Walt and the Rhino

In 1964, Walt Disney added what has become one of the most memorable scenes to his Jungle Cruise attraction at Disneyland: The African Veldt & Lost Safari. Today's first photo hails from the Look Magazine archive and is dated February 27, 1964. Walt is probably giving a few suggestions about the rhino sculpture that he is standing behind. Hands on? You bet!

Here's one of the first publicity stills released of this scene once it was installed:



"There’s that lost safari we’ve been hearing about. Obviously mixed up in some kind of uprising.”

Oh, that hurts. Here's an October 1964 shot taken by a guest:



I'd say the Marc Davis styled scene is still holding up very well, as can be witnessed by these contemporary shots that I snapped.





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Sailing Through Sundays on The JC: Cruising, June 25, 1966

I love being able to post somewhat comprehensive vintage tours of the JC. Here is one chap’s collection from June 25, 1966.



















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Sailing Through Sundays on The JC: The Devlin Collection

The Devlin family visited Disneyland frequently, and was gracious enough to let me post some of the images from their many trips of yore. Here are some of their JC shots, featuring the African Veldt. I believe these are circa 1969.









Photographs of the Jungle Cruise Hippos are like opinions...everyone’s got one, and the Devlin Family has 3. Here they are:







Here are a few other animals, thrown in for good measure:





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Sailing Through Sundays on The JC: The African Veldt, May 2008

Here are some photos utilizing my telephoto lens. Enjoy!







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