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Since most us will never be in THAT particular Dis Since most us will never be in THAT particular Disney club, I’m grateful for the Jollywood one we’re all able to enjoy 🥂✨ Technically, Walt’s hideout was in the Red Wagon Inn first before it became the Plaza Inn in 1965. It was at that point that the hideout moved from one side of the building to the other. I used Claude Coats here to demonstrate someone who would qualify for the Tip Top club at Imagineering, but he wasn’t alone. Model maker Jack Ferges was 6’8” and Rolly Crump used to joke that when Walt wasn’t around, Jack got a pair of tiny hands out of his drawer and used those to make his tiny models 😂 - #jollywood #jollywoodnights #disney #disneyparks #disneyhistory #disneytrivia #disneyfacts #disneysecrets #imagineering #tiptopclub #disneynerd #disneybound #disneyfashion #disneyoutfits #disneyfan #gingerbreadman #disneyworld #hollywoodstudios #towerofterror #wdw #disneyholidays #waltdisneyworld #disneygram #disneyinsta #disneyinstagram #disneyvlog #disneychristmas #disneyreel #disneyreels #waltdisney
I’m inclined to trust Walt Disney with this one I’m inclined to trust Walt Disney with this one 🤷‍♀️ (No offense to Dave Smith). As Walt Disney said in Film Pictorial magazine in 1933, “Mickey Mouse will be five years old on Sunday. He was born on October 1, 1928. That was the date on which his first picture was started so we have allowed him to claim this day as his birthday.” I think it’s interesting that Walt Disney did not count Plane Crazy as Mickey’s first picture, perhaps because he only counted the ones with synchronizes sound, or because Steamboat Willie is what put Mickey on the map. There’s also evidence that Ub Iwerks did some tests with Mickey for Steamboat Willie as early as July 1928 as they were developing synchronized sound techniques. Dave Smith chose to make an “official” birthday because, in his words, “The Walt Disney Company is now reaching a point in its history where there are many significant anniversaries to celebrate, and the company has come to realize that these celebrations can be very useful marketing tools.” He got the Nov. 18th date from a program of the Colony Theater in New York. Whether Mickey’s birthday was May 15, Sept. 30, Sept. 28, Oct. 1, Nov. 18, or some time in July, there is one thing we know for sure: Everyone will always forget that Minnie Mouse shares the same birthday 🎂 - #mickeymouse #mickey #mickeybirthday #mickeymousebirthday #steamboatwillie #waltdisney #disneyhistory #disneytrivia #disneyfacts #disneysecrets #disneynerd #disneyfan #disneystudios #disneyanimation #animationhistory #disneyparks #disneyland #hollywoodstudios #waltdisneyfamilymuseum #disney #disneycharacters #disneygram #disneyinsta #disneyinstagram #planecrazy #earlyanimation #waltdisneyarchives #disneyreel #disneyreels
What if the mirror lies? Over the past year, my What if the mirror lies? Over the past year, my attention has been inexplicably drawn to reflections in the Disney parks and it made me start to think about how we don’t usually see ourselves the way others see us. We focus on the flaws where others see only beauty. We see distortions of our character where they see the heart behind our actions. We see broken they see a mosaic. We see failure they see healing. We see unforgivable they see only accepted and loved. I decided to take this idea of how we see ourselves how we see who the mirror reflects and place it in a story wrapped in Disney history surrounded by a love that doesn’t give up. Because how we see ourselves is not always accurate and it takes the people we love most reflecting who we are back to us to help us understand who we truly are and free us to live the life we were always meant to live. 💜 (Who the Mirror Reflects will be available on Amazon Nov. 22! 📖) #disney #disneyparks #disneybooks #disneyauthor #disneyland #disneyworld #waltdisneyworld #disneyfan #disneynerd #disneyhistory #selflove #reflection #castmembers #disneywords #disneycicerone #distory #booktok #newbook #disneylove #disneycouple #relationships #disneylandpark #magickingdom #disneylandcalifornia #disneyinsta #disneyinstagram #disneygram #disneybook #author
