Lost Secrets of Disneyland: Rare 1958 Discovery at Alice in Wonderland!

0:01 you know in the 70 years since they

0:01 you know in the 70 years since they started building Disneyland there sure

0:03 started building Disneyland there sure

0:03 started building Disneyland there sure have been a lot of changes I've been

0:05 have been a lot of changes I've been

0:05 have been a lot of changes I've been around for a lot of them but going back

0:06 around for a lot of them but going back

0:06 around for a lot of them but going back to the beginning there are layers and

0:08 to the beginning there are layers and

0:08 to the beginning there are layers and layers of changes like for example

0:10 layers of changes like for example

0:10 layers of changes like for example notice in that early picture of the park

0:12 notice in that early picture of the park

0:12 notice in that early picture of the park in the very earliest years there wasn't

0:14 in the very earliest years there wasn't

0:14 in the very earliest years there wasn't even a monreal beam out here and you

0:16 even a monreal beam out here and you

0:16 even a monreal beam out here and you basically had a big old street right in

0:19 basically had a big old street right in

0:19 basically had a big old street right in front of the main entrance for drop offs

0:21 front of the main entrance for drop offs

0:21 front of the main entrance for drop offs and pickups and then all of this behind

0:23 and pickups and then all of this behind

0:23 and pickups and then all of this behind me was a parking lot yes sir things may

0:26 me was a parking lot yes sir things may

0:26 me was a parking lot yes sir things may have evolved slowly and piece by piece

0:27 have evolved slowly and piece by piece

0:28 have evolved slowly and piece by piece but what a dramatic difference nearly 70

0:31 but what a dramatic difference nearly 70

0:31 but what a dramatic difference nearly 70 years can make on a place huh we're back

0:34 years can make on a place huh we're back

0:34 years can make on a place huh we're back at Disneyland and today is kind of a

0:36 at Disneyland and today is kind of a

0:36 at Disneyland and today is kind of a weird one because to bring it back to 70

0:38 weird one because to bring it back to 70

0:38 weird one because to bring it back to 70 years of changes if you know me at all

0:40 years of changes if you know me at all

0:40 years of changes if you know me at all you know that's what I'm obsessed with

0:43 you know that's what I'm obsessed with

0:43 you know that's what I'm obsessed with the Disneyland of the past for more than

0:46 the Disneyland of the past for more than

0:46 the Disneyland of the past for more than a decade now I've been coming down to

0:48 a decade now I've been coming down to

0:48 a decade now I've been coming down to Disneyland and exploring the past time

0:50 Disneyland and exploring the past time

0:50 Disneyland and exploring the past time traveling with all of you looking back

0:52 traveling with all of you looking back

0:52 traveling with all of you looking back into the past and collecting these old

0:54 into the past and collecting these old

0:54 into the past and collecting these old photos like crazy collecting hundreds

0:56 photos like crazy collecting hundreds

0:56 photos like crazy collecting hundreds thousands of old pictures of Disneyland

0:59 thousands of old pictures of Disneyland

0:59 thousands of old pictures of Disneyland so we can talk about attractions that

1:00 so we can talk about attractions that

1:00 so we can talk about attractions that are no longer here the Disneyland of the

1:02 are no longer here the Disneyland of the

1:03 are no longer here the Disneyland of the past the then and now videos I am

1:04 past the then and now videos I am

1:04 past the then and now videos I am constantly collecting them collecting

1:06 constantly collecting them collecting

1:06 constantly collecting them collecting old films looking through them doing

1:09 old films looking through them doing

1:09 old films looking through them doing research on different projects different

1:10 research on different projects different

1:10 research on different projects different ideas that I have coming up specifically

1:12 ideas that I have coming up specifically

1:12 ideas that I have coming up specifically in fact I must say with the amount of

1:14 in fact I must say with the amount of

1:15 in fact I must say with the amount of changes happening at Disneyland all the

1:17 changes happening at Disneyland all the

1:17 changes happening at Disneyland all the time and how rapid they are combined

1:19 time and how rapid they are combined

1:19 time and how rapid they are combined with the amount of time I spend looking

1:21 with the amount of time I spend looking

1:21 with the amount of time I spend looking through old footage and old film and old

1:23 through old footage and old film and old

1:23 through old footage and old film and old pictures of Disneyland I sometimes find

1:25 pictures of Disneyland I sometimes find

1:25 pictures of Disneyland I sometimes find myself confused like wait a minute where

1:27 myself confused like wait a minute where

1:27 myself confused like wait a minute where am I almost like I'm expecting to walk

1:29 am I almost like I'm expecting to walk

1:29 am I almost like I'm expecting to walk through the gate and then be in the

1:31 through the gate and then be in the

1:31 through the gate and then be in the Disneyland of the 1950s or 60s or

1:33 Disneyland of the 1950s or 60s or

1:33 Disneyland of the 1950s or 60s or something like that almost like I'm

1:35 something like that almost like I'm

1:35 something like that almost like I'm becoming more familiar with the

1:36 becoming more familiar with the

1:36 becoming more familiar with the Disneyland of the past than the

1:38 Disneyland of the past than the

1:38 Disneyland of the past than the Disneyland of the present and right now

1:40 Disneyland of the present and right now

1:40 Disneyland of the present and right now it's particularly acute because I have

1:42 it's particularly acute because I have

1:42 it's particularly acute because I have been working on some then and now videos

1:45 been working on some then and now videos

1:45 been working on some then and now videos some videos about things from

1:47 some videos about things from

1:47 some videos about things from Disneyland's past but no matter how

1:49 Disneyland's past but no matter how

1:49 Disneyland's past but no matter how familiar I get with Disneyland's past no

1:51 familiar I get with Disneyland's past no

1:51 familiar I get with Disneyland's past no matter how much I think I know every

1:53 matter how much I think I know every

1:53 matter how much I think I know every once in a while doing research I come

1:55 once in a while doing research I come

1:55 once in a while doing research I come across something I have never seen or

1:58 across something I have never seen or

1:58 across something I have never seen or heard of before for usually big things

2:01 heard of before for usually big things

2:01 heard of before for usually big things you know usually something where I'm

2:02 you know usually something where I'm

2:02 you know usually something where I'm like how in the world did I not know

2:03 like how in the world did I not know

2:03 like how in the world did I not know about this and I've got a whole list of

2:05 about this and I've got a whole list of

2:05 about this and I've got a whole list of them and I'm sure I'll be sharing them

2:07 them and I'm sure I'll be sharing them

2:07 them and I'm sure I'll be sharing them relatively soon every once in a while

2:08 relatively soon every once in a while

2:08 relatively soon every once in a while it's not even something big it's

2:10 it's not even something big it's

2:10 it's not even something big it's something little and weird and unusual

2:13 something little and weird and unusual

2:13 something little and weird and unusual and even though I'm preparing an episode

2:15 and even though I'm preparing an episode

2:15 and even though I'm preparing an episode about Disneyland's paast it's pretty

2:16 about Disneyland's paast it's pretty

2:16 about Disneyland's paast it's pretty involved I'm going deep into my scar

2:18 involved I'm going deep into my scar

2:18 involved I'm going deep into my scar archives I probably should be at home

2:20 archives I probably should be at home

2:20 archives I probably should be at home getting ready for that one when I came

2:22 getting ready for that one when I came

2:22 getting ready for that one when I came across a weird little unusual thing that

2:24 across a weird little unusual thing that

2:24 across a weird little unusual thing that I had never seen or heard of before last

2:27 I had never seen or heard of before last

2:27 I had never seen or heard of before last night I knew I had to rush down here

2:30 night I knew I had to rush down here

2:30 night I knew I had to rush down here scope out the spot for myself which is

2:32 scope out the spot for myself which is

2:32 scope out the spot for myself which is why I am cruising back to the Allison

2:35 why I am cruising back to the Allison

2:35 why I am cruising back to the Allison Wonderland ride hey the chesher cat's

2:38 Wonderland ride hey the chesher cat's

2:38 Wonderland ride hey the chesher cat's missing that's weird now this ride was a

2:40 missing that's weird now this ride was a

2:40 missing that's weird now this ride was a very early part of the park and you

