A Christmas Trip to Disneyland December 1964 Part VI

More Jungle Cruise action. First up the original photographer marked this as Leopard on Rock but this is actually a Mountain Lion from Nature's Wonderland.

The next three images are from a commercial set of the Jungle Cruise. First up is Hippopotamus Pool.

Elephants.

Adventureland Falls.

World's Fair Wednesday- Russia at Brussels 1958

Moving to 1958 and Brussels the site of the first Space Age World's Fair. Today the focus is on Russia. First up is a view of the Russian Pavilion.

A closer view of the building with a nice fountain out front.

A rare view of the interior of the pavilion with Sputnik and Lennon.

Final image for today is a nice night image of the modern glass and steel building.

A Christmas Trip December 1964 Part V

More slides from the Christmas trip. The first slide and last two are commercial slides. First up is a great view down Main Street with the Matterhorn in the background. The owner titled this Main Street to Matterhorn.

Matterhorn Falls (but we really know this is an image of the Three Sisters Falls on Cascade Peak in Nature's Wonderland.)

Next up is Jungle Cruise Entrance.

Final image is Cambodian Shrine.

Things from the Gate- Silhoutte Shop Brochure

Fantastic brochure from the late 1950s for the classic Main Street store the Silhouette Shop. Nice history of the Silhouette and of the two artists who ran the store.

A Christmas Trip December 1963 Part IV

Continuing the Christmas visit, we see Main Street. First up are two commercial slides of the Main Street Station. This one is nice.

But this one is fantastic.

A couple views of Main Street with the Christmas Garland over the street and the nice Christmas Tree.

A nice view of Carnation all decked out in ornaments and garlands.

A Christmas Trip December 1963 Part III

More of the visit to Disneyland in December 1963. The photographer really enjoyed the Flower Market. Unfortunately the photographer was not that technically proficient as the images are dark and one blurry. Still fun.... First up the title of the slide is Flower Market.

Flower Market.

Jean, Victor and Sid.

Quartet near Flower Market.

Souvenir Friday- WED Christmas Card

Years ago at one of the Disney shows, a small group of these WED Christmas cards showed up. I love the 1890s style of graphics for the attractions. Of course I like that the Matterhorn is one of the attractions pictured. Based upon the images, I believe the card is early 1960s. Seasons Greeting.

A Christmas Trip December 1963 Part II

Continuing on the trip to Disneyland decked out in Christmas in December 1963. The captions are as follows: Jean G. and Sid.

Main St.

Horse Trolley Main St.

Entrance Flower Mkt.

World's Fair Wednesday- Korea Pavilion Interiors

An unusual set of interior images from the Republic of Korea Pavilion. Lots of brass items on display and for sale. Many visitors had their first experience with Kimchee at this pavilion.

A Christmas Trip December 1963 Part 1

The slides are dated Jan 1964, but the shots show Christmas 1963. In addition, there is a mix of commercial slides and personal slides. The nice thing is that the family included a list of descriptions. First up: Entrance to Disneyland with Monorail.

Jean-Victor-Sid

Jean-Victor-Sid

Disney Band Main St.

Things From the Gate- Disneyland '66

In order to promote the new Disneyland Attractions and Land, Disneyland published this fun little brochure.

It's A Small World was promoted with some nice interior images.

The new New Orlean's Square was also highlighted.

The dinosaurs for Primeval World were shown to excite interest in riding the Disneyland Santa Fe Railroad.

A nice little touch of art on the back page.

More Adventureland and the Swisskapolka

Some more images of the 1964 additions to Jungle Cruise. First up is the original African Veldt with all the animals out including the Vultures.

Next up is the village with the natives dancing.

Another new vignette was the trapped Safari. This is one of my favorite scenes on the attraction.

And for a little variety, the Swiss Family Robinson Tree House. I can hear the Swisskapolka!

The New Elephant Pool and a Lone Hippo

In 1964 the Jungle River Cruise was upgraded with more vignettes to add humor to the attraction. One of the big changes was the Elephant Pool with lots of the elephants bathing and squirting each other. First up is a shot of the three little squirts.

Next up is the whole herd of elephants enjoying the water.

Final elephant bathing pool image is of the big squirt enjoying a solo shower.

And just because a nice picture of a lone Hippo.