It all fell apart. The Chicken of the Sea pirate It all fell apart. The Chicken of the Sea pirate ship wasn’t supposed to become a memory when they remodeled Fantasyland in 1983. The first plan was to move it carefully to the end of Storybookland Canal Boats so it could continue to add whimsy delight nostalgia but when they looked closer they saw a problem. Termites. Rot. Damage. Unsalvageable. And so the Fantasyland icon that had an earmarked spot for its second life instead crumbled to pieces as heavy machinery tore it apart. A second, smaller ship was planned and then later canceled, forgotten along the way erased by lack of money, or time, or both as good intentions often are But a few items from the first were salvaged from its hull snuck away into the night and found a home on a new pirate ship indoors this time where people don’t have to grow up and wonderful thoughts can make you fly. ropes and rigging found a purpose that wasn’t what was planned but in that way what fell apart helped build something new holding together a new dream as the broken pieces of ourselves often do. -kg Note: There have been rumors for years that the lanterns and hook in the queue of Disneyland’s Peter Pan are also salvaged pieces from the Chicken of the Sea pirate ship, but I’ve never seen any evidence to confirm that. The ropes and rigging, however, were something that imagineer Tony Baxter did say in an interview were repurposed when they extended the ride and imported the Jolly Roger purate ship scene from the Walt Disney World version. - #peterpan #disneyrides #disneyhistory #peterpansflight #disney #disneyparks #imagineering #disneyland #disneylandpark #disneylandcalifornia #vintagedisneyland #retrodisney #disneyattractions #disneyinspired #pirateship #1950s #disneyhistory #encouragement #disneysecrets #disneytrivia #disneyfacts #disneynerd #disneytok #disneyreel #disneyreels #disneygram #disneyinstagram #disneyinsta #fantasyland
This became standard practice for all Disney dark This became standard practice for all Disney dark rides over the years, which is why you can see in Walt Disney World’s Peter Pan as well as Disneyland’s Fantasyland rides. Claude Coats also oversaw the blacklight effects a few years later in the colored waterfalls of Rainbow Caverns Mine Train 🌈 A few points of clarification: The rides we have in Fantasyland now (and that I feature here) are not the originals. In 1983, Fantasyland went through an extensive remodel which demolished the original versions. However, the original rides also featured a transitional space that was lit with incandescent light before the black light scenes. Alice in Wonderland also went through a complete remodel in the 80s, and though it didn’t open until 1958, I included it here for several reasons: It was largely created by Claude Coats and it was planned to be included in opening-day Fantasyland (even as a walk-through), so I consider it in the same era as the other rides in terms of design. - #disneyland #disney #imagineering #imagineer #claudecoats #disneyparks #disneysecrets #disneylandpark #disneylandcalifornia #themepark #disneyhistory #fantasyland #disneytrivia #disneyfunfacts #transitions #peterpan #mrtoad #snowwhite #aliceinwonderland #disneyrides #disneyattractions #disneynerd #disneyreel #disneyreels #disneyinsta #disneyinstagram #disneygram
John Hench said a few other things about Mickey’ John Hench said a few other things about Mickey’s shape that I won’t repeat here 😳🙈 The antlers on top of the trading post were something that was done in the old west to symbolize a mercantile or place to get supplies. Often strangers coming through town were not literate, so having a visual aid helped them know what store was what (the same reason apothecaries had a mortar and pestle out front and barber shops had barber poles). The antlers were a tradition started in Disneyland’s Frontierland in 1955 and I love that they continued it in the Magic Kingdom. Marc Davis’s Western River Expedition was lost for a variety of reasons, but they did add some nods to his concept in the town of Tumbleweed, including the saloon, the con artist Cumulus Isobar, the mesa near the back (where people dancing a rain dance on top were supposed to have caused a flash flood), and the pigs which are right next to a Pirates reference at the entrance of the tunnel (Dave V. Jones mine). #magickingdom #disneysecrets #disneyhistory #disneyparks #disney #waltdisneyworld #disneyworld #disney #bigthundermountain #bigthunder #disneyvlog #disneyvlogger #disneyday #ropedrop #piratesofthecaribbean #mickeymouse #disneyfan #disneynerd #disneyworldflorida #disneyreel #disneyreels #disneyinstagram #disneygram #disneyinsta #disneycreator #dayatdisney
