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In case you had not heard, you can catch me on Oct. 19, 21, 23, 26, 28, or 31 as I officially carve pumpkins at the Disneyland Resort. I will be at the Disneyland Hotel from noon to 3 and the Grand Californian from 5-8. Stop by and say hello!

Where else would I be on my birthday?

Again? Yes.

THIS Marvin A. Davis, who was so very busy in August-September 1953?

And they do get around…

All I Know[tm] is that is starts out, “Two nuns walk into Fantasyland…”

By this point I just think of Herb Ryman’s tree the way I think of Shamu. It’s more of a concept than an actual whale.

Note to self: If it’s too big for carry-on, perhaps it’s not a good souvenir to purchase…

While you’re at it, would you get this one for me? (And thank you for your sacrifice.)

You could get some tips on that from Don DeFore’s kids…

Bill Bixby directing the “Disneyland episode” of Blossom in 1993.

Now this, this, is an historical marker. On a legitimately historical property.

Here is a Casey Jr. photo I have always liked. From the Oct.-Nov. 1965 The Disney World magazine, it illustrates a story about machinist Dewey Dempsey, the first employee to retire under the Walt Disney Productions and Associated Companies Pension Plan.

O. M. W. They actually did it.

I’ll start: “Although small” (and a dedicated space within a structure), it has the ability to sit.

Discuss.

We need MORE! Why have they neglected the historical
Import of… bench!

And, why… exactly?

I was honored to do my part to support the annual San Diego Comic Con Robert Heinlein Blood Drive by donating two units today. And how appropriate to do so while cosplaying Dr. John Hammond from Jurassic Park.

There are laundry lines above the walls on the park side of the tracks. I always assumed it was to delineate the more raffish nature of the area adjacent to the tracks.

Enough!

This is like watching a toddler with cake smeared on his face and hands loudly proclaiming that a bad man came into the house and stole the cake.

Disneyland Monorail System Historical Marker Disney engineers designed this monorail system, based on the system developed by Axel L. Wenner-Gren (ALWEG). Built at the Walt Disney Studios, the system is intended to apply to urban transit. (A his...

Now this, this is an historical marker. An actual plaque (albeit a replacement) with actual history.

www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=155278

It’s easy for me to choose my favorite version…

Nope.

They completely missed the part about when it was a TV studio…

(From the 1955 Little Golden Book “Disneyland on the Air.”)

I suppose we could organize the Main Street Pedantical Society and go around “correcting” the fictive historical markets. I will start by leaving these here…

A pedantic reminder that #Disneyland first opened its doors to guests on July 18, 1955. Today marks the 70th anniversary of the day invited guests celebrated the dedication of the park for a live, televised event.

Was it something I said…???

#NoSignageSunday, present day edition.

I was in a hurry…

Although I failed to get a classic castle photo in 1972, I did manage one for my second trip in 1987. And, of course, I made sure to get that traditional pose with the security camera monitors on the loading platform of the PeopleMover. (I know, I know. Such a cliche…)

Ay yi yi. I was literally procrastinating culling and organizing books when I ran across this. Thanks! Now I am really second guessing if I should even start…