Maybe they weren't able to get their hands on a VHS copy in the 1980s and were going off memory.
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Maybe they weren't able to get their hands on a VHS copy in the 1980s and were going off memory.
If you were paying attention eight years ago you *could* have purchased the sign for $14,000!
The more ornate, more often photographed south-facing Carnation Company sign was removed in January 1997. It would be nice to think that this went to the Archives, but it may have just been removed because of construction needs.
@disneylandhourly.parkendium.com *is* the time machine…
Around 2008, Bob and I had a Mojave Desert camping trip rained out, so we did a day trip around So Cal in his convertible. It included my only time on the Balboa Island Ferry, but I don’t think we visited here, despite being in the area. Why not?!
“Daddy, do you think you’ll be alive for Toy Story 6?” ☠️
Today's the day!
Pixar's latest original film, Hoppers, is out today! If you want to see the funniest movie we've ever made, head to your theater this weekend and see it!
Column titled, "Here We Grow! Resort Expansion Update. Work Has Begun In Parking Lot."
Details on the start of that Disneyland Resort expansion construction, from the June 20, 1997, Disneyland Line.
Coincidentally this is adjacent to the very first construction activity for Disneyland Resort expansion in June 1997.
America's favorite living original Imagineer confirms with his presence in Disneyland Handcrafted.
Minnie Mouse welcomes everyone into Disneyland in floral form in the month of March
The scene the people are observing is Art Linkletter preparing for the Disneyland Opening Day broadcast!
Carnation Ice Cream Parlor "Carnation Company" sign on Main Street U.S.A. at Disneyland, July 1955.
Carnation Ice Cream Parlor "Carnation Company" sign on Main Street U.S.A. at Disneyland, 1980.
Carnation Ice Cream Parlor "Carnation Company" sign on Main Street U.S.A. at Disneyland, 1997.
Carnation Ice Cream Parlor "Carnation Company" sign on Main Street U.S.A. at Disneyland, March 6, 2026.
It seems hard to believe it wouldn't need repainting in the 41.5 years of Carnation Ice Cream Parlor's operation, but it does look very similar to 1955.
July 1955 / 1980 / 1997 / today by @tustinraider.bsky.social
Here it is on the final operating day for the Carnation Ice Cream Parlor, January 3, 1997
Sorry, the file names just get more descriptive.
Idiot cast member in bed.jpg
Mickey and Horace looking at @jason.parkendium.com posts.
Color photograph from the 1950s showing the Tomorrowland Skyway Station at Disneyland. A Skyway bucket is visible in the foreground. The metal structures of the Skyway station and the ride's supporting cables can be seen. People are ascending stairs towards the station. Multicolored triangular flags decorate the area. The sky is clear and blue. (circa 1957)
[Source on Mediagraph]
Does that make them… chicken?
@tomkmorris.bsky.social, has the salvage source for the Mad Tea Party lighting fixtures been identified, or is that still a future research item?
Early Disneyland could be hit-or-miss. Perhaps the best part of this photo is how it was taken overhead from the Skyway!
"you need to learn how to use gAI or you'll get left behind!"
counterpoint!
the absolute fastest way to render yourself unemployable is to build your skillset around a tool that does your thinking for you, that everyone has access to, and that one company can change or take away at any time
Seems like this goes against the Disney keys of Courtesy, Show, and Efficiency.
Ca. 2000s photograph of a Cast Member posing in the Pirates of the Caribbean auction scene during a refurbishment.
"Idiot cast member 1.jpg", for the curious.
Ca. 2000s photograph of a Cast Member in the Pirates of the Caribbean auction scene at Disneyland during a refurbishment, posing with a disrobed "Redd" figure.
While I assign each Parkendium asset a unique ID, in the caption I also try to retain the original filename as it comes to me.
Behold "Idiot cast member 2.jpg"
Silhouette of the PeopleMover in Tomorrowland at Disneyland.
It's backlit, but you know what you're looking at.
March 5, 1980
Color slide taken by a Guest of the Horse-Drawn Streetcars at Disneyland, carrying the Park's one millionth Guest and family, and some of the Park atmosphere characters/talent.
Help! What's the name of the horse that drew the streetcar with Disneyland's one millionth Guest on September 8, 1955?!
My daughter wrote a book about Disneyland (I did not have editorial input).
“This Disneyland is very very bad!”
“You have to pay all of your money.”
Congratulations!
Welcome to Bluesky at last, Cory Doctorow! @doctorow.pluralistic.net