other CMs were privileged to experience during our working days there. It always seemed magical. KS
ReplyDeleteDave, these may be the definitive photos of this phase of the SBC design.
ReplyDeleteLucky that you and the cat got some quiet time for the pics.
JG