Back in the saddle again!!
This time on Dumbo!
Originally this ride was based on the alcohol induced pink elephants from the movie with the working title of "10 Pink Elephants on Parade" going so far as to having the original ride vehicles painted pink.
Walt objected saying he didn't want his guests riding on something themed to a hallucination and ordered them to be repainted grey.
Here is a picture of the original concept art:
The original ears moved which as you can imagine created all sorts of mechanical problems so new molds were made without hinges. You can see the older version in this picture:
Timothy Mouse stands in the center twirling around. He originally held a training whip until this was later replaced with a feather. It has since changed back to the whip.
Here's a good early shot with the Skyway station being built in the background.
A good black and white aerial shot:
I had a hard time finding older shots in color:
Love this one... with girls all dressed up!
Have a great Sunday and stayed tuned!!
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