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A year of daydreams!

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During this week of celebration I wanted to look back at some of the posts which I have shared over the past 12 months.

I know that when I discover a new Disney blog I tend to read the first couple of posts and the ‘About Me’ page; unfortunately when the blog has been running for a while you don’t always have time to go back and read some of the older entries.

So here’s my selection of posts which have been the most fun to write and share with you all. I hope that they still give you that few minutes of Disney filled daydreaming!

 

Expo Exposure – discussing the fun from the D23 Expo in Disneyland.

Sharing My Celebration – my favourite place outside of Walt Disney World.

Let It Snow! – sometimes getting to WDW can be an adventure.

A Letter to Walt – discussing the events of 2011 with our dear Walt.

Home Sweet Home! – making the ‘resort’ decision.

Orange Tuesday – welcoming back the Orange Bird.

I’ve Got The Key! – going behind the scenes at WDW.

 

See you tomorrow for more Daydreaming Disney!!!!

 

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Thank Disney it’s Friday – July 20!

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Well hello Friday!!

After my great find in that second-hand bookshop earlier this week I feel like having some nostalgic fun today….

 

Here’s your Friday question….

Which do you prefer…..Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress or Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room? And of course…why??? 

I must confess I haven’t visited either of these attractions in a very long time; something which I aim to change in October!!!

 

Don’t forget to watch out for next week’s posts celebrating the first birthday of Daydreaming Disney, including an extra special Thank Disney it’s Friday!!!!!

 

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The same but different…

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I have mentioned on my blog before that I haven’t yet visited Disneyland; all of my daydreaming Disney right now comes from my experiences of travelling to Walt Disney World and the Disney ‘world’ which I immerse myself in back here in the UK!

I have also mentioned on my ‘About Me’ page that the plan is to visit Disneyland in 2013….well, we are now only a few weeks away from finalising the details of that trip and I am so curious as to how I will research and plan this new adventure.

The reason I use the word ‘curious’ is because I KNOW Walt Disney World; I know where to stay, how to travel, how to get around the parks, where to eat etc….and if I want more specific details I know which websites to go to or who to send a question to on Facebook and Twitter….but what I DON’T KNOW is Disneyland. And therefore I am curious as to how I personally will go about planning a visit to somewhere that I think I know but don’t!!!!!

The on-line community has been full of Disneyland coverage over the last week, talking about the opening of Cars Land and Buena Vista Street. I have looked at photos, watched videos and read reviews…it all looks and sounds amazing. But it’s still strange as I have no concept of how the Disney California Adventure park looked before and how the new areas have impacted on the look and feel of the park now! Even the park maps I have used to illustrate this post are old news!!!!

And so, that’s it! A post about Disneyland which is short and sweet because I have nothing else to write. I am going to a Disney resort as a newbie and I cannot wait. I look forward to sharing this new research and planning experience through my posts on the blog and perhaps some of my readers can share their thoughts and daydreams on visiting Walt’s original park; feel free to mention websites, tips and recommendations :)

 

Just the ticket!

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Back in April this year I visited New York for the first time. During my visit I really wanted to seek out some flea markets; I’m not sure why, I just had this feeling that I might stumble across a rare find.

We found a flea market taking place in an old dark and dusty multi storey car park. Yes, a strange venue and it seemed to make the vendors seem stranger too! The majority of stalls were selling antiques and collectibles, and most of it was priced accordingly.

After walking around for a while we found a guy who was selling various old dusty antiques but on one side of his stall he had a load of old Disney items. It was one of those moments when you get excited and frustrated at the same time! Excited because right in front of me were old Disney toys, Disney Hallmark cards, postcards, maps etc. But frustrated because I don’t know enough about Disneyana to know if any of it was rare, overpriced, or something that every Disney collector already has in their collection.

So as I flicked through the items and tried to organise my thoughts I decided just to treat myself to something that I liked, rather than buy something for what it ‘might’ be worth. And that’s when I saw something that I knew I had to have; because of the history it had attached to it and how it instantly made me think of Walt and where it all began….

That’s right, it’s a Disneyland Coupon Book complete with one remaining B ‘ticket’!

This is the back cover:

And the inside back cover:

I’ve been really interested in determining the age of this book as I’m fascinated by Disney history, and it plays a big part in my Disney reading and research.

After checking several websites I’ve discovered that the word ‘ride’ was changed to ‘coupon’ during 1956 so I know I haven’t got the earliest version! Also on the reverse of the tickets in 1956 it stated ‘All coupons in this book are good any time during 1956′. Over the next couple of years this was replaced with ‘All coupons in this book are good at any time’, the same as on the back of my ticket.

The welcome message from Walt was moved to the front of the book around 1958 / 59. The ‘E’ ticket was introduced in 1959 and Sleeping Beauty Castle was moved to a B ticket in 1959. Although I only have one ticket remaining in my book I can see the edge of the other tickets left in the spine, and there are only four different coloured pages, confirming no place for an E ticket.

So taking these little clues and comparing it to photos I’ve seen on-line I’m dating my ticket book as around 1958, which is so exciting!! I’ve love to hear from anyone that has more definite information about the age or value.

For me it’s really great to look at that ticket book and imagine the guests who would have been using those tickets at the time….venturing into Disneyland, maybe for the very first time, stepping into Walt’s world of magic and dreams :)