2:41 very early part of the park and you

2:41 very early part of the park and you could say it's been here since

2:44 could say it's been here since

2:44 could say it's been here since 1958 but just like all the other

2:46 1958 but just like all the other

2:46 1958 but just like all the other original 1950s dark rides in fantasy

2:49 original 1950s dark rides in fantasy

2:49 original 1950s dark rides in fantasy land aliceon Wonderland underwent a

2:52 land aliceon Wonderland underwent a

2:52 land aliceon Wonderland underwent a major overhaul they basically tore down

2:54 major overhaul they basically tore down

2:54 major overhaul they basically tore down all the dark rides and rebuilt them in

2:57 all the dark rides and rebuilt them in

2:57 all the dark rides and rebuilt them in 1982 when they opened up this new

3:00 1982 when they opened up this new

3:00 1982 when they opened up this new Fantasy Land cuz after all fantasy land

3:02 Fantasy Land cuz after all fantasy land

3:02 Fantasy Land cuz after all fantasy land used to look like this oh yeah that was

3:05 used to look like this oh yeah that was

3:05 used to look like this oh yeah that was a big change that's when they built

3:07 a big change that's when they built

3:07 a big change that's when they built Pinocchio over here that's when they

3:08 Pinocchio over here that's when they

3:08 Pinocchio over here that's when they demolished the giant chicken of the sea

3:10 demolished the giant chicken of the sea

3:10 demolished the giant chicken of the sea pirate ship they basically gutted the

3:12 pirate ship they basically gutted the

3:12 pirate ship they basically gutted the insides and outsides of all the dark rid

3:15 insides and outsides of all the dark rid

3:15 insides and outsides of all the dark rid making them totally and completely

3:17 making them totally and completely

3:17 making them totally and completely different which is a great subject for a

3:19 different which is a great subject for a

3:19 different which is a great subject for a future episode The Unusual thing about

3:21 future episode The Unusual thing about

3:22 future episode The Unusual thing about at least the exterior of the Alison

3:24 at least the exterior of the Alison

3:24 at least the exterior of the Alison Wonderland ride was even though they

3:25 Wonderland ride was even though they

3:25 Wonderland ride was even though they rebuilt the whole inside the outside

3:28 rebuilt the whole inside the outside

3:28 rebuilt the whole inside the outside remained more or less just the same I

3:30 remained more or less just the same I

3:31 remained more or less just the same I mean you can see here in this clip that

3:33 mean you can see here in this clip that

3:33 mean you can see here in this clip that there were no teacups Next Door to Alice

3:35 there were no teacups Next Door to Alice

3:35 there were no teacups Next Door to Alice and Wonderland back then you can see

3:37 and Wonderland back then you can see

3:37 and Wonderland back then you can see here we're at sort of the same angle

3:39 here we're at sort of the same angle

3:39 here we're at sort of the same angle looking the same direction they moved

3:41 looking the same direction they moved

3:41 looking the same direction they moved the old teacup attraction in front of

3:43 the old teacup attraction in front of

3:43 the old teacup attraction in front of Alice in Wonderland to make more space

3:46 Alice in Wonderland to make more space

3:46 Alice in Wonderland to make more space when they were creating new fantasy land

3:47 when they were creating new fantasy land

3:47 when they were creating new fantasy land and also it sort of creates a little

3:49 and also it sort of creates a little

3:49 and also it sort of creates a little miniature Alice and Wonderland land I

3:51 miniature Alice and Wonderland land I

3:51 miniature Alice and Wonderland land I mean you got the teacups with the Mad

3:53 mean you got the teacups with the Mad

3:53 mean you got the teacups with the Mad Hatter's little house and then over here

3:55 Hatter's little house and then over here

3:55 Hatter's little house and then over here the white rabbit's house as part of the

3:58 the white rabbit's house as part of the

3:58 the white rabbit's house as part of the Mad Hatter shop I mean inside they've

4:01 Mad Hatter shop I mean inside they've

4:01 Mad Hatter shop I mean inside they've even got his little bedroom all set up

4:03 even got his little bedroom all set up

4:03 even got his little bedroom all set up in there kind of created a cool themed

4:05 in there kind of created a cool themed

4:05 in there kind of created a cool themed area of course those changes are all

4:07 area of course those changes are all

4:07 area of course those changes are all after 1983 when new Fantasy Land opened

4:09 after 1983 when new Fantasy Land opened

4:09 after 1983 when new Fantasy Land opened but the amazing thing is that even with

4:11 but the amazing thing is that even with

4:11 but the amazing thing is that even with all the changes to this area and the

4:13 all the changes to this area and the

4:13 all the changes to this area and the inside of Alice and Wonderland it was

4:14 inside of Alice and Wonderland it was

4:15 inside of Alice and Wonderland it was almost completely different in the ' 50s

4:16 almost completely different in the ' 50s

4:17 almost completely different in the ' 50s this exterior over here really looks

4:20 this exterior over here really looks

4:20 this exterior over here really looks almost identical to the way that it used

4:22 almost identical to the way that it used

4:22 almost identical to the way that it used to look back in the day I mean here it

4:24 to look back in the day I mean here it

4:24 to look back in the day I mean here it is back in the 1950s and you can still

4:26 is back in the 1950s and you can still

4:26 is back in the 1950s and you can still see the giant colorful leaves the

4:29 see the giant colorful leaves the

4:29 see the giant colorful leaves the caterpillar ride vehicles are still

4:31 caterpillar ride vehicles are still

4:31 caterpillar ride vehicles are still pretty much the same all this sort of

4:33 pretty much the same all this sort of

4:33 pretty much the same all this sort of giant foliage out here I mean the theme

4:35 giant foliage out here I mean the theme

4:35 giant foliage out here I mean the theme really did not change if you were to

4:37 really did not change if you were to

4:37 really did not change if you were to come from the 1950s in a time machine to

4:40 come from the 1950s in a time machine to

4:40 come from the 1950s in a time machine to the present day and you took a look at

4:42 the present day and you took a look at

4:42 the present day and you took a look at all of this you would know right where

4:44 all of this you would know right where

4:44 all of this you would know right where you were they even kept their old

4:45 you were they even kept their old

4:46 you were they even kept their old original mushroom ticket book over here

4:48 original mushroom ticket book over here

4:48 original mushroom ticket book over here as part of the attraction despite the

4:50 as part of the attraction despite the

4:50 as part of the attraction despite the fact you no longer need separate tickets

4:52 fact you no longer need separate tickets

4:52 fact you no longer need separate tickets to ride on the ride they just filled in

4:54 to ride on the ride they just filled in

4:54 to ride on the ride they just filled in the little hole where you'd pass them

4:56 the little hole where you'd pass them

4:56 the little hole where you'd pass them your little coupon to ride and stuck it

4:59 your little coupon to ride and stuck it

4:59 your little coupon to ride and stuck it here in the garden I mean just look at

5:01 here in the garden I mean just look at

5:01 here in the garden I mean just look at Alison Wonderland back in the day versus

5:03 Alison Wonderland back in the day versus

5:03 Alison Wonderland back in the day versus now sure they moved the Mushroom around

5:05 now sure they moved the Mushroom around

5:06 now sure they moved the Mushroom around but the ride operator still and

5:07 but the ride operator still and

5:07 but the ride operator still and basically the same place the ride

5:09 basically the same place the ride

5:09 basically the same place the ride Vehicles look virtually identical to the

5:12 Vehicles look virtually identical to the

5:12 Vehicles look virtually identical to the way they always have one thing I didn't

5:14 way they always have one thing I didn't

5:14 way they always have one thing I didn't notice that was different even looking

5:15 notice that was different even looking

5:15 notice that was different even looking at these photos last night is that you

5:18 at these photos last night is that you

5:18 at these photos last night is that you could see right here they had some giant

5:20 could see right here they had some giant

5:20 could see right here they had some giant almost transparent looking leaves

5:22 almost transparent looking leaves

5:22 almost transparent looking leaves overhead for shade those are still kind

5:24 overhead for shade those are still kind

5:24 overhead for shade those are still kind of here in spirit in the form of these

5:26 of here in spirit in the form of these

5:26 of here in spirit in the form of these metal shade leaves over near the ride

