I don't remember it either. I didn't realize how late this existed in the park. However, if you check out some of the later images of it, you'll see why. The trees had totally overgrown this area and it wasn't quite so obvious of a feature as in the image you've posted.
This is so beautiful, I know the phrase is sort of overused when discussing Disneyland but this has so much charm. So much of what makes Disneyland so special: beautiful scenery, lots of kinetic energy with attractions passing each other, awesome forced perspective that makes the mountain look towering. All things that Disney no longer does, or at least not effectively. This just has such a park feel it doesn't feel like a corporate grab from a theme park trying to shovel merchandise and advertise their latest IP they purchased.
Glad to hear this first-of-its-kind-and-oft-since-imitated book series is still going and hasn’t been completely replaced by fan/travel blogs n’ vlogs. I enjoyed the content very much in the past...with a few exceptions; are they STILL dissing Mr. Toad???Welp, my Unofficial guide to Disneyland 2021 book has been completely cancelled and taken down by Amazon, wow. Can’t blame them there’s nothing to report on. At first it got delayed until March 2021 but just got my cancellation email
That shot of Cascade peak shows so much done well on a low budget in areas that Galaxy’s Edge fumbles so completely.
Indeed, they are still dissing Mr. Toad.
I'm kind of surprised you've never been to Knott's. I think you'd really enjoy the older parts of it.
Ghost Town has a lot of accuracy, character and genuine saved/relocated historic buildings that make the town section far superior to DL’s little (but cute) western street. I’d say Timber Mtn. and Calico Mine together equal Big Thunder. DL’s ROA trumps Knott’s wonderful Steam Locomotive doing its thing right in the middle of everything. I declare a tie!
The problem was that Iger and Co. turned their backs on what everyone loved about Star Wars to create their own vision they could stamp their egos on. It’s like walking into a Wizard of Oz Land where the designers decided to replace everything familiar about classic Oz with their own nobody-cares characters and locales.
Also, having Nature’s Wonderland behind it all added a buffer both physically and psychologically; there really was a huge physical “wilderness” back there that guests were aware of even when it was hidden from view. As a kid, I just loved knowing there was a desert full of geysers and dinosaur bones and teeteting rocks standing between “civilized” Frontierland and the park’s outer edge.
