Sorry about the second image being blurry but the fire truck must have been responding to a three alarm fire in Frontierland. I heard there was a cabin burning out of control with a dead guy out front, and some eagles in a nest. Luckily they were able to put out the fire and the cabin has not had any fire near it for years. Some more images from the July 13, 1955 trip.
The first image is of the rare Bekins Van Lines horse drawn moving van. The sponsorship by Bekins ended in 1962 with Global coming on board. This van is usually seen in the background of Town Square photographs and postcards. Here a team of horses have been attached and it appears guests are riding in the front. I don't think this lasted long and the van soon became the stationary attraction.
One of my favorite souvenirs is what is known to Disneyland collectors as the Matterhorn coin bank. Produced in 1959 and featuring not only the Matterhorn, but also the Submarine Voyage and the lost city of Atlantis. This example is still on it's backing card and has not even had the little hole punched to be placed on a display rack in a five and dime store. I like the advertising on the side to save your pennies for Disneyland. Why no kid ever tore this open and played with it, I will never know. Maybe it was never sold and was dead store stock?
The next photo is an urban group in line at the Matterhorn. The girl in the middle is wearing a souvenir hat with colorful applique letters spelling out California. The group definitely shows the fashion of the urban teens of the 1970s.
One of the more unusual photos I have seen in a while, a nun having fun at Disneyland. I believe the kids are her neice and nephew. I like the detail of the caterpillar car.
Now that we have left the Enchanted Tiki Room, it is now time to enter the Jungle Cruise. The signage for the Jungle Cruise was once very vibrant and filled with different type styles and imagery. The skulls are foreboding along with the stretched animal hide used for the top sign and spears. The signs in the bottom image are from the true entrance and use an Asian font for one sign and for the ticket sign use a bamboo font with a cartoon witch doctor beating the drums. Who wouldn't want to brave the jungles to see the sights?
The final sign is the exit only sign as seen on the bridge over the waterway. This little bridge has been removed during the many rehabs of the area and now you just walk out on the veranda and down some steps and back into Adventureland.
Before you leave though, make sure to deposit your trash in the appropriately themed Trash can. The bullet shaped trash cans have now been replaced with the larger square shaped trashcans. The interior holders are a standard size although Disneyland still themes the cans.
More images of the signs surrounding and advertising the Enchanted Tiki Room. This sign once hung at the exit area, alerting the curious the way to the entrance. There must have been quite a stir when the Tiki Room opened and crowds everywhere needing directions to experience the new sensation.
The true entrance sign to the Tiki Room. A similar sign is still over the threshold.
A final Enchanted Tiki Garden sign.
Every time I visit Disneyland, I stop by and see the Enchanted Tiki Garden and Enchanted Tiki Room Show while eating a delicious Dole Pineapple Whip. And when I go by myself, my wife gets mad at me because she does not get to eat a Dole Whip...as there is nothing like it in Colorado.
Moving inside the Enchanted Tiki Gardens, the guests now meet several of the Hawaiian Island tiki gods and goddesses. Koro is the Midnight Dancer who is the party animal of the pantheon.
Maui is the time keeper, the one who captured the tropic sun. I like the ending tagline Maui tells us time to go Time for wondrous tiki show. Does anyone have the listing of all the signs and when they changed?
This wonderful sign once stood in front of the Enchanted Tiki Room alerting Disneyland visitors of the attraction. United then known as the Extra Care Airline was the sponsor as proudly exclaimed on the painted shield.
The second image shows Uti the Fisher along with the Barker Bird. In this shot he appears to be a bright pink although still wearing his little straw hat.
One of the lost attractions that does not get as much attention as other lost attractions is the Swiss Family Treehouse. Erected in 1962 to tie into the film of the same name, the treehouse was a nice spot to climb up and view the rest of Adventureland. Growing up I always wanted to live in a treehouse like this, with running water and multi-floor rooms. Here are some views of the rooms and signs on the tour of the treehouse.
This post is for Michael and Steven.
And here is a sign for the State Flags which once graced the front entrance to Tomorrowland. Usually the signs are seen in the background of the images. It is amazing to think that one person went through and documented the signage. I am glad though he did not have to document each state sign as that would get a little boring.
The second shows the miners assay office.
The first style of hat worn by the cast members who drove the Jolly Trolley in Toontown. Within the first year, Disneyland switched to a similar style hat without the large badge. This one is slightly dustry from display but is definitely a keeper. One of the more unusual hats for my hat obbsession collection.
A nice image of the stroller parking in front of the Pablum Baby Station. Pablum is still being made today and sold the by the Heinz conglomeration. The food has the distinction of being the first easy to prepare baby food and was developed to reduce rickets by having lots of Vitamin D along with other nutrients. Originally developed for the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, it was a success. Pablum had the sponsorship for many years, then in the 1970s it became Gerber. I do not know who is the sponsor now, I will have the check the next time I head to Disneyland. The baby station is still in the same spot. By the way, at the extreme left on top of the sign is a great baby spoon silhoutte as I have another photo somewhere with that. If I find it when I get back home to Colorado, I will post the baby station sign.
The blog may be sporadic in the upcoming week as I am off traveling again. So keep an eye out and I will try to update as I am able.
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