The above image from September 1976 shows Dopey and, based on the costume, a wide-awake Sleepy, in the Disneyland Main Street Emporium Window. The reflection of the marquee lights from the Main Street Cinema can be seen in the upper right hand corner. This was a time before VHS, DVD, Blu-ray, and Ultra 4K. People had to rely on the every 7-10 year rotation of Disney films to come to theaters if they wanted to catch their favorite animated characters. “Snow White” couldn’t even be seen on TV, either. The movie was re-released in 1975, which makes sense for the characters to be featured in the window for this time period. If you look carefully in the upper left-hand corner, you can see a Raggedy Andy doll. What?!? A non-Disney IP character?!? Below is a 1970s shot of Cruella de vil in a Main Street Emporium window display:
The only other vintage Emporium window display in my collection is this one featuring The Rescuers, from December 1976. This was obviously a teaser as the movie wouldn’t be released until June 1977.
The first Emporium display that I photographed personally is from November 2007, with this scene from “Ratatouille,” which had been released in June. You can see the metal rod going into Remy’s foot, allowing him to rotate around in a circle.
See more Disneyland Main Street Emporium photos at my main website.
These Main Street window 'tableaus' are so beautifully-done and too often under-appreciated. Thanks for posting these images.
ReplyDeleteLikewise, any history of those tableaus are appreciated. I loved them as a kid, but never took any pics. I only have my memories, and what you've posted.
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