The best of times...

[captain_slinky]

First the background story about this question:

Been reading a lot about DisneyLand recently, and (depending on what you read out there) it seems that TODAY'S DisneyLand is a pale shadow of what it once was. But when you read the accounts of Opening Day and all the over-crowding and soft streets and unfinished atractions... I don't think back THEN was a very optimal time to visit the park either! Therefore, the absolute BEST time to visit DisneyLand was some time during the past 51 years... but which year?

And that brings us to my question. What year do you think DisneyLand was THE ULTIMATE DISNEYLAND? When was it the absolute best that Disney had ever been?

My personal belief as of right now is 1970, shortly after The Haunted Mansion had opened. As far as I can tell it was the first "Big Thing" they did after Walt's death, and it seems like they almost had something to prove by doing it. They were trying EXTRA hard then.

But of course my opinion may be swayed at any given moment :)

Comments

[bghsmith.livejournal.com]

It would have to be pre Paul Pressler. He's the one that let all of the classic rides go all to hell by cutting the maintenance budget on them. Where is that link about all the pre-show films that were all faded, but couldn't be replaced because the technology was so outdated? I know I had it somewhere...