Chescat
06-22-2007, 03:28 PM
I went to the park with my niece and spend most of the day at DCA. We found out we had to get a limited pin at Little Green Men shop. So we headed to Disneyland. I told her I don't feel like fighting the Parade going up Main Street, lets just ride the train to Tomorrowland.
So we hit the Main Street Train Station. The Ward Kimball shows up. We are near the end of the line going in. About 3 groups ahead of us, the conductor says do any of you care to ride in the back car. I'm like :here::here: He said its not air conditioned and a bit warm for a day like this. But there are fans. We watch all 3 groups say not interested. I'm thinking are these people morons or what. So about 15 of us entered the back car.
Well turns out the caboose is the Lilly Belle. I have tried for years and years to get in it. SparkleMeTink and her family did get to ride it about a year ago and did the same thing I did. Almost fainted when I realized I'm in this car! We were first ones in, so we immediately run to the back where I spotted the picture of Walt & Lillian. The guy told us that the car had been refurbished and that they are trying to have more normal people like us (not the usual VIPs) ride it. You can only get in it on Main Street. The story he told us was that when Disneyland first opened there were two operating trains. A passenger and another type train (I don't remember what he called it now, arg!). The Lilly Belle was the only part left of that original passenger train. (If I got this mixed up, please somebody correct me). So we took a bunch of pictures and got off at the Tomorrowland station.
Here's the Lily Belle pictures. Enjoy! BTW, the fan I have pictures of, he said the wiring was from the original train to the new fan.
Lilly Belle Pictures (http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l249/chescat/Disneyland/LillyBelle)
So we hit the Main Street Train Station. The Ward Kimball shows up. We are near the end of the line going in. About 3 groups ahead of us, the conductor says do any of you care to ride in the back car. I'm like :here::here: He said its not air conditioned and a bit warm for a day like this. But there are fans. We watch all 3 groups say not interested. I'm thinking are these people morons or what. So about 15 of us entered the back car.
Well turns out the caboose is the Lilly Belle. I have tried for years and years to get in it. SparkleMeTink and her family did get to ride it about a year ago and did the same thing I did. Almost fainted when I realized I'm in this car! We were first ones in, so we immediately run to the back where I spotted the picture of Walt & Lillian. The guy told us that the car had been refurbished and that they are trying to have more normal people like us (not the usual VIPs) ride it. You can only get in it on Main Street. The story he told us was that when Disneyland first opened there were two operating trains. A passenger and another type train (I don't remember what he called it now, arg!). The Lilly Belle was the only part left of that original passenger train. (If I got this mixed up, please somebody correct me). So we took a bunch of pictures and got off at the Tomorrowland station.
Here's the Lily Belle pictures. Enjoy! BTW, the fan I have pictures of, he said the wiring was from the original train to the new fan.
Lilly Belle Pictures (http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l249/chescat/Disneyland/LillyBelle)