In May 1983, all of the Fantasyland dark rides at Disneyland were given new Tudor-style exteriors and the insides were completely revamped. Pinocchio was a new addition, joining Snow White, Peter Pan, Mr. Toad, and Alice in Wonderland. In 1995, a photographer from Glenview, Illinois, took his 3D camera to Disneyland and captured these amazing shots. You rarely see vintage interior shots of a ride, let alone in 3D. It was necessary to put these in Genuine FauxD© to capture that three-dimensional feeling. Sue, I know you’ll love these! First, we see what happens when Pinocchio tells a lie:
Over at Pleasure Island, the little boys enjoy a ride on the carousel:
Gideon and J. Worthington Foulfellow are up to no good:
Jiminy Cricket descends upon the scene:
Gepetto looks for Pinocchio:
Back home safe and sound, Pinocchio is about to be transformed into a real little boy.
This must have been a favorite scene of the photographer’s; he took two shots.
More 1995 Genuine FauxD© to come!
See more Disneyland Pinocchio's Daring Journey photos at my main website.
3 comments:
These pics are pretty captivating.-Adam from LA
I read this yesterday and had to come back again this morning. This is definitely one of the examples I'd point to for a newer attraction replacing an older. They really nailed it with this one. I miss old-school dark rides like this.
Of particular interest is how precisely "Pinocchio's Daring Journey" is matched to the original Fantasyland dark rides in tone, technology, and vintage. In almost every way, it's a ride that COULD have been there in 1955, You'd think they'd seize the chance to do a Mary Poppins attraction, or perhaps something like WDW's Mickey Mouse Revue, but no.
I suspect there was a very conscious decision to blend it with its neighbors, perhaps to mitigate the shock of the land's new look.
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