Disneyland Picture of the Day #2

[kaoden39]

So you guys got me curious and I had to research the different parts of California that Soarin' covers, and you know what? The scene with the oranges is the city (Camarillo!) where I work, about 10 minutes from my house! Who knew?! I guess you learn something new everyday...

Too bad it's a housing track now, but that still made me excited!!!!

You know that is kind of sad to me. I live in the San Francisco bay area and this area has had the same kind of growth.

 

[prettyprincessbelle]

You know that is kind of sad to me. I live in the San Francisco bay area and this area has had the same kind of growth.

Yeah it makes me sad too. And I'm only 21 and I remember so many fields surrounding our city. My parents have lived here their whole lives and Oxnard/Camarillo used to be FULL of fields with everything avocados, strawberries, lima beans, oranges you name it, and even though we do have quiet a bit of fields left, everything has become housing tracks... It's sad...

 

[CrazyDuck]

Yeah it makes me sad too. And I'm only 21 and I remember so many fields surrounding our city. My parents have lived here their whole lives and Oxnard/Camarillo used to be FULL of fields with everything avocados, strawberries, lima beans, oranges you name it, and even though we do have quiet a bit of fields left, everything has become housing tracks... It's sad...

When I lived in Cali (Cypress) back in the early 80's there was a great strawberry field not 2 blocks from my house that had a little stand that we used to visit every couple of weeks. I drove by there a couple of years ago and there was a Costco where the field was! Yea they sell strawberries, but not quite the same!

 

[kaoden39]

Yeah it makes me sad too. And I'm only 21 and I remember so many fields surrounding our city. My parents have lived here their whole lives and Oxnard/Camarillo used to be FULL of fields with everything avocados, strawberries, lima beans, oranges you name it, and even though we do have quiet a bit of fields left, everything has become housing tracks... It's sad...

That sounds like Fairfield. This is still a valley filled with produce but so much of it is gone for houses and grapes for wine. And industry. We have Budweiser, Jelly Belly, Ball-Metal, and Amcor PET packaging just to name a few. All of that is good for the job market but so bad in so many others.

 

[eeyoresnr]

ok...I was wrong

this is from Wikipedia

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San Francisco
Disney had to get special permission from the state of California in order to fly the helicopter over the Golden Gate Bridge.[citation needed]


Redwood Creek
It is illegal to fly a helicopter over Redwood Creek. Disney had to pay a fee in order to film this scene.[citation needed]


Monterey Bay
Sea lions can be heard, but not seen while flying over Monterrey Bay.


Lake Tahoe
When the flight passes the top of the mountain, we see a sea of clouds on the other side. Due to weather conditions and budget limitations, Disney was unable to film a clear picture of Lake Tahoe.[citation needed]


Yosemite
Disney had to get Congressional approval to fly a helicopter in Yosemite Valley. Also, the hang glider is computer generated because it would have been unsafe to fly a hang glider that close to a helicopter.[citation needed]


Palm Springs
The computer generated golf ball features one of the attraction's hidden Mickeys. The ball is rumored to have been hit by former Disney CEO Michael Eisner, though it is hard to tell because of the camera angle.[citation needed]


Camarillo
The "orange" trees in this scene are actually avocado trees.[citation needed] The field filmed in this scene was demolished and turned into housing tract in 2002.[citation needed]

Anza-Borrego
The horseback riders are riding to the edge of a cliff.


San Diego
At the very beginning of this scene, you can see the shadow of the helicopter on the side of the aircraft carrier. The number on the carrier deck, 74, identifies the carrier as the USS John C. Stennis.


Malibu
In this scene, a "sea air" scent is injected into the air.


Los Angeles
This scene is exceptionally fast because Disney illegally flew over downtown Los Angeles. They had only one attempt, hence the dizzying film in this sequence.[citation needed]


Disneyland
At the time of filming, Disneyland was closed to the public for a Cast Member Christmas party. The Christmas Fantasy Parade is halted so that the helicopter could make several passes over the park. Disney's California Adventure was being constructed at the time, so that area is completely dark. The final hidden Mickey of the attraction can be observed in the fireworks at the end of the scene.

 

[kaoden39]

Hmm now I wonder where Redwood Creek is. Sounds like a job for mapquest.

