New Magic Kingdom Club Cards - 1968

If you're a Magic Kingdom Club member (in 1968) there's a crop of brand new membership cards waiting for YOU!  They're practically growing on trees.  Also don't miss Disneyland's Fabulous Holiday Extravaganza (insert announcer voice here) "Walt Disney's Fantasy on Parade".

At the bottom of the club card poster is a coming soon notice for "Operation Mouse".  In case your not familiar with "Operation Mouse", below is a re-post showing the Operation in operation.

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This flyer promoting Operation Mouse was from at a post back in January 2009 (link).







Right after I posted the flyer in 2009 a blog reader contacted me and we made an exchange. I got myself a real Operation Mouse Money 50¢ coupon thing (link). As an added bonus it’s on that wonderful “castle and star” paper.





Notice the expiration date in 1969; these were literally “January Only”.





Another great blog reader recently sent me some great scans of more Operation Mouse Money, thank you Mr. Disney Dollar collector! This copy from Winter 68-69 Disney News came with the coupons.





Wow, a couple interesting things to note here. First, these are two different colors than my sample above? And neither one matches the colors of the samples in my flyer at the top? What gives?





Notice the expiration date; 1968? My flyer is dated 12/68 clearly intended for January 1969.





These “voids” have very low serial numbers; maybe these were tests done earlier in 1968 so it made sense to print 1968? Or maybe they did this promotion in 1968 as well as 1969? Jason, what’s the database got say on “Operation Mouse”?

Merry Christmas from 1979

Mickey Mouse was only 50 when he was the focus Walt Disney Productions Christmas Card for 1979.







Who is Judy Nuzum? Would'nt it be great if someone had an index or "database" of all the Disneyland employees over the years???

Fantasy on Parade - December 18, 1967

On December 17, 1967 at 3:00pm Disneyland was premiering "Fantasy on Parade" and with this special ticket (park admission not included) you'll be getting a seat in the "Reserved Seating Section". According to Jason's Disneyland Almanac the park was open from 10am until Midnight so you've got plenty of time before and after the 3:00pm parade. The weather was a high of 64, low of 41, the evening also had the Candlelight Procession & Ceremony.




This ticket is a rebroadcast from a December 18, 2008 post (link) The Gala Premiere of Walt Disney’s Fantasy on Parade - Saturday Evening December 18 – 8:00 PM.

Ship me to Disneyland!

Return postage guaranteed.

Horseless Carriage Gazette - Nov. - Dec. 1955

Welcome to Magazine Monday. Today’s magazine is an oldie, from November-December 1955 it’s the Horseless Carriage Gazette. The cover features a well-lit Main Street Cinema at night on what appears to be New Year’s Eve, although the “Happy New Year” on the banner appears to be “added” after the photo was taken.




The inside cover features some nice color photos, those cars a truly priceless today.




Let me know if there are any articles that interest you and I’ll post them next Sunday.





The Horseless Carriages do look at home on Disneyland's Main Street don’t they? 80 of them turned out for the event on a “recent Sunday” Hmmm, I can‘t find this event in my Disneyland Almanac, Jason, what gives?






There are some real bargains to be had here!




Fun reprint of some old Sears Catalog toys.




The color photographs on the inside of the back cover are interesting in themselves. That sure looks like Knott’s Berry Farm in the top photo! And the bottom right photo is “Ward Kimball’s Locomotive”, neat!




Mobilgas Special - Contains Lead, YES!

Disneyland Service Awards - December 8, 1977

Here's a switch, I'm usually a day or two late on matching an old date with the current date, today I'm a day early... from December 8, 1977 we've got the program to the Disneyland Service Awards Banquet held in the Embassy Room of the Disneyland Hotel.




Tinkerbell has a nice spot here on the fancy separator page, which itself feels like thick parchment paper.

Nice Agenda; get drunk, eat, watch a program, have the awards presentation, then dancing!





Who would ever want to know all these names of people that worked at Disneyland and when they retired?

"Doorway to Yesterday" - Disneyland Press Photo

This Disneyland press photo makes me smile. I like the unusual angle and the framing using the doorway to what must be the Bekins/Global Van building (link)? This photo is undated, looking closely at the clothing and hair styles (and sideburns!) I'd place it around 1970 plus or minus a year, what's your guess?