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Monday, March 10, 2008

March 10 - ...Dreaming

This is going to wrap up the guidebook to Disneyland in 1961. These are the most interesting pages to me because they highlight the ever-changing nature of Disneyland.

Walt Disney's Guide to Disneyland (1961)

Here under dreaming, we see the concept sketches for Old New Orleans, the Haunted House, the Tree House, and the Rouges Gallery.

Walt Disney's Guide to Disneyland (1961)

Walt Disney's Guide to Disneyland (1961)

This is the back cover, which is an excellent resource to see what the park had to offer in 1961.

Walt Disney's Guide to Disneyland (1961)

Coming up tomorrow will be the start of another lengthy postings, where I share Cast guides to Pirates of the Caribbean and the Haunted Mansion. Mixed into these will be a couple of maps from the 50th anniversary of Disneyland, and then following will be another guidebook, I think from 1964. With this one, I plan to highlight the alternations made between 1961 and 1964. After this, maybe the Epcot Center preview guide, which is wonderful for concept artwork and feels the most like a World's Fair book.