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Greetings family, friends, and Disney buddies.  Today's vignette is inspired by a 70 year old postcard and memories of a simpler time when admission to Disneyland was only a $1.00......Enjoy!  Bill

MUSINGS OF A THEME PARK FAN

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 TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR ALUMINUM FUTURE

WATCH FOR THE KAISER ALUMINUM TELESCOPE

In Disneyland see the Brightest Star in the World of Metals - Kaiser Aluminum. There’s a talking knight and a spectacular spaceman to delight the children. A walk through the telescope will take you into an aluminum world of the past, present and future. Tomorrowland, Disneyland.

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In the final months proceeding the opening of his Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney was frantic to secure enough exhibitors and sponsors to fill the newly completed buildings in Tomorrowland and to cover spiraling costs. In order to entice Kaiser Aluminum into a multiyear lease on their “Hall of Aluminum Fame” exhibit, Disney agreed to use aluminum prominently in other park attractions. In addition to Kaiser’s aluminum telescope exhibit and “Kap” an aluminum pig mascot, aluminum was used for the 76 foot tall iconic Moonliner Rocket marking the entrance to the groundbreaking Rocket to the Moon attraction. The metal also used on the Autopia cars wrap-around bumpers, Sleeping Beauty Castle ornamentation, and on the huge canopy over the Fantasyland Carousel. Kaiser was so pleased with the agreement that they took out a full page ad in the Wall Street Journal on opening day highlighting all of Disneyland’s aluminum features.

Circa 1950’s postcard from the collection of Bill Ralph