More Dumbo Fire House!

My friend over at "Mouse Club House"
sent me these great photos of the "Fire House"
as it was used in the Celebration USA Parade" 1991

Here's a shot with some of the "Stars"
of Celebration USA!

Check out his web site @
www.mouseclubhouse.com
He has really great interviews with the people
who made Disneyland such a Great Place!

Thanks Mouse Club House
for the Fire House Memories...
Anyone know if it was used after 91?

Dumbo Circus Parade *FLOATS*

Back to the Dumbo Circus Parade 1979

Here's a look at some of the floats being built...

A shot of the Penguin Float...
before it left the warehouse...
Being loaded on the truck, to be taken to Anaheim
All that work to get it on Main Street for all the Guest to see...

Here we are with our "Penguin Trainer"
Sue Gothold!

Adrea Gibbs was our other "Penguin Trainer"
she wore a Blue/Green outfit...
We had a Ball with them!!!

Next to load on the truck,
the float the "Monkeys" will ride on...

Used again in a Christmas Parade
with the Wolf and Pigs...

Then the next year, for the 25th Anniversary Parade
one of the floats got a "Make Over"
for the finally unit...

It was a Fun time...
if you look close at these photos,
you won't see the Characters chained down
to the floats, or holding on to hand rails...
We Danced on and off the floats and did routines!
and we never fell off!
sad to see the Characters now tethered and Chained...

Thanks to my friend Mark for the great pics...

Scary Clowns!

Rubber Heads...
White painted faces with expressions that never change...
big yarn for hair...
with Bigger floppy shoes
all running around acting silly...

Scary? Yes!
but somehow it worked...

In the Dumbo Circus Parade 1997!
Leading off the Parade was Bongo and Lulu belle!
Then Clowns, Clowns
and
MORE CLOWNS!!!

and below Dumbo's Fire House...
Fireman Clowns!!!

and while they're at it...
let's use the Clowns in print ads!!!

Thanks to Beth for sharing her clown pics!