Practically Purfect Penguins!

As I walked down Main Street the other day...
I noticed that Carnation was down for rehab!
It reminded me of these pics...

[Miss the old Tomorrowland Entrance...]

Carnation Main Street
Setting the table as it were...

The "Poppins" Picture window
that used to be in the back was so cool!!!
I would love to see them bring it back
when they get done with the remodel

Here's another shot of the window display from another time...
Notice the flowers on the table are white now
and their eating Chocolate Sundaes...

Some of the window displays are now
in what was the old record shop...
a little to high up to really see how wonderful they are
and sort of put up a little haphazardly...
At least when they were in the window
the scale of the table and chairs was right.

Nice to see that the good ol Penguins are still represented in the park!

Penguins!

Taken in the early 80s...
For our friend who was Mary Poppins
that year, we her Penguins, went around the park
and took pictures for a special Birthday card we made for her.

Taken at Carnation on Main St.
note the Flower alley across the street
[before the lockers]

They just don't do window displays like this anymore!

Disneyland

Ice Skating on Main Street

In the mid 1970s
Disneyland did a Christmas T.V. Special with Sandy Duncan
For the Special, they Iced over Main street and
The Snowmen, Mary Poppins Penguins and
Mickey Mouse Skated down Main Street.
Very COOL!

The First Very Merry Christmas Parade

31 Years ago...
I got my job at Disneyland
Cast as a Dancing Penguin with Mary Poppins.
I was living in northern CA. at the time
and would fly down on weekends for rehearsals
[This was when a flight would cost $18 round trip!]

The Parade route

This was the audition/casting card.
I can't believe I kept this stuff!

Backstage Before the parade

My First DL I.D.

Our float was the last of the music box floats...
I love how it looks like Mary is being hung by the weather vane!
and he Balloon train behind us...