Originally Posted By 9oldmen >>this was before MM WAS a Six Flags park) in SoCal. << Ahh, yes. the Newhall Land and Farming Company. I just googled them. The company actually still exists. They opened MM in 1971, and sold it to Six Flags in 1979.
Originally Posted By hbquikcomjamesl Just read the Wikipedia article on P O P. Fascinating. Never heard of the place, but then again, I was three when they closed. I note that not every attraction was included in the price of admission, and I also note that during the ticket book era, not every DL attraction required a ticket. (Case in point, CircleVision was free, as far back as I remember. Then again, the pre-show and lobby exhibits were all plugs for AT&T, the film itself contained some obvious plugs for AT&T (like a scene aboard an AT&T cable-laying ship), and the exit lobby featured a bank of pay-speakerphone booths ("Chatter Boxes").
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>the exit lobby featured a bank of pay-speakerphone booths << Ah, memories. Back when a trip to Disneyland was a once a year thing, we always made a point to use those phones to call my grandparents back home. It was very futuristic at the time.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Yep. Not to mention the wall of "phones" where you picked up and heard a pre-recorded message from various Disney characters. (Does anyone have a picture of that wall?? They had a character (Grumpy?) sitting in a PeopleMover car, I think, and various other characters pictured in other DL rides/icons.) <I note that not every attraction was included in the price of admission, > At the beginning, no. But that's the trouble with Wikipedia. By the end they were definitely promoting the "Pay One Price" thing, desperately trying to get people to come, and I don't think any attraction cost extra. For a much more comprehensive (and truly fascinating) look at POP, check out: <a href="http://pacificoceanpark.tripod.com/" target="_blank">http://pacificoceanpark.tripod.com/</a>
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Well, I haven't found any pictures yet, but here's a site that has transcripts from those character calls and even what they claim are original recordings in wav and mp3 form (!). Even this guy doesn't have pics though - he pleads near the bottom of the page for anyone who does, and was answered with one guy who sent one... you can't see the character wall, but you can see the wooden rail the phones hung on. <a href="http://sorcerersworkshop.org/americaphones.shtml" target="_blank">http://sorcerersworkshop.org/a...es.shtml</a>
Originally Posted By danyoung >Not to mention the wall of "phones" where you picked up and heard a pre-recorded message from various Disney characters.< I have very strong memories of this character wall from the 60's. I remember you used to push a button on the phone, and the character would light up on the wall as you heard the voice talking to you. Simple, but very very cool!
