Disneyland 65th Anniversary at the First Aid Station

Did I make it? I think I just squeaked in on both coasts! Happy 65th Anniversary, Disneyland! Hard to believe the most famous Park in the world has been closed for a number of months, with its future shrouded in uncertainty. The image for today is from January 1968 and shows a family near Central Plaza. Normally, I wouldn’t care about this shot, except for what’s in the background.

It’s not too often that guests would take a shot of the First Aid station at Disneyland…



…unless you’re a completist dork like me. Like the rest of the Park, my how you’ve grown!



Somehow I would imagine that the First Aid station better be prepared for all kinds of stuff when the Park does reopen. I am most curious to see how it will occur; like any other business, if capacity is reduced for health reasons, how will it be able to continue operation and make a profit so that it can sustain itself? Typically a business has two choices: raise prices or cut back on the experience. I’m going to guess Disney will do both.

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Duped at Disneyland

I was excited to receive this first image when I purchased it; granted, it looked a little dark, but I figured I could bring out some detail. Unfortunately, the seller (who took his sweet time in shipping it), also chose to use the word "original” when he listed the slide instead of marking it a “duplicate,” which the slide holder clearly states. It’s still a cool shot of Trinidad pushing his cart down Main Street towards Central Plaza. Note the Ruggles China and Glass Shop on the far right.

What’s that little tent in the alleyway next to the Red Wagon Inn? Not knowing the date of this dupe, it’s hard to say exactly. It could be the Disney Artists Exhibit, which was basically a sale of old Disney animation cels...



Or it could be the promotional area for Edison Square, which never came to fruition.



Today, it’s where you go for First Aid.



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Lost at Disneyland

From the same 1957/1958 batch that gave us yesterday's Spaceman comes this shot of a shirtless little boy at the First Aid Station located near Central Plaza. Was he lost? Was he sick? Did he need to change clothes? Not sure, but he looks pretty happy to me!

This shot baffles me. I know it's in Tomorrowland, because it shows the Moonliner, but it seems like an odd place that would have guest access. Disneyland Geeks…any idea?



Zooming in you can also see the Wen-Mac flag that flew over the Flight Circle.



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