Special Return showing of America the Beautiful - 1995

Here’s an interesting item, this one page notice announces a Special Return showing of American the Beautiful at the Circle-Vision Theater.

Presented by “Narration Attractions”: “In February of 1995, it was announced that the Jungle Cruise would be part of an experimental 'department' known as Narration Attractions. This department would include Storybookland Canal Boats, Circlevision 360 and the Enchanted Tiki Room, along with JC. The purpose of the new department was to group similar Attractions into the same department so that the Cast Members thereof could be trained specifically for that type of Attraction. Narration Attractions were all the rides with a great deal of interaction with the Guests or at least potential for it. The emphasis for Narration Attractions was Spieling, Guests Interaction and Show. Two Cast Members were selected from each of the Attractions to completely rethink how Cast Members were trained on their ride.” (link)

I’m guessing this is from 1995 based on the "Narration Attractions" information. Also that would be about the time Delta ended its sponsorship (link).







And just because you’ve been such a good blog reader, here’s a Thank You card from Jiminy Cricket.

Today at Disneyland - March 1981

From March 1981, this little gate flier has a super cover photo. Taken from the Train Station (?) it's an odd perspective with Main Street appearing very short, but I like it. Far-out clothes alert on the lady to the right of the Omnibus - WOW!







"Show Biz Is" is not only a "Revue" (all "Revues" hence forth will be dedicated to Major Pepperidge) but its "Brassy" as well, Nice! Also enjoy Pizzazz over at the Tomorrowland Terrace with the "Now Sound" that reminds me of the late 1960's.





Here's a fun cover to the Spring 1981 issue of Disney News.





Part of a great four page profile on New Orleans Square.






This is a pretty good edition of Disney News, so on Bonus Sunday check for the entire issue.

U.S.C. Trojan Nite at Disneyland - March 9, 1990

It’s U.S.C. Trojan Nite at Disneyland – March 9, 1990. This little card isn’t really a ticket; I guess it’s just an announcement. Where in the world was the “Kiosk in front of Tommy Trojan”???





From last years March 10th post, here is the actual ticket, too bad it stamped VOID!





Why is Tusk running through my head?

1955 Disneyland General Admission Ticket — Serial #000003

Here’s Vintage Disneyland Ticket if ever there was one! ScottDisney, a friend and contributor to the blog has decided to sell one of his very rare tickets. You can view the eBay listing "1955 Disneyland Opening Day Ticket — Serial #000003" here (link). In the spirit of full blogger disclosure; I am in no way connected to this auction and will not profit from it, but I might bid on it!





A potential bidder asked if there is proof that this ticket is from July 18, 1955. That’s a pretty fair question given the rarity of such an item. Of course it would be difficult if not impossible to prove with certainty that this ticket is from July 18, 1955. ScottDisney offers this answer as to the lower serial number and the possibility of it being repeated as some individual attraction tickets may have been; “it is my understanding that Disneyland kept ‘stricter’ records of the admission tickets rather than the ride tickets”.





I’ll offer up a couple of supporting facts on the July 18, 1955 premise and then please feel free to comment on your thoughts.

First up, Roy O. Disney’s Ticket Number 000001 (thanks for the photo Daveland). Ticket number 000001 is generally believed to have been pre-purchased by Roy O. Disney on July 18, 1955 (link). Roy’s ticket sure does look like ScottDisney’s ticket. Roy’s is from ticket booth number 2 (why not booth number 1?) and ScottDisney’s is from booth number 8.






Now is where it get’s interesting. Below is a scan/color photocopy of a page from the "ticket binder" that was once kept at Disneyland. From what I have deduced, the ticket binder was originally used to reference the various types of ticket media that could show up at the park. After 1982 it was updated and used to help identify/qualify/quantify the eligibility and value of the old tickets to "redeem" them towards a new Passport (link).

