Last week there were some interesting auction results on eBay for some rather rare cards. One of these auctions contained a card that I have been looking for for a long time…and I was fortunate enough to win the auction.
I think I have spoken before about how I got into this hobby. I found a pile of Disneyland cards and ephemera from 1955/1956 at a garage sale in 2000. I paid ~$10 for the pile and eventually sold it all on eBay for a whole lot more than $10. In the process of selling these cards, I discovered the Nickel Tour book…and eventually decided that I would keep some of the cards and start my own collection. Well…one of the cards I sold was this one…NT0371. The card shows an interior shot of Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland in the Upside Down room. Upside Down room you say? When Fantasyland was updated in 1983…this ride was revamped and this scene was removed from the ride.
It’s not clear to me at all why this card is rare…but it is. Perhaps it sold out quickly, and was not reordered. I suspect that information is lost to history. Either way…it is a cool card, and one of the few interior “dark ride” shots from this era.
Until next time…
