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Mid Century for sale in Edmonds, WA#mid century, #architecture, #MCM, #modern, #design, #modernism
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Happy Birthday to Vincent Price and Christopher Lee, both born on May 27th and to Peter Cushing born on May 26th!!
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Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra and Joey Bishop in a staged fight.
Photo by Sid Avery, “Ocean’s 11”, 1960
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doumar’s drive-in restaurant fort lauderdale florida by it’s better than bad on Flickr.
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Because I love vintage Disneyland and trivia so much, I’m trying something new. Soooo, it’s time for…
Disneyland Trivia Tuesday!
Our first trivia is courtesy of Yesterland.com and brings us to a now-defunct Disneyland attraction, the Motor Boat Cruise.
In Disneyland, the Motor Boat Cruise opened in 1957 on the border of Fantasyland and Tomorrowland. The waterways of the Motor Boat Cruise shared space with other attractions. As the Viewliner train went speeding by, young motorists crossed the waterways on Junior Autopia bridges.
In 1959, almost everything changed in the corner of Disneyland where the Motor Boat Cruise, Junior Autopia, and Viewliner had been…. The new Fantasyland Autopia and an expanded Tomorrowland Autopia replaced the Junior Autopia. And the lagoon which had once been home to the Phantom Boats (which opened in 1955 and closed forever in 1956) was rebuilt as the crystal clear lagoon of the Submarine Voyage. But instead of joining the Viewliner and the Junior Autopia as mere memories, the Motor Boat Cruise survived.
Although the Motor Boat Cruise survived the major 1959 project, it didn’t survive the January 1993 opening of Mickey’s Toontown a few hundred yards away…. So in January 1993, the Motor Boat Cruise closed permanently.
After the Motor Boat Cruise closed, Disneyland gave the loading platform and landscaped grounds a new name: Fantasia Gardens. The canopy that once provided shade to guests waiting for the ride now provided shade to guests enjoying food from nearby counter service and outdoor vending locations—or just taking a break from the crowds of Disneyland.
In 2008, the loading platform became one of Disneyland Park’s three designated smoking areas.
The next time you’re traveling between Tomorrowland and Fantasyland, check out the old loading platform and the area of the lagoon where the Motor Boats once cruised.
Photos and content copyright of Yesterland.
Note: The first three photos in this set show the Motor Boats during their operation, while the final two photos show the area as it appears today.
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Vintage souvenir slides of the Contemporary Resort at Disney World. Via Disney Pix.
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