Bonus Sunday

From Friday's post, here is the complete booklet from 1975 - The Disneyland Story. This booklet has a nice contemporary feel to it, hard to believe its almost 35 years old.


The Disneyland Story 1975 - 83mb






Space Mountain under construction, too bad its a fuzzy photo!






Disneyland was "green" way before it was cool!






More charts & graphs for the accountant in everyone.





I'll be at the D23 Expo later today, maybe I'll see some of you there? Just look for the guy with the vintage ticket book in his shirt pocket, that's me!

The Disneyland Story - 1975

This booklet from 1975 titled “The Disneyland Story” talks about the past 20 years, the current state of the park and the future. I’m guessing this was for cast members or someone other than guests, there is some dry employment stuff within the exciting pages.






Here’s a few pages I scanned for today’s post, come back on Bonus Sunday for the entire booklet. A few of the photos are done in this weird half-tone style, I don’t really like it, focus please!






A look backstage shows how the magic is spun. I do love those mid-70’s line drawings…








This look into The Third Decade is fascinating. A “Pinocchio” dark ride, that will never happen! Also for Fantasyland a simulated attraction based on “Fantasia” – that would have been neat. A raft journey through an all-new “Primeval World” wow, I've never heard of that before. Oh, and a thing called “Thunder Mesa” “could be added”.






The back pages have tons of charts, here’s one Walt would be proud of.






Some nice mid-70’s color photos on the back cover. Every time I see the Country Bears I missed them more!

Black & White Disneyland Press Photos

Staying with yesterday’s black & white photo theme, today we’ve got four undated press “type” photos of Disneyland.

This looks like the Emporium before they updated it with the balcony’s scenes? It does look like something is upstairs or is that just made to look that way? What is all the junk they’re selling? That glass case just needs water and some gold fish!






The Main Street Vehicles and a view of the hub. This photo and the Emporium photo are marked in hand-writing “Disneyland 60’s”.






This photo has a code on the back of “769-DL” I take a guess its September 1976?






Hands-free fun on the single-sled Matterhorn.






And since this post need some color, here’s some folks not going hands-free on the Matterhorn from Vacationland - Summer of 1963.

Looks Like We Started Something! - Disneyland '86

Looks Like We Started Something! - Disneyland ’86. I’ve heard a story about how some cast members altered the slogan to “Looks like we stepped in something”! The graphic of Mickey does look like he is about to step on “something”. This Golden Passport is on thick paper and almost feels like a real “Golden Ticket”, OK maybe not, but it shines pretty.






Looks like we’ve got a Complimentary ticket here, NOT FOR SALE, nothing to see here, keep moving. Interesting that this passport may not be used on the day it was issued, but otherwise appears to never expire. I suppose the missing stub portion could have an expiration date, something else I need to find out!






Here’s the colorful cover to a press package for the big “something” promotion (what did they start, Something to Celebrate maybe?) The press kit is missing the information sheets, which is too bad, they are always fun to read. I have more from other years, stay tuned.






The press kit does include the great black & white press photos. All kinds of wonderful things coming to the Magic Kingdom in ’86; Captain EO would come in September and Star Tours would wait until January 1987.






“The prizes keep coming” They gave away a 1986 Firebird everyday thru May 31st! That a lot of Birds! Hey, that family of five is going to have to leave one of those kids at Disneyland, Firebirds only seat four. I say leave the little girl with the fashion violation suspenders!






As stiff and uncomfortable as the Country Bears look I’d take them back even dressed up like this.






Same for Videopolis, I’d take it back too; everyone get their Guess jeans ready, let’s evict the little princess’s.






Hey, Disneyland can use this same photo and text next year, just change the dates.






Circus Fantasy. There was a reason Walt got rid of the Circus at his park, why did they try to bring it back?





All photos are: © 1986 Walt Disney Productions

The Magic Worlds of Walt Disney - National Geographic August 1963

Welcome back to Magazine Monday's. Starting back up with a repeat post from April 2008, this post consistently gets in the top five "most popular page" hits for my old posts on this blog. Since people seem to want it, here it is again.

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Here’s a lavishly well done article all about Walt Disney and Disneyland. This article is from the August 1963 Edition of National Geographic. There is a much smaller article from the October 1962 Edition, but it’s only two pages, I’ll post that another time.

This article is HUGE, 50 pages! Including a three page fold out map of the park. And on the reverse side a nice three page panorama shot of the Rivers of America. Today's post will have just a few pages, but please download the entire article in high resolution PDF format if you have a chance:

National Geographic 1963 Walt Disney Article (72mb)


I sure like this cover; to me, it feels like “Camelot” at its peak, America’s innocence still not lost.

This map has a neat look to it. “J.E. Barrett – Staff Artist” I am guessing this artist was with the magazine? I don’t recall seeing art like this on other Disney material of the time. High resolution version of the map here: 1963 Disneyland Map (10mb)





The reverse side is this great panoramic shot. There is text below the picture, but you’ll have to download the whole article for that. High resolution version: 1963 Panoramic Rivers of America (2mb)





This is really a fine and detailed article with great photo's and layout work.









Please read this last page, some fascinating stuff here. The “One Nation Under God” show with the “Hall of Presidents”, references to the French Quarter Square in old New Orleans, the Haunted Mansion under construction in Frontierland!

But most of all read the last few paragraphs were Walt discusses his mortality; it gave me goose bumps…





Update: An amazing image from page 201.

Bonus Sunday

Welcome to Bonus Sunday. In honor of Daveland's marvelous blog series "Bob Weaver remembers Natures Wonderland", today we've got a great Vintage Vacationland Magazine from the Fall of 1960. This issue is thin at only 12 pages, but is still tons of fun to read. I dedicate the cover photo to TokyoMagic.


Vacationland Fall 1960 - 37mb






The new "Art of Animation" exhibit and The Plantation House all on one page.






Nice colorful centerfold.





A huge thank you goes out to "you know who's" for this amazing magazine and all the other great stuff you guys gave me! Thanks a Zillion!!!!!!!!!!!

Disneyland 2-day Passport - September 4, 1993

Time to take a trip to the park 16 years ago today. This Disneyland 2-Day Passport was used on September 4th and 5th 1993. Supplied by the Walt Disney Travel Company, it feels like it was printed on an index card.






Looks like the 2-Days did not have to be consecutive.






This Early Admission ticket was stapled to the passport. “Not” * “Non” * “Not” * “Non” *“Not”, well ok then…






Too much to read, here’s the short version; this ticket gets you in Disneyland an hour before it opens, have fun and there's no food!






And here’s your “Disneyland Today" brochure for the week of September 1-6 1993. Go Mighty Ducks!






$30 for a 1-day Adult passport seems cheap now doesn’t it? The $75 3-day passport cost just a few bucks more than the current one day ticket!






This entertainment schedule looks like it was done at a local Jr. High School print shop. Yawn…






Valuable Information. Wow, check out the Smoking rules; please “refrain” from smoking while in line.






Take a shot at winning.

Club Membership Cards - 1971

Here's a fun look at a few "Club" discount cards from 1971. Just like Disneyland had its Magic Kingdom Club other parks had their own clubs as well.

Up first a multi-use card for Movieland Wax Museum, Japanese Village and the Palace of Living Art (?) offering a 10% discount.








Knott's Berry Farm had the "Prospector's Club" (later to become the "Adventures Club") that offered special "Pac-o-fun" ticket books.







Lion Country Safari offered a "special value" for its club members.

Convertibles not permitted.... Why would you even try that?

And last but not least, the Magic Mountain Club also offers its members a 10% discount.