Welcome to the Jungle

The date is December 1966, and a lone figure walks through an empty Adventureland. This must be the past! This style of trash can with the yellow “x” was found outside Aunt Jemima’s Restaurant:



Zooming in further we can see the main pathway through Adventureland with the Sunkist “I Presume” refreshment stand on the left (which opened in 1962 and closed thirty years later) and the Jungle Cruise attraction on the right:



At the very back of the shot you can see two hostesses for the Tahitian Terrace Restaurant, with a Kodak Picture Spot marked on the far right. In other words, photos for dummies.



Our 1966 photographer continued stalking this woman and took a second shot of her, this time posing next to the sign for “I Presume.”



That’s quite an assortment of merchandise peeking out behind her at the Bazaar:



Once again the entrance to the Jungle Cruise attraction; you can see the Adventureland themed trash can in this one:



As we flash forward to October 1987, we have a front view of the Jungle Cruise entrance, which still sports the theming of the original attraction:



Closing in, it is much more primitive in style and themed towards native art:



By the time I took this 2015 shot, the native art had been minimized and the building had been themed to go along with the Indiana Jones 1930’s attraction next door:



See more Disneyland Jungle Cruise photos at my main website.

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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Presuming in Adventureland

This 1963 photo was something I had to get because of its signage; on the left is a sign for the refreshment stand called "Sunkist, I Presume." Located across from the Jungle Cruise, the little hut opened in 1962 and served fresh orange juice, Jungle Juleps (a combo of orange, lemon, guava and grenadine), lemonade, frozen yogurt, juice bars, lemon tarts, hot dogs, sandwiches, coffee, and donuts. It was replaced by The Bengal Barbecue in 1992.



On the right is the signage for The Jungle Cruise, circa 1963.



See more vintage & current Disneyland Adventureland photos on my Adventureland web pages.