January 29, 2010: Disneyland from the Air in 1962

[Werner Weiss]

The year was 1962. Although the day was a bit hazy, an aerial photographer captured three views of Disneyland from the sky. The photos in this Yesterland article aren't ordinary photos. You can use your mouse to zoom in and move around.

Link to Disneyland from the Air in 1962: Zoom In and Explore (new)

Please discuss it here.

[shevys]

Very cool, Werner! I look forward to your columns each week. Thanks!

[ni_teach]

Thanks, that was fun to zoom in and see details.

[dbres]

That is really cool. The Haunted Mansion almost looks like the "Courthouse Clock Tower" under construction in Back to the Future III. Great post!

[ttrocc7007]

Wonderful find Werner! I'll be spending hours looking at these and comparing then, now, and my memories of earlier visits!

[danyoung]

My first visit ever was in the summer of 1963, so these pics look pretty close to what I remember. When was the Monsanto House of the Future built?

[whitestrat]

Wow, cool stuff Werner! Thank you for posting these, great find as always.

[Circa1966]

Great stuff, Werner...thanks very much!

[Barbossa]

Cool! It's amazing how much space that Nature's Wonderland Railroad took up. Looks like it really felt like a Frontier then.

[Polar_Bear]

Awesome stuff! I love seeing Disney pics from back then to see how much things have changed.

[Werner Weiss]

My first visit ever was in the summer of 1963, so these pics look pretty close to what I remember. When was the Monsanto House of the Future built?

The Monsanto House of the Future opened in 1957 and was demolished in 1967.

House of the Future at Yesterland

[Werner Weiss]

Awesome stuff! I love seeing Disney pics from back then to see how much things have changed.

I think it's also fun to see how much is similar or still the same.