It’s December 1963, and my favorite feather hat gal’s daughter is meeting Pluto! In the background, you can see the Mad Hatter Shop. The detail shot below features the back of a Disneyland Tour Guide and two guests eating a DELICIOUS frozen treat from the Welch’s Grape Juice stand.
THIS feathered hat is even more spectacular. I think she wins the prize. Pluto thinks so, too.
Soaring high over Fantasyland on Dumbo, NOBODY’S feathered hat is safe. Hold on tight!
Moving a little further into the depths of Fantasyland we have STORY BOOK LAND! And of course Casey Jr., my favorite little circus train.
A rare shot of one of the Windmills:
The last two for the day show the Chicken of the Sea Pirate Ship Restaurant:
…and what I probably miss the most about Disneyland of yore: Skull Rock Cove.
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5 comments:
This post is a gold mine for us feathered hat enthusiasts! I would be way too afraid of losing my hat to wave it from a soaring elephant. I wonder why those two ladies are sporting corsages.
I know the little girl is just clutching her skirt with excitement, but it looks like she's about to curtsy to Pluto, which would be adorable.
All that windmill needs is a horde of tiny villagers with miniature pitchforks and torches.
Melissa - I wondered about the corsages, too. Maybe for Christmas? Both seem holiday oriented in design. And now I'll never get the thought of "Frankenstein" out of my head when I see those windmills! Wouldn't that be a great Halloween overlay?
I like how Melissa thinks. Angry Villagers with torches and pitchforks seems appropriate. ( and a tiny Bob Chapek at the top of the Windmill. ) I will ALWAYS agree about how cool Skull Rock was, and how much I miss it
I can't help but to focus on the rockwork of old Fantasyland. When new Fantasyland opened a lot of us walked in there, looked around, and swore it always looked like that. I think I see why, now. Those corners where the magic shop used to be and where the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique now sits were there from the start? I never noticed that.
I have a framed 1968 map on the wall of my office and my eyes just naturally go to the striped sails of the Pirate Ship and Skull rock. It was a terrible loss, alright.
Skull rock was the centerpiece of the old Fantasyland. Standing behind the falls on a hot day was such a treat...and a relief...no matter how sticky you might have felt after you dried off! KS
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