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Oh, today’s the anniversary. RIP James Dean.

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Tom doesn't like "on this day posts," so it's significant he's posting one—until you remember/learn that 18 years earlier he had already gone into outer space on a Flying Saucer!

Tom Morris on a Flying Saucer in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. Or was it really outer space...?

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The true Spirit of Refreshment.

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It’d be nostalgic after all these years! Maybe I could put the #1 fan citation on the back…

Jason Schultz @jason.parkendium.com · 22h

(I've posted this on Bluesky before and none of the examples load. I have no idea what's going on with that, but this link should work: blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2...)

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Jason Schultz @jason.parkendium.com · 22h

I've never thought of that for this recognition! But I've had this other T-shirt idea I created in 2001 in the queue for 25 years...

T-shirt design I made in 2001 with a Disneyland Guest Relations Host D pin and text reading, “I Comped Disney’s California Adventure Through Its First Summer.”

Jason Schultz @jason.parkendium.com · 23h

Congrats! Once you get recognized officially, there’s no take-backs.

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Patrick @wallyboag.dissky.com · 30/09/2026

Quote with what you think would earn Walt's disapproval/confusion.

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The Dude Abides @thedudeabidesman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Quote with what you think would earn Walt's disapproval/confusion.

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𝕄𝕣. 𝕎𝕖𝕤𝕥ℂ𝕆𝕋 @mrepcot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Quote with what you think would earn Walt's disapproval/confusion.

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Dan Berger @danriche.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Quote with what you think would earn Walt's disapproval/confusion.

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Cow Missing @cowmissing.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Today at Disneyland you can't visit Don DeFore's Silver Banjo Barbecue, nor can you visit the guerrilla historical marker the DeFore family repeatedly put up in the 2000s. BUT you can still see where that plaque was glued behind the tree!

Unofficial historical marker in Frontierland at Disneyland, reading, "Disneyland Historical Site. On this site from 1957 to 1961 stood Don DeFore's Silver Banjo Barbecue Restaurant-finest barbecue this side of the Mississippi!"

Eating area at Disneyland. The plaque was glued just above where the trunk splits.

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The places we remember deserve a home. The new Cow Missing Archive brings historical photographs, rare documents and a searchable video archive together in one place. Free to explore, with more to come. Read our story: www.cowmissing.com/about-the-ar...

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The Places We Remember Deserve a Home | Cow Missing Archive

Introducing the free Cow Missing Archive, built on decades of collecting and research and more than eleven years of public sharing. Discover the collections and support the work behind them.

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mainejosh (he/him) @mainejosh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Quote with what you think would earn Walt’s disapproval/confusion.

Bob Chapek, short-term CEO of Disney, looking smug

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Paulie (BillsFan 3-0 & PanthersFan 1-0-0 Editions) @yopauliefl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Quote with what you think would earn Walt's disapproval/confusion.

Walt Disney, hands on hips, looking a little perplexed or disapproving.

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Parkendium keyword: identification signs (14,209 assets) mediagraph.io/parkendium/e...

Ca. 1956 photograph of Disneyland Hotel Restaurants by Gourmet entrance.

Jolly Trolley sign in Mickey's Toontown at Disneyland.

Park character Jack Sparrow posing with the Pirates of the Caribbean sign in New Orleans Square.

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#5 Make title pictures for your picture story by photographing identifying signs. 😍

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Quote with what you think would earn Walt's disapproval/confusion.

Cat eating out of a bread bowl in New Orleans Square.

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Jason Schultz @jason.parkendium.com · 29/09/2026

Reference photos needed as Disneyland ephemera is limitless!

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The full array of posters came down in 1967.

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Eric Chu @ericthomaschu.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Did you hear about the Carolwood Society’s next event at the Garner Holt Productions? A fundraising event w/ 3 panels to discuss the history of Disneyland’s Nature’s Wonderland Mine Train. Presenters include Joanna Miller, Bob Gurr, Garner Holt, and other VIPs www.carolwood.org/return-to-ra...

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Return to Rainbow Ridge

Presented by The Carolwood Foundation & Garner Holt Productions Saturday, October 3, 2026 DON’T MISS THIS HISTORIC EVENT! BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW! CLICK HERE TO GET YER TICKETS A special fundraising…

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Jason Schultz @jason.parkendium.com · 28/09/2026

Tried to explain the Red Sox and Yankees to 10yo, which led to a discussion and viewing of 2003/2004, leading to questions about video quality, leading me to talk about recording the Angels on VHS in 2002, leading to questions about how videocassettes work…

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Meet Walt Disney Imagineer Bob Gurr?! Don't mind if I do!

Postcard with Monorail artwork by Bob Gurr.

Back of postcard describing signing at The Disney Gallery on April 10, 1999.

My photograph of Bob Gurr at that signing.

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It was in use as late as 1992 but I think probably a little earlier.

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They'd leave in the middle of the night to have the breakfast buffet at the Zion National Park Lodge. We went once as a family. We stayed overnight at the Lodge and had breakfast there, but the buffet was closed!

In the 1950s, my dad's parents would drive the 6+ hours from Southern California to Zion National Park—and back the same day!

Too busy at Villains' Lair (same day).

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Throwback to a hot mess of a directional sign at the Simba Lot, September 27, 1998. #SignageSunday

New Disneyland Resort Tram Stop signage, featuring clip art(?).

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Other Jungle Cruise maps, for the aficionados.

Jungle Cruise overhead concept art for Disneyland.

Map of 1955 Jungle Cruise created for The "E" Ticket magazine.

Map of the Jungle Cruise printed in the 1956 souvenir guidebook.

Jungle Cruise map from 1980s attraction SOP, showing timing for the Skippers to follow.

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One day this map will be gone, so here are two halves at high resolution so future generations can soak up the detail! #SignageSunday

Top half of Jungle Cruise map on display in the queue at Disneyland.

Bottom half of Jungle Cruise map on display in the queue at Disneyland.

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You could have just said you don't believe me. 😉

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Yes, per Bob Gurr it is the same. So you can still look up at the Observatron and see it today! (And if The Nickel Tour is to be believed, that base was converted from a German World War II artillery gun.)

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#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (9/27/2001) I was documenting in Critter Country for today's #SignageSunday.

That-a-way to the Country Bear Playhouse.

Bear manicules to Country Bear Playhouse, Splash Mountain, and the Hungry Bear Restaurant.

Teddi Barra's Swingin' Arcade, Games of Chance.

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If I told you I had this on my wall at home, would you believe me?

Max and Melvin busts on the floor of the closed Brer Bar, 25 years ago today.

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#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (9/27/2001) In the wake of the Country Bear closure, Kevin Yee and I were taking hundreds of photos documenting the current state of Critter Country.

Kevin Yee about to photograph the Brer Bear sign in Critter Country.

Me wandering the upper reaches of Hungry Bear Restaurant.

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