I spent most of my early childhood growing up in Southern California during the late 60s and early 70s… and for sure Disneyland was a big part of my childhood. It seemed like I went nearly every month, though it was most likely 4-5 times a year. Recently I was going through some of my stuff and came across a few things from this time in my life. Nothing of value, but obviously the memories they conjure up are priceless …
I don’t know when i got this small, rubber with wire inside Donald Duck, but some how he made it through my childhood in fairly good condition ..I mean I didn’t set him on fire, as was often the case .. but that’s for another blog 😉 !
View from the Skyway looking at the Submarine ride … no “Little Nemo” back then, thank goodness 😉My Dad should have been a movie director .. he was great at telling folks what to do, and in this shot he’s telling Mickey to take a picture with Me, now ! … but Mickey wasn’t about to let him push him around …
and as my Dad took this picture, Mickey, slipped me a Mickey ..and pinched my neck … sheesh … creating this now classic picture .. and scaring me for life !
Pair of plastic Dumbos … the battle damaged one was eaten by my Mothers poodle…
I’d sell everything in my Ultraman collection before parting with this .. it’s worthless of course, but for me the story is priceless.. My family was watching a Christmas Parade at Disneyland, when Santa appeared at the end of the parade .. of course kids rushed up front to see Santa .. I was too small and only saw the tip of his cap … after he passed by my Dad handed me this plush and said Santa had given it to me (!) I was thrilled of course … and without ruining the story lets just say in the ensuing years I learned the real Santa story ;-P My Dad has passed on, but I often think of the example he set and try to live up to that with my son … thanks Dad.
Oh and for you obsessive fans out there, the plush was Made In Japan (!)
This shot was shortly after they added ice coverings to the inside of the Matterhorn.. prior to that you could see all the girders and what not inside…
To this day I still get scared inside the Haunted Mansion, in fact it was years before I could even ride the darn thing … my parents bought this record for me to get me use to the “ride” .. it didn’t work .. the art work alone kept me up at nights … funny thing is years later i would look at this cover when doing the Goosebumps book covers I did !
One thing that still stands out for me about most any Disney attraction from this era was the audio or voices associated with them … the sounds really set my mind going..Thurl Ravenscroft you may not know, but I assure you you’ve heard his voice from the Haunted Mansion, Tiki Room and Pirates of the Caribbean.. just to name a few …
and talking about pirates, who doesn’t love pirates ?! I still have this glow in the dark skull bought in the gift shop in the 70’s , good times !
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