Disneyland's 25th Anniversary

While I’m at the beach on the French Riviera for the next few days please enjoy these “rebroadcast” posts from 2008. Magazine Monday will return with a new post this Monday.

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July 17, 1980. Disneyland hits it first big anniversary. From what I have read, this is the first time the park really started to consider itself a “Classic” and fully understand its place in the hearts and minds of people all over the world.

Disneyland had a grand 25 Hour Party to celebrate 25 years! After 25 hours at Disneyland I would be Goofy as can be, in fact, I would be sleeping in the Opera House at about hour 20.

Yummy, all kinds of good food was prepared for those lucky 25 hour party goers.





This gets weird. 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”




I am guessing the people that bought the special 25 hour party tickets got the “Special Birthday Entertainment”, however both of the fronts are the same and talk about the 25 hour party. It’s making my brain hurt, Jason, please clear this up for us…

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






For those may have missed my post back in March, here is a great newspaper supplement.

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

Vacationland U.S.A. 1970 - Part 2

Picking up on yesterday's post, here's the "extra's" for Vacationland U.S.A. - 1970.




No mention of Knott's Berry Farm?



















The inside cover is bathed in 1970 groovy-ness...

Vacationland U.S.A. 1970 - Part 1

Today’s post is real treat from the National Geographic Society. Vacationland U.S.A. was published in 1970 and has 424 dazzling pages of pure America. If you’ve never seen this book you should find yourself a copy. In 1970 this book retailed for $9.95 (plus postage).





Here’s the book without its dust cover, those symbols make me wish it was 1970 again and we could just start the last 41 years over, anyone else?





This eight page tribute to Disneyland has some stunning photos. Interestingly, a post of mine back from April 2008 featuring the August 1963 issue of National Geographic Magazine is consistently the most viewed post I’ve done; it’s had 187 hits just today! Check it out here if you haven’t seen it, it’s a super look at Disneyland circa 1963 (link).
















WOW, I love this photo – I want to step right in and get in line.




Come back tomorrow for the second half of the article, no more Disneyland, its mostly Universal Studios but some cool photos as well.

Horse Illustrated - December 1997

Welcome to Magazine Monday. From December 1997 its Horse Illustrated. This “niche” magazine takes an in-depth look at Disneyland’s Famous Four-Legged Cast Members.

The "Centerfold"

Disneyland Line - July 7, 1977 & July 8, 1976

How about a couple Disneyland Lines? The reader that requested more Disneyland Lines might regret that request after a couple hundred of these! Today is two-for-one day, but don't be surprised to see this same post tomorrow...

From 7-7-77 this issue had a great article on the Skyway.

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From July 8, 1976 this issue has a nice detailed article on the Tahitian Terrace.