The fun folks at Boing Boing (www.boingboing.com) seem to have a Disney jones. Which is fine with me: I'm kind of a Disney freak myself: Not so much the mouse, or even the animation, etc., but more the experiences.
In fact, it looks like we're going to Disneyland this year, to celebrate my 40th birthday. Yes, I'm 40 this year, though I've fudged the year with people for the past five years or so. For a while, I even had Cheryl convinced I'm a year younger than I really am. But the truth is out, and I'm only a little reticent about it. I guess if there's a trip to Disneyland involved ....
So here are some of the Boing Boing goodies:
1. A link to a video about the history of Tomorrowland (which seems like an oxymoron). It is focused on Walt Disney World, which I've only been to once, but it's chock full of wonderful "future visions," which include significant doses of commercialism (the RCA Space Mountain??? Yes, it was), patriotism and supercool retro design. LOVE that stuff.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7520893542761833477
2. Unofficial Disney posters. Cheryl and I have a few of these -- official versions purchased at Disneyland and lovingly transported home. One way I can tell I'm getting old, by the way, is that I get excited by purchasing things like posters and not toys at D-land. Anyway, these unofficial posters are beautiful, and apparently got their creator a job making the real thing for the Diz.
http://gregmaletic.wordpress.com/2002/10/18/faux-disney-attraction-posters/
3. And finally, the frickin' motherlode! Found this on a link from a google video about the matterhorn. It's got backstage photos, attraction photos, "Disneyland deaths" (which you can sort by date or attraction), magazine articles, etc., etc., etc., ad infinitum. Oh and videos. The site interface is fugly, but the actual content is cool ….
http://www.dldhistory.com/
In fact, it looks like we're going to Disneyland this year, to celebrate my 40th birthday. Yes, I'm 40 this year, though I've fudged the year with people for the past five years or so. For a while, I even had Cheryl convinced I'm a year younger than I really am. But the truth is out, and I'm only a little reticent about it. I guess if there's a trip to Disneyland involved ....
So here are some of the Boing Boing goodies:
1. A link to a video about the history of Tomorrowland (which seems like an oxymoron). It is focused on Walt Disney World, which I've only been to once, but it's chock full of wonderful "future visions," which include significant doses of commercialism (the RCA Space Mountain??? Yes, it was), patriotism and supercool retro design. LOVE that stuff.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7520893542761833477
2. Unofficial Disney posters. Cheryl and I have a few of these -- official versions purchased at Disneyland and lovingly transported home. One way I can tell I'm getting old, by the way, is that I get excited by purchasing things like posters and not toys at D-land. Anyway, these unofficial posters are beautiful, and apparently got their creator a job making the real thing for the Diz.
http://gregmaletic.wordpress.com/2002/10/18/faux-disney-attraction-posters/
3. And finally, the frickin' motherlode! Found this on a link from a google video about the matterhorn. It's got backstage photos, attraction photos, "Disneyland deaths" (which you can sort by date or attraction), magazine articles, etc., etc., etc., ad infinitum. Oh and videos. The site interface is fugly, but the actual content is cool ….
http://www.dldhistory.com/
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