5:28 metal shade leaves over near the ride

5:28 metal shade leaves over near the ride operators area and as you'll see all the

5:31 operators area and as you'll see all the

5:31 operators area and as you'll see all the plants and the giant plants have been

5:33 plants and the giant plants have been

5:33 plants and the giant plants have been rearranged the track layout's slightly

5:35 rearranged the track layout's slightly

5:35 rearranged the track layout's slightly different here obviously this gargantuan

5:38 different here obviously this gargantuan

5:38 different here obviously this gargantuan tree has grown up quite a lot in the

5:41 tree has grown up quite a lot in the

5:41 tree has grown up quite a lot in the last 20 or 30 years or so but all that

5:43 last 20 or 30 years or so but all that

5:43 last 20 or 30 years or so but all that sort of normal changes that I would

5:45 sort of normal changes that I would

5:45 sort of normal changes that I would expect the change that really had me all

5:47 expect the change that really had me all

5:47 expect the change that really had me all shaken and not stirred and it's sort of

5:50 shaken and not stirred and it's sort of

5:50 shaken and not stirred and it's sort of something weird and small that I never

5:51 something weird and small that I never

5:51 something weird and small that I never noticed before is that instead of these

5:54 noticed before is that instead of these

5:54 noticed before is that instead of these sort of floral tulip lights growing up

5:56 sort of floral tulip lights growing up

5:56 sort of floral tulip lights growing up out of the plants in the front garden

5:58 out of the plants in the front garden

5:58 out of the plants in the front garden here back in the the day if we look at

6:00 here back in the the day if we look at

6:00 here back in the the day if we look at these photos from daveand you'll notice

6:03 these photos from daveand you'll notice

6:03 these photos from daveand you'll notice they were actually dandelion so they had

6:06 they were actually dandelion so they had

6:06 they were actually dandelion so they had not the dandelion flower but you know

6:08 not the dandelion flower but you know

6:08 not the dandelion flower but you know when it goes into that stage where you

6:09 when it goes into that stage where you

6:09 when it goes into that stage where you pluck the thing and make a wish look at

6:11 pluck the thing and make a wish look at

6:11 pluck the thing and make a wish look at those little balls up there those Globes

6:14 those little balls up there those Globes

6:14 those little balls up there those Globes now this is not the thing that surprised

6:15 now this is not the thing that surprised

6:16 now this is not the thing that surprised me it's something I hardly noticed but I

6:17 me it's something I hardly noticed but I

6:17 me it's something I hardly noticed but I have seen before in the past looking at

6:20 have seen before in the past looking at

6:20 have seen before in the past looking at Old Disneyland photos you can see Dave

6:21 Old Disneyland photos you can see Dave

6:21 Old Disneyland photos you can see Dave L's got a bunch of them but it wasn't

6:23 L's got a bunch of them but it wasn't

6:23 L's got a bunch of them but it wasn't one of those photos it was actually one

6:24 one of those photos it was actually one

6:24 one of those photos it was actually one of my photos in my collection I was

6:26 of my photos in my collection I was

6:26 of my photos in my collection I was looking at last night and going what the

6:28 looking at last night and going what the

6:28 looking at last night and going what the heck is that this is the photo in

6:30 heck is that this is the photo in

6:30 heck is that this is the photo in question and at first all I was thinking

6:32 question and at first all I was thinking

6:32 question and at first all I was thinking was oh that's a perfect photo to show

6:34 was oh that's a perfect photo to show

6:34 was oh that's a perfect photo to show kind of a then and now of how the plants

6:37 kind of a then and now of how the plants

6:37 kind of a then and now of how the plants have changed and you got to come pretty

6:39 have changed and you got to come pretty

6:39 have changed and you got to come pretty deep in the line to get to the spot

6:41 deep in the line to get to the spot

6:41 deep in the line to get to the spot where this photo was snap but I'm an old

6:43 where this photo was snap but I'm an old

6:43 where this photo was snap but I'm an old Pro I could wait 30 minutes and here we

6:46 Pro I could wait 30 minutes and here we

6:46 Pro I could wait 30 minutes and here we are this is roughly the same spot

6:48 are this is roughly the same spot

6:48 are this is roughly the same spot without the same camera and the same

6:49 without the same camera and the same

6:49 without the same camera and the same length little difficult to match up as

6:51 length little difficult to match up as

6:51 length little difficult to match up as you can see the tree got a whole lot

6:53 you can see the tree got a whole lot

6:53 you can see the tree got a whole lot bigger it totally dominates the scene

6:55 bigger it totally dominates the scene

6:55 bigger it totally dominates the scene now the old big red leaf and four ground

6:58 now the old big red leaf and four ground

6:58 now the old big red leaf and four ground plants have completely changed gone or

7:01 plants have completely changed gone or

7:01 plants have completely changed gone or any sign of the old

7:03 any sign of the old

7:03 any sign of the old dandelion life look at that in the upper

7:05 dandelion life look at that in the upper

7:05 dandelion life look at that in the upper left hand corner there's a little piece

7:07 left hand corner there's a little piece

7:07 left hand corner there's a little piece of the matter horn showing and it's

7:08 of the matter horn showing and it's

7:08 of the matter horn showing and it's early notice it's sort of orangey it's

7:10 early notice it's sort of orangey it's

7:10 early notice it's sort of orangey it's hard to see that same Rock outcropping

7:12 hard to see that same Rock outcropping

7:12 hard to see that same Rock outcropping today without getting closer cuz of this

7:14 today without getting closer cuz of this

7:14 today without getting closer cuz of this giant tree but it's still here right

7:16 giant tree but it's still here right

7:16 giant tree but it's still here right over there above the Montreal track I

7:18 over there above the Montreal track I

7:18 over there above the Montreal track I was looking at this going back and forth

7:20 was looking at this going back and forth

7:20 was looking at this going back and forth going oh yeah yeah they moved around the

7:21 going oh yeah yeah they moved around the

7:21 going oh yeah yeah they moved around the plants they changed them a lot and oh

7:23 plants they changed them a lot and oh

7:23 plants they changed them a lot and oh yeah those dandelion those spiky Dand

7:25 yeah those dandelion those spiky Dand

7:25 yeah those dandelion those spiky Dand wait a minute what spiky dandelions look

7:28 wait a minute what spiky dandelions look

7:28 wait a minute what spiky dandelions look at those again look at those things at

7:30 at those again look at those things at

7:30 at those again look at those things at first I was like what the heck am I

7:33 first I was like what the heck am I

7:33 first I was like what the heck am I looking at it looks like a virus it

7:34 looking at it looks like a virus it

7:34 looking at it looks like a virus it looks like it's the co ride I wasn't

7:36 looks like it's the co ride I wasn't

7:36 looks like it's the co ride I wasn't thinking Dand l oh yeah okay I get it

7:38 thinking Dand l oh yeah okay I get it

7:38 thinking Dand l oh yeah okay I get it they're Dand lons the ones you blow on

7:40 they're Dand lons the ones you blow on

7:40 they're Dand lons the ones you blow on but they're so perfectly midcentury they

7:42 but they're so perfectly midcentury they

7:42 but they're so perfectly midcentury they look like little Sputnik up there and I

7:44 look like little Sputnik up there and I

7:44 look like little Sputnik up there and I never noticed those before so I start

7:46 never noticed those before so I start

7:46 never noticed those before so I start looking through all my other photos and

7:49 looking through all my other photos and

7:49 looking through all my other photos and from the air even all the way back in

7:51 from the air even all the way back in

7:51 from the air even all the way back in 1958 whether it's my photos or Dave

7:54 1958 whether it's my photos or Dave

7:54 1958 whether it's my photos or Dave Lance's photos I'm noticing that those

7:56 Lance's photos I'm noticing that those

7:56 Lance's photos I'm noticing that those little dandelion things are always

7:58 little dandelion things are always

7:58 little dandelion things are always perfectly round and smooth I'm looking

8:00 perfectly round and smooth I'm looking

8:00 perfectly round and smooth I'm looking back at daveand photos from 1958 when

8:04 back at daveand photos from 1958 when

8:04 back at daveand photos from 1958 when the ride opened they're perfectly round

