Rare Concept Art for Disneyland's 1967 Tomorrowland?

It took a visit to the Walt Disney Family Museum to see this piece of concept art! I had never seen this before, which was kind of a surprise as I am just a huge fan of the work created for Disneyland's 1967 re-envisioned Tomorrowland. The best of Disneyland's Land of the Future. Adventure Thru Inner Space? Check. Peoplemover? Check. Carousel of Progress? Check again. What a line up! 

This blog is stuffed with some of Imagineering's best renderings of it all. Say what you will about the newer attractions like Rise of the Resistance. They may be great, but they lack the charm, optimism, and innocence of an era where the future was seen as a great, big, beautiful, tomorrow.

(Art copyright The Walt Disney Company. Photograph by Mark Taft.)

Big Beautiful World Beyond Disney

About a month and a half ago, my wife and I took off for a long deserved vacation- and we skipped Disney parks entirely. We opted for San Francisco, Napa, Sonoma, and a tour of where we used to live. 

What a smart choice it was! We watched whales jumping in the Pacific Ocean, ate some great meals, did a wine tasting, and just acted like two young marrieds for a whole week. The weather couldn't have been more beautiful or the people we met nicer. It was just so relaxing without having to plan everything in advance- something the folks at Disney haven't realized is a goal for lots of vacationeers!

We enjoyed it so much that I decided we would delay our next Disney trip for at least a year in order to go to Europe or somewhere else instead. There's a great big beautiful world beyond Disney. Go see it!

(Photograph copyright Mark Taft.)

SamLand Spends Disneyland's 55th at the Family Museum

We all know Sam Gennawey writes a great blog. Now, you've got to read his piece on Samland about the celebration of Disneyland's 55th anniversary at the Walt Disney Family Museum. You will love the stories never heard before. Go here.