Tuesday, October 10, 2006

TWA Moonliner, Disneyland USA

The TWA Moonliner sat at the entrance to the "Rocket to the Moon" attraction that first opened with Disneyland in 1955. In 1960, the rocket received a new paint scheme when Douglas Aircraft took over as the new sponsor. The rocket was removed in 1967 as part of the rebuilding of Tomorrowland. In 1998, during another Tomorrowland renewal, a 2/3 size replica of the original found its way back to the launch pad.

Built from a kit, known as the "Mars Liner," made by Glencoe Models. This finished model stands 11.5" tall.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

It really looks like a space ship

Anonymous said...

Ilike it