8:05 the ride opened they're perfectly round

8:05 the ride opened they're perfectly round and smooth I started looking at a

8:07 and smooth I started looking at a

8:07 and smooth I started looking at a pictures of the ' 60s and the' 70s

8:08 pictures of the ' 60s and the' 70s

8:09 pictures of the ' 60s and the' 70s always perfectly smooth and that photo I

8:11 always perfectly smooth and that photo I

8:11 always perfectly smooth and that photo I have is definitely from the late 1950s

8:14 have is definitely from the late 1950s

8:14 have is definitely from the late 1950s so maybe it was just really shortlived

8:17 so maybe it was just really shortlived

8:17 so maybe it was just really shortlived look at those strange cool Globes over

8:21 look at those strange cool Globes over

8:21 look at those strange cool Globes over those lights I've never seen them before

8:22 those lights I've never seen them before

8:22 those lights I've never seen them before I've never seen them in anybody else's

8:24 I've never seen them in anybody else's

8:24 I've never seen them in anybody else's photos I've never seen them in

8:25 photos I've never seen them in

8:25 photos I've never seen them in promotional photos I've never seen them

8:27 promotional photos I've never seen them

8:27 promotional photos I've never seen them in my old footage I was really tripping

8:29 in my old footage I was really tripping

8:29 in my old footage I was really tripping out so much so that even though it's a

8:31 out so much so that even though it's a

8:31 out so much so that even though it's a weird little kind of obscure thing last

8:33 weird little kind of obscure thing last

8:33 weird little kind of obscure thing last night I was like dude I have got to head

8:35 night I was like dude I have got to head

8:35 night I was like dude I have got to head down to the park because I couldn't even

8:37 down to the park because I couldn't even

8:38 down to the park because I couldn't even remember if there were dandelion here

8:39 remember if there were dandelion here

8:39 remember if there were dandelion here for the main lighting at all like are

8:41 for the main lighting at all like are

8:41 for the main lighting at all like are those little wish sticks still here am I

8:42 those little wish sticks still here am I

8:42 those little wish sticks still here am I remembering it wrong and obviously no I

8:45 remembering it wrong and obviously no I

8:45 remembering it wrong and obviously no I wasn't there are no more little

8:46 wasn't there are no more little

8:46 wasn't there are no more little dandelion wish things to blow on down

8:50 dandelion wish things to blow on down

8:50 dandelion wish things to blow on down here it's sort of probably our number

8:52 here it's sort of probably our number

8:52 here it's sort of probably our number one plant in Orange County and

8:53 one plant in Orange County and

8:53 one plant in Orange County and everybody's lawn we got those little

8:55 everybody's lawn we got those little

8:55 everybody's lawn we got those little blow on this and make a wish my grandpa

8:57 blow on this and make a wish my grandpa

8:57 blow on this and make a wish my grandpa once told me blow that in the street we

8:58 once told me blow that in the street we

8:59 once told me blow that in the street we don't need any more of those growing on

9:00 don't need any more of those growing on

9:00 don't need any more of those growing on our lawn I've also got to be the first

9:01 our lawn I've also got to be the first

9:01 our lawn I've also got to be the first to admit that even though I like the old

9:03 to admit that even though I like the old

9:03 to admit that even though I like the old little Globe like Dand liion the stained

9:07 little Globe like Dand liion the stained

9:07 little Globe like Dand liion the stained glass sort of tulip lighting that they

9:09 glass sort of tulip lighting that they

9:09 glass sort of tulip lighting that they have out here now is a lot more

9:11 have out here now is a lot more

9:11 have out here now is a lot more beautiful I mean these things are cool

9:12 beautiful I mean these things are cool

9:13 beautiful I mean these things are cool I've been watching people go through the

9:14 I've been watching people go through the

9:14 I've been watching people go through the line as I was up going through it trying

9:16 line as I was up going through it trying

9:16 line as I was up going through it trying to match up that photo and people were

9:17 to match up that photo and people were

9:17 to match up that photo and people were all taking pictures of those like

9:19 all taking pictures of those like

9:19 all taking pictures of those like stained glass looking tulip lights

9:22 stained glass looking tulip lights

9:22 stained glass looking tulip lights they're pretty awesome and I never

9:23 they're pretty awesome and I never

9:23 they're pretty awesome and I never really realized how different they were

9:25 really realized how different they were

9:25 really realized how different they were than what was here in the 1950s and I

9:28 than what was here in the 1950s and I

9:28 than what was here in the 1950s and I never in my life knew that they had

9:29 never in my life knew that they had

9:29 never in my life knew that they had spiky virus looking Sputnik ball

9:32 spiky virus looking Sputnik ball

9:32 spiky virus looking Sputnik ball dandelion over here in front of the

9:35 dandelion over here in front of the

9:35 dandelion over here in front of the attraction I told you it's weird it's

9:36 attraction I told you it's weird it's

9:36 attraction I told you it's weird it's obscure but this the kind of stuff that

9:37 obscure but this the kind of stuff that

9:37 obscure but this the kind of stuff that gets me down here like is it still there

9:40 gets me down here like is it still there

9:40 gets me down here like is it still there what the heck I mean it makes sense

9:41 what the heck I mean it makes sense

9:41 what the heck I mean it makes sense because it matches the flowers in the

9:43 because it matches the flowers in the

9:43 because it matches the flowers in the film and not just in the film but in the

9:45 film and not just in the film but in the

9:45 film and not just in the film but in the attraction itself as you're flowing

9:47 attraction itself as you're flowing

9:47 attraction itself as you're flowing around through the giant flower garden

9:49 around through the giant flower garden

9:49 around through the giant flower garden you'll notice some of those kind of

9:50 you'll notice some of those kind of

9:50 you'll notice some of those kind of hanging down droopy flowers but nothing

9:52 hanging down droopy flowers but nothing

9:52 hanging down droopy flowers but nothing like those Sputnik Dand lines I know

9:54 like those Sputnik Dand lines I know

9:54 like those Sputnik Dand lines I know it's weird and I know nobody cares for

9:56 it's weird and I know nobody cares for

9:56 it's weird and I know nobody cares for me but that is obscure that is awesome

9:59 me but that is obscure that is awesome

9:59 me but that is obscure that is awesome that is a fun one and of course I did

10:02 that is a fun one and of course I did

10:02 that is a fun one and of course I did actually board a caterpillar and take a

10:04 actually board a caterpillar and take a

10:04 actually board a caterpillar and take a ride down down down the rabbit hole and

10:07 ride down down down the rabbit hole and

10:07 ride down down down the rabbit hole and I can tell you one of the key

10:09 I can tell you one of the key

10:09 I can tell you one of the key differences between the old 1950s

10:10 differences between the old 1950s

10:10 differences between the old 1950s version of the ride and today's version

10:12 version of the ride and today's version

10:13 version of the ride and today's version is that back in the 1950s much of the

10:15 is that back in the 1950s much of the

10:15 is that back in the 1950s much of the inside was a whole massive table scene

10:18 inside was a whole massive table scene

10:18 inside was a whole massive table scene where you were shrunk down Alice from

10:19 where you were shrunk down Alice from

10:19 where you were shrunk down Alice from her point of view going through the tea

10:22 her point of view going through the tea

10:22 her point of view going through the tea table like you were on top of the tea

10:24 table like you were on top of the tea

10:24 table like you were on top of the tea table so all this stuff obviously is new

10:26 table so all this stuff obviously is new

10:26 table so all this stuff obviously is new and then upgraded in the last 10 years

10:28 and then upgraded in the last 10 years

10:28 and then upgraded in the last 10 years to have all these ections in the ride

10:30 to have all these ections in the ride

10:30 to have all these ections in the ride they really plused it up and made it a

10:32 they really plused it up and made it a

10:32 they really plused it up and made it a lot better and you see Alice in the

10:34 lot better and you see Alice in the

10:34 lot better and you see Alice in the attraction itself and then doing all

10:36 attraction itself and then doing all

10:36 attraction itself and then doing all this made me realize another thing I've

10:37 this made me realize another thing I've

10:38 this made me realize another thing I've never noticed before which is that back

10:40 never noticed before which is that back

10:40 never noticed before which is that back in the 1950s the original ride that

