My favorite place in the whole world when I was a kid was Disneyland. From the time I was 2 years old in 1963 till I got out of high school, Mom and Dad used to take us there 3 times a year. We lived in the San Fernando Valley and from there to Anaheim is 38 miles so it was easy to get to.
It was a really cool place to go to as a kid.
The following videos are of vintage footage of when Walt was building Disneyland in the mid 1950′s. The park was dedicated on July 17, 1955 for the press and the place opened to the public on July 18th.
Here are a couple other sites which may be of interest to you.
Vintage Disneyland Tickets A great site that a guy ‘who got his own blog’ put together with vintage tickets and stuff.
Yesterland Another site from a guy that is into Disneyland big time. This site is fantastic!
The previous two sites are extensive and I think they are a great archive for historians of all things Disney.
Enjoy!
Tags: Disney Land, Walt Disney
3 times a year??? what the hell kind of rich kid were you? damn! we were lucky if we went three times in our entire childhood and we lived only 26 miles away.
As an east-coaster, we went to Walt Disney WORLD.
My first visit (1985?), my parents enrolled me in an “educational” program where a group of us went around with a Disney Guide and explored the “underneath” of the parks (as they are built above the ground about 1.5 stories due to the swamp) and see the network of communications, logistics, and behind the scenes animatronics.
We also toured their sewage plants which used water hyacinths to naturally clean the water.
Neat stuff!
Happy 35th Birthday, Rodan !
Bumr50 wrote:
Same here. Nothing can compare to Walt Disney World — it has quite literally everything you can imagine; even if you spend 2 weeks there (something I’ve never done due to the expense), you can’t possibly see and do everything in one trip. We usually stay at the Starwood-owned-and-operated Swan hotel near Epcot, the Boardwalk, and the Disney Studios. High quality coupled with great rates and good proximity to nearly everything.
Bumr50 wrote:
That’s the Backstage Magic Tour.
@ Philip_Daniel:
I think that monorail that goes right thru the center of that geodesic dome is just too cool.
Philip_Daniel wrote:
We stayed at the Dolphin usually. It’s worth the money to be closer IMO.
Actually, my tour was just for kids. I think it was the YES program.
It was cool because not only did I love it, my folks got to do their own thing for several hours each day.
Kirly I was thinking the same thing! Glad you said it though. I’m poor. I will probably never get to see Disney World in my life….unless I marry a rich man. lol
This thread reminds me of Mark Steyn, who’s convinced that the Obama administration views all “rich” people as Scrooge MacDuck, swimming in a vault of gold coins!
@ Bumr50:
Well, I happen to like being compared to Mark Steyn, so a huge thank you! Ahhhh!
I’ve been to Disney World (a very long time ago) and Epcot (well over a decade ago). I lived in Florida awhile back, but couldn’t afford to go again. I’m not much on “thrill rides” anyway.
@ 1389AD:
Pirates of the Caribbean a thrill ride? huh? lol
NoThreat2U wrote:
aw! you know what? if this national nightmare ever blows over and any of us are actually left with some of our own money, we should plan a group trip to Disney World. I have never been there either. We could all make our way there and share rooms maybe in one of those extended stay places so we didn’t have to eat out all the time. It would be a hoot! Maybe some day.
I forget what part of the country you’re in.
@ 1389AD:
yeah, there is much, much more to see than those thrill rides. i can’t go on those anymore anyway. makes me nausous.
I came across an old repost of a 2008 report from the Maricopa County Attorney regarding Illegal Immigration. I wrote a blog post about it and I hope you would all consider reading it. It’s shocking.
Illegal Immigrants and their impact on Maricopa County Arizona
Kirly wrote:
nauseous. as in, turn green. it’s horrible.
Hey guys. It’s awesome to be here during the day time. LOL, you are going to hate me for this Savage, but you and my mom are just a couple of years apart. In fact her b-day was yesterday.
@ Kirly:
I would love that!!!!!!
I am in Pittsburgh PA
@ Kirly:
Shit!
@ shadowman:
hilarious!
@ NoThreat2U:
yeah, if we survive the obama years, it could be great!
Macker wrote:
see? it’s worse than people think and that report is now 2 years old! i think there was a dramatic increase in the influx since ’08.
savage wrote:
I think that’s the new stuff, which I haven’t seen.
Not much traffic here today … wonder where everybody is?