 

[eeyoresnr]

When I lived in Cali (Cypress) back in the early 80's there was a great strawberry field not 2 blocks from my house that had a little stand that we used to visit every couple of weeks. I drove by there a couple of years ago and there was a Costco where the field was! Yea they sell strawberries, but not quite the same!

I know what you mean...I grew up in Garden Grove just down the street from Disneyland... Strawberry fields were everywhere, and nothing compares to fresh California Strawberries... almost all the fields are gone just like all the Orange Groves that used to be there ... I remember in the late 80's or early 90's Disney bought one of the strawberry fields on Harbor Blvd, to use as a future parking lot, but they let the original owners continue to grow their strawberries for many years after they bought it

 

[eeyoresnr]

Redwood Creek is a short but significant stream in Marin County, California. It drains a 7-square mile (18 km²) watershed which includes the Muir Woods National Monument, and reaches the Pacific Ocean north of the Golden Gate at Muir Beach. It provides a critical spawning and rearing habitat for coho salmon, coastal cutthroat and steelhead trout, both of them threatened species.

 

[kaoden39]

Redwood Creek is a short but significant stream in Marin County, California. It drains a 7-square mile (18 km²) watershed which includes the Muir Woods National Monument, and reaches the Pacific Ocean north of the Golden Gate at Muir Beach. It provides a critical spawning and rearing habitat for coho salmon, coastal cutthroat and steelhead trout, both of them threatened species.

That is why it looks so much like the Russian River. The Russian River is in Sonoma County just right up the coast.

 

[prettyprincessbelle]

When I lived in Cali (Cypress) back in the early 80's there was a great strawberry field not 2 blocks from my house that had a little stand that we used to visit every couple of weeks. I drove by there a couple of years ago and there was a Costco where the field was! Yea they sell strawberries, but not quite the same!

Strawberries from Costco are not the same as fresh field strawberries!!! And what's funny too is that our city (Oxnard) is Strawberry Capital of the World and the strawberries they sell in all the stores here are from everywhere else buy Oxnard! Go figure!!!

That sounds like Fairfield. This is still a valley filled with produce but so much of it is gone for houses and grapes for wine. And industry. We have Budweiser, Jelly Belly, Ball-Metal, and Amcor PET packaging just to name a few. All of that is good for the job market but so bad in so many others.

Yep, I know what you mean... But I guess industry is better than houses.. The housing sucks in California and they keep making more!

 

[NostalgicDad]

 

[Robert TG]

This is as close as I got to tasting this cake...it screamed calories
For sale at The Golden Horseshoe. 5 layers

 

[travelmel]

Robert TG,
Yummmmmmy calories, that is! lol

Nostalgic,
Great pic! I totally want that in the Uno game so I can match it. ROFL

 

[mariezp]

This is such a cool picture! NostalgicDad, you just keep getting better all the time!

 

[WeatherbySwann]

Thanks for the trivia, eeyore.
That part about the Disneyland Christmas scene seems particularly fascinating to me.

 

[perlster]

 

[disneyfaninaz]

Nostalgic Dad, love the pirate picture. I've been stalked by that particular pirate before. He is very good in his character.

 

[NostalgicDad]

Nostalgic,
Great pic! I totally want that in the Uno game so I can match it. ROFL

Thanks. Well, if I could match that darn picture that Robert TG has I would throw in a pirate picture!

This is such a cool picture! NostalgicDad, you just keep getting better all the time!

Thanks mariezp! I love shooting pirates.......

Nostalgic Dad, love the pirate picture. I've been stalked by that particular pirate before. He is very good in his character.

Thanks disneyfaninaz! He's definitely my favorite pirate and has the perfect voice.

 

[PryncessChrysty]

Danny, that is a GREAT shot of the pirates!!! Not only for the artistic value in the photo, but because he is our favorite pirate, too!!

We were able to take a picture with him one day while he was trying to pick-pocket another guest!

 

[NostalgicDad]

Danny, that is a GREAT shot of the pirates!!! Not only for the artistic value in the photo, but because he is our favorite pirate, too!!

We were able to take a picture with him one day while he was trying to pick-pocket another guest!

Thanks, PryncessChrysty. You definitely have to watch out for that guy.

Great shot of you with him as well!