When Disney unexpectedly reminds you of a piece of When Disney unexpectedly reminds you of a piece of yourself you’d almost forgotten 😭 Jollywood Nights was an incredible event, and I absolutely loved every minute. This year felt relaxed and peaceful, and it was wonderful to unplug from the modern world for a while and time-travel a bit. The ice skating show called Glisten featured some wonderful original music, there was more Miss Piggy and Kermit in the Disney Holidays in Holllywood show than ever before, and the NBC sing-along was masterfully staged and put together. As for the TipTop Club (named after the “club” of people over 6’5” in Imagineering back in the day), I still can’t believe they played It’s a Good Day. The Peggy Lee version of that song is my go-to pick me up to start my day. Seeing that guest smile as she got up out of her wheelchair and danced was absolutely heartwarming 🥺 And getting to dance myself was such a meaningful moment for me because I used to be in a pre-professional ballet program once upon a time. I felt like I’d found the lost part of myself who loves to dance, even for just a moment, in this little courtyard in Hollywood Studios under the stars ✨ And that, among a million other reasons, is why I love Disney so darn much. 🥹 (Ps if anyone knows the dancer featured in this, I’d love his name so I can give him a cast compliment. I was so overwhelmed in the moment I didn’t think to ask 🤦‍♀️) - #disney #jollywoodnights #jollywoodnight #jollywood #hollywoodstudios #disneyparks #disneyworld #waltdisneyworld #disneycreator #disneystories #disneyvlog #disneyvlogger #disneyjoy #hopecore #disneyfun #disneyfriends #disneychristmas #disneyholidays #disneyworld #wdw #disneyfan #disneynerd #disneyadult #disneyreel #disneyreels #disneygram #disneyinsta #disneyinstagram
I can just imagine Marc looking at a concept & thi I can just imagine Marc looking at a concept & thinking, “Something is missing… maybe if I throw in a couple cats... ah yes, PERFECT.” (Or should it be purrrrfect 😂) Marc Davis was notorious for creating vast amounts of concept art pieces for attractions just to have options for what direction they would like to go (he did the same for characters when he worked as an animator). He knew they would not use every single concept that he sketched, but I sometimes wonder if he wished they would have included more of these cats, especially in the Haunted Mansion where a black cat crossing your path just makes a lot of sense. The Sinister 11 portraits hang in the Walt Disney World version of the Haunted Mansion, though not in the portrait gallery like they originally did (unless you’re in the Tokyo version). The opera glasses lady and the Witch of Walpurgis both have black cats in their portraits. I’m still holding out hope they’ll add that kitchen someday to the Haunted Mansion 🥺 I’m glad they give a nod to the one-eyed demon cat in the queue, but he’s not *quite* as sinister as X. Atencio imagined 😂 Walt Disney World also has a little one-eyed cat in their extended queue area on the side of the crypt with the organ. - #disney #hauntedmansion #marcdavis #conceptart #cats #disneycats #disneyhistory #junglecruise #disneynerd #piratesofthecaribbean #disneyrides #disneyattractions #disneysecrets #disneytrivia #disneyfacts #imagineering #imagineers #disneyshauntedmansion #catart #disneyparks #disneyland #disneyworld #disneylandpark #wdw #magickingdom #disneyreel #disneyreels #disneygram #disneyinsta #disneyinstagram
I truly regretted that last one 🤢😂 When Dis I truly regretted that last one 🤢😂 When Disney was creating it’s Disneyland TV show to promote the park before it opened in the 1950s, they didn’t expect that Davy Crockett with Fess Parker would be so wildly popular. Raccoon skins were few and far between in those days (since traders had long since slowed the fur trade), so Disney found a whole bunch of coonskins that were in a warehouse owned by a company in China. Disney bought them wholesale and that’s how the coonskin cap came back into popularity in America. As for “you can’t top pigs with pigs,” that was Walt Disney‘s reaction to the idea of making sequel, referring to Three Little Pigs, which was fairly