The original, double-sided Disneyland flag from the earliest years of the park has Sleeping Beauty Castle, fireworks and letters sewn into both sides. Main Street USA Railroad Station Disneyland Flag (Heritage Auctions, HA.com) 9) Main Street USA Railroad Station Disneyland Flag (Circa 1960s) The 52-inch hand-cut wooden painted sign is in fair condition with some chipped paint around the lettering and surface wear from use. The rare park-used sign from the Jungle Cruise steamboat Amazon Belle still has mounting holes from its original installation. Jungle Cruise Amazon Belle Boat Sign (Heritage Auctions, HA.com) 8) Jungle Cruise Amazon Belle Boat Sign (Circa 1955 to 1960s) The vintage 8-foot-long skull and crossbones flag was hand-produced by Disney artists. The exceptionally rare “Jolly Roger” pirate flag flew over the Chicken of the Sea Pirate Ship restaurant in Fantasyland at Disneyland. Chicken of the Sea Pirate Ship “Jolly Roger” Flag (Heritage Auctions, HA.com) 7) Chicken of the Sea Pirate Ship “Jolly Roger” Flag (Circa 1960s to 1970s) The beehive sat atop Country Bear Gomer’s piano with two straws so he could sip the fermented honey. The very rare hand-painted fiberglass prop beehive used in Disneyland’s Country Bear Jamboree attraction oozes with honey and once jiggled to the sound of bees buzzing. Country Bear Jamboree Beehive Prop (Heritage Auctions, HA.com) 6) Country Bear Jamboree Beehive Prop (Circa 1970s to 1980s) The very hard-to-find Matterhorn Bobsleds attraction poster features images of the Alps with a caption that reads “Race thru Alpine Passes and Ice Caverns.” The 36- by 54-inch vintage 1959 silkscreened poster has edge wear, hairline cracks and a tiny tear. Matterhorn Bobsleds Park Attraction Poster (Heritage Auctions, HA.com) 5) Matterhorn Bobsleds Park Attraction Poster (1959)Įstimated value: $5,000+ Current bid: $2,800 The 25-inch-wide drumhead was used on one of the Disneyland Railroad’s Holiday trains. The back-lit sign features Disneyland’s classic Sleeping Beauty Castle logo screen printed on acrylic board. Disneyland Railroad Drumhead Sign (Heritage Auctions, HA.com) 4) Disneyland Railroad Drumhead Sign (Circa 1970s to 1990s) The 5-foot-long bench is in good condition with some distortion to the wooden slats and small dings and chips in the metal. The Main Street USA bench has wrought iron side panels with floral patterns and accents painted in Disneyland’s familiar green. Main Street USA Bench (Heritage Auctions, HA.com) 3) Main Street USA Bench (Circa 1990s) The Mark VII model designed by Walt Disney Imagineer Bob Gurr has a front end inspired by a Corvette Stingray and a back-end inspired by an Opal GT. Along the Adventureland portion of the ride, a black cougar now stands on a rock near the tracks.The Autopia car used at Disneyland for more than 30 years has been professionally restored to drivable condition with an 8-horsepower engine. The dinosaurs in the Primeval World now have several projected effects, too, including pterodactyls flying around, and a dust storm. “One of the driving things for our design of the river and the railroad was not to be able to see into the new land, and for the new land not to see into the old land,” she said.Īnother part of the train ride that circles the park includes the Grand Canyon Diorama, of course.ĭuring the closure, Disney installed new effects on the 306-foot-long painting, including eagles flying above the canyon, the sun shining on the ruins of a Native American cliffside dwelling, and projected-lightning technology in the storm scene. The new portion of the train route was built deliberately high, said Kim Irvine, senior art director for Walt Disney Imagineering who oversaw the project. Before building the new scenery, Disney imagineers created a detailed model, using it as a guide.
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