Disneyland Diary, 1967

1967 ADDITIONS

• PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN (exciting Audio-Animatronics adventure) — New Orleans Square





• NEW TOMORROWLAND opened. Seven new attractions included:



• PEOPLEMOVER



• CAROUSEL OF PROGRESS (since moved to Walt Disney World)



• ADVENTURE THRU INNER SPACE (since removed)



• FLIGHT TO THE MOON (now "Mission to Mars")



• TOMORROWLAND TERRACE Restaurant

• ROCKET JETS



• AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL (now American Journeys)

HIGHLIGHTS

More than 18,000 greeted New Year's and thousands more attended the second annual Valentine Dance.

A capacity crowd celebrated "Spring Fling," nightly dancing to midnight during Easter Week and old-fashioned Easter Sunday Parade.



Marcia Miner, third Disneyland Ambassador to the World, toured the United States.



Angels baseball stars joined a capacity crowd for Angels-Disneyland Fun Day Doubleheader.

Memorial Day Weekend Big Band Nights starred Woody Herman, Buddy Rich, Mel Torme, Larry Elgart and Art Mooney.

More than 75,000 youngsters from 250 high schools (Needles to San Francisco) attended all-night Grad Parties in June.

Star-studded summer shows included weekly Humdingers, Hootenannies, Vaudeville and Country Music Jubilee.



Jazz greats for Sept. 30 "Dixieland" included Eddie Condon, Teddy Buckner, "Doc" Souchon's All Stars and South Market St. Jazz Band.

Disneyland's Community Service Awards program, in its 10th year, honored 23 county organizations with cash awards totaling $28,000. The Outstanding Award was won by Children's Hospital of Orange County.

FAMOUS GUESTS

• President Cevdet Sunay of Turkey (April)
• Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia (April)
• Vice President Tin Pe of Burma (May)
• Gov. Nelson Rockefeller of New York (July)
• Prince Rainier III, Princess Caroline and Prince Albert of Monaco (August)
• Prince Monlay Ali and Princess Talla Zohra of Morocco (September)
• President Corneliu Manescu of the United Nations (October)
• Crown Prince Vong Savang of Laos (November)

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Tomorrowland Trio

Here are some undated 1970’s Tomorrowland photos. Shot #1 is of the Flight to the Moon attraction building; this particular attraction lasted from 1967 (New Tomorrowland debut) until 1975, when it was changed to Mission to Mars; Moon travel was already somewhat passé by the 1970’s and no longer had the excitement it had back in 1955. As part of my adjustment to stroller therapy, I am allowing this photo to be posted, which contains 4 of the nasty specimens. And of course, let's not forget to notice the PeopleMover, "zooming" by overhead. Those of you in the mood to spend money, here’s an interior of a Tomorrowland shop; detail of merchandise included:





Last one for today is the Tomorrowland stage, with plenty of Rolly Crump styling going on:



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Tomorrowland, October 1968

Our October 1968 journey will be in Tomorrowland for this post, starting off with a shot of the Submarine Voyage...pre-Nemo of course! Although it looked more military with its gray subs, once on the ride, you could immediately feel the somewhat kitschy nature of this attraction. Here are 2 early underwater decor views:





This one’s blurry, but thought I’d toss it in anyway, since The Carousel of Progress was one of my favorite attractions; seeing the centuries spin before my eyes and comparing all the household gadgets truly fascinated me. Looks like the set had been decorated to reflect the upcoming Christmas holiday.



The PeopleMover had been in full swing for over a year by this time, and was already a guest favorite. Here are some views of this attraction, the track, and the cars.







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