Check out the top center ticket, I think we have a match! Not just a similar ticket, but the exact same one. All you Sherlock Holmes out there do some comparisons, the color is off (Color copiers in the 90's were not so good) but you can tell by the staple holes and other unique characteristics that this is indeed the same ticket. So we know at least that ScottDisney's ticket was from Disneyland and its old!

The ticket binder page shows a 90¢ ticket as being "1st", however the 90¢ tickets came later after the Federal Admission taxes were repealed sometime in 1956 (link). Here you can see a 1955 flyer (link) where its $1 for general admission.





Is this ticket from July 18, 1955? I would guess more yes than no. It may have been "pulled" from booth #8 on July 18, 1955 for the sample book and hence never used (kind of like Roy's ticket #1). From what I have heard, the admission tickets (stub or ticket book type) were usually torn in half at the main gate, so any un-torn admission tickets must have never been used, making them all together pretty rare.

Teen Magazine - September 1962

Welcome to Magazine Monday. Today we’ve got Teen Magazine from September 1962. If you missed the first Teen Magazine Monday post (February 1961), check it out here (link).






The Disneyland article is this issue is all about Grad Nite 1962. You can see a “live” Grad Nite 62’ dance photo over at Daveland’s blog (link) and my parents at Grad Nite 62’ here on my blog (link).






There are a lot of great photos in this article; some are pretty bright for night time!










Here’s a nice four page article on our cover girl Ann Margret.






Wow, Ann is looking pretty sultry here. I always wondered, did Viva Las Vegas help her acting career or kill it?






Cover guy Bobby Rydell gets a small side note in this “Fad’s and Fancies” page.






Now for some classic vintage advertisements. “Brush 3 ways clean the Colgate Way!”






Mary Tyler Moore? Jackie Kennedy? Nope, just fashions by Betty Barclay.






I guess the teens targeted in this magazine were girls! This adds a whole new means to “go for the ring”.






Life as a teen in the early 60’s was about choices, so you decide which one is best for you.






Lastly, how about some Big Daddy comics? Either this isn’t funny or I just don’t get it, probably both.

Bonus Sunday

Welcome to Bonus Sunday. From Wednesday's "Cinderella Day" post (link), here is the entire Winter/Spring 1972 edition of Vacationland.


Vacationland Winter/Spring 1972 - 72mb






The second half of the "World of Tomorrow Today" article.






Great centerfold. The scan is correct, the top is cut off that way in the magazine, I'm not sure why they did it that way.







A few advertisements for other theme parks.















A quick note about the Vacationland magazines. I’m getting close to collecting all 90 issues (1957 thru 1984). I am missing the 10 issues shown below. If anyone has these and would like to sell or trade them, please let me know. I have many (35+) duplicates of the 80 issues so maybe we can work out a trade with issues you may need for your collection. Contact me at: VintageDisneylandTickets@gmail.com

The Space Age Lodge - Revisited

Visit Disneyland and stay at the Space Age Lodge. Staying with the last two posts, this Space Age brochure is from 1972 (Nov. 1, 1971 to Dec. 31, 1972). Be sure and check out the previous visit to the lodge on this prior post (link). The lobby building looks like it’s already been updated from the previous brochure.






Look at all the fun places to visit during your Anaheim vacation.






I would guess this is a couple years later than the previous brochure; the TV in the room looks a little newer. The room décor however looks just a lovely as before. That shuttle bus is nightmare inducing! I wonder what happened to their VW Van shown in the previous brochure.






Those are some amazing deals. Each package includes lodging and admission tickets to multiple parks!






“Go by Air”. Ok, so those rates aren’t so cheap. If you shop wisely you can still get similar airline rate today. Don’t bother calling some of those airlines, they are long gone.

Disneyland Pocket Calendar - December 1971 thru May 1972

Staying with yesterday’s March 1972 post, here’ s a fun little pocket calendar for Disneyland from December 1971 though May 1972. On March 21, 1972 the park opened only for a private party, which seems odd. Maybe it had something to do with the Grand Opening of Bear County, which was March 4, 1972, 38 years ago today!






