tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157943953608089697.post293724950232358149..comments2024-03-19T02:19:22.005-07:00Comments on Vintage Disneyland Tickets: Knott's May 1971 - Gold Nugget "A" & Silver Dollar "B"Vintage Disneyland Ticketshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14790755040005517146noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157943953608089697.post-7021304913737345382021-05-29T06:29:45.103-07:002021-05-29T06:29:45.103-07:00Hii I Am Form
WhatsApp Group Links Your Content ...Hii I Am Form <a href="https://bit.ly/3wjJuOT" rel="nofollow"> <br />WhatsApp Group Links</a> Your Content Was Very Nice Thanks For Yougbwhatappshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17858023150083833312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157943953608089697.post-23291003481395096912009-03-22T19:59:00.000-07:002009-03-22T19:59:00.000-07:00Hi all -- FYI I was the very first Whittles, and I...Hi all -- <BR/><BR/>FYI I was the very first Whittles, and I'm sorry you didn't like him! Some of the very little kids (usually age 5 and under) got scared of Whittles in the same way that little kids are scared of Santa Claus. I was always careful not to approach very young children, but sometimes their parents pushed the poor little kids toward Whittles, and then they'd start screaming! Then there were the older kids who liked to kick and punch Whittles. When a couple of Knott's family members observed this, I got a bodyguard. Whittles was supposed to be a happy little guy, and that's how I tried to portray him from inside the costume.<BR/><BR/>Here's more info about Whittles on two websites:<BR/><BR/>http://ochistorical.blogspot.com/2009/03/knotts-berry-farms-whittles.html<BR/><BR/>http://mysite.verizon.net/resr9mgb/id11.html<BR/><BR/>Enjoy!<BR/><BR/>Diana (Kirchen) Kelly<BR/>(aka - first Whittles 1973, Annie Oakley 1973-77, first Knott's Haunt witch 1973, and first Knott's Disco DJ 1976!)Diana K. Kelly. Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03825294510114627188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157943953608089697.post-47358951403029908842008-01-16T11:47:00.000-08:002008-01-16T11:47:00.000-08:00I never liked Whittles. He was sort of the unoffic...I never liked Whittles. He was sort of the unofficial mascot of Knott's in the late 60's-early 70's. There were so many better characters/employees who stood out at Knott's (Chief Red Feather, hello!) that Whittles just reminded me of a homless person with a beard who never bathed. I stood next to him when I was 5 and he just didn't do anything for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157943953608089697.post-83257644577900483342008-01-14T10:29:00.000-08:002008-01-14T10:29:00.000-08:00I have a few - but I am saving them for the book!I have a few - but I am saving them for the book!Chris Merritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12759410855891198273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157943953608089697.post-24219481473955823382008-01-14T10:26:00.000-08:002008-01-14T10:26:00.000-08:00Guess now we'll have to dig out all the weird 'Whi...Guess now we'll have to dig out all the weird 'Whittles' stuff! Wait until you see a picture of that walk-around character. Will try to round up a picture - unless Chris has one more handy.outsidethebermhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11272382432824523809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157943953608089697.post-2496441865751819302008-01-14T08:37:00.000-08:002008-01-14T08:37:00.000-08:00An absolutely fantastic post VDT. Very much apprec...An absolutely fantastic post VDT. Very much appreciated.The Viewliner Limitedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730924067419581447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157943953608089697.post-29130296386414030182008-01-14T07:27:00.000-08:002008-01-14T07:27:00.000-08:00The first postcard is likely from the late 40s - I...The first postcard is likely from the late 40s - I'd say the second is from the early to mid 50s. That first shows Aunt Nellies Cabin, which opened in 1949 - the secons is looking down into the Gold Mine, which opened in '47. But look at the top of the postcard, you can see her cabin up there in the background...<BR/>I always thought that "sideways" map was weird too! They usually don't orient it like that.<BR/><BR/>The little miner character is 'Whittles' - who was also a terrifying walk-around character for a time. Russell Knott told me he scared the hell out of the children, so they discontinued him...Chris Merritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12759410855891198273noreply@blogger.com