successful as a short film. What he meant was you had to innovate, grow, and try new things, not just do what you’ve always done, because an audience will never be as enamored with something as they were the first time. Many thanks to my friend and Distory p0dcast co-host @walruscarpclothing who very early on in my life as a creator told me to keep going because he knew I’d be great (and who has been encouraging me ever since). Truly grateful for my little pocket of Disney nerd friends who continue to challenge and push me into the great, big beautiful life I didn’t even think was possible a few years ago. I am so grateful for Disney friends who not only speak my language but give me new ones to explore everyday 🫶 (Btw Kirk says we have to try more condiments on my trip next week… I guess stay tuned if that’s something you want to see 😂) - #disneyvlog #disneyhistory #disneyvlogger #disneyday #disneyfriends #wdw #fortwilderness #weirddisney #disney #waltdisneyworld #disneyworld #hollywoodstudios #slinkydogdash #disneyeats #disneydining #sleepyhollow #disneyfood #disneyfoodie #disneyfacts #disneytrivia #disneycreator #disneycreators #magickingdom #disneyfun #waltdisney #disneyinstagram #disneygram #disneyreels #disneyreel #disneyinsta
If it were up to Marc Davis, there would be a lot If it were up to Marc Davis, there would be a lot more cats in the Mansion 😂 as it is, we only have the one in the load area, which alludes to the abandoned one-eyed demon cat concept (well, and a couple in the graveyard as well, also courtesy of Marc). One elevation sketch did show a screeching cat weathervane though (kinda sad we don’t have that tbh). The Haunted Mansion went through so many changes in the decade of its development, but it’s hard to credit any one particular artist with these concepts. If you asked Marc Davis, he’d say that 85% of the ideas in the Mansion were his, but he used an awful lot of concepts and develoment work from Ken Anderson, Rolly Crump, Yale, Gracey, Claude Coats, and others. Like Leota, for example… she had variations created by Rolly Crump, Marc Davis (the Madame Z. concepts) Ken Anderson, and even Dorothea Redmond, all of which ended up in one way or another in the final version. There are endless ideas that came from the early walk-through concepts, but I just picked a few for lack of time. Some others include the trees outside the window in the conservatory (from the sleepy Hollow concept), the doom buggies up on the second level overlooking the grand hall, and the bride (though her story was very different than it is now). - #disney #hauntedmansion #disneysecrets #disneytrivia #disneyhistory #disneyhauntedmansion #disneylandhistory #disneyland #disneylandpark #disneyfacts #madameleota #disneyconceptart #disneypark #magickingdom #hauntedmansionholiday #imagineering #imagineers #disneynerd #marcdavis #disneyreel #disneyreels #disneygram #disneyinsta #disneyinstagram #disneylandcalifornia
They don’t get to be your happy thought 🥺✨ They don’t get to be your happy thought 🥺✨ I think losing the character of Oswald was more emotionally complex for Walt than simply losing a character he’d developed. The artists that he trained up in his studio, the people he worked with and trusted, secretly signed on with Charles Mintz at Universal, leaving Walt with only one animator (Ub Iwerks) to help rebuild the studio. The betrayal and abandonment Walt must have felt in that season must have been overwhelming, but Mickey rose from the ashes of that horrible situation. When Walt wanted to build an amusement park near the Burbank studio, most people at the studio thought it was just a crazy dream. They didn’t see what he was really trying to do or accomplish. He spent a lot of time in the field pacing back-and-forth, envisioning where everything would be. Over time, others started to come alongside him, to see his vision and help bring it to fruition. One of Walt’s last dinners in Disneyland was spent with the people who helped build his park, the ones who had chosed to walk with him on the journey snd see what he saw. After the dinner, Walt thanked them and said, “I really enjoyed that. It was one of the nicest evenings I’ve ever spent.” When they suggested they should do it again soon, Walt said, “No, there won’t be any more. I won’t live forever... let’s just say this was a wonderful evening and I won’t forget it.” Walt