Looks like Cinderella Day was actually a “Festival” and was held on two days, March 3 and March 4, 1972. “Private Parties” were held at night on those days.






Another “Private Party” only held on December 6. Wow, Disneyland was closed on Valentine’s Day 1972!

Cinderella Day at Disneyland - March 3, 1972

It’s Cinderella Day at Disneyland, Friday March 3, 1972. Obviously geared towards women, this daytime event included unlimited use of all attractions (except Shooting Galleries) PLUS; Fashion Shows, Garden Tours, Cooking Shows and a Free Recipe Book. I wonder if this (link) was the recipe book? French Market Onion Soup, Tom Sawyer’s Fish Skewer’s, Peco’s Bill’s Chili Con Carne – wow, now I’m hungry!






How about a look at a swell edition of Vacationland? From Winter/Spring 1972, isn’t the cover great? This is one of my favorite covers. Come back on Bonus Sunday for the entire issue.






Here’s OUR Tomorrowland! Interesting that Carousel of Progress gets three photos, wasn’t it removed not long after this? Mission control sure looks inviting, on my last “Flight to Mars” in the early 90’s I still marveled at Mission Control, I miss it.






If I ever have the need to give a gift to that special someone, that Cheeseburger Candle has got to be it!






This issue was printed just a few months before Bear County would open, however the bears didn’t make it on this map. The Indian Village is noticeably absent.






What kind of ink did they print these old Dolly Madison advertisements with? It so thick and even, it reminds me of the high-end paint they use at Disneyland. This ad is 38 years old, and it looks brand new. “Interstate Brands Corp.” now owns Hostess!

The Disney World - July 1967

Welcome to Magazine Monday. Since the Disneyland magazine stack is getting pretty low I thought we’d take a look at something a little more interesting today. From July 1967 it’s “The Disney World”. There was quite a bit of Walt’s energy still flowing though his company at this point. Walt’s most recent ideas were all still being worked on, keeping everyone very busy. There are so many references to Walt that you can almost feel a sense of “What's Next” from the editors.

The front and back covers make for one great photo of the Burbank Studio.






The preface explains Walt’s Living Legacy. I need to get that June 1967 Readers Digest!






That is one cool flow chart. There will be a quiz later.






Roy’s message “We will try and have one Mary Poppins a year, at least”. No pressure there!






Fascinating stuff about the start of the Florida project.






WED was on its game in 1967! Wow, those Goodyear Display’s take me to my happy place.






Great stuff about Audio-Animatronics.






WED’s Glendra von Kessel is working on the painted glass that can still be found in New Orleans Square (link).






Disneyland has made $3.40 per second! Awesome parking lot shot!






All kinds of amazing stuff in the New Tomorrowland 67! Bell previews a Picture Phone link with EXPO 67, wow I bet someday everyone will be using Picture Phones.






More than you ever wanted to know about the Disneyland University.






Neat story about how the Disneyland Lessees joined together to place nine advertisements in the June 1967 issue of Look Magazine which you can see here (link). This fact according to the article: Monsanto's Home of the Future boasts "15,000,000 visitors later this home still has a future" yeah, about a month...






More than just a VIP lounge, Club 33 opens at Disneyland. Since I’ve never been to Club 33 (hint, hint to anyone who will take me!) do they really have audio-animatronics consisting of an owl, a raccoon, two magpies and a leering vulture? And the owl holds conversations with guests?






I miss Circle-Vision, I don’t miss getting dizzy, but I finally had figured out by just staying put and not constantly turning around you can lessen the effects of motion sickness..






Mineral King was still alive and kicking in 1967. I can only assume that the approval for the four-lane highway never came thru.





I was going to post this entire issue of The Disney World on this upcoming Sunday, but since I had no post yesterday, here’s the entire issue.



The Disney World July 1967 – 102mb



And for some color, the back cover.