Hump Day at the 1950s Castle

It’s hump day, that day that signals we’ve made it half-way through the work week. I rarely post shots of the Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland because there are SOOOOOO many of them out there that after it while it becomes a snoozefest. Image #1 is from August 1958. Note that there is still no coat of arms above the drawbridge.

This December 1958 shot shows a very stylish lady carrying her Disneyland Guidebook. I am fairly certain that my brothers had the same white with blue/red stripes sweater that the kid on the left is wearing.

Let’s take a closer look, shall we?

Here’s what the cover of the 1958 Disneyland Guide looked like:

The back cover, which we see tucked under the woman’s left arm:

Another shot from December 1958, which was most likely taken from Tom Sawyer’s Island:

Zooming into the Castle you can see that the Matterhorn is still in the dream stage as the Skyway buckets float from Fantasyland to Tomorrowland:

This 1955 shot gets me every time; look at the barren Frontierland landscaping!

Last one for today is a 1950’s 3D shot of the Castle, before it received the Kim Irvine treatment:

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