tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19940374.post116472167219408435..comments2024-03-28T00:32:33.703-07:00Comments on stuff from the park: Mark Twain at Dock Early In the MorningMatterhorn1959http://www.blogger.com/profile/07140583153080149244noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19940374.post-90875893042591337362009-08-27T15:29:47.846-07:002009-08-27T15:29:47.846-07:00Sorry to be late to the party...about 3 years late...Sorry to be late to the party...about 3 years late.<br /><br />I hope the blog system gives you some kind of warning when new comments are posted, otherwise I'm just speaking into the void.<br /><br />Here's my two cents anyway...<br /><br />Dirt paths vs. concrete.<br /><br />I agree, the old dirt paths were much more rustic and in keeping with the style of these areas.<br /><br />There may be other reasons why the dirt has been paved over, I can think of several facility management issues, but one legal change since then is enough to cause it to happen.<br /><br />the Americans With Disabilities Act has mandated very strict standards for pedestrian paving surfaces, this, along with, or because of, the prevailing slip&trip lawsuit environment virtually rules out bare earth pedestrian routes in public facilities.<br /><br />We will have to enjoy our memories of Disneyland as it was, since it will never go back due to these laws.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19940374.post-1164947964196522902006-11-30T20:39:00.000-08:002006-11-30T20:39:00.000-08:00Golly, this is one of the loveliest images of the ...Golly, this is one of the loveliest images of the Mark Twain I think I've ever seen. Reflected in the water, and without any modern intrusions, it's like a vision straight out of America's past. This jpeg just might need to go onto my desktop for awhile. Thanks for posting it!<BR/>-MiehanaKevin Kidneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401940509568134621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19940374.post-1164770421132875312006-11-28T19:20:00.000-08:002006-11-28T19:20:00.000-08:00I agree wih the Major... a little more dirt and a ...I agree wih the Major... a little more dirt and a little less concrete would be nice. The only two places I can think of that are left are Tom Sawyers Island and the Thunder Ranch. There's just something peaceful about some dirt under your feet. By the way, you are a brave soul to go to Disneyland during a holiday. If you were there are night, the Christmas lights were worth it.Hannibal8https://www.blogger.com/profile/14490341556296222067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19940374.post-1164733472709037632006-11-28T09:04:00.000-08:002006-11-28T09:04:00.000-08:00I love photos like this...when the Rivers of Ameri...I love photos like this...when the Rivers of America and Frontierland felt a little less like a theme park (with cement everywhere). In fact, it really does a pretty amazing job (in photos, anyway) or looking like a real river.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19940374.post-1164729841731490732006-11-28T08:04:00.000-08:002006-11-28T08:04:00.000-08:00yeah i remember going as a kid early in the mornin...yeah i remember going as a kid early in the morning and the place would be pretty empty. i remember many moments of no lines, and actually being in certain spaces alone, a total impossibility now. but then again i remember when the freeways here were like that too :-) nice photo!srodenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02863279056994309967noreply@blogger.com