The Disneyland Railroad is currently down for a big refurb, including getting new tracks! While the trains are not running, Disney put up this “information board”/posters, seen here. This picture is from LaughingPlace.com’s twitter post:
Disney, with their unlimited access to their own engine and equipment, choose the worst pictures possible for these posters? Did they just look up the engines and grabbed them from wherever they find?
#1: Mostly good composition but the colors are all washed out? Also from the paints on the engine it looks like it’s from the 70s?
#2: Also apparently an old picture based on the colors, but the engine is blocked by the handcar… and no tender?
#3: Basically taken from the platform, a view anyone could take, and the tank is cut off.
#4: Finally a good picture.
#5: Pretty good (top of the stack is cut off but 😒), taken at the roundhouse just makes it very boring, and no train behind it.
Anyway, what I mean to show is not the janky posters but to point out that while they have unlimited access to the engines and places, they used the most boring and unattractive pictures possible. For my hobby in recreating the DRR, I use any pictures and videos I could find and many times wish I had better access to parts and areas not easily seen. If only I had unlimited access! Disney has it, but they certainly didn’t take advantage of it!
