Bonus Sunday

Welcome to Bonus Sunday. Here's a great "Disneyland Holiday" from the Spring of 1958.







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This Knott's ad didn't need any photos to convey its message.





Nice Panorama of Fantasyland.





Just in case you don't know where Disneyland is located.

Bonus Sunday Preview

Come back tomorrow for a complete look at this classic issue of "Disneyland Holiday" from the Spring of 1958.

"B" Ticket to Ride

From the “this just in” department here is a seriously Vintage Disneyland Ticket. From late 1955 to early 1956 the first batch of lettered tickets used the word “Ride” under the letter. This would change in early 1956 and be replaced with “Coupon” (link) which would remain on the tickets until the end of letter tickets in 1982. The Freight Train was worth 10¢ more than the other rides, even the Phantom Boats?





Vintage Globe Paper, say “ahhhhh” with me.





A buck fifty bought some amazing memories for some lucky youngster. Do you think that’s a replica of Walt’s real signature? Looking at this spring 1995 Sketches article (link) it does look like Walt’s signature.






May your visit be a happy one! All tickets in this book void after December 31, 1956.






Take another ticket to ride, I dare you (link).

Disneyland Southern California Resident Salute - 1992

This "Disney License" was created for Disneyland Southern California Resident Salute program which I think was for discounts on passports. This "Disney License" actually looks pretty close to a real California license of 1992. How come Mickey doesn't have to disclose his weight like we do?






Look what's on the back - Yawn...





For those that need to know the park hours from 20 years ago.





The Queen Mary is on the back of the Disneyland calendar.

Queen Mary Stuff

Today’s post is a shameless piggy-back to Major’s excellent Queen Mary post from yesterday (link). I’ve had these Queen Mary paper goodies sitting in my “to post” bin for months just waiting for the right time and now here it is.

First up a flyer from 1979 explaining what the tours and the Queen had to offer. I notice no mention of the Helicopter rides that were once offered from the parking lot (my one and ONLY helicopter ride in 1977) maybe it had already crashed at this point?









$3.75 seems fair enough for January 7, 1979.





Here’s one of those “postcard packs” I believe it’s from 1978. Is the propeller room gone? I’m glad to hear the “Queen Mary Plaza Tour Approach Complex" has been removed, man that thing was ugly.

Alpine Guides Climb the Matterhorn - Press Photo

Here's a familiar photo! Its those wacky Alpine Guides climbing Disneyland's Matterhorn. This photo is almost identical to the cover photo of the 1963 Vacationland from Sundays post (link) and was probably taken just moments apart.




Looks like this press photo was to promote the Disneyland Around the Seasons episode of The Wonderful World of Color that would be broadcast just three days after Walt's passing.

L.A. Times Midwinter Magazine - January 2, 1957

Welcome to Magazine Monday. From January 2, 1957 it’s the Los Angeles Time Midwinter Magazine. This larger format magazine (10” by 13”) is all about Los Angeles and how wonderful it used to be to live here. The watercolor on the cover is by Rex Brandt (link) and is a “beach scene at Balboa depicting a typical Sunday in Southern California”.





This is a great magazine that really captures Southern California as it entered 1957. Unfortunately the Disneyland article is only one page long. At least it’s a nice picture of the castle.





Jumping ahead to the advertisement pages we find a little more Disneyland in this magazine!





The next 18 scans have nothing to do with Disneyland but they do embody the idealism of American life in the 1950’s that Disneyland was born from and into. Go ahead and sit back, the time machine is set for January 1957 and first up are a few pages from Hollywood USA!

It’s January 2nd and the Star of the year has already been chosen, nice choice!





Jack Warner is reminding you of some of his handy work. Giant was filmed in WarnerColor.





My mom used to tell me how when she was a kid she would go to Hollywood and listen to records before buying them, looks like it was the in thing to do.







If you're into vintage TV you’ll love this four page article that reflects on the giant TV has become in just ten years.





Desilu’s influence was giant as well.





I wonder what set Lucy in on. ABC-TV’s Wyatt Earp was filmed in Chatsworth, hey that’s near my house!







The caption for this slightly blurry photo reads “Gleaming new Chevrolets pour from the assembly line of General Motors Van Nuys plant. California automobile production is second only to Detroit.”





Mammoth Lakes actually looks just like this vintage photograph. That map on the right looks very much like the early Vacationland magazine back cover maps (link).





Check out this concept art of a Jet Age airport in Los Angeles; think they’ll ever build it?





Now for some vintage advertisements. Ammunition and Fireworks all in one, sign me up! Great phone number there in Newhall.





This jet powered Snark gets a burst of speed from two rocket boosters and is one deadly weapon.





Wouldn’t you like to buy a couple of these at 1957 prices?





After scanning this you have no idea how bad I want an ice cold Orange Julius, I bet they're not 10¢ anymore.





TWA’s Super-G Constellations were pretty fast for non-jets (link) and they looked cool too.





A future Disneyland sponsor.

Bonus Sunday

Welcome to Bonus Sunday. From Thursday's post here's the entire Winter-Spring 1963 edition of Vacationland.





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In case you're curious.





The Jungle book article has a cool wide angle shot.





Nice color centerfold.





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