The Office of Homeland Security: June 2005

Thursday, June 30, 2005

The Lawgivers Giveth and Taketh Away

Disneyland Trip Report - Day 4: Disneyland the First Fifty Years

The original concept art of the Disneyland theme park

Sculpture of a figure for the "It's a Small World" attraction designed for the 1964 World's Fair

An attraction poster for Dumbo the Flying Elephant in Fantasyland

Sleeping Beauty Castle in sculpture form

Sculpture figures of Five Bear Rug from The Country Bear Jamboree which left the Disneyland resort a few years ago to make room for The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

Sculpture figure of audio-animatronic from the America Sings attraction

Concept art of Space Mountain which hopes to re-open with a brand new experience for Disneyland guests just in time for the official 50th Anniversary of the theme park this July

Concept art for The Haunted Mansion in New Orleans Square

I can't remember exactly where this was from but I believe this is another sculpture figure of an audio-animatronic from the America Sings attraction

This of course is suppose to have more symbolic meaning when Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln is playing at the Main Street Opera House but thought it still rang true nonetheless

This wasn't part of the Disneyland Anniversary presentation but I forgot to include it in the last patch of Disneyland photos - this is the 'midget' woman who was the character handler for the princesses at the character breakfast we went to - honestly she was absurdly small

Wednesday, June 29, 2005

Purchase Camp G'itmo Merchandise Today!

Martin Emerson alerted me to this (thanks by the way), Rush Limbaugh has placed merchandise on his website mocking the allegations of 'abuse' at Guatanamo Bay, Cuba. The list of merchandise includes a "Jihad Java Cafe" mug, a "My Mullah went to Club G'itmo" t-shirt, a "I Got My Free Koran and Prayer Rug at Club G'itmo" t-shirt, a "Club G'itmo" hat, "What Happens in G'itmo Stays in G'itmo" t-shirt, and a "Your Tropical Retreat from the Stress of Jihad" t-shirt. Click the picture below to begin purchasing this merchandise today.

This, of course, is my personal favorite:

Tuesday, June 28, 2005

Disneyland Trip Report - Day 4: Magic Kingdom

The World of Disney store in the Downtown Disney district which we passed on our way to the Magic Kingdom theme park

The World of Disney - Mickey and Minnie Greet Guests at Store Entrance

The "C" in California over at the entrance to Disney's California Adventure park

Mickey floral display at the entrance to the Magic Kingdom theme park (much better quality I think then the last shot I had of it a few posts back)

Main Street Train Station

Walt's famous line about Disneyland greets guests as they enter the Magic Kingdom theme park

The Main Street Fire House (above you can see a light on in a window - that is where Walt Disney's office was when he alive)

The Matterhorn (do you think I have enough pictures of this?)

The Cheshire Cat outside the entrance to the Alice in Wonderland attraction in Fantasyland

The purple monorail passes under us as we wait in line for the Matterhorn Bobsleds roller coaster

Sleeping Beauty Castle decked out for the 50th Anniversary of Disneyland

Sleeping Beauty Castle

Snow White's Fountain

Club Buzz stage in New Tomorrowland (can someone who visits here please request something other then that pop-crap like Britney Spears, etc.)

A rocket from the original 1955 Tomorrowland

Mural outside of Star Tours in New Tomorrowland

A Happiest Faces on Earth display at the exit to Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters

The entrance to Snow White - An Enchanting New Musical (pictures of the production coming later this month)

A Happiest Faces on Earth display featuring a scene from the animated classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarves

Daughters of the Animated Reel (a nice gag at the entrance to Mickey's Toontown)

Benevolent and Protective Order of the Mouse (another cute gag at the entrance to Mickey's Toontown)

Rodger Rabbit's Fountain outside the entrance to Rodger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin attraction

A cute Goofy scarecrow outside Goofy's Bounce House in Mickey's Toontown

An adorable Heffalump Bee at the end of the honey pot vehicles for The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh in Critter Country

Winnie the Pooh in a scene from a "Blustery Day"

Oh, Silly Old Bear!

Though this is a cute little attraction, it is not as consistent as the Walt Disney World version when it comes to the storyline and it does not flow quite as well either

A Happiest Faces on Earth display outside the entrance to The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

A dedication to the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction in New Orleans Square (rumors are the attraction is about to undergo a rather lengthy rehab which would add on a number of new elaborate sets and special effects, including possibly a Jack Sparrow audio-animatronic at the end to the ride)

Inside Pirates of the Caribbean (shhhh, don't tell anyone I used flash photography)

The queue area for the Indiana Jones Adventure

Bob, the ancient idol from the Jungle Cruise attraction (photograph taken from the exit to the Indiana Jones Adventure)

Petrified Tree Stump on display in Frontierland

The entrance for the Hungry Bear restaurant in Critter Country (talk about staffing problems, it took us half an hour that day to order and collect our lunch)

Splash Mountain

The entrance to Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room

Tiki god in the waiting area for Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room

Here come the girls!

A bird from Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room

The Observatron in New Tomorrowland

C-3PO in the queue area for Star Tours in New Tomorrowland

"Hey, you have a camera, why don't you take a picture? It will last longer"

Another picture of the mural outside the entrance to Star Tours in New Tomorrowland

Another picture of the mural outside the entrance to Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters

Buzz Lightyear himself (with the flash) in the queue area for Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters (now which picture looks better, the one with or without the flash?)