Although today's post isn't strictly Christmas related, I'm gonna go ahead and say that this Rock Candy Mountain in the window of Trolley Treats at Disney's California Adventure made of real candy gives me the yuletide feels! With its lollipop forest and gorgeous model train set (and let's be honest, trains are synonymous with the man himself for die-hard fans), the display is is just enchanting, and super photogenic!:
The display was inspired by an attraction that was designed, but never built, for Disneyland. It was to be a junior roller coaster that ended with a ride through of scenes from The Wizard of Oz, which Walt has recently acquired the rights to. Here is a concept sketch of the ride:
They say no great idea at Imagineering ever dies, and this window display is a cool nod to this great idea that was unfortunately taken off the table. I'd still love to see this idea come back around in a larger capacity, and I think
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