Rare 1955 Santa Fe an Disneyland Railroad Park Map Brochure FIRST DISNEYLAND MAP

Description: (Disneyland, 1955) Fold-out pamphlet containing a small early park map inside and information on the Railroad. Measures 5"x3" One of the Earliest Disneyland Park Maps This brochure promoting the Santa Fe and Disneyland Railroad’s “New Circle Route around Disneyland,” were obtained within two weeks of the park’s 1955 opening.The notion to build a railroad attraction predates Disneyland itself, as Walt had been fascinated by trains from a very young age. His uncle was a train engineer, and he himself had worked as a news butcher on the Missouri Pacific Railway as a teenager. After becoming interested in model trains in the late-40s, he took the hobby a step further by building a 1:8-scale miniature railroad across his five-acre backyard. Inspired by studio animator Ollie Johnston, who’d recently done the same—only at a 1:12 scale—Disney’s Carolwood Pacific Railroad ran its first route on May 7, 1950. Friends, family, and guests of the studio were invited to ride the miniature rails on weekends, with Walt even having official boarding passes printed to commemorate the excursions. The project prompted Walt to think about expanding his railway into a backlot tour on his Burbank studios property. The idea grew, and he began to entertain the notion of buying up land across the street from the studio and creating a full-blown amusement park to house a larger-scale railroad. The dream continued to evolve, of course, eventually manifesting in the world’s most famous theme park and the millions upon millions of visitors that tour its magical offerings each and every day from the seat of an old-fashioned steam train.The front cover of the brochure sports an Old-West-style logo, announcing the Santa Fe and Disneyland Railroad, its park route and two locomotives: the C.K. Holliday and the E.P. Ripley. Inside is a very basic map of Disneyland, showing the railroad’s circular route situated along the outer edges of the park, along with crude depictions of Adventureland, Frontierland, Fantasyland, and Tomorrowland. A brief informational paragraph below the map reads as follows:All aboard! The highlight of your visit to Disneyland is a trip on the old-time trains of the Santa Fe & Disneyland Railroad. They are both wonderful reproductions of early-day Santa Fe trains, built to 5/8 scale in every detail, operating over the 1 1/8 mile railway that completely encircles the park. You board the passenger train at the entrance of Disneyland, the freight train starts from Frontierland. All aboard!The brochure unfolds to reveal a United States map featuring the current (as of December 1954) nationwide rail-lines operated by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway System, sponsors of the Santa Fe and Disneyland Railroad (a deal that was solidified just three-and-a-half months before the park’s opening and would last nearly twenty years). The reverse side includes pictures of the rail company’s modern-day streamliner and freight trains, while providing some background information on Disneyland’s two replica locomotives:

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