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| myinnerpeterpan
Mon 1/12/2009 8:12p | Okay, my teenage son and I were just talking about what ever happened to the original DL entrance sign and a lot of the nifty things from "days gone by." So, with that in mind, we want to hear about your nifty DL collection of nifty stuff from nifty days gone by. (Yes I like the word nifty...it's nifty). Do you have things that were handed down from your grandparents from opening day? How about cast member costumes or mouse ears? Do you have part of DL itself...like an Autopia car or something from the old sub ride? Please share your history!!!!! Hey...where is the old entrance sign anyway? It was sooo, nifty! |
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| SpokkerJones
Mon 1/12/2009 8:14p | The sign's fate has something to do with John Stamos, I think.
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| myinnerpeterpan
Mon 1/12/2009 8:16p | John Stamos!?!??! That's sooo not nifty!!!! |
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| gottaluvdavillains
Mon 1/12/2009 8:16p | John Stamos has it on his property. |
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| retlawfan
Mon 1/12/2009 8:30p | I think he has the "D" from the sign, but not the entire sign. I think. |
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| gottaluvdavillains
Mon 1/12/2009 8:37p | Found this on a google site about the auction
<<In the 48-year history of the Disneyland Resort, three different signs have stood at the Harbor Boulevard entrance. The sign up for auction was the most recent sign and was taken down due to the construction of Disney's California Adventure in 1999. Actor John Stamos purchased the reverse side of the marquee letters with a closing bid of $30,700 when they went up for auction in 2000.>>
http://collectibles.about.com/...n703.htm |
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| Brer Jules
Mon 1/12/2009 8:49p | I have a picture of the old sign from a trip from a while back. I've also bought a few tickets on eBay from when they had the A-E tickets instead of full access to rides upon payment for entry to the park. I recall using the A-E tickets as a child in 1978 and we would have been soooo thrilled and felt like the luckiest kids in the world to be able to ride whatever we wanted! |
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| SpokkerJones
Mon 1/12/2009 9:10p | John Stamos is a big fan of Disneyland, I guess. They offered it for sale and they bought it. I'm not sure it should have ever been torn down in the first place.
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| gottaluvdavillains
Mon 1/12/2009 9:17p | If you were at the Candlelight the first night this year you would have heard what a fan he is... He was getting choked up talking about growing up and going to DL. |
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| Sweeper
Mon 1/12/2009 9:18p | Someone I know has a complete decal from the front of a Matterhorn bobsled that was retrieved from a trash can. That's the most unusual "free" thing I have seen from DL. |
