Photos from the original Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California, USA. These were taken during the end of July/beginning of August.
This fun little train circles around the Storybook Land area. Inside the cages you can hear the music and sound effects from Dumbo, the movie which this train comes from.
A miniature version on the route of the Storybook Land Canal Boats. You can also see Cinderella's coach on the road going up the mountain.
If you look at the second story windows on the Main Street buildings, you'll see they're often named after people associated with the company. For example, this window is named after Walt's father, who was in fact a contractor.
After the entering the turnstiles, you pass underneath one of two archways under the Disneyland Railroad tracks before you really enter Disneyland, and you'll see this sign mounted on the archway. It seems like nobody notices it.
You'll find this when you're walking through Sleeping Beauty Castle past the Snow White grotto.
I love the look of the "new" Tomorrowland that the Imagineers came up with in 1998.
One of the few attractions that has been open since the very beginning days of the park. The captains' jokes are still as corny as ever, too, which is just about the only thing that keeps this attraction going. It's a lot more fun to ride this at night, and the line will be shorter, too. We waited less than five minutes.
I love to check out the displays in the window of the first store on the left hand side of Main Street. I think it's the Emporium. It's always got cool little displays from the latest movies.
A good place to get photos of the big boats is the seating area of the Hungry Bear restaurant which overlooks the water.
Did you know that not only are there two different lines for this attraction, but each one will give you a different ride? One is longer and slower; the other is a little shorter, but faster and bumpier. It seems like you glimpse the Abominable Snowman more on the slow ride, too, but that could just be my imagination.
Aboard the Storybook Land Canal Boats, you can see the locations where many Disney movies take place, all in miniature form.
This appears in the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean" for about three seconds. You see it adorning the front of one of the ships. There's a term for this type of statue on the front of a ship, but it escapes me at the moment. Anyways, this and several other props from the film were on display in the Walt Disney Gallery at the time I went. You could actually buy this in an auction as well. The sign to the left lists the details. Sections of the exhibit display the concept sketches and models for the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction as well.
Another example of the level of detail Disney puts into the parks. Beautiful.
Check out the old US flag. I wonder if it has only thirteen stars. Details like that make Disneyland more exciting, and help you imagine, "What was it like way back then?"
This photo's a little fuzzy, but I decided to keep it anyway. You may be able to make out the shadowy shapes of the security guards standing at the end of Main Street. I took this after closing at almost 1 AM, before I left.
Space Mountain at Disneyland is currently closed until 2005 for renovations. I thought I'd take a picture for posterity since they may change the look of the building.
You see this view of the back side of Thunder Mountain if you're walking along the Big Thunder Trail to or from Fantasyland by the Village Haus restaurant.
The sun may set on Thunder Mountain, but the fun doesn't stop. Unfortunately, there was an accident here about two months after my visit.
