Happy 54th Birthday Disneyland!

Happy 54th Birthday Disneyland! After yesterday’s fun 1985 post, let’s stay in 1985 just a bit longer. I don’t know when the “Annual Passport” started at Disneyland; from the paper goodies I’ve collected I would guess 1985.

This Disneyland Annual Passport Certificate is printed with a “star & castle” look, similar to some of the tickets in the late 1960’s. I wonder why they used this certificate and didn’t just sell the pass directly. Includes free parking and no block out dates!






$99 wasn’t cheap in 1985 but seems reasonable. The equivalent AP today is almost $400!






Speaking of a current Annual Pass – here’s one that is getting some use today, I'll be at the park all day.




See last years happy 53rd post "Dateline Disneyland July 17, 1955 in TV Guide" here (link).

Disneyland's 30th Anniversary

Time to “celebrate” Disneyland’s 30th anniversary or as the promotion said “Disneyland - 30th year”. Another LONG party, this time 24 hours. For details about this party (and a hotdog wrapper) see last years “30th” (link).






The “year long party” had a promotional tie-in with General Motors. See my previous post “The Most Extravagant Year-long Party in History” (link).





Up now is a real treat (for me at least) a wonderful 1985 Commemorative Calendar. This was my Disneyland...






Presented in order by month, starting with January.

Disneyland's 25th Anniversary

You're Invited to a 25 Hour party!!! July 17, 1980. For Disneyland's first really big anniversary they had a grand 25 Hour Party to celebrate 25 years! 25 continuous hours at Disneyland!







Here's a pair of those 25 Hour Party tickets. Notice the stubs are detached, but were retained. Free parking too!






One free meal was included with each ticket. It's eggs, bacon and pancakes at the Riverbelle Terrace for me!





There are two seemingly identical gate flyers for the event. Both have the same front and back as shown here.







The inside pages of each is different. Here is the left inside page of version “A”.






Here is the inside left page of version “B”, no “Special Birthday Entertainment”






This is the inside right page of version “A”






The inside right page of version “B”






Here is your party hat with that rubber band just waiting to snap you in the neck!






This is actually from the April 11, 1980 Family Reunion Night. The castle looks, well, it looks like 1980!






Check out the tons of entertainment! I wonder what "Old Mother Logo" was like in Bear Country?









How about some local newspaper articles about the big event?












From a previous post back in March 2008, here is a great Los Angeles Times supplement showcasing Disneyland's 25th anniversary.


January 20, 1980 Los Angeles Times Supplement (120mb)

Come back tomorrow for a super COLORful look at "Disneyland 30 years" from 1985.

Hudson Family Magazine - 1955

Welcome to another edition of Magazine Monday. This week it’s the “Hudson Family Magazine” from 1955. These are little magazines, smaller than a Readers Digest. Volume 1 Number 3 is dated “1955” with no specific month, but most likely late spring or early summer.

I’ve seen better photos of Walt, but the super concept art makes up for it! The Snow White ride vehicle is sweet, I dig that ladies' hairdo!






Inside the cover is a nice article on how Louisville Slugger’s are made.






Disneyland gets the obligatory three pages, however they are full of fun stuff. Ton’s of concept art here, I especially like the Tomorrowland map used behind the article title “Disney land”, it shows a monorail track with the load area similar to the PeopleMover load building. Walt in his “fabulous Frontierland” it looks like the Burbank studio to me… The Holidayland concept as described here sure makes a lot of sense today.






More concept art! How cool would it have been to drop out of Monstro’s mouth! More talk of “Alice” and the “rabbit hole” attraction where you “laugh at yourself in her topsy-turvy looking glass word”. New Orleans, Natchez and Mobile, the old favorites I like to visit while on board a gambler’s excursion. More than 15,000 visitors expected every day, that Walt Disney really has lost his mind.






The only advertisements in these magazines are of course for Hudson cars! Suburban Distinction, Darren Stevens earned his pay with that tag line.






How about some Summer Coolers? 50’s desserts look so fun!






Lawn Party Ideas, wow, where is this planet and how do I get there? And "There are no hot days" with Hudson's All-Season Air Conditioning. Reading this sure makes you appreciate A/C on those hot days and even when you just want the windows up.






It just so happens I have a bunch of these little magazines and the next issue features Fess Parker! Also from 1955, this is Volume 1 Number 4.






They gave Fess Parker a Hudson Hornet because of his "wonderful influence on America’s children". I’m sure Fess posing with the Hudson is pure coincidence. Did Buddy Ebsen get a new Hudson?






Fess sure looks young here.






That pizza looks yummy, if you like small headless fish on your pizza pie…






“Pastels in Bloom” Those colors and balloons and stuff remind me of a 1955 Cadillac.






Taking TV Outdoors? What’s next, two TV’s in the same house?






If you haven’t had enough Hudson’s yet, here’s a special preview of the 1957 complete line of Hudson cars. Download the entire issue below.

Hudson Family Magazine / Special Preview Issue - 31mb





The last page of the preview issue shows the Metropolitan, what a cute little car, I want one for the trunk of my '78 Buick. See Viewliner Ltd’s great post about the little Metro (link).