Disneyland in 1979

[Hobbesx2]

Everyone always says the castle is really small, but now I get what they are saying. That thing is like 20 or 30 feet high.

That picture put it into perspective.

[MisterP]

Nice collection of old timey photos. But its not complete unless you have a pic of Burning Cabin!

[almostAMAZING]

Wow that's great! Thanks for the pictures! As a very long DL visitor, I sure do miss Skull Rock and Captain Hook's ship...

[clarinetman]

Great pics! I made my first visit to D-land when I was 6 (1970). We just have the slides my dad took. Wonder if those can be transferred to jpg files?

 

Have the holes in the Matterhorn mountain where the skyway goes through been filled in?

[Rollertoaster]

^Some places may be able to transfer slides to jpeg. Call a reputable camera shop in your area and ask if they can digitize slides. You can also scan them yourself, but only if you have a scanner with a backlight for scanning tranparencies.

 

Also, those holes in the Matterhorn have been filled in. An excellent site to visit is Yesterland, devoted to past Disneyland attractions.

[Joan_Crawford]

Nice photos

i wonder if they had much breakdowns?

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[robbalvey]

Was your "Old Gray Subs..." caption a throwback to the now extinct America Sings or was that just a coincidence?

 

--Robb

[Melonballer]

Was your "Old Gray Subs..." caption a throwback to the now extinct America Sings or was that just a coincidence?

 

--Robb

 

I was listening to attraction soundtracks while I was posting.

[Carnage]

Great pics! I made my first visit to D-land when I was 6 (1970). We just have the slides my dad took. Wonder if those can be transferred to jpg files?

 

Just about any camera shop will convert slides. However it's really expensive. Especially when you consider how many slides most people have.

 

Getting a scanner with a slide attachment, and doing it yourself is probably a better option. My parents have an HP scanner with a slide attachment. Basically just a card that holds 4 slides, with a little light that goes on top. I scanned a whole pile of my mother's slides last year for Christmas. Took quite awhile to do them, but that's also because I scanned hundreds of them.

[Pelydr]

Awesome pics man. Thanks for sharing! I really miss the skyway. Even at my age i'm still pissed that they took it out.

[hollers25]

Very cool pictures! I really never get tired of seeing "old" stuff, and you had some pictures with different perspectives than I'm used to. Thanks!

[Melonballer]

Thanks again for all the compliments. I let my mom know how much you all have enjoyed the pictures. I went through the album again and found a few more. Unfortunately, there were none of the burning cabin or Inner Space.

The EP Ripley

Dancers at the polynesian show at the Disneyland Hotel.

Gardens at the Disneyland Hotel

The Autopia

Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse

The Hub area from the Peoplemover

[ebl]

Somewhere, I have pictures of Disneyland during its "State Fair" promotion from the mid-'80s. Imagine seeing a Ferris wheel set up in the Hub and one in front of the Main Street train station!

 

Eric

[StarSpeeder3000]

wow what great pictures! It's really sad to see how colourful tomorrowland used to look, and how it looks now. Blech

[DenDen]

I just love all this nostalgia that's coming out of these forums as of late! These threads are amazing! I'm going to have to try and find my old stuff now.

 

Thanks for sharing!

[Nemesis1979]

Fantastic Pictures and fantastic memories for your family. Was wondering what month you went in 1979 or even what day? i know it was nearly 30 years ago, but there might be a date on the album? 1979 was the year i was born

[Melonballer]

Fantastic Pictures and fantastic memories for your family. Was wondering what month you went in 1979 or even what day? i know it was nearly 30 years ago, but there might be a date on the album? 1979 was the year i was born

 

I did not notice a date as far as a day goes. I believe it was in August. I'll have to check next time I am at my parents' house

[printersdevil78]

Great stuff! I'm headed to Disney World (not Land) the day after tomorrow, and this really gets me in the mood! I miss the Skyway....

[COASTER FREAK 11]

These pictures are great. Its so interesting to see how the park has evolved over the years.

[America Sings Freak]

Wow! this really makes me feel like the Disneyland of today is being cheated by the Disneyland of Yesterday. One question. Any pics of America Sings?

[Melonballer]

Wow! this really makes me feel like the Disneyland of today is being cheated by the Disneyland of Yesterday. One question. Any pics of America Sings?

 

Unfortunately, no. The few pictures that I have not posted are generally of the family or very very similar to ones that I have posted. Sorry, I miss America Sings too.

[crazyrider06]

This was before I was born so its always good to see how far things have come along. Good pictures I really enjoyed looking at them.

[COASTER FREAK 11]

Wow! this really makes me feel like the Disneyland of today is being cheated by the Disneyland of Yesterday. One question. Any pics of America Sings?

 

Here is a video

[the sound]

Great pics man, the hotel looks really nice and clean. And it even has a Koi pond. That's pretty cool.

[Melonballer]

Thanks again everyone. I plan on scanning and posting some other old theme park photos in the future. I even found some pics from a park that no longer exists. Well at least not in the way it did then, or should I say where it did.