Disneyland Comin' at Ya! Summer 1955, The Grand Finale!

We’ve covered Main Street and Fantasyland, now it’s time to see the rest of the Park circa July/August 1955 in glorious Faux©D! This view of Adventureland was taken at the entrance, looking inside the themed area. As always, the 3D version and the stitched panorama below. That little boy was thirsty!



A closeup of the Tiki's Tropical Imports souvenir stand:



A shot of the stand and its wares from March 1956:



A view of one of the Bull Elephants from the Jungle Cruise attraction:



Not as exciting without the 3D effect!



The Indian Village was once located near Adventureland, in the approximate spot that Indiana Jones would eventually take over:





Below is the New Orleans Street area of Frontierland, which now houses the River Belle Terrace Restaurant.





This location housed Casa de Fritas (opening August 11, 1955) until it moved in 1957 and was replaced by the Silver Banjo BBQ. Initially, I thought the singing group was the Gonzales Trio (with a fourth member added in for good measure), but let’s just say I’m not 100% sure on that!



The Mark Twain riverboat:





It is so jarring to see autos inside the Park in many of these early shots taken during the first few months of operation:



Last one shows the entry area to Tomorrowland, featuring tile from the Clock of the World at left and the atomic symbol on the Monsanto Hall of Chemistry at right:





And that’s all, folks! I hope you enjoyed this FauxD© look at early Disneyland!

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Vintage Jungle Cruise Overload

Apparently it has been a LOOOOOOONG time since I updated my Jungle Cruise pages, too. Reap the rewards today with an EXPLOSION of vintage Jungle Cruise images, starting with some nicely saturated Dock Shots! First one is from 1958 followed by this 1957 shot of some barrels and The Congo Queen:



An undated 1950s image:



How about a close-up detailed view of the Skipper assisting guests onto the Amazon Belle (I know you'll dig this one, Matthew!):



This undated 1950s shot taken at dusk is postcard perfect!



What are those cast members doing just standing around?!?



I was too lazy to check if I'd posted the next three from September 1958, but so what...they're worth seeing again anyway!



A closer look at the Ancient Shrine and gigantic spider web:





Just in case you missed the Python in the tree, here's a detailed view!



A 1958 shot of the Rhino:



Followed by two from July 1967 of the Elephant Pool:





The next two from March 1968 may not be the best quality, but...



I do adore this one of the little elephant under the falls:



A super clear shot from May 1956 of the Hippos:



and one from September 1958:



A few more 1958 black and white shots; this photographer seemed to have an issue with composition. In all fairness, the boat moving makes it very difficult to frame the subject!





Two August 1961 giraffes hidden by the trees:



Two consecutive shots from December 1967 of the African Veldt and Trapped Safari:





An April 1979 view of the Trapped Safari:



Back to my 1958 black and white collection with three more:







The natives in full color, September 1958:



...and September 1966:



I hope you haven't lost your head over all these images!



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January 28, 1977 at Disneyland, Pt. 1

I have a fun set of vintage Disneyland images from January 28, 1977. How do I know the date? Well, I'll get to that a bit later. The first shot that was taken shows the Matterhorn, as viewed from Central Plaza.

I would surmise that this group must have loved the Jungle Cruise, as it was their first attraction of the day to be photographed. Here's a great shot of the Ancient Shrine scene:



Zooming in for a closeup of the Shrine:



Hope you aren't afraid of spiders.



A little farther along in this scene we see the hungry tiger:



Only one of the African Bull Elephants was captured on film this day:



Last one for today is a beauty from Adventureland.



A closeup of the Sunkist I Presume sign:



and a view of the Riverbelle Terrace menu:



More to come!

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