passed away that same year. We only have so much time on this earth, and we get to choose who gets the honor of our presence. If someone doesn’t treat you with the kindness, love, and respect you deserve, then they aren’t worthy of your magic and joy. Go find people who will celebrate you and who choose to stay, even when your Magic Kingdoms still resemble orange groves. They are the ones who deserve all your happy thoughts💜 - #disney #waltdisney #disneyfan #disneypaks #disneyland #inspiration #selfworth #selflove #disneyhistory #mickeymouse #mickey #disneylandcalifornia #disneylandpark #encouragement #happythoughts #poetry #disneynerd #disneyadult #disneyworld #wdw #disneycouple #spokenword #disneyreel #disneyreels #disneygram #disneyinsta #disneyinstagram #disneycreator
That was not exactly the thrill ride Disney had be That was not exactly the thrill ride Disney had been going for 😂 I don’t really blame Jerry for refusing to do it, tbh. No doubt he’d been briefed about the risk of it tipping backwards, which Ed and Karl said could be prevented as long as the engineer was careful about the train’s momentum as it approached the hill. Believe it or not, the Casey Junior Circus train was supposed to be Disneyland original thrill ride. That’s why you see it have such a steep grade in that picture with Arrow development.  The “impossible hill” didn’t have a lift chain typical of most roller coasters. Instead, there were sprockets on the train that engaged a fixed chain. They eventually resolved the safety concern of the engine toppling backwards by adding extra wheeels that hooked under the track to prevent it from tipping.  On opening day of Disneyland, as Ed put it, “The guy with the bulgy eyes, Jerry Colonna, was supposed to drive the train, but he chickened out. So they put his clothes on Karl and Karl was the driver for opening day. Karl had a lot of guts. Jerry just chickened out. He looked at that hill and said ‘No.’” I respect that action Jerry took that day, though, to be honest. His ability to know his limitations and advocate for himself because he didn’t feel safe is something not all of us are able to do when faced with a high-pressure situation.  It’s a good reminder that we don’t have to do things that make us feel unsafe just to make other people happy… our peace and well-being is important, too. 💜 - #caseyjr #caseyjrcircustrain #disneyland #disneyhistory #disneysecrets #disneystories #disneyparks #disneyfun #disney #disneytrivia #disneyrides #fantasyland #arrowdevelopment #disneyride #disneyattraction #disneynerd #disneylandhistory #disneylandopening #1955 #disneyconceptart #retrodisney #disneyvintage #disneygram #disneyinsta #disneyinstagram #disneyreel #disneyreels
I mean, who doesn’t want a copy of the Declarati I mean, who doesn’t want a copy of the Declaration of Independence as their Disneyland souvenir 😂 It makes sense though in the broader context of how Walt Disney wanted Disneyland to be a place where people would learn as well as play. That’s why so many rides were based on the True Life Adventures documentary films, like the Jungle Cruise and Mine Train Through Nature’s Wonderland. Re-creating this tour directly from the official 1962 script of the tour guides used to use in Disneyland was truly a joy to put together. It’s like time traveling back to when Walt still walked the park 🥹 You can watch the full tour @ Disney Cicerone on Y0utube 📺 🥰 - #disneyland #disneyhistory #vintagedisneyland #disneyparks #retrodisney #disneytour #1960s #disneytrivia #disneysecrets #disneyfacts #disneylandhistory #disneylandpark #disneylandcalifornia #disneynerd #tomorrowland #mainstreet #mainstreetusa #disneylandhotel #marktwain #olddisney #disneyrides #disneyreel #disneyreels #disneygram #disneyinsta #disneyinstagram
