ext_104979 ([identity profile] captain-slinky.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] vintageads2013-03-22 03:01 pm
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D Weekend - The Big "D"!

DISNEYLAND NEW FUN '61 AD

Sure I'd love to show the whole family a large selection of decapitated death-bloated heads like this, but who can afford those prices? It could cost our family of four upwards of $15 for a day at Disneyland!
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[personal profile] sid 2013-03-22 11:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Truly shocking prices. *nods* It's a wonder anyone would go.

[identity profile] progbear.livejournal.com 2013-03-23 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
“The most terrifying place on Earth!” That image looks like it was torn straight from my childhood nightmares.

[identity profile] captain-slinky.livejournal.com 2013-03-23 12:36 am (UTC)(link)
In '61 they were *truly* terrifying! See those hats? That's where the teenage kid in the costume kept his entire head and shoulders, making the eyes of each character be at about nipple-height and the entire head was the size of a human torso. Each character costume's arms just dangled from it's side, like dead worms or over-cooked noodles flip-flapping any which way they chose. The only parts of these costumes designed to move were the legs and feet. Horror...

[identity profile] franklanguage.livejournal.com 2013-03-23 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
That must be what inspired the title "Tragic Kingdom."
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[personal profile] eva 2013-03-23 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
Hm, if this converter is accurate, it wasn't that cheap.

[identity profile] captain-slinky.livejournal.com 2013-03-23 03:00 am (UTC)(link)
$116 for a family of four to go to Disneyland is an INCREDIBLE bargain! A 1-day ticket for one adult person is currently $125!

[identity profile] khh1138.livejournal.com 2013-03-23 07:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Except I remember as a kid those little ticket books only had a limited number of the really "good" rides - the E ticket rides - so if you wanted to ride on the Matterhorn or Space Mountain again, you had to buy another book.
Then, I seem to remember when I got a little older, they started doing a la carte tickets next to each ride, that were each a little more expensive than if you bought a whole book of tickets.
Then finally they went to the all-you-can-eat method and we thought, "what a deal!"

When I was in college, a Southern California one-day ticket was $20. Those were the days!

[identity profile] khh1138.livejournal.com 2013-03-23 07:24 pm (UTC)(link)
* I mean "Southern California resident ticket"
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