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Amateur Film Amusement Park

Film · 12 min

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Running time
12 minutes

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★★★★★ · The unmentioned park with a familiar mouse · Spuzz · 2003-05-26

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.

★★★★★ · Happiest 12 and a half minutes on Earth · TVKirby · 2003-06-10

It is a 12 and a half minute silent home movie of a cub scout troop visit to the Happiest Place on Earth I'm guessing it is around 1963 because of several clues, including the Mark V Autopia car. I'm puzzled, though because there is a glimpse of the awnings that should be shielding Hobbyland, but with benches rather than Hobbyland's counters. Hobbyland lasted to 1966, I thought, but the Mark V Autopia went away in 65. Any corrections to this and help dating the film will be appreciated. Shot list (If I misidentify something, let me know) The scouts waving at the camera in front of the…

★★★★★ · Date of this film · HatboxGhost · 2006-07-23

The Haunted Mansion show building is up, but the skyway buckets are still round-shaped. This film was taken between 1963 and 1965.

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