Magic Kingdom Club Membership Card - 1963

Taking yet another look at Disneyland’s Magic Kingdom Club today we’ve got a membership card from 1963. This club card was issued to Eileen Wakefield (what an awesome signature!) and apparently she worked for Trans-World Airlines. I guess TWA still got Magic Kingdom Club membership status even though they had just recently dropped sponsorship of the Rocket to the Moon Ride.





The usual “let them eat cake” disclaimers on the back. Interestingly, some Club memberships expire at the end of the year and some (like this one) expire right before summer starts.






How about a vintage Vacationland Magazine to go with the 1963 Magic Kingdom Club membership card? This cover photo on the Winter-Spring 1963 Vacationland is so familiar that I could swear I’ve posted this issue before, but I don’t think I have, at least I can’t find it anywhere on this blog.





They thought this show was already an old timer, I think it’s got a few more years to go!





Next year being the 50th anniversary of The Swiss Family Tree House attraction wouldn’t it be amazing if they evicted Tarzan (do kids even know who that guy is?) and moved the Robinsons’ back in??? Let Kevin Kidney coordinate the restoration and it will be perfect! The article mentions a Swiss Flag at the attraction, I know someone who "acquired" one of those flags directly from the tree house, maybe they would donate it back if gets restored.





Great wall map, the cast members are a bit creepy however.





Viewmaster’s and Disneyland were really hitting their stride by 1963. That’s a neat castle drawing, a bit of a Monet influence?

Magic Kingdom Club Membership Card - 1976

Back to the Magic Kingdom Club collection, this time its 1976! The 1976 Membership card also includes the Florida logo. This was from the Lockheed Employees Recreation Club, those wacky rocket scientists! Upon closer inspection, Ken Watternberger’s signature is printed and not an original!





“Not available to the cake eating public”. Use this card to purchase exclusive Magic Kingdom Club ticket books.





Here’s one of those exclusive ticket books, this is from June 1976.





The normal book had 11 tickets; with the club membership you got 13 for the same price. I believe they added an extra "D" and "E" ticket.





Sharp eyes will notice America Sings on the “D” and “E” tickets. The “D” ticket is actually from 1977 (the rest are June 1976) and has the recently downgraded America Sings which was still on the “E” Ticket in June 1976.





Just give me 4 hours, OK 6 hours (maybe 10 hours) in this Disneyland, that’s all I want.





The Magic Kingdom Club membership guide should have Disneyland’s Castle on the cover!





These brochures are folded really weird.





It opens up to this big travel section.





10% discount at Howard Johnson’s – earth tones included at no extra charge.






How about directions to Sinclair Paints in Santa Ana?

Magic Kingdom Club Membership Card - 1966 #2

Taking another look inside the Magic Kingdom Club shoe-box we find this neato 1966 Magic Kingdom Club Membership card for an employee of the Anaheim Post Office, that's keeping it local!





See my previous 1966 Magic Kingdom Club membership card post here (link).




(This magazine was posted before back in May 2008) Here's a super Disney News from the Summer of 1966, lots of new things coming to Disneyland. A few great pics of Walt and lots of fun stuff.


Disney News - Summer 1966 (34mb)






Naturally, this is my favorite page from the 1966 Disney News.

Magic Kingdom Club Membership Card - 1966

"Gasp" Your Magic Kingdom Club Membership Card expire's on May 31st! This fun poster measures about 10" x 12". Just Value & Fun!!!!





Here's a neato membership card from 1966. The authorized signature looks like a celebrity's signature. Pacific Southwest Airlines, PSA - the "Worlds finest Airline" and planes that smiled!





"Not available to the general public" sounds kind of Skull & Crossbones like?

Magic Kingdom Club Membership Card - 1967

From the Magic Kingdom Club vaults (that's the shoe-box) here’s a 1967 Membership Card. The castle appears to be very similar to the 1966 Membership Card, but this castle has some abstract shading – a security feature?

Usually the organization is a corporation or a union, this one appears to be from the Disneyland Recreation Club, what’s that all about (Jason?).






New for 1967, 10 percent discount on merchandise! But only at Disneyland Operated Shops & Stores? How were you supposed to know the difference?






This is one of the special ticket books you might have purchased with your 1967 Membership Card. Dated October 1967, it’s missing the admission ticket (naturally) which is too bad because unlike the Globe tickets inside, the admission ticket was the rare castle and star paper.





The Magic Key Coupon was the Cadillac for Disneyland attraction tickets. Good on ANY ride or attraction, A thru E!






These ticket books could only be purchased in the off season. During the summer, you only got a couple extra regular tickets in a standard “A thru E” type book. If you went frequently however, you could buy these books in the off months then use them in the summer, the never expire!






You’ll find me in the New Tomorrowland ’67!






Although $4.50 was a decent amount of money in 1967, admission to Disneyland and 10 E tickets for under five bucks seems like a great deal or a “Max. Value of $10.50”.






The admission ticket would look pretty much like this, although this one is from 1974 and the main gate admission alone is worth $4.50!

Magic Kingdom Club Membership Card - 1972

Taking yet another look at a Magic Kingdom Club membership card today we’ve got a card from 1972. This unused card (imagine all the unfulfilled happy memories) was for the Delco Sparks Travelers U.A.W. Local 662, Indiana.




You can use your BankAmericard to purchase a subscription to the Disney News Magazine.





I don’t have a 1972 Disney News so this Fall 1973 Disney News will have to do. What a fantastic cover!




Great three page article on Disneyland’s Candy Palace.







Another great three page article, this one is all about Disney’s’ Topiary’s at both parks.




The Swan Boats looked so cool; they even traveled to Adventureland and circled The Swiss Family Treehouse!





Come back on Bonus Sunday for the entire issue.

Magic Kingdom Club Membership Card - 1970

Taking yet another look at the Magic Kingdom Club, this time we’ve got a membership card from 1970. This chapter was for the U.S. Naval Air Station at Los Alamitos, I like the Stars on each side.







From the last page of the Spring 1970 edition of Disney News, there’s the same membership card there on the left with all kinds of details on how the club functions. Someone from 1970 was not impressed with the discount, having written “It will take $23.50 just to go to (Disneyland)” Their math tells me the family had six people; Two adults, one junior and three children.






The cover photo to the Spring 1970 edition of Disney News was reused in a guide book for Spring 1972 which I have yet to post.






Disneyland’s new Ambassador looks like a young Barbara Walters (that would be back in 1886).






Feed the Guests 500,000 pounds of hamburger!!!! It’s always fun when they “add up the annual numbers” at Disneyland. Did they really used to have waitress service at the Tomorrowland Terrace? 100,000 gallons of ice cream, sounds like my annual intake.






From the “How the others see us department” here’s a great article that is a repost from Westways Magazine 1969 (Hey, I don’t have that one!). This article takes a look at how your perspective changes when you visit Disneyland all by yourself, something that I can completely relate to.










This is an excellent “Disneyland” focused issue of the Disney News; some issues get thin on the park, not this one. A fun look at the real Tom Sawyers Island and the simple fun it proved for millions of young boys and girls.

A post from a couple weeks ago (link) featured this orphaned Disneyland Calendar and advertisement on the back. Well, as it happens it’s the back page to this issue of the Disney News! They have been separated in my collection for years, now they are finally back together.

And "just cause I like it" , the return address section from the mail-in subscription renewal form.