@ Kirly:
There are more of us than there are of them. We’re Americans and we don’t serf!
I have complete faith that we will survive
@ 1389AD:
Pirates of the Caribbean new? wow, you must have been there a very long time ago. i thought that ride was originally created in the 60s.
@ Kirly:
lol
No this is the new Johnny Depp ride
NoThreat2U wrote:
i hope you’re right, of course.
but, i have become the internet prophettess of dooooomage.
NoThreat2U wrote:
ah, yes. the ride which the movie was based on has now become the ride based on the movie which was originally based on the ride.
circular there. i could go on and on with that.
by the way, i loved the first PotC movie. I thought the 2nd one was tolerable. and the 3rd was barely tolerable. anybody else?
my favorite Disneyland ride is Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride. I love that!
@ Kirly:
ROFLMAO @ internet prophetess of dooooomage. lol That you are!! Hahahahahahaha
And yes, my mind was in the gutter when I posted about the Johnny Depp ride. lol I loved all three movies! Of course I am gonna marry Johnny Depp when I grow up so I have to like his movies. :/
Kirly wrote:
I remember when POTC (original) and the Haunted Mansion were new. Yes, I’m that old.
For that matter I remember the people mover ride and one where you were “miniaturized”. The end of that ride was seeing the other end of a microscope with a LARGE eyeball staring at the riders.
I wanna go see the Harry Potter feature. That is at Disney, right?
Disneyland had a whole different feel when each ride had a lettered ticket.
Now the park feels like a greasy-spoon fast food joint that wants the customers in and out as quick as possible.
NoThreat2U wrote:
OH! well, had i known….
FurryOldGuyJeans wrote:
I remember all of those! Must have been the one time i went there as a little kid. heh.
NoThreat2U wrote:
Islands of Adventure in Orlando.
@ Kirly:
And yes you are invited to the wedding
*delusional me*
NoThreat2U wrote:
i don’t think so. i think it is it’s very own separate thingy. here. and here.
i wanna go there too. looks awesome! they need a special day for the overage children. like me!
and you, future mrs. depp?
@ FurryOldGuyJeans:
THAT’S where I wanna go. Yes, I am a book-reading nerd.
NoThreat2U wrote:
I hope you like living in the French province of Eurabia.
@ Kirly:
LOL @ future mrs. depp. hahahahahahahahaha
LOL I like being an overaged child
maggies notebook has an interesting post up. sort of a conspiracy theory maybe. scroll down a bit for the story since there is something weird going on with the google chrome browser apparently.
http://maggiesnotebook.blogspot.com/2010/06/bay-of-rigs-scandal-leaking-dispersants.html
HAPPY BIRTHDAY RODAN
He is probably still sleeping LOL
@ FurryOldGuyJeans:
Nope. We are gonna live on his private island.
NoThreat2U wrote:
well, i’m not in the dream crushing mood today that normally inhabits my brain.
snowcrash wrote:
Is that sleeping or passed out?
@ Kirly:
I don’t want to see teenage sorcerors. I want to see some Toasters!
@ Kirly:
Well thank you for your kindness…there isn’t much of it in this world today. Much appreciated
snowcrash wrote:
WAKE THE FRAK UP RODAN! It’s your birthday for crying out loud. You should be partying with us!
Macker wrote:
Get yer own theme park!
NoThreat2U wrote:
you’re welcome. we have to enjoy these moods when they occur since they are so rare these days. honestly, i have been so freaking mad at the entire freaking country for months now! all the people who voted for all those assholes who have been calling my state racist. i want to beat the crap out of all of them. especially the genuises who elected Peggy up in Wisconsin.
@ linoleumknife:
can I call you ‘kid’ now? haha
@ Kirly:
Your state is NOT racist! I swear, the first person I see face to face that says that, I am gonna clean their clock! I have to show ID everywhere I go, why the hell shouldn’t everyone else??? Damn that whole issue pisses me off.
And yes, Peggy is a dumbass.
All hell has broken out at an EDL demonstration in Dudley, West Midlands.
A Muslim has run over EDL protesters with a car. At least one dead, several injured.
An EDL protestor was attacked with a machete.
The police have scattered the EDL people into groups and the muslims are attacking them.