10:42 in the 1950s the original ride that

10:42 in the 1950s the original ride that whole end section where you come down

10:44 whole end section where you come down

10:44 whole end section where you come down the ramp and you enter this little extra

10:46 the ramp and you enter this little extra

10:46 the ramp and you enter this little extra part of the castle and they have the

10:47 part of the castle and they have the

10:47 part of the castle and they have the modern tea party scene with the white

10:49 modern tea party scene with the white

10:49 modern tea party scene with the white rabbit and the exploding cake all of

10:51 rabbit and the exploding cake all of

10:51 rabbit and the exploding cake all of that was added in the 1980s when they

10:54 that was added in the 1980s when they

10:54 that was added in the 1980s when they changed and cuted the ride so this is a

10:55 changed and cuted the ride so this is a

10:55 changed and cuted the ride so this is a whole add-on section to the exterior

10:58 whole add-on section to the exterior

10:58 whole add-on section to the exterior otherwise you know as you've seen with

11:00 otherwise you know as you've seen with

11:00 otherwise you know as you've seen with those two photos flashing back and forth

11:02 those two photos flashing back and forth

11:02 those two photos flashing back and forth the exterior of the ride looks pretty

11:04 the exterior of the ride looks pretty

11:04 the exterior of the ride looks pretty much the same I mean you no longer have

11:06 much the same I mean you no longer have

11:06 much the same I mean you no longer have the old Skyway buckets going overhead

11:08 the old Skyway buckets going overhead

11:08 the old Skyway buckets going overhead but all this Castle stuff out here this

11:11 but all this Castle stuff out here this

11:11 but all this Castle stuff out here this whole kind of backside of fantasy land

11:13 whole kind of backside of fantasy land

11:13 whole kind of backside of fantasy land all still more or less retains its 1950s

11:17 all still more or less retains its 1950s

11:17 all still more or less retains its 1950s shapes with one major caveat one major

11:20 shapes with one major caveat one major

11:20 shapes with one major caveat one major change did take place also in the last

11:22 change did take place also in the last

11:22 change did take place also in the last 10 years or so notice those caterpillar

11:25 10 years or so notice those caterpillar

11:25 10 years or so notice those caterpillar ride Vehicles high above the streets of

11:28 ride Vehicles high above the streets of

11:28 ride Vehicles high above the streets of fantasy land well back in this photo

11:30 fantasy land well back in this photo

11:30 fantasy land well back in this photo from back in the 1950s from the Skyway

11:33 from back in the 1950s from the Skyway

11:33 from back in the 1950s from the Skyway you can see how narrow and winding that

11:37 you can see how narrow and winding that

11:37 you can see how narrow and winding that track is up above the streets here and

11:40 track is up above the streets here and

11:40 track is up above the streets here and here's another photo of that winding

11:42 here's another photo of that winding

11:42 here's another photo of that winding narrow track from believe it or not the

11:44 narrow track from believe it or not the

11:44 narrow track from believe it or not the top of the double decker bus cuz side

11:46 top of the double decker bus cuz side

11:46 top of the double decker bus cuz side note another very weird very little

11:48 note another very weird very little

11:48 note another very weird very little known Disneyland fact is the

11:49 known Disneyland fact is the

11:49 known Disneyland fact is the double-decker buses used to come all the

11:51 double-decker buses used to come all the

11:51 double-decker buses used to come all the way this way past the Hub and all the

11:53 way this way past the Hub and all the

11:53 way this way past the Hub and all the way back basically towards this front

11:55 way back basically towards this front

11:56 way back basically towards this front part of the matter horn where you enter

11:57 part of the matter horn where you enter

11:57 part of the matter horn where you enter the line kind of right here in front of

11:59 the line kind of right here in front of

11:59 the line kind of right here in front of story bookland cuz the teacups weren't

12:01 story bookland cuz the teacups weren't

12:01 story bookland cuz the teacups weren't here yet and they had this big sort of

12:04 here yet and they had this big sort of

12:04 here yet and they had this big sort of loop for the Omnibus to turn around in I

12:06 loop for the Omnibus to turn around in I

12:06 loop for the Omnibus to turn around in I didn't even know that until I was coming

12:07 didn't even know that until I was coming

12:07 didn't even know that until I was coming through old footage recently and saw

12:09 through old footage recently and saw

12:09 through old footage recently and saw footage of the buses back there like

12:10 footage of the buses back there like

12:10 footage of the buses back there like what are they doing so even I am

12:11 what are they doing so even I am

12:11 what are they doing so even I am learning new things all the time anyway

12:14 learning new things all the time anyway

12:14 learning new things all the time anyway back to those photos as you saw from

12:15 back to those photos as you saw from

12:15 back to those photos as you saw from those photos and from old video footage

12:18 those photos and from old video footage

12:18 those photos and from old video footage you could see just how narrow and

12:19 you could see just how narrow and

12:19 you could see just how narrow and winding and twisty the track is and

12:22 winding and twisty the track is and

12:22 winding and twisty the track is and although it's still pretty twisty even

12:24 although it's still pretty twisty even

12:24 although it's still pretty twisty even till today about 10 years ago in 2014

12:27 till today about 10 years ago in 2014

12:27 till today about 10 years ago in 2014 they had refurbished and reopened Al in

12:29 they had refurbished and reopened Al in

12:29 they had refurbished and reopened Al in Wonderland and this whole sort of canopy

12:31 Wonderland and this whole sort of canopy

12:31 Wonderland and this whole sort of canopy up here on which the ride Vehicles run

12:35 up here on which the ride Vehicles run

12:35 up here on which the ride Vehicles run was all replaced so nowadays that track

12:38 was all replaced so nowadays that track

12:39 was all replaced so nowadays that track is no longer very narrow as you can see

12:41 is no longer very narrow as you can see

12:41 is no longer very narrow as you can see here from when I rode it today it's

12:43 here from when I rode it today it's

12:43 here from when I rode it today it's pretty darn wide and the reason is OSHA

12:46 pretty darn wide and the reason is OSHA

12:46 pretty darn wide and the reason is OSHA got to them so not only is it wider so

12:48 got to them so not only is it wider so

12:48 got to them so not only is it wider so that if they have to evacuate the ride

12:49 that if they have to evacuate the ride

12:49 that if they have to evacuate the ride guests can walk off of this thing more

12:51 guests can walk off of this thing more

12:51 guests can walk off of this thing more safely but also the workers that have to

12:52 safely but also the workers that have to

12:52 safely but also the workers that have to come up here and clean it you know

12:54 come up here and clean it you know

12:54 come up here and clean it you know modern laws and rules and regulations

12:56 modern laws and rules and regulations

12:56 modern laws and rules and regulations took the scariness out of it quite a bit

12:58 took the scariness out of it quite a bit

12:58 took the scariness out of it quite a bit in fact as kid I rarely ever rode this

13:00 in fact as kid I rarely ever rode this

13:00 in fact as kid I rarely ever rode this ride because I didn't like that top

13:02 ride because I didn't like that top

13:02 ride because I didn't like that top portion it was a little scary a little

13:03 portion it was a little scary a little

13:03 portion it was a little scary a little dicey up there but I guess if it's a

13:05 dicey up there but I guess if it's a

13:05 dicey up there but I guess if it's a cast member safety issue or an

13:07 cast member safety issue or an

13:07 cast member safety issue or an evacuating guest safety issue it's

13:09 evacuating guest safety issue it's

13:09 evacuating guest safety issue it's probably for the best rats we can never

13:12 probably for the best rats we can never

13:12 probably for the best rats we can never have anything fun here's another old fun

13:14 have anything fun here's another old fun

13:14 have anything fun here's another old fun pick where you can see that original

13:16 pick where you can see that original

13:16 pick where you can see that original thin track and then if we zoom out a bit

13:18 thin track and then if we zoom out a bit

13:18 thin track and then if we zoom out a bit obviously today it looks quite a bit

13:20 obviously today it looks quite a bit

13:20 obviously today it looks quite a bit different but from this angle and the

13:22 different but from this angle and the

13:22 different but from this angle and the old photo you can actually see the

13:23 old photo you can actually see the

13:23 old photo you can actually see the omnius like I was talking about cruising

