Home Movies: Knott's Berry Farm and Disneyland (1960)
1960 · Ephemeral film · 12 min
Synopsis
Cub Scouts waving at camera M. Mouse leading parade down Main Street with castle in background M. Mouse marching and promenading by camera scenes in park, with monorail in background Camera on boat, sailing by steamship Columbia, Indian chief waving to camera Native American dancing around rocks, on painted surface; Cub Scouts watching and people driving towards camera in small 1950s-style bumper cars, getting out and standing up (good) looking down on tilt-a-whirl type ride with little cars shaped like pigs mirror ball, top of ride, rotating with little pig on tup of it Porky Pig characters walking by camera and into camera Visitors standing unsteadily and balancing on shaky rope bridge View from monorail of Matterhorn and other stuff View of monorail entrance from monorail View of submarine in river, from monorail View of pirate ship (old sailing ship) ride where people sit in giant rotating teacups (good) Closeups of people in teacups rotating by camera and coming close to camera (great) submarine going into underwater cave, through waterfall storefronts in Western-style town (hotel, saloon, hardware store, opera house, etc.) Steam train coming out of tunnel into Western-style town (good) by camera, passengers sitting in open cars pass by camera Large sailing ship seen from below, pan up to show sails and masts (obscured partially by tree and leaves in foreground) "Mark Twain" paddlewheel steamer sailing in lake; group on flat raft sails by Tracking shot over Native…
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- Prelinger Archives
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★★★★ · The unmentioned park with a familiar mouse · Spuzz · 2014-01-01
In this fascinating time warp, we see the D park circa late 60's early 70's I believe. It seems to be of Anaheim. Look! They still had the skyrides! Tom Sawyer's rafts! The familiar characters are there as well, the dumb dog, the well dressed mouse, the short gnomed men, etc etc. Surely a find for many people who like the D memorabilia.