Did you hear the “whoop” I let out when I acquired this shot of the Burning Cabin at Disneyland? One of my favorite “lost” attractions at Disneyland appears to still be under construction. The fireplace located on the right of the structure hasn’t even broken ground yet.
This previously posted shot of the Cabin is undated, but has no dead settler. I wonder how long it took for the settler to appear?
This October 16, 1956 is the first dated shot in my collection that shows the poor dead dude.
Whoop…there he is.
The most recent shot of the “burning” cabin from 2015 shows that not only is it not burning, but the dead settler has flown the coop.
As a kid, it was always a thrill to round the bend in the Rivers of America and see the cabin aglow with flames and a dead guy in front with an arrow through his chest. Today, the entire scene has been sanitized, and like the rest of Disneyland, flattened emotionally to appeal to all.
R.I.P, Burning Cabin.
See more Disneyland Burning Cabin photos at my main website.
3 comments:
Likewise, there was anticipation and a sense of tension when you turned the bend and saw that. Today it's just a relaxing boat ride, no drama. I'm often interested in the choice of colors and that roof is one. I wonder if they went intentionally a bit orange knowing that when it was on fire, the bright flames would make that orange look more brown?
WOW-! What a great image. The real Disneyland lives on-!
Love that burning cabin shot! --- OutsideTheBerm
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