Disney's Frontierland
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Zocalo is a beautiful beautiful place, especially when decorated subtly. While it's not one of the most visited spots in the parks, it's simply one of the most nuanced... the doors, the lattice, the arch, the statue, the blue tiles in the courtyard... even the weeds - imported so that they would be native to what you would normally find near this style of building. Somebody spent a lot of time designing this with love.
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Frontierland first appeared in Disneyland as one of five original themed lands. Conceived by Walt Disney, the land did not initially contain many attractions, but centered on open expanses of wilderness which could be traversed by guests via stagecoach, pack mules and walking trails. The Mine Train Thru Nature's Wonderland opened in 1960, consisting of a sedate train ride around various western landscape dioramas. The Mine Train closed in 1977 to make way for a new attraction; the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, which opened in 1979.
Disneyland also once had a Marshal's office, honoring Waillard P. Bounds, Walt's father-in-law, who was actually a U. S. Marshal. Disneyland's Frontierland gateway is constructed of ponderosa pine logs. The land's long shoreline along the Rivers of America is considered a prime viewing location for the nighttime Fantasmic! show. The docks to both the Mark Twain Riverboat and the Sailing Ship Columbia, (a replica of American explorer Robert Gray's 18th century ship that circumnavigated the globe) are located here, and Tom Sawyer Island in the river's center is also considered a property of Frontierland
Frontierland's buildings have lots of detail too. On the roof of the Westward Ho Trading Co., there are elk or deer antlers. Elk antlers were commonly placed on general stores in the old west so cowboys coming into town immediately knew where to get supplies. Also in Frontierland is a building that has a large sign that says "Laod Bhang Co. Fireworks Factory". Plus, at the storefront marked "Crockett and Russel Hat Co.", you'll find a window honoring Fess Parker, who played Davy Crockett in Walt Disney's Davy Crockett. Frontierland borders Fantasyland (via the Big Thunder Trail), New Orleans Square and Adventureland, and connects to the Central Plaza through an iconic set of fort-style gates.
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A 2 second exposure in the Magic Kingdom. Thank goodness for trash receptacles and posts throughout the parks for those of us who do not carry a tripod.
An often crowded park, Frontierland in Magic Kingdom is captured here in the early morning opening hours.
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FR: Quel plaisir de flâner dans Frontierland à Disneyland Paris et de profiter des berges du lac entourant Big Thunder Mountain. L'opportunité de voir Phantom Manor de nuit
EN: Frontierland in Disneyland Paris is perfect by night! Enjoy the lake around Big Thunder Mountain, the mighty Phantom Manor and the Molly Brown boat!
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Frontierand in Magic Kingdom before the crowds arrive.
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The river mill in Frontierland on Tom Sawyer Island at Disneyland California on the Rivers of America.
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I don’t go on this too often just because I have my camera with me. But it’s one of my favorite rides.
Who doesn't like The Laughing Place?? It's crazy I remember Disney both when this wasn't even built and then while it was being built. Great addition and fits the location so well.
Located in Frontierland, Rancho del Zocalo Restaurante offers a wide variety of fine Mexican food. Standing in the same location that many, many years saw the birth of the Doritos Chips, this restaurant continues to feed and nourish hungry Disneyland guests.
Read the story about Doritos and Disneyland here: www.ocweekly.com/2012-04-05/food/taco-usa-how-mexican-foo...
This particular night I seemingly timed my shooting perfectly, starting out in Adventureland just before park close and then wrapping around into Frontierland. Once I was in Frontierland shooting down the main walking path there wasn't a soul in sight. I then realized the shooting gallery was open and still lit up so I knew I had to get a picture of it as I had never seen it empty before. And here it is, enjoy!
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The shooting gallery has always been a favorite of mine and I try to stop for a minute or two each trip.
(PLEASE view large on black if you have a moment by hitting the "L" key. :) )
I was going to go back last night for one more Mark Twain fireworks attempt as the park was closing early due to grad night, but eventually gave up on the idea as June Gloom has now arrived and I had far too much work to do. Instead, I looked back over my shots from last year and found a couple that I had completely passed over. This was taken during my first attempt at the fireworks over the Mark Twain which was a great learning experience for me. I think it was right after this incident that I sent a flickr mail to Matt Pasant asking him how on earth he ended up with his incredible fireworks shots. Most of the frames that I shot after this one were either very soft or completely blown out. My complaint to Matt was that I had no idea what to focus on. I had assumed I should be focusing on the shells each time, and Matt very kindly pointed out that I might have better results if I boosted my ISO to around f11-13 and find a fixed point to focus on, i.e. the castle, Mark Twain, or Big Thunder Mountain. On my next trip I followed his advice and was much more satisfied with my results. This was one of only about 5 frames that was decent from my first attempt as I kept trying to re-focus after each shot and my camera was having none of that.
I was also disappointed that the fireworks were a bit too far to the left as I was trying to get them directly behind the Mark Twain, and they had turned the lights off on the boat as they purportedly interfered with the view of guests on board. It was then I learned that if you want Fireworks shots over the Mark Twain with its lights ON, you had to find a night when the park was closing early as the boat would be making no more trips after the fireworks, i.e. grad nights. In spite of this, I rather like how this came out as I caught a bit of Tom Sawyer's Island, Big Thunder, the Mark Twain and the reflection of Frontierland. Sadly, after this shot, it was all down hill from there. : /
Happy Fireworks Friday!
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Although it's called Westernland in Disneyland Paris, it looks and feels like Frontierland in the American parks, only better. They sure did it right in Paris.
Here is another one of The Halloween Tree in Frontierland.
I processed this using the 32-bit HDRsoft plug-in for Lightroom. It makes it a lot easier than using Photomatix, but also has a slightly different look. I used Topaz Adjust, Nik Color Efex and Photoshop to add some style and pull out some details.