That note on Tiana’s desk absolutely wrecked me That note on Tiana’s desk absolutely wrecked me 😭 it’s so easy when we’re working really hard at something to keep our head down for so long that we forget why we’re doing it. I love that beautiful reminder to stop and appreciate the view, even if you’re only halfway up the mountain 🥹 I also think it’s significant that the Disneyland and the Walt Disney World versions of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure differ in their placement of the “tree” Splash Mountain tribute. In WDW, its tucked into the background mid-ride. But in Disneyland, it’s very obviously the first thing you see in the dark section, completewith a little heart made from fireflies as a nod to this lost attraction. The reason for this could be one of a few things: 1. The Disneyland WDI team typically pays more attention to honoring the history of attractions because of DL being “Walt’s park” and/or some of the team being related to former Imagineers, 2. The Disneyland Splash Mountain was the original Splash (it opened first), or 3. WDI was sympathetic to guest’s reactions to missing Splash when the WDW Tiana’s opened and wanted to acknowledge people’s nostalgia of the orginal ride in a sweet, subtle way. (If that’s so, thanks to the Imagineering team for your thoughtfulness)💜 A few historical notes: The Firehouse Five plus Two Dixieland Jazzband was made up of several talented animators at Walt Disney Studios who also played instruments. Walt said they were allowed to have the band as long as none of them left the studio to go on tour. 😂 Their name came from a fire engine Ward Kimball restored for his Horseless Carriage Club (that plus the fact that there were seven of them altogether, for the “plus two”) - #tianasbayouadventure #tiana #splashmountain #disneyparks #imagineering #imagineers #disneysecrets #disneytrivia #disney #disneyrides #disneyattractions #splash #disneyfacts #disneydetails #disneyhistory #encouragement #disneyland #disneylandcalifornia #disneylandpark #disneylandresort #disneygram #disneyinsta #disneyreels #disneyreel #disneyinstagram
I wish they would figure out a way to make that la I wish they would figure out a way to make that last effect work, it would be delightfully creepy to have them watch you 👀 The spirit cabinet in the seance circle was something invented by the Davenport brothers who started their act trying to prove ghosts were real in the 1850s. They were excellent escape artists and illusionists who used a “spirit cabinet” in their act. They would sit in the cabinet, all tied up, and after the lights went out objects would then begin to levitate seemingly of their own volition. Mediums soon saw the advantage of such a structure and started making their own “spirit cabinets,” but usually they were nothing more than a tent or booth set up in a corner. “Ghosts” (assistants dressed as apparitions) would then appear, often peeking out of the curtains at the audience. In early concept art by Ken Anderson for the Haubted Mansion, Madame Leota herself is depicted as a ghost emerging from a spirit cabinet. The spirit cabinet was kept in the mansion setup because it was planned to hold the projector for Leota’s face so that you would have seen her as you entered the seance circle. That plan was changed a few months before the Haunted Mansion opened, possibly because you’d have seen the projector as you circled around Leota. But the spirit cabinet remains to this day, hidden in the shadows in the back of the room except for Haunted Mansion Holiday, when some tarot cards float within its open doors. #disney #hauntedmansion #disneyland #disneyparks #hauntedmansionholiday #imagineering #marcdavis #imagineers #rollycrump #beatingheartbride #disneysecrets #disneyfacts #disneytrivia #disneyhistory #obscuredisney #hiddendisney #neworleanssquare #disneyshauntedmansion #madameleota #nightmarebeforechristmas #disneyhalloween #halloweentime #disneyrides #disneyattractions #disneyreel #disneyreels #disneyinstagram #disneygram #disneyinsta
Definitely not something you’d see in the park t Definitely not something you’d see in the park today 😳 The bonekraft shop was integrated with the Davy Crockett Frontier Arcade, but it had its own window. It existed in that spot in Disneyland from 1956-1964, and it sold hand-carved bone souvenirs, including jewelry. Disneyland’s Indian Village was near and dear to Walt’s wife Lillian as she grew up on the Nez Perce Indian Reservation since her father was a blacksmith and federal marshall. For all of the native dance demonstrations, Disney stated they were “performed with the permission of the respective tribal councils and the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs”. The Native Americans employed at Disneyland were paid well at $35 per day, and all of the costumes and were authentically made (not created by Disneyland costume department as were most cast member costumes at the time). Note: Technically the circle