The Humor Mill
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1960
360 USA
Do not sit on hand rails
Dixieland jazz party
360 USA
Do not sit on hand rails
Dixieland jazz party
1961
Toyland on Main Street
Too-tall Snow White is disguised
Saucers glide on air
Toyland on Main Street
Too-tall Snow White is disguised
Saucers glide on air
1962
Elephants take baths
Osmonds make break after dark
A house in a tree
Elephants take baths
Osmonds make break after dark
A house in a tree
1963
In a tiki house
Jose begins the magic
Birds sing, flowers croon
In a tiki house
Jose begins the magic
Birds sing, flowers croon
1964
New York gets four shows
Lincoln robot convincing
Small World song repeats
New York gets four shows
Lincoln robot convincing
Small World song repeats
1965
Ten years passed quickly
Guests continue to pour in
Guess Walt's not crazy
Ten years passed quickly
Guests continue to pour in
Guess Walt's not crazy
1966
Orleans fills in gap
Pirates nears it's completion
Walt will never see
Orleans fills in gap
Pirates nears it's completion
Walt will never see
1967
A world on the move
Inner space, moon flight, high jets
"Yo ho!" says pirates
A world on the move
Inner space, moon flight, high jets
"Yo ho!" says pirates
1968
Confusion reigns all
People ask "what would Walt do?"
Florida work starts
Confusion reigns all
People ask "what would Walt do?"
Florida work starts
1969
Eerie portraits stretch
Paul Frees echoes through the halls
Hat box ghost is gone
Eerie portraits stretch
Paul Frees echoes through the halls
Hat box ghost is gone
1970
Osmonds time numbers
Yippies invade the kingdom
Marijuana flag
Osmonds time numbers
Yippies invade the kingdom
Marijuana flag
1971
New population
One-hundred million happy guests
And yet park is clean
New population
One-hundred million happy guests
And yet park is clean
1972
Zeke's on the fiddle
Half-a-million bulbs parade
Backwoods full of bears
Zeke's on the fiddle
Half-a-million bulbs parade
Backwoods full of bears
1973
Walt replaces Abe
Complaints flood into Disney
This before websites
Walt replaces Abe
Complaints flood into Disney
This before websites
1974
U.S.A music
Odd choice for Tomorrowland
Pop goes the weasel
U.S.A music
Odd choice for Tomorrowland
Pop goes the weasel
1975
History parade
Moon flight changed to Mars mission
Walt and Abe share home
History parade
Moon flight changed to Mars mission
Walt and Abe share home
1976
Dole whips satisfy
Bicentennial party
More jungle creatures
Dole whips satisfy
Bicentennial party
More jungle creatures
1977
A coaster in dark
Chocolate chip cookies fly
Fast stars add to speed
A coaster in dark
Chocolate chip cookies fly
Fast stars add to speed
1978
Harold has a home
Former rockets now ice sleds
Cinnamon toast, please
Harold has a home
Former rockets now ice sleds
Cinnamon toast, please
1979
Rainbow Ridge ghost town
A wild runaway mine train
Dino-bones mark end
Rainbow Ridge ghost town
A wild runaway mine train
Dino-bones mark end
1980
Twenty-five years now
Pony Farm now Circle D
We're now halfway there
Twenty-five years now
Pony Farm now Circle D
We're now halfway there
OK, so it's not exactly poetry (oh wait I guess it is), but it still is a lot
more interesting than the typical boring historical overview. Tune in (or
scroll too, I guess) next week for the rest of the list.
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