13:26 omnius like I was talking about cruising

13:26 omnius like I was talking about cruising back here to Fantasy Land wild you'll

13:28 back here to Fantasy Land wild you'll

13:28 back here to Fantasy Land wild you'll also notice they added a couple little

13:29 also notice they added a couple little

13:29 also notice they added a couple little turrets and things to the roof right

13:31 turrets and things to the roof right

13:31 turrets and things to the roof right here don't forget the old Skyway buckets

13:33 here don't forget the old Skyway buckets

13:33 here don't forget the old Skyway buckets used to come out of that big hole in the

13:35 used to come out of that big hole in the

13:35 used to come out of that big hole in the matter horn that's mostly covered up now

13:37 matter horn that's mostly covered up now

13:37 matter horn that's mostly covered up now they used to go right over our heads

13:38 they used to go right over our heads

13:38 they used to go right over our heads directly through the area where this

13:40 directly through the area where this

13:40 directly through the area where this tree is now and so over the years they

13:42 tree is now and so over the years they

13:42 tree is now and so over the years they plused up the roof lines over there

13:44 plused up the roof lines over there

13:44 plused up the roof lines over there especially when they did new Fantasy

13:46 especially when they did new Fantasy

13:46 especially when they did new Fantasy Land just to make it look a little more

13:47 Land just to make it look a little more

13:47 Land just to make it look a little more castle and a little less like you know

13:49 castle and a little less like you know

13:49 castle and a little less like you know the roof of a warehouse here's another

13:50 the roof of a warehouse here's another

13:50 the roof of a warehouse here's another old Skyway photo down at Alice you can

13:53 old Skyway photo down at Alice you can

13:53 old Skyway photo down at Alice you can see just how thin and narrow that track

13:55 see just how thin and narrow that track

13:55 see just how thin and narrow that track was compared to the ride Vehicles it was

13:57 was compared to the ride Vehicles it was

13:57 was compared to the ride Vehicles it was it it felt scary as a kid it probably

13:59 it it felt scary as a kid it probably

13:59 it it felt scary as a kid it probably feel scary to me now although you never

14:00 feel scary to me now although you never

14:00 feel scary to me now although you never know I don't really like heights that

14:02 know I don't really like heights that

14:02 know I don't really like heights that much and just for fun here's one more

14:05 much and just for fun here's one more

14:05 much and just for fun here's one more old photo of this attraction and the

14:08 old photo of this attraction and the

14:08 old photo of this attraction and the sort of modern view of the same spot you

14:11 sort of modern view of the same spot you

14:11 sort of modern view of the same spot you can see how much wider that twisty track

14:13 can see how much wider that twisty track

14:14 can see how much wider that twisty track got it looks less twisty from the ground

14:16 got it looks less twisty from the ground

14:16 got it looks less twisty from the ground now and of course I love look at those

14:18 now and of course I love look at those

14:18 now and of course I love look at those guys' faces it's like someone Harold

14:20 guys' faces it's like someone Harold

14:20 guys' faces it's like someone Harold look I want to take a fun pit Harold

14:22 look I want to take a fun pit Harold

14:22 look I want to take a fun pit Harold doesn't look too happy in that photo

14:24 doesn't look too happy in that photo

14:24 doesn't look too happy in that photo does he looks like he might have ate a

14:25 does he looks like he might have ate a

14:25 does he looks like he might have ate a bad churro or something oo all right and

14:28 bad churro or something oo all right and

14:28 bad churro or something oo all right and since we're out here and you are likely

14:29 since we're out here and you are likely

14:29 since we're out here and you are likely far less interested in some obscure old

14:32 far less interested in some obscure old

14:32 far less interested in some obscure old spiky balls compared to how interested I

14:35 spiky balls compared to how interested I

14:35 spiky balls compared to how interested I am I'll show you another little secret

14:36 am I'll show you another little secret

14:36 am I'll show you another little secret of Alison Wonderland most people Miss on

14:38 of Alison Wonderland most people Miss on

14:38 of Alison Wonderland most people Miss on top of the mushroom that used to be the

14:39 top of the mushroom that used to be the

14:39 top of the mushroom that used to be the old ticket booth and you can see it in

14:41 old ticket booth and you can see it in

14:41 old ticket booth and you can see it in old photos and stuff like that when it

14:42 old photos and stuff like that when it

14:42 old photos and stuff like that when it was still being used you can see just up

14:44 was still being used you can see just up

14:44 was still being used you can see just up on top there an abandoned set of shoes

14:47 on top there an abandoned set of shoes

14:47 on top there an abandoned set of shoes and it's not just one pair of shoes it's

14:49 and it's not just one pair of shoes it's

14:49 and it's not just one pair of shoes it's two different pairs of shoes you can

14:51 two different pairs of shoes you can

14:51 two different pairs of shoes you can actually see it when you're up on that

14:52 actually see it when you're up on that

14:52 actually see it when you're up on that twisty track portion of the ride

14:54 twisty track portion of the ride

14:54 twisty track portion of the ride upstairs that's actually cuz they used

14:56 upstairs that's actually cuz they used

14:56 upstairs that's actually cuz they used to have for a while a fiberglass a

14:59 to have for a while a fiberglass a

14:59 to have for a while a fiberglass a caterpillar out here like a character

15:01 caterpillar out here like a character

15:01 caterpillar out here like a character sitting on top of that mushroom when

15:03 sitting on top of that mushroom when

15:03 sitting on top of that mushroom when they reopened the ride in the80s sadly

15:05 they reopened the ride in the80s sadly

15:05 they reopened the ride in the80s sadly it's too modern for me to have photos of

15:07 it's too modern for me to have photos of

15:07 it's too modern for me to have photos of it so I can't pin down exactly when he

15:09 it so I can't pin down exactly when he

15:09 it so I can't pin down exactly when he was there but it looks like someone

15:09 was there but it looks like someone

15:10 was there but it looks like someone didn't want him in the garden and

15:11 didn't want him in the garden and

15:11 didn't want him in the garden and flicked him out of his shoes or

15:12 flicked him out of his shoes or

15:12 flicked him out of his shoes or something cuz he's definitely not on

15:14 something cuz he's definitely not on

15:14 something cuz he's definitely not on that mushroom anymore actually there

15:16 that mushroom anymore actually there

15:16 that mushroom anymore actually there three pairs of shoes up there and

15:17 three pairs of shoes up there and

15:17 three pairs of shoes up there and speaking of being on mushrooms there

15:19 speaking of being on mushrooms there

15:19 speaking of being on mushrooms there have been rumors for years and years and

15:21 have been rumors for years and years and

15:21 have been rumors for years and years and years that lisis Carroll who wrote

15:22 years that lisis Carroll who wrote

15:22 years that lisis Carroll who wrote Allison Wonderland might have been on

15:24 Allison Wonderland might have been on

15:24 Allison Wonderland might have been on some kind of um mind-altering substance

15:27 some kind of um mind-altering substance

15:27 some kind of um mind-altering substance or that the Disney animators were when

15:29 or that the Disney animators were when

15:29 or that the Disney animators were when they made this movie cuz obviously the

15:30 they made this movie cuz obviously the

15:31 they made this movie cuz obviously the film is really trippy just like the

15:32 film is really trippy just like the

15:32 film is really trippy just like the inside of the ride but uh thing is Lis

15:34 inside of the ride but uh thing is Lis

15:34 inside of the ride but uh thing is Lis Carol was a pretty uptight Englishman

15:37 Carol was a pretty uptight Englishman

15:37 Carol was a pretty uptight Englishman with a background and like mathematics

15:38 with a background and like mathematics

15:38 with a background and like mathematics and logic and things like that he was

15:40 and logic and things like that he was

15:40 and logic and things like that he was pretty darn straight laced so was Walt

15:43 pretty darn straight laced so was Walt

15:43 pretty darn straight laced so was Walt Disney maybe it's one of those things

15:44 Disney maybe it's one of those things

15:44 Disney maybe it's one of those things where the more buttoned up and straight

15:46 where the more buttoned up and straight

15:46 where the more buttoned up and straight laced you are like in your daytoday the

15:48 laced you are like in your daytoday the

15:48 laced you are like in your daytoday the more you really appreciate really trippy

