Mickey, Donald and Pluto on Main Street in Disneyland from the 60's

Mickey, Donald and Pluto

Mickey, Donald and Pluto on Main Street from the 60's, waving hi to everyone.  The costumes have changed over the years but they will always be cute.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs from the 60's

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in front of the Sleep Beauty Castle in the 60's.  Happy New Year!

Pirate after his new bride from the early days of the Pirates of the Caribbean

Pirate after his new bride 

This is from the early days of the Pirates of the Caribbean when the pirates were after the rum, gold and women.  Now of course they are after Jack Sparrow who has the treasure but back then it was a more normal pirate type of a day.

Disneyland Frontierland in 1957

Disneyland's Frontierland in 1957

This is another picture from 1957, this time from Frontierland.  In the background you can see a big map of the Park.  There is also a couple cowboys with guns.  It could easily be a scene from Knotts Berry Farm.
A lot is going on in this picture.  Make sure you click on the picture to see a larger version.

Do you remember the Park looking like this?  Leave a comment for others to read.  

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Alice and the White Rabbit on King Arthurs Carousel from the 60's

Alice and the White Rabbit on King Arthurs Carousel 

A lot of the characters walk around the Park these days to have picture taken with guests (a meet and greet type of a process) but back in the 60's they did a lot more riding on some of the rides and they would mingle with the guests.  It still happens once in awhile today but not as much.
Here is Alice and the White Rabbit enjoying the King Arthur Carousel.

The addition of the various characters throughout the Park is another one of the details that really helps to bring Disneyland to life.  It was one of the things that Walt Disney really wanted to see happen.  It certainly helps to keep the images of the characters in front of the buying public but it also helps to bring people more into the Fantasy Land that he created.

This picture is from the Bill Cotter collection.  To order any of his Disneyland sets go to : http://www.worldsfairphotos.com/themeparks/disney.htm

Rainbow Mountain Mining Co Train through the Balancing Rocks

Mine Train ride through the balance rocks

This is the Rainbow Mountain Mining and Exploration Company's ride through balancing rocks along with caverns and the geysers.  At one time there was also some pack mules that you could ride through some of this area.

For more information on this great area please visit these sites:
http://blogs.disney.com/insider/articles/2014/03/20/throwback-thursday-disneylands-frontierland/
http://davelandweb.com/frontierland/

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This picture is from the Bill Cotter collection.  To order any of his Disneyland sets go to : http://www.worldsfairphotos.com/themeparks/disney.htm

The old and the new. How things have changed and stayed the same.

 Daily Disneyland: Mickey's Ferris Wheel and from the 60's the Matterhorn, Skyway, Monorail and Autopia.  There is a lot to appreciate with these two photos.  First is the new, the Mickey Ferris Wheel with all of the colors, the big roller coaster in the background and the fact that the area where this is was a parking lot when the picture on the right was taken.  Which brings us to the vintage Disneyland photo.  We have the Skyway as it is going through the Matterhorn, the old Autopia (it was a traffic jam back then as well) and an older version of the Monorail.  

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The picture on the right is from the Bill Cotter collection.  To order any of his Disneyland sets go to : http://www.worldsfairphotos.com/themeparks/disney.htm