Comments on: Disneyland employee cafeteria, 1961

By: Charles Cymbor

Charles Cymbor — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 23:02:00 +0000

The InBetween! Doesn’t look that different from when I worked there in 1994.

By: tyger11

tyger11 — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 22:45:00 +0000

”Freeze-dried ice cream and Tang, please.”

By: Paul Renault

Paul Renault — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 22:24:00 +0000

My guess is that the food there is really bad and the astronaut needed an excuse to not eat it.

By: Kyle Jones

Kyle Jones — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:42:00 +0000

It looks as though you could eat through that helmet.. http://www.copicmarker.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oldspacemountaincostumes.jpeg

By: sean

sean — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 11:44:00 +0000

Must be staged. They’re smiling during their downtime.. If you ever knew anyone that worked there as a character you know that is unlikely.

By: ridernyc

ridernyc — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 05:17:00 +0000

Oh and Goofy still in full costume with head on. The head they have now with fancy rigging and supports suck, I can’t imagine anyone wanting to wear a more primitive version while on break.

By: ridernyc

ridernyc — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 05:14:00 +0000

Staged granted I worked there 40 years after this but several reason why this is staged. Pictures back stage are frowned on. pictures of costumed characters back stage totally not allowed. Characters work in shifts so there are always plenty in the park, you never see that many of them at once. As stated astronaut helmet, cowboy hat, cape, no one would be wearing that crap while not on stage. The only actor I ever saw wearing anywhere close to his full costume back stage was Tarzan and that’s because his costume was a speedo and make up, you would normally find him sitting alone wearing a robe.. All the rest would usually have their pants on and a t-shirt.

By: sweetcraspy

sweetcraspy — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 03:07:00 +0000

It’s likely that the actors aren’t allowed to eat while in costume, for fear of staining it.

By: sam1148

sam1148 — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 03:00:00 +0000

Goofy has a bigger head than the astronaut.

By: Conan Librarian

Conan Librarian — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 02:42:00 +0000

Thank you Columbo.

By: tyger11

tyger11 — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 02:30:00 +0000

I’m sure it would be much easier to wear the helmet until you get your tray to your table, than to carry it AND the tray. Just take off the helmet when you get to the table. That doesn’t mean it’s NOT staged, but that’s hardly evidence it IS.