If I still lived near Disneyland, I would have one of these babies on my desk right now. First in a series of four, when closed, this box shows a proper young lady daintily holding a parasol. Upon opening the box, it is revealed she is precariously perched over a hungry alligator (or is it a crocodile..?). I had always wondered why she put herself in that position...
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...And I'll start with this, a vintage pirate's head! Judging by the shape of the lid, I would guess this could be used as a sugar bowl. And seriously, who wouldn't want to scoop sugar out of a rascally pirate's head? NO ONE. NO ONE WOULDN'T is the answer.
I've seen this a couple of times, but this is the first one I've seen that works. It's advertised as a 1960s Disneyland "Haunted House" bank, so I assume they mean it's the Haunted Mansion. What I'm not so clear on is if it was sold at the park as a Haunted Mansion attraction souvenir, or if it was a "Disneyland" toy sold in regular stores. Since it doesn't really look like the Haunted Mansion (where are the columns?) I'm guessing it was the latter.
Still very cool, though.
I love that Disneyland has a "secret" club; there are so many things about Disneyland that are wonderful and mysterious. I had the good fortune to go to Club 33 several years ago, and it was fabulous... though I would say a lot of its fabulousness stemmed from the fact it's so very exclusive.
This ornament was only made available to the diners at Club 33; it is a representation of the harpsichord that Lillian Disney picked out herself for a centerpiece of the club. With all the Club 33 napkins, pens, and pins on eBay, it's nice to see a more interesting souvenir.
This is a reproduction of one of the bat queue pole thingies in the Haunted Mansion. Did you know they were called "stanchions"? I didn't. I thought they were called "queue pole thingies." Huh. The more you know.
These are the kinds of items I really like - stuff you'd have to explain to puzzled guests when they ask why, exactly, you have a brass bat sitting on your shelf. You can tell them, "Oh, it's a bat queue pole thingie from the Haunted Mansion. Did you know they're called 'stanchions'?"
Haunted Mansion Bat Stanchion Queue Pole
Buy It Now: $399
I see these come up every now and then. They seem to be highly collectible. It's a Haunted Mansion secret panel chest, and is basically a puzzle box. It has a secret drawer you can hide stuff in, and you have to move panels around in the right order to get it to open. One of the better attraction souvenirs.
