1978 Candlelight Ceremony at Dineyland

This 1978 Disneyland Candlelight Ceremony pamphlet is an interesting little item. It’s rather dark and dreary in my opinion, when I think of the Candlelight Ceremony it’s usually on a brighter note, like this (link). These clone women on the cover are a cross between Mary Tyler Moore and Marlo Thomas.





The Christmas Prayer is great. Note: “Nearly 2000 years have passed…” Now it’s “Over 2000 years have passed…."





This really needs some color or something – it looks like the Wicked Witch of the West is up in one of those towers with an hour glass in her hand.





Check out last years Disneyland Line’s post featuring the 1994 Candlelight Celebration (link).





For some much needed color, here's the cover to the Winter 1974 Backstage Disneyland magazine. (I don’t have a 1978 Backstage to match the pamphlet so your getting one from 1974 – add collective sighs here)






Who is this guy and what is he making? Well its Pinocchio’s Village “it could replace the Fantasyland Theater and stretch all the way to the Fantasyland Skyway” it would include a Pinocchio dark ride, shops and a restaurant – hmm, sounds familiar huh?







Check this out, in 1974 they had a plan to use the upstairs of the America Sings building for a “UFO Show”. “Guests will travel in cars in one direction, armed with air guns, while eerie, unhuman, gremlin-like targets pop up…” And you thought Buzz Lightyear Astro Blaster was a new concept. Those president heads are scaring small children and animals (and me). I see Casey Jr. artwork on that pinup board - I want it!

Come back on Bonus Sunday for the entire issue.