Double0Kevin Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 It's cool to see all of this and think that all those people were probably visiting for their first time since the park was still relatively new... I mean Walt was still alive during this time. Really, really cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveRides Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Excellent photos with helpful commentary! Thanks for taking the time to post it. That was a really cool and rare look back in time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singemfrc Posted July 25, 2012 Author Share Posted July 25, 2012 Glad people are enjoying it, even more glad I seem to have posted it correctly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesayers Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Amazing pictures. I remember going to the park several times back in that period (living 30 miles away helped). I would lost all of my pictures during Hurricane Katrina, could you please send me the original full resolution scans? Â Thanks, Â Jim Ayers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STR8FXXXINEDGE Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Wow, this is incredible! Like others have said, the photos look great for being from that time period, and also for being scanned in from slides. Hell, they look better than some of the digital photos I've seen posted, haha. Seriously though, thanks for taking the time to post these and for the detailed captions. I love the mermaids! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darklingscribe Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Great photos and a fascinating trip report, thanks for taking the time to scan them in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymonster-rex Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 in the storybook area with the Matterhorn in the background is that part of the Matterhorn still there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Of Spades Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Thanks for posting these! I love seeing retro park photos, especially early ones from DL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boweryboy Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 This trip report is all kinds of awesome! Â I have some photos of me from my first visit to Disneyland in 1974 (I was four years old) but none of them compares to these. Â Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterofthepast Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Wow,set The Wayback machine Mr. Beabody fantastic pix. What a good time back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisrad Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 I really enjoyed looking at these pictures!! It's incredible to see how the park has changed over the years. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdcoffeytime Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Amazing pictures! Thank you for sharing! I like the Tom Sawyer raft with the employee that has no shoes on! At least that's what it looks like! Super themed! Again, great photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singemfrc Posted July 26, 2012 Author Share Posted July 26, 2012 Amazing pictures! Thank you for sharing! I like the Tom Sawyer raft with the employee that has no shoes on! At least that's what it looks like! Super themed! Again, great photos!You're right I hadn't even noticed that! Very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pianojohn Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Awesome photos! Â Maybe we need a Retro Photo TR section for anything from 1980 or earlier! Â Thanks again for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey1929 Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Thanks to you now I more able to understand what the Guest could experience in the old styled MagicKingdom. Of course I found a lot of pictures and recit , but no one was immersive like yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrbuzz Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 I love pictures of parks from a bygone era, it stirs my imagination and wishing to be able to travel back to a time when they were brand new. It's really cool to compare the parks from how they started to how they look today. Those pics are in pretty good shape for their age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 My parents have some eight-millimeter footage my Dad shot there back in the 1950s. It's so weird being able to see the then-burning settler's cabin from all sides, thanks to the still very young trees and bushes planted on Tom Sawyer's Island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singemfrc Posted July 27, 2012 Author Share Posted July 27, 2012 Thanks to you now I more able to understand what the Guest could experience in the old styled MagicKingdom.Of course I found a lot of pictures and recit , but no one was immersive like yours. You're welcome. Those slides sat in a closet for 50 years before I decided to scan and restore them, there's probably a lot more out there like 'em that no one has taken the time to digitize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewoplis Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Wow, this is so awesome! Thanks for sharing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bombora Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Excellent work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the ghost Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Amazing! How did I miss this. I love Disneyland more than almost anywhere on Earth... to the point where I literally refer to it as my second home. These are some amazing pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PortugePunk Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 these are wonderful! thanks so much for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy524 Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 What an amazing look at the park! And I agree with everyone else, awesome quality of the pictures. You did a great job restoring them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisco Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Love all the pictures of the long gone rides. I miss the pirate ship restaurant. I used to love going there to get a tuna melt sandwich. I'm going to go through my Mom's old photos to see what she has of the park. We used to go there a lot in the early 60's. Nice report! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singemfrc Posted August 8, 2012 Author Share Posted August 8, 2012 Love all the pictures of the long gone rides. I miss the pirate ship restaurant. I used to love going there to get a tuna melt sandwich. I'm going to go through my Mom's old photos to see what she has of the park. We used to go there a lot in the early 60's. Nice report! Thanks, I'd love to see your photos too if you find some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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