God help Britain.
http://gatesofvienna.blogspot.com/2010/07/updates-from-dudley.html
http://gatesofvienna.blogspot.com/2010/07/updates-from-dudley.html
@ Kirly:
May I remind you that the Toasters used to have an attraction at Universal Studios:
…as hokey as it was!
@ Macker:
Got some Cylons for ya….
@ The Osprey:
Good Lord! Those “police” are not police. They are PIGS!
Afternoon, folks! Sorry to go OT but there’s rioting going on at EDL’s demo today and it looks like there’s been a killing. To quote a source:
If true, this changes EVERYTHING.
@ savage:
If you would like to it won’t bother me. I was mainly raised by my mom’s parents and I work in an environment where I am the youngest by a couple of decades. So I’m used to it, and I’m pretty easy going.
@ The Osprey:
Good Lord in Heaven. I hope that they can get there shit together over there. It will be a uphill battle that’s for sure. They have turned a blind eye to the evil for to long.
@ Miss Trixie:
You know the Swamp will go apeshit over this.
Who among the admins has the contacts over there in the EDL? Coldwarrior? Please reach out to them and see if you can get a better idea what is going on. Haven’t seen any updates on the EDL website but I don’t have access to their chatroom.
@ savage:
For anyone who saw “Eureka” last night on SyFy– Admit that you had to laugh when James Callis’ (former Dr. Gaius Baltar from BSG) time-traveling character mentioned that he expected to see “more robots” in this time period, and when he told the android “Deputy Andy” that “I’d like to see under your uniform.”
I had to chortle.
AS for Disneyland– I admit that on my first visit, I though I had found the inspiration for Patrick McGoohan’s “Village” for “The Prisoner”. But, instead of information and a lobotomy, they just want to do a complete cashectomy ob you.
@ The Osprey:
Just checked the main BBC UK news webpage, not a thing about the rioting.
Lots about riots in Ireland and France, but not this.
Kirly wrote:
That post is worth reading.
EDL UPDATE – Police continue to disperse EDL members
POLICE are still trying to disperse pocket groups of EDL members who are still in the town centre following today’s protests.
Trouble again flared following a seemingly calm protest of around 500 gathered English Defence League protesters, who converged on Stafford Street.
At around 3.30pm, as the protest finished, some members flooded out of the car park and began a further stand off with police, as they began loading on to their coaches.
Despite EDL leaders promising today’s protest would be peaceful, a group of around a couple of hundred supporters tried to get down The Inhedge, as they tried to make their way into the town centre and the Unite Against Fascism counter protest.
Twenty people have been arrested for offences including possessing an offensive wapon and disorder, as security fencing was pulled down and a drainpipe was ripped off the wall of the nearby solicitors as police dogs were bought into to control the unruly crowds who were shouting abuse at officers and journalists.
Some EDL members also started a sitting protest, which was broken up by officers and police dogs.
Police medics were also called in to attend injured EDL members who were caught up in the violence, with two needing treatment for head injuries, and one for a leg wound.
During the disorder an incident also occurred in King Street, when six people were knocked over in a road traffic collision around 4pm.
The people, five men and a women, ranging in age from 16 years-od to 45, were taken to hospital for further treatment. None of them had life threatening injuries.
Since the incident, a man has come forward in connection to the RTC and is helping police with their inquiries.
A police spokesman said: “We are in the very early stages of the investigation but initial witness accounts suggest a family car was caught up in a small pocket of protesters.
“Whilst trying to work its way clear the car collided with some of the protesters as they left the protest area.”
Police are also investigating reports of damage to the Hindu temple.
Although no one remains at the protest site, police are still trying to disperse breakaway pocket groups who are still around the town centre.
The police helicopter is currently in operation as police track the groups, which is causing traffic chaos and gridlock throughout the town centre.
NoThreat2U wrote:
get ‘em! lol
@ 1389AD:
Holeeeeee shit!
@ Kirly:
I’ll even write a guest post about it!
I will! That is my promise to you
Guggi and Miss Trixie, I gave you both a hat tip on the new thread.
thank you!
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@ savage:
I’m with Kirly – you went three times a year???
I think I’ve only been there 3 or 4 times in my whole life and I lived not far from you…
@ savages_girl:
Yep, Mom and Dad loved taking us there all the time. I’ll email you some pics of Disneyland when we were little.
It’s CATURDAY!
Disneyland is nice but too far from me. I’m taking the kids out this evening and the local venue will have to suffice.
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