15:51 more you really appreciate really trippy

15:51 more you really appreciate really trippy weird creative stuff cuz let's not

15:53 weird creative stuff cuz let's not

15:53 weird creative stuff cuz let's not forget Walt Disney was about as Puritan

15:55 forget Walt Disney was about as Puritan

15:55 forget Walt Disney was about as Puritan as they come and yet he was buddies with

15:59 as they come and yet he was buddies with

15:59 as they come and yet he was buddies with Salvador Dolly actually the visual sort

16:01 Salvador Dolly actually the visual sort

16:01 Salvador Dolly actually the visual sort of trippiness of Allison Wonderland when

16:03 of trippiness of Allison Wonderland when

16:03 of trippiness of Allison Wonderland when it came out the film in 1951 very ahead

16:06 it came out the film in 1951 very ahead

16:06 it came out the film in 1951 very ahead of its time it was sort of modernist

16:08 of its time it was sort of modernist

16:08 of its time it was sort of modernist looking actually led to the film being a

16:10 looking actually led to the film being a

16:10 looking actually led to the film being a box office bomb it was considered to be

16:12 box office bomb it was considered to be

16:12 box office bomb it was considered to be a box office bomb in the ' 50s when it

16:14 a box office bomb in the ' 50s when it

16:14 a box office bomb in the ' 50s when it came out I mean it was super beatnick

16:16 came out I mean it was super beatnick

16:16 came out I mean it was super beatnick looking and modern and very colorful for

16:19 looking and modern and very colorful for

16:19 looking and modern and very colorful for 1951 but no surprise here when it was

16:22 1951 but no surprise here when it was

16:22 1951 but no surprise here when it was re-released in the 1970s it was a big

16:24 re-released in the 1970s it was a big

16:24 re-released in the 1970s it was a big hit cuz by then people appreciated like

16:26 hit cuz by then people appreciated like

16:26 hit cuz by then people appreciated like whoa trippy man you know all that kind

16:27 whoa trippy man you know all that kind

16:27 whoa trippy man you know all that kind of thing what's crazy is is even if it

16:30 of thing what's crazy is is even if it

16:30 of thing what's crazy is is even if it was considered a box office bomb in the

16:32 was considered a box office bomb in the

16:32 was considered a box office bomb in the early 1950s by the time they built

16:34 early 1950s by the time they built

16:34 early 1950s by the time they built Disneyland Disneyland got two Alice and

16:37 Disneyland Disneyland got two Alice and

16:37 Disneyland Disneyland got two Alice and Wonderland attractions first it had just

16:39 Wonderland attractions first it had just

16:39 Wonderland attractions first it had just the old school teacups which were

16:41 the old school teacups which were

16:41 the old school teacups which were located kind of where the carousel is

16:43 located kind of where the carousel is

16:43 located kind of where the carousel is now in the middle of fantasy land that

16:45 now in the middle of fantasy land that

16:45 now in the middle of fantasy land that old fantasy land and then they went

16:46 old fantasy land and then they went

16:46 old fantasy land and then they went through all the trouble of adding this

16:48 through all the trouble of adding this

16:48 through all the trouble of adding this dark ride for that box office bomb film

16:50 dark ride for that box office bomb film

16:50 dark ride for that box office bomb film why because Walt Disney was a massive

16:54 why because Walt Disney was a massive

16:54 why because Walt Disney was a massive fan of Through the Looking Glass and

16:56 fan of Through the Looking Glass and

16:56 fan of Through the Looking Glass and Alice in Wonderland in fact before there

16:57 Alice in Wonderland in fact before there

16:57 Alice in Wonderland in fact before there was Mickey Mouse before there was even

16:59 was Mickey Mouse before there was even

16:59 was Mickey Mouse before there was even Oswald there were the Alice comedies so

17:02 Oswald there were the Alice comedies so

17:02 Oswald there were the Alice comedies so the early Walt Disney films featured a

17:04 the early Walt Disney films featured a

17:04 the early Walt Disney films featured a liveaction Alice and the Wonderland

17:06 liveaction Alice and the Wonderland

17:06 liveaction Alice and the Wonderland itself was made up of animated cartoon

17:08 itself was made up of animated cartoon

17:08 itself was made up of animated cartoon characters we're talking half a century

17:10 characters we're talking half a century

17:10 characters we're talking half a century before Roger Rabbit even after Mickey

17:12 before Roger Rabbit even after Mickey

17:12 before Roger Rabbit even after Mickey Mouse came along after Oswald the Lucky

17:15 Mouse came along after Oswald the Lucky

17:15 Mouse came along after Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and before Walt Disney made Snow

17:17 Rabbit and before Walt Disney made Snow

17:17 Rabbit and before Walt Disney made Snow White and the Seven dwars he was

17:19 White and the Seven dwars he was

17:19 White and the Seven dwars he was considering doing different fulllength

17:20 considering doing different fulllength

17:20 considering doing different fulllength feature film versions of an Allison

17:22 feature film versions of an Allison

17:22 feature film versions of an Allison Wonderland story maybe featuring Mary

17:25 Wonderland story maybe featuring Mary

17:25 Wonderland story maybe featuring Mary pford as a liveaction Alice and what I

17:27 pford as a liveaction Alice and what I

17:27 pford as a liveaction Alice and what I could tell Walt seem hesitant to go back

17:30 could tell Walt seem hesitant to go back

17:30 could tell Walt seem hesitant to go back into Alice and Wonderland but he was

17:31 into Alice and Wonderland but he was

17:31 into Alice and Wonderland but he was playing with the idea luckily she had

17:32 playing with the idea luckily she had

17:33 playing with the idea luckily she had other plans and so he worked on Snow

17:35 other plans and so he worked on Snow

17:35 other plans and so he worked on Snow White and the Seven Dwarves instead

17:37 White and the Seven Dwarves instead

17:37 White and the Seven Dwarves instead which obviously worked out handsomely so

17:40 which obviously worked out handsomely so

17:40 which obviously worked out handsomely so it's crazy cuz that small Midwestern

17:42 it's crazy cuz that small Midwestern

17:42 it's crazy cuz that small Midwestern Farm Boy growing up in mareline Missouri

17:45 Farm Boy growing up in mareline Missouri

17:45 Farm Boy growing up in mareline Missouri who would read those lisis Caroll books

17:48 who would read those lisis Caroll books

17:48 who would read those lisis Caroll books of trippy weird strange a lot of puns

17:52 of trippy weird strange a lot of puns

17:52 of trippy weird strange a lot of puns and unusual characters and situations

17:54 and unusual characters and situations

17:54 and unusual characters and situations always keep that in mind and then when

17:56 always keep that in mind and then when

17:56 always keep that in mind and then when he was operating out of Kansas City and

17:58 he was operating out of Kansas City and

17:58 he was operating out of Kansas City and doing his first animated stuff Alice was

18:00 doing his first animated stuff Alice was

18:00 doing his first animated stuff Alice was involved that's the first film that he

18:01 involved that's the first film that he

18:01 involved that's the first film that he kind of finished and released in La that

18:03 kind of finished and released in La that

18:03 kind of finished and released in La that led to oswal that led to Mickey that led

18:05 led to oswal that led to Mickey that led

18:05 led to oswal that led to Mickey that led to Snow White the Seven Dwarves all that

18:07 to Snow White the Seven Dwarves all that

18:07 to Snow White the Seven Dwarves all that success eventually led to Disneyland and

18:10 success eventually led to Disneyland and

18:10 success eventually led to Disneyland and then he came full circle by adding his

18:12 then he came full circle by adding his

18:13 then he came full circle by adding his favorite Alice in Wonderland to his Park

18:16 favorite Alice in Wonderland to his Park

18:16 favorite Alice in Wonderland to his Park even though it wasn't considered a

18:17 even though it wasn't considered a

18:17 even though it wasn't considered a successful film at the time and it was

18:20 successful film at the time and it was

18:20 successful film at the time and it was pretty much dead by the time they put

18:21 pretty much dead by the time they put

18:21 pretty much dead by the time they put the dark R in here 1958 it already been

18:23 the dark R in here 1958 it already been

18:23 the dark R in here 1958 it already been seven years did people even remember

