Disneyland 1955

[GoldenEraFan]

The Haunted Mansion: Behind the Scenes

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These are great! I've never seen these before! Where did you find them?

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

These are great! I've never seen these before! Where did you find them?

I found them on the Disneyland: Relics (1955-77) FB page.

 

[earl]

My parents took me to Disneyland when I was 11. That was in 1965. It was a "special trip" in that my dad was terminal then. His sister lived in Santa Monica, so we visited her then. Earl

 

[Wally_Hood]

I remember riding with my parents to Disneyland in the early s 60s, staring through the windshield to see the top of the Matterhorn poking up over the tops of the orange trees. Also,there were signs over the ticket booths stating that servicemen in uniform and clergy could buy tickets at a discount (or maybe get in free, my memory is a bit jumbled on this point). I saw Walt Disney standing over by the entrance of Adventureland near the shooting gallery. I wish I had gone over to him, but as a little kid I was sort of scared of such a notable personage.

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

Disneyland 1966
Note how everyone is on the sidewalk.

 

[ChiTownScion]

Always wanted to go as a kid. Three families of relatives in southern California- any one of which would have been happy to house us- and my dad certainly earned enough for us to take the trip out on the Super Chief or the City of Los Angeles, or even drive out like the Griswolds. Could have been grist for a few sessions with an analyst, I'm sure.

We took our own son at age 4 to WDW, and he loved it. The meet & greet characters are very real to kids at that age, and it was fun to watch him interact with them. Watching him scold Aladdin and Princess Jasmine about how they could have been killed and to be more careful alone was worth the price of the trip.

 

[1930artdeco]

I noticed two things from the film.

A) There were very few people in the park. Maybe they shot it in the morning to beat the heat?
B) There is/was an 'intimate apparel' store in Disneyland?[huh]

Mike

 

[Wally_Hood]

I noticed two things from the film.

A) There were very few people in the park. Maybe they shot it in the morning to beat the heat?
B) There is/was an 'intimate apparel' store in Disneyland?[huh]

Mike

There was. Walt needed money so corporate sponsors paid for a presence or a name in the park. One was the Wizard of Bras; you could google it.

 

[LizzieMaine]

There was. Walt needed money so corporate sponsors paid for a presence or a name in the park. One was the Wizard of Bras; you could google it.

Were they endorsed by Annette Funicello?

 

[Fading Fast]

Were they endorsed by Annette Funicello?

:eusa_clap Good One

 

[Fading Fast]

Always wanted to go as a kid. Three families of relatives in southern California- any one of which would have been happy to house us- and my dad certainly earned enough for us to take the trip out on the Super Chief or the City of Los Angeles, or even drive out like the Griswolds. Could have been grist for a few sessions with an analyst, I'm sure.

We took our own son at age 4 to WDW, and he loved it. The meet & greet characters are very real to kids at that age, and it was fun to watch him interact with them. Watching him scold Aladdin and Princess Jasmine about how they could have been killed and to be more careful alone was worth the price of the trip.

I think I would've enjoyed the trip on the Super Chief at least as much as Disneyland as a kid and, definitely, as an adult.

Great memory from your trip with your kids - thank you for sharing it.