Newsweek - July 7, 1958

Welcome to Magazine Monday - Newsweek July 7, 1958.




Well this is just barely a "Disneyland" article, but since there is a vintage Disneyland photo that's a good enough excuse to post some cool advertisements. Interesting "for profit" article - I wonder if Walt read stuff like this and what he thought of it?







Alaska was big news in July of 1958, wow that's a lot of land!




Great color palettes.




Future Disneyland sponsor showing off some cool systems, anti-skid brakes, maybe one daythey'll put those in automobiles?





Good thing I had the lasagna...




Blog reader Connie reports having used once of these little recorders, I have too, weren't they fun! A flexible belt that's a record you record yourself, needless to say these machines were expensive.




Who else is ready to drink whiskey while wearing a kilt and playing a bag-pipe? Major?

Bonus Sunday

Welcome to Bonus Sunday. From Wednesday's post (link) here's the Fall 1964 issue of Vacationland.




Download the entire issue here: Vacationland Fall 1964 - 115mb


Here's a few "double page" gems...








Anyone want to pan for gold?





I'm happy to report that Dapper Day at Disneyland was a blast! A nice turn out of a couple hundred well dressed, polite classy people - at one point it actually felt like one of those old Disneyland slides had come back to life. Checkout some pics from the event on Daveland's website (link). The event is set again for February 2012, I'll be there, you should try and get there too.

MSEP Commemorative Disneyland Passport - 1996

Today’s special Commemorative Disneyland Passport scans were donated by Major Pepperidge over at Gorilla’s Don’t Blog (link) – Thanks Major! From the Main Street Electrical Parades’ “Farewell Season” these tickets sure are elaborate.




As Major noticed, these two tickets are a set with the same serial number and “if you put them side by side (so that the "drum" overlapped), it makes one long image of the parade.” Very cool! Thanks again Major.




Comparing the artwork on the tickets and this “Annual Passholder Event” program they seem similar, but the artwork on the tickets is much more vivid. See the rest of the program from my prior post here (link).




Let’s compare the artwork to the “Original” from this 1972 newspaper supplement advertisement. See the rest of the 1972 newspaper supplement here (link).





Is anyone else going to Dapper Day at Disneyland tonight? I’ll be the guy with the Vintage Disneyland Tickets in his vest pocket – be sure and say Hi!

Disneyland - Labor Day 1984

Let’s take a look at Disneyland on Labor Day Weekend 1984. This group of snap shots is mildly interesting as the Rivers of America were drained and these include a few interior pictures of America Sings which had only four years left.





















Neat Disneyland Hotel Parking ticket, you don't see those to often.

Two Wonderful Ways to Enjoy Disneyland - February 1964

Time for yet another “Two Wonderful Ways to Enjoy Disneyland" parking lot brochure. You can see a few of my previous “Two Wonderful Ways” posts here (link) or see a boat load of them over at Stuff From the Park here (link).




This February 1964 version has an unusual map of the parking lot, an aerial photo! I’m thinking that photo is older than 1964?




The Deluxe 15 Ticket Book for an adult was still a great deal for just $4.95




Those pesky winter hours….





Looking ahead to Bonus Sunday here’s the cover to the Fall 1964 edition of Vacationland.





A great article on how Disneyland was also intended for “upper age bracket, over fifty citizens” with Main Street being an authentic re-creation of a town they grew up in. It’s odd that Main Street no longer has that effect on anyone or hardly anyone. Seems reason enough to “re-create” some vintage Disneyland so the next generation of “over fifty citizens” can have a similar experience - give us some of our balloons back!




I don’t know much about Arthur Godfrey, but he seemed like a nice man and that rack of Dolly Madison cakes sure looks yummy!

Rodding and Re-Styling Magazine - March 1960

Welcome to Magazine Monday. Today's Disneyland related magazine is from March 1960, "Rodding and Re-Styling" is a TV Guide size magazine for the hot rod crowd.





The First Annual Car Club Day was held at Disneyland's Holidayland. This article is all about custom rods so there really isn't anything about Disneyland and very little about the mysterious Holidayland, but there are some cool cars daddio!











There are no splashy advertisements so how about a fun article on how this guy and his "Renewed Stude".

Bonus Sunday

Welcome to Bonus Sunday, here's a super issue of Vacationland from the Spring of 1976.





Download the entire issue here: **** Vacationland Spring 1976 - 112mb ****


A few highlights....