On the Skyway, 1960

If I had a nickel for every photo I have that was taken from a Skyway bucket, I'd have a LOT of nickels. And I could take those nickels to one of those coin machines at the grocery store, and after that stupid machine took 17%, I could go buy a bag of Doritos.

Today's pictures are from 1960, and were snapped as our photographer headed towards Fantasyland (I posted them in reverse order so that it looks like we're going towards Tomorrowland). This first one is my favorite, since we are inside the mighty Matterhorn looking down at the fabulous early T-land and its many wonders. It always amazes me at just how undeveloped Anaheim looks even after Disneyland had been there for a full five years.


Sub lagoon, sub lagoon! Nowadays the lagoon is part of the Great Barrier Reef. Crikey!


I miss the sensation of the Skyway buckets swinging gently as they were drawn higher and higher away from the ground (or water, in this case). Nearly everybody in the queue for the subs is wearing white, which is kind of strange.