Tomorrowland On The Move

Disneyland’s Tomorrowland was once a land on the move. This September 1967 image in both static and Genuine FauxD© mode showcase the land shortly after its rechristening as “New” Tomorrowland on July 2, 1967. In one image, you can see the Skyway buckets, the PeopleMover, the Matterhorn, and the Monorail. All were attractions that guests could see moving by as they walked underneath on the pavement below.



Get up close and personal on the PeopleMover tracks:



…and in Genuine FauxD© mode. It’s the next best thing to being there!



This January 1968 shot shows an empty PeopleMover train. While they were not the most thrilling attraction (they did move fairly slowly), it was wonderful to get off your feet for a bit and see Tomorrowland from the comfort of your PeopleMover car.



There is a lot to see in this July 1968 shot. The Rocket Jets soar over Tomorrowland, the Skyway is floating overhead back and forth from Tomorrowland, the Carousel of Progress is still rotating, a yellow Monorail is visible below, and the PeopleMover cars flow along at a leisurely pace giving guests an opportunity to peak at some of the land’s attractions.



A closeup view of the Rocket Jets perched atop the platform:



…and the Yellow Monorail with the GE Carousel of Progress in the background:



From the same batch you can see the Ethan Allen submarine:



How the “New” Tomorrowland entrance looked; the floral is reminiscent of the Yellow Brick Road from “The Wizard of Oz” in Munchkinland!



Zooming in you can see the Disneyland Hotel in the background, the roof of the Enchanted Tiki Room, and in the foreground, the Plaza Pavillion.



More from July 1968:



The distinctive roofline of the Howard Johnson Motor Lodge can be seen at right:



Moving ahead to August 1969, this shot was taken from a Skyway bucket in Fantasyland:



When you look closely, you can see the PeopleMover on the left and a Matterhorn bobsled whizzing by the falls while the Skyway buckets float THROUGH the Matterhorn!



Taken from the PeopleMover, August 1969, with the Mary Blair tile mural at right:



Oh, to have the Jets back up on the platform again, AND something moving on the PeopleMover tracks!



A semi ho-hum shot from August 1969:



…except when you get closer you see ANOTHER attraction that moved that is no longer: The Motor Boat Cruise.



LOVE this shot of the Tomorrowland Skyway station:



…with The Mod Hatter below. Take some time to check out the selection of hats! You just know that sewing machine was moving faster than the PeopleMover to keep up with all the embroidery orders from guests.



I hope you enjoyed this vintage view of Tomorrowland when it was once vibrant and full of movement!

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Temple Tuesday: The Colonel’s Costumes

The 1935 Shirley Temple film, “The Little Colonel,” has a number of iconic costumes that the curly haired child star wore. The first one we see is this military-themed dress that Shirley wears in the opening scene and a Sunday baptism-by-the-river scene. When Shirley’s film costumes came up for auction in 2015, this one did not surface.



The costume was significant enough for the Ideal Toy Company to reproduce it for its best selling 1930s Shirley Temple composition doll (larger versions came with a hat, too!).



According to the story in the movie, Shirley’s family did not have much money, thus, there are a number of her dresses that are very simple. None of them came up for auction, either. Below, she is shown sneaking some cookies while Evelyn Venable watches.



Shirley pelts her grumpy but wealthy grandfather (Lionel Barrymore) with mud. The same dress, which was also worn in her legendary staircase dance with Bill Robinson. The Danbury Mint released a doll set commemorating that scene.



Another basic dress that did not surface and apparently not doll-worthy!



The wardrobe department definitely saved some money on these outfits! Below, Shirley is with John Davis Lodge and Evelyn Venable, wearing a third basic cotton dress.



The Southern Belle costume that Shirley wears is arguably the most famous costume from the film.



The outfit came up for auction in 2015 and its current owner went to great lengths to preserve the delicate silk taffeta for future generations to enjoy.



This pink satin outfit “disappeared” (story in a previous post).



Only the boots and hat surfaced during the 2015 auction.



The elaborate pink ruffled party dress shown below was seen in Shirley’s first Technicolor sequence, tacked on to the end of the film:





Both the dress…



and the boots came up for auction in 2015, looking darn good, considering their age!



The costume is in the collection of the Academy Museum in Los Angeles, hidden away with the rest of the Shirley Temple treasures that they are too cowardly to display.

See more Shirley Temple “The Little Colonel” photos at my main website.