Disneyland Fall-Winter 1972-1973 Guide

By Nick

Today we'll take a look at the Fall-Winter 1972-73 Disneyland Guide sent to me by my Aunt Sandy.

The booklet is presented by INA Insurance, The Insurance Company of North America.

The cover is of The Country Bears.

Apparently, INA sponsored the “Carefree Corner”, Disneyland’s official information and registration center, located on Main Street, U.S.A.

An explanation of Ticket Books is up next, with a few pages of what tickets cover which attractions.

Then we have a map of each individual land and a list of all the shops, restaurants, and attractions.

 

 

Bear Country replaced the Indian Village in 1972, and was changed once again in 1988 to Critter Country.

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In the center, an overall map of the park.

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Food and Refreshments.

Next we have Shops and Stores, which seems somewhat redundant to me.

Finally, the entertainment calendar.

 

Back cover, with more information about INA.

 

Disneyland Park Map Circa 1968

By Nick

Yet another great souvenir from my Aunt Sandy sent me, a 1968 park map.

It measures 45″ x 29 3/4″.

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Walt Disney’s opening day dedication speech.

Beautiful colors and details.

The Disneyland hotel was connected to the park via Monorail.

Great to see one of my favorite, and often overlooked, characters, Humphrey the Bear, along with a bear buddy, prominently featured in the upper left hand corner.

Mickey’s center stage welcoming guests.

The Tomorrowland  of today looks very different.

 

Walt Disney Character Map of the United States

By: Nick

My wife and I collect globes and maps. I bought this puzzle map of the United States off of eBay a few years ago.
It was already assembled, and glued on a piece of cardboard, and my wife framed it for me.

Made by Jaymar for Walt Disney Productions.

I'm not sure what year it is from, but as Hawaii is included as a state, it was made during or after 1959.

Also, Disneyland is very prominently displayed in California, and there is no indication of Walt Disney World in Florida, so it was very likely before 1971.

So we'll just say that it's from the 1960s.

While not in the best of shape, with pieces peeling, some seemingly missing bits, and pencil marks, I still love it for the graphics of our favorite characters.