25 Day Disneyland Challenge
Day 8: Favorite Extinct Attraction
The people mover. That would of been so cool to go on that.
1971 Christmas Parade by BestofWDW on Flickr.
Disneyland Fun Facts #3
The Viewliner was powered by a modified 1954 Oldsmobile 88 engine. It traveled on narrow-gauge rails. There were two trains each with six cars. The trains were the salmon-colored Tomorrowland Viewliner and the blue Fantasyland Viewliner. Two stations tended to them. Tomorrowland station was located where the Monorail station is now, and the Fantasyland Station is near the Matterhorn. The track was figure eight.
(Source: Images of America: Early Amusement Parks of Orange County)
Disneyland Fun Facts #4
The Cox Flight Circle was where a person could watch a demonstration of gasoline-powered model planes, cars and boats. The Cox Flight Circle operated in 1955 and 1956. The demonstration area featured Cox engines on U-control as well as some boat model demos.
(Source: Images of America: Early Amusement Parks of Orange County)
Mickey takes a ride on the PeopleMover in Tomorrowland.
Disneyland Fun Facts #10
The Mark Twain weighs over 150 tons and stands 28 feet tall. The ship was designed by Roger Broggie, Dick Bagley and Roland Peterson. They used historic riverboats such as the Little Rufus and the Natchez for their inspiration. The hull was built at Todd Ship Yards in San Pedro, California. The structure was built at the Disney Studios.
(Source: Images of America: Early Amusement Parks of Orange County)
Vintage Disneyland
The final scene of Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress back in May 1975
Orange Bird hanging out in Adventureland back in July 1974.
Disneyland 1959
