DISNEYLAND in November 1955: Adventureland

It's almost hard for me to believe Tom Sawyer's Island was ever this barren. I loved running around that island and through the tunnels surrounded by trees. Now, I'm not talking about when I was a little kid. I was running through the tunnels in my 20s. I just never really grew up.

Being on the island watching the Mark Twain paddle boat go by is a little surreal considering you're in the middle of Orange County. Disneyland can transport you to so many places.

These folks are waiting their turn on the Mark Twain.


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DISNEYLAND in November 1955: Tomorrowland

Raise your hand if you remember the rocket ship ride at Disneyland.  If you do remember it, do you remember what it did?


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DISNEYLAND in November 1955: Sleeping Beauty's Castle

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DISNEYLAND in November 1955: City Hall

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DISNEYLAND in November 1955

The first time I went to Disneyland it had only been open for a few weeks. There was a lot of area still under construction, lots of dirt. Didn't matter to me because I was entranced.



The person that took this vintage snapshot visited a few months after I did. This shot was taken in November 1955.

THIS ABOUT sums it up

On this historic eve these photos seem to sum up all of it. We're sick and disgusted we've had to live through the past 8 years, makes us want to vomit, but...

now we're hopeful we're on the right path. Look both ways, drive carefully, be courteous to other drivers, pay attention to what you're doing, and head for your goal. Good luck to all of us. Ladies and gentlemen...start your engines!

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