Life is a Journey

I was so surprised to see the costume that was worn by Betty Taylor at the Golden Horseshoe Revue. She and Wally Boag had performed for us at an NFCC Convention back in the late 1990s but this was the first time I had ever seen it up close. I found a cool site for the Golden Horseshoe Review. Check it out here . Here's another view of the Peter Pan pirate vehicle. Who doesn't love Haunted Mansion merchandise??? For you poster geeks, a lovely POC poster. I'm told this guy was in the attraction back in the 1960s! The minute I saw this, I said, "I didn't realize it was gone from the Park!" They had some really cool mini ships that were used for filming the POC movies. The details were amazing. Just about everyone has had a chance to see the costumes but they are fun to look at so I took pictures of them... again . I have to say that this is my favorite detail of the ship. From this point, we ...

I think this is what everyone has been waiting for! Let's see where this goes.... ...it goes nowhere! Could this be the old Injun Joe cave that was closed up several years ago? I tried to peek through the fence but there was a black wall behind the wooden gate. Phooey! The view from inside the "cave". Ok, let's go find a cave to explore... Small, medium and large! Ah ha!!! My eyes needed a moment to adjust...and I loved the creepiness! What's THIS??? Wow, this is so COOL! We continue creeping through passageways... ...and stumble upon this. Oh oh.... WOW....I felt like a kid again! And all the while you hear noises, like bats and rattling chains!!! This cave goes on and on... I spotted this and got closer for a better look... ...and was startled when I heard a pirate address me! Still more to explore... ...

Any baseball fans out there? This cute Mickey was next to the station entrance. Why they would have the Pirates and not the Los Angeles Dodgers is beyond me but he's still cute. I asked if this information kiosk was original and they said yes. The only thing that has changed of course, is the addition of the electronic information. Back in the day, it was all done by hand. I'm glad to see that they kept the original structure. It still looks darn good. Part of the tour included going below to see some of the Metrolink trains. It felt weird being underground in Los Angeles, LOL. Back upstairs at the Information Booth...for you movie buffs, a scene was filmed here in 1949 for the movie Criss Cross starring Burt Lancaster. I was told it's pretty good so I'm hoping it's on Netflix. Well that wraps it up for today. Hope you enjoyed the photos.