of skulls in the final photo were in a different spot along the Rivers of America later than the earlier footage, but buffalo skulls were present in the older clips as well. The sign near the burial stated it represented the brave being a hunter. John Hench said the skeletons in Pirates of the Caribbean ruin the storyline because Walt Disney wanted there to be no pirates in the first few scenes. He wanted to look like the Pirates had just abruptly left, and then when you went into the town, you would discover them. But because they got such a good deal on real human skeletons from the UCLA medical lab, they started to put them everywhere, which changed the storyline from what Walt Disney had intended. Disney did replace all of the bones, although there have been rumors for decades that at least 1 of them is still real. 🎶 = Ut i morka natten by @dreos_music (my husband @eliotgrassomusic is playing the flute here 🥰) #disney #bones #disneyparks #halloweentime #disneyland #spookydisney #weirddisney #obscuredisney #antlers #disneylandcalifornia #disneyfacts #disneytrivia #bigthundermountain #frontierland #retrodisney #vintagedisney #disneysecrets #piratesofthecaribbean #disneyinstagram #imagineering #disneyhistory #disneynerd #disneyfan #nativeamerican #disneyreels #disneyreel #disneygram #disneyinsta
The hatbox ghost was a mistake. He materialized o The hatbox ghost was a mistake. He materialized on the right side of the attic in 1969 set in place for cast member previews a grand finale to an attic scene that slowly grew more grim as your doom buggy wove through a maze of discarded life debris & ghost skulls popping out of hatboxes to say hello. All of it held ominous foreshadowing accompanied by a steady heartbeat fluttering bats & strings of cobwebs that found your skin in the dark. Then you saw her a bride so frightening you turned to race to the window but before you made your escape there he was, on the right hand shaking on his cane face appearing then disappearing into his hatbox again & again except… it didn’t always disappear. Sometimes it remained light when it should have been dark or never illuminated at all showing his face when it should have been absent. It was a disappointment a failure of illusion so they pulled figure # 42 out of his place, & tried to fix him but no matter how they tried to make him what they wanted him to be they eventually surrendered hope gave up moved the bride to his former spot & # 42 became simply “omitted” on paper. Over time guests began to question their memory had he ever existed had they only made him up in their minds wanting him to be real stories and songs highlighted his presence and yet he was illusive a mistake that couldn’t be remedied except by time because one day the mold that had formed him was pulled out his head held in the hands of those who saw more than failure & they found a way forward giving the hatbox ghost a second chance to see and be seen. And so today that failed apparition is known as # 42 again and his face disappears and reappears, grinning at us in the darkness happy to be back where he was always meant to be he just needed someone who wouldn’t give up on him who didn’t see him as a mistake But rather a person in process Just like us. -kg TY to ColourPop for this GORGEOUS Haunted Mansion collection feat. the Hatbox Ghost that inspired this tale💜 #gifted #hauntedmansion #colourpop #cppartner @colourpopcosmetics #disneyland #disney #hatboxghost #disneyhistory #disneygram #disneyinsta #disneyinstagram #grimgrinningghosts
Definitely clipped along at a faster pace for Disn Definitely clipped along at a faster pace for Disneyland, which perhaps inspired the rapid pace of this comparison 😂 Note: I show the Disney World version first always in this and then Disneyland (in case there is any confusion!) I simply couldn’t include ALL the differences/similarities for lack of time, but there are quite a few. The queue also looks very different in Disneyland versus Disney World, including having only one crane in the load area for Disneyland versus two in Walt Disney World. The cranes are likely a nod to the Imagineer and set designer Pat Burke who created the original load area for Splash Mountain (that they replaced with this new theme).  Of the two versions, Disneyland got me decidedly more soaked, even while sitting in the third row. it seems they’ve added water that comes in buckets over the side of the log and gets everyone no matter your position 🙈 be sure to bring a poncho if you don’t want to get wet! #tianasbayouadventure #tianas #disneyland#disneyparks #disneyworld #comparison #disneyrides #disneyattractions #disneylandcalifornia #magickeyholder #disneyfan #disneyfun #frontierland #crittercountry #tiana #magickingdom #splashmountain #audioanimatronics #imagineering #disney #newride #themepark #disneyreels #disneyreel #disneygram #disneyinsta #disneyinstagram
