A bit of History...

Moonliner · 07-08-2010, 07:58 PM

Holy cow! I was cleaning out some old boxes today, and I found something I've never seen before.

A hand painted bowl with my Grandfathers initials on it.

I nice bit of family history, and then I turn it over to see the inscription on the bottom:

As some of you know, My Grandfather was a structural engineer who helped build parts of Disneyland. One of his projects was the structural design for the Moonliner and the original bumpers for the Autopia cars.

This is obviously a thank you from the project, but I've got to know who "GS" is.

scaeagles · 07-08-2010, 08:17 PM

That is exceptionally cool.

Ghoulish Delight · 07-08-2010, 08:19 PM

Antiques Roadshow here you come!

BarTopDancer · 07-08-2010, 08:19 PM

That's really awesome.

A cousin of mine helped with the Matterhorn and original subs. I'll ask my mom if we have any records, might be able to find out who GS is.

ETA:

Here's what my mom said: his name was [removed/PMed to Moonie] and he was a structural engineer who designed or helped design the Mattehorn and submarine rides.

So no GS but how many structural engineers would have been a part of the Moonliner and Autopia. I bet you can figure it out.

innerSpaceman · 07-08-2010, 09:09 PM

RAD RAD RADRADRAD

Moonliner · 07-08-2010, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

That's really awesome.

A cousin of mine helped with the Matterhorn and original subs. I'll ask my mom if we have any records, might be able to find out who GS is.

ETA:

Here's what my mom said: his name was [removed/PMed to Moonie] and he was a structural engineer who designed or helped design the Mattehorn and submarine rides.

So no GS but how many structural engineers would have been a part of the Moonliner and Autopia. I bet you can figure it out.

I'm hoping it's from a Disney luminary but it could just as easily be from an old neighbor. Either way, it's a great find.

BarTopDancer · 07-08-2010, 09:23 PM

I found Gabriel Scognamillo who was the art director for Tomorrowland

Moonliner · 07-09-2010, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

I found Gabriel Scognamillo who was the art director for Tomorrowland

Humm.. An art guy who worked on the look of Tomorrowland... That fits pretty well. Great find BTD!

flippyshark · 07-09-2010, 06:14 AM

Too cool!

innerSpaceman · 07-09-2010, 07:13 AM

That's actually a pretty cool site in and of itself.

I wish I'd known five years ago that every Carrousel horse had its own name. We could have assigned everybody (not just Not Afraid) a specific horse, and the whole fun process would have taken hours!

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Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	A bit of History... Holy cow! I was cleaning out some old boxes today, and I found something I've never seen before. A hand painted bowl with my Grandfathers initials on it. I nice bit of family history, and then I turn it over to see the inscription on the bottom: As some of you know, My Grandfather was a structural engineer who helped build parts of Disneyland. One of his projects was the structural design for the Moonliner and the original bumpers for the Autopia cars. This is obviously a thank you from the project, but I've got to know who "GS" is.
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BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	That's really awesome. A cousin of mine helped with the Matterhorn and original subs. I'll ask my mom if we have any records, might be able to find out who GS is. ETA: Here's what my mom said: his name was [removed/PMed to Moonie] and he was a structural engineer who designed or helped design the Mattehorn and submarine rides. So no GS but how many structural engineers would have been a part of the Moonliner and Autopia. I bet you can figure it out. __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge Last edited by BarTopDancer : 07-08-2010 at 08:56 PM.
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BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	I found Gabriel Scognamillo who was the art director for Tomorrowland __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	That's actually a pretty cool site in and of itself. I wish I'd known five years ago that every Carrousel horse had its own name. We could have assigned everybody (not just Not Afraid) a specific horse, and the whole fun process would have taken hours!
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