tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post4757006664300054610..comments2024-03-18T04:26:52.991-07:00Comments on Meet The World: Santa's Village: Part 2 - The Bumblebee Monorail & Christmas Tree RideTokyoMagic!http://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-76931520808630987362011-12-21T16:39:30.315-08:002011-12-21T16:39:30.315-08:00Wow, I love that Christmas Tree Ride! I wonder if...Wow, I love that Christmas Tree Ride! I wonder if Holiday World in Santa Claus, Indiana has ever had this. If they haven't, they should!Dan Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14818108201214059180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-52448453778454656522011-12-21T13:43:00.253-08:002011-12-21T13:43:00.253-08:00Thank you TM for posting these pictures, even thou...Thank you TM for posting these pictures, even though they make me sad.<br /><br />@SWS, one of those voices you hear echoing is mine. I remember my visit with great clariy, it was winter and remarkably cold. My pictures, graciously published by Major Pepperidge show the snow on the ground, very seasonal.<br /><br />But we never went back. I think we went by SV on the way to or from the Rose Bowl Parade on our single visit to that event. My Dad's cousin had tickets one year from his job. I still have the photos of the parade too.<br /><br />SV is "sort of" on the route from where we lived to Pasadena, so it makes sense that we were there in winter. My photos were dated December. But SV is way way out of the way for us to combine with a trip to Disneyland.<br /><br />Katella Gate mentioned once that the Bee Monorail was very noisy and prone to breakdowns. That and the cost of relocation probably explain why it's still there.<br /><br />Very sad, "Sic Transit Gloria Santa".<br /><br />JGJGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456196709930408585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-29601187065363081032011-12-20T09:27:44.251-08:002011-12-20T09:27:44.251-08:00SWS, Yes, very eerie. I did not take these myself...SWS, Yes, very eerie. I did not take these myself. It is private property and there are "no trespassing" signs posted as you can see in one of the photos from yesterday. I don't know if I would be brave enough to poke around the site.<br /><br />Major, after the park closed, there was an auction held for the rides and some of the smaller buildings and items such as the cement mushrooms. I read that it was going to cost too much to dismantle and relocate the monorail, so I'm guessing there were no bids on it.<br /><br />I think distance was also the reason my family never went to Santa's Village. :-(TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-46801898716601842402011-12-20T08:53:35.665-08:002011-12-20T08:53:35.665-08:00Yes, how the heck did you get those photos? Amazin...Yes, how the heck did you get those photos? Amazing stuff, and as sad as it is to look at, you did a real service preserving this stuff in pictures. It's surprising to me that no other amusement park purchased the bumblebee monorail, I'd still want to ride it.<br /><br />Meanwhile I just looked at Google Maps, and see that Santa's Village would have been a nearly 2 hour drive from where I live now (much further than Disneyland), and almost 2.5 hours from where I used to live. No wonder my family never went!Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-37244724859723293712011-12-20T07:53:37.594-08:002011-12-20T07:53:37.594-08:00Tokyo, these are super shots. It's rather eeri...Tokyo, these are super shots. It's rather eerie to see these stranded bee cars just hanging there motionless. I can almost hear the echoed voices in the pines of happy kids and families from an earlier time.<br /><br />Did you shoot these recent photos yourself? If so, were you able to walk about the property while the loggers were there? Or was no one around?Snow White Archivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04715594290214114608noreply@blogger.com