The 70th anniversary is just around the corner, ju The 70th anniversary is just around the corner, just sayin’… it would be amazing to see Disney bring back a few of the lost elements that used to make Disneyland so special 🥺 If you’re wondering why Pluto (and Mickey and Minnie) look so terrifying in the beginning of this, it’s because those costumes didn’t actually belong to Disney. The ice capades leased the rights to the characters and made costumes for them with transparent sections so that performers could see where they were going for safety. Since Disney did not have any costumes ready for opening day of Disneyland, they rented the costumes from the ice capades and used them as characters in the park. As soon as they had enough funds to make their own, they did, although they didn’t standardize them till the early 1960s. While some of these things are a sad loss to know that time has marched on and with it went some unique parts of the park, others probably disappeared for a reason as guest needs and culture shifted. While I love all of the vintage hats, I’m willing to admit that people in general wear less hats than they used to on a daily basis and so there would be less of a demand for them. But I still think the vintage paper sun hats would be a hit 🤷‍♀️ - #disneyland #disneylandcalifornia #disneyparks #disneyhistory #disneyvintage #retrodisney #disney #disneyland70thanniversary #disneyhats #disneylandpark #disneynerd #disneyfacts #obscuredisney #disneysecrets #mickeymouse #pluto #waltdisney #fantasyland #adventureland #mainstreet #mainstreetusa #disneyfan #disneylandhistory #disneyreels #disneyreel #disneyinsta #disneyinstagram #disneygram #disneycharacters
Disney really didn’t start raising the price of Disney really didn’t start raising the price of tickets significantly (or regularly) until the Michael Eisner era in the 1980s. Before that time, they always tried to keep the base admission price relatively low. It still wasn’t a cheap place to visit, though, as the high quality theme park required more resources than the average amusement park. Even though Disney said the cost was an average of $2 per person, most guests spent an average of five dollars per person per day in 1955 (the equivalent of $57 today). If a family of four went on every ride in the park and had a meal the first month that Disneyland was open, the cost would’ve been about $32 (or $376 today) which is no small chunk of change. Most guests did not tour the park this way, though. It was more likely that they would go on a small handful of rides as a family, let the kids go on a ride or two, enjoy some of the free exhibits, have a meal and then go home (especiallu because the majority of guests were local and could come back another day). That’s what made the ticket books introduced in October of 1955 so appealing. Not only did people not feel like they were reaching in their pockets for money all day, but they also felt like they were getting a good deal for about the number of rides they would want to go on (8 rides, though many didn’t use all of the coupons in their ticket book). At the end of the day, Walt Disney knew he had to make money to keep afloat, but it wasn’t his main motivation. One day, when Walt was giving President Sukarno of Indonesia a tour on the Mark Twain, the president remarked, “Mr. Disney, you must be a very wealthy man.“ Walt smiled and said, “Yes, I guess I am; they tell me I owe about ten million dollars.” - #waltdisney #disneyland #disney #disneytickets #disneymoney #disneylandcalifornia #disneyhistory #disneyparks #disneytrivia #disneysecrets #disneyfacts #disneynerd #disneyfan #vintagedisney #retrodisney #disneyvintage #olddisney #1950s #disneynostalgia #walt #disneyinsta #disneyinstagram #disneyreel #disneyreels #disneygram #fantasyland #mainstreet
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