18:25 seven years did people even remember

18:25 seven years did people even remember it's crazy to think of now because it's

18:27 it's crazy to think of now because it's

18:27 it's crazy to think of now because it's such an eternal class like it's got its

18:29 such an eternal class like it's got its

18:29 such an eternal class like it's got its own fans I mean they have other

18:31 own fans I mean they have other

18:31 own fans I mean they have other attractions the Labyrinth and stuff in

18:33 attractions the Labyrinth and stuff in

18:33 attractions the Labyrinth and stuff in Disneyland Paris so all over the world

18:35 Disneyland Paris so all over the world

18:35 Disneyland Paris so all over the world and then like I said in the 70s when

18:36 and then like I said in the 70s when

18:36 and then like I said in the 70s when they re-released it it was huge for sort

18:38 they re-released it it was huge for sort

18:38 they re-released it it was huge for sort of obvious you know late' 60s early' 7s

18:41 of obvious you know late' 60s early' 7s

18:41 of obvious you know late' 60s early' 7s reasons it's just really strange that in

18:43 reasons it's just really strange that in

18:43 reasons it's just really strange that in 1951 it was so modernist it was so ahead

18:46 1951 it was so modernist it was so ahead

18:46 1951 it was so modernist it was so ahead of the curve you know 10 years later

18:48 of the curve you know 10 years later

18:48 of the curve you know 10 years later every cartoon looked like that but that

18:50 every cartoon looked like that but that

18:50 every cartoon looked like that but that sort of trippy Vivid color Mary Blair

18:52 sort of trippy Vivid color Mary Blair

18:52 sort of trippy Vivid color Mary Blair version of aliceon Wonderland that is

18:54 version of aliceon Wonderland that is

18:54 version of aliceon Wonderland that is sort of the version I think of I'm an

18:56 sort of the version I think of I'm an

18:56 sort of the version I think of I'm an English literature guy I like reading

18:58 English literature guy I like reading

18:58 English literature guy I like reading the class more than I like films of like

19:00 the class more than I like films of like

19:00 the class more than I like films of like 99% of things when I think of Alice and

19:02 99% of things when I think of Alice and

19:02 99% of things when I think of Alice and Wonderland the story I think of Disney

19:05 Wonderland the story I think of Disney

19:05 Wonderland the story I think of Disney cuz I mean the real version the book is

19:06 cuz I mean the real version the book is

19:06 cuz I mean the real version the book is so kind of heady and strange and then

19:09 so kind of heady and strange and then

19:09 so kind of heady and strange and then the Disney version is sort of compressed

19:10 the Disney version is sort of compressed

19:10 the Disney version is sort of compressed and colorful and fun I don't want to

19:12 and colorful and fun I don't want to

19:12 and colorful and fun I don't want to sound like an ignoramus but I kind of

19:14 sound like an ignoramus but I kind of

19:14 sound like an ignoramus but I kind of prefer the Disney version a little bit I

19:16 prefer the Disney version a little bit I

19:16 prefer the Disney version a little bit I don't know I anyway there you go I know

19:17 don't know I anyway there you go I know

19:17 don't know I anyway there you go I know it's sort of strange weird obscure off

19:19 it's sort of strange weird obscure off

19:19 it's sort of strange weird obscure off the cuff people always ask me how I know

19:22 the cuff people always ask me how I know

19:22 the cuff people always ask me how I know so much about weird obscure Disneyland

19:24 so much about weird obscure Disneyland

19:24 so much about weird obscure Disneyland things and the reason is I'm always

19:26 things and the reason is I'm always

19:26 things and the reason is I'm always always doing research on the park and

19:28 always doing research on the park and

19:28 always doing research on the park and you never know what's going to take me

19:31 you never know what's going to take me

19:31 you never know what's going to take me way down down down the rabbit hole also

19:35 way down down down the rabbit hole also

19:35 way down down down the rabbit hole also it's still weird that the Chester cat is

19:37 it's still weird that the Chester cat is

19:37 it's still weird that the Chester cat is missing okay I've been very distracted

19:39 missing okay I've been very distracted

19:39 missing okay I've been very distracted for the last month I've been working on

19:40 for the last month I've been working on

19:40 for the last month I've been working on all kinds of boring stuff that we're far

19:42 all kinds of boring stuff that we're far

19:42 all kinds of boring stuff that we're far too boring to talk about here and now

19:44 too boring to talk about here and now

19:44 too boring to talk about here and now but like I said I have been working on

19:46 but like I said I have been working on

19:46 but like I said I have been working on some very cool throwback time traveling

19:48 some very cool throwback time traveling

19:48 some very cool throwback time traveling Disney episodes like this but a little

19:50 Disney episodes like this but a little

19:50 Disney episodes like this but a little more in depth I just thought I'd come

19:52 more in depth I just thought I'd come

19:52 more in depth I just thought I'd come down here and share the most random

19:54 down here and share the most random

19:54 down here and share the most random Adventure in Disneyland of all time with

19:56 Adventure in Disneyland of all time with

19:56 Adventure in Disneyland of all time with you guys a little bit weird but that's

19:58 you guys a little bit weird but that's

19:58 you guys a little bit weird but that's what I'm here for make sure you're still

20:00 what I'm here for make sure you're still

20:00 what I'm here for make sure you're still subscribed that's been happening a lot

20:01 subscribed that's been happening a lot

20:01 subscribed that's been happening a lot where people like what the heck and you

20:02 where people like what the heck and you

20:02 where people like what the heck and you know all the other stuff we've got merch

20:04 know all the other stuff we've got merch

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20:10 patreon I've got a daily kind of show on

20:10 patreon I've got a daily kind of show on there every day well more or less and

20:12 there every day well more or less and

20:12 there every day well more or less and we've got podcast we've got all kinds of

20:14 we've got podcast we've got all kinds of

20:14 we've got podcast we've got all kinds of other things on there about the parks

20:16 other things on there about the parks

20:16 other things on there about the parks about Route 66 about all kinds of stuff

20:18 about Route 66 about all kinds of stuff

20:18 about Route 66 about all kinds of stuff movie commentary but you know what much

20:20 movie commentary but you know what much

20:20 movie commentary but you know what much like the White Rabbit it's getting late

20:21 like the White Rabbit it's getting late

20:22 like the White Rabbit it's getting late out here so I think we've done our duty

20:25 out here so I think we've done our duty

20:25 out here so I think we've done our duty time for us to go home and sleep well a

21:04 [Music]

21:04 [Music] hey I thought we weren't supposed to pet

21:06 hey I thought we weren't supposed to pet

21:06 hey I thought we weren't supposed to pet the wild squirrels of

21:08 the wild squirrels of

21:08 the wild squirrels of Disneyland this cast bember is the

21:11 Disneyland this cast bember is the

21:11 Disneyland this cast bember is the squirrel Whisperer squirrel Squire the

21:13 squirrel Whisperer squirrel Squire the

21:13 squirrel Whisperer squirrel Squire the squirrel squ the squirrel oh he's very

21:16 squirrel squ the squirrel oh he's very

21:16 squirrel squ the squirrel oh he's very well trained well of course you know

21:18 well trained well of course you know

21:18 well trained well of course you know he's trying to be a knight someday I

21:20 he's trying to be a knight someday I

21:20 he's trying to be a knight someday I thought he was nuts at first but no he

21:23 thought he was nuts at first but no he

21:23 thought he was nuts at first but no he needs he needs the nut he needs the

21:24 needs he needs the nut he needs the

21:24 needs he needs the nut he needs the protein so that he can be a nightm oh

21:26 protein so that he can be a nightm oh

21:26 protein so that he can be a nightm oh perfect exactly oh look at that there we

21:28 perfect exactly oh look at that there we

21:28 perfect exactly oh look at that there we go he's even got some light now thank

21:30 go he's even got some light now thank

21:30 go he's even got some light now thank you it's so rare that you get a sword in

21:32 you it's so rare that you get a sword in

21:32 you it's so rare that you get a sword in a stone reference like that I'm still

21:34 a stone reference like that I'm still

21:34 a stone reference like that I'm still waiting for a black cauld reference

Lost Secrets of Disneyland: Rare 1958 Discovery at Alice in Wonderland!

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