THESE ARE SIGNS OF THE TIMES… THESE WONDERFUL METAL SIGNS FEATURING ICONIC ELEMENTS FROM DISNEYLAND’S FIRST YEARS WILL BRING A TOUCH OF NOSTALGIA TO YOUR DISNEY COLLECTION! This wonderful set of nostalgic tin signs featuring some of the most iconic elements of the 1950s Disneyland was designed by renowned Disney Artists Kevin Kidney and Jody Daily to help celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Disneyland park. Not only does this set include some familiar signs for popular rides at the time, but there’s also a wonderful portrait of Walt’s familiar face which will no doubt be a cornerstone of any Disney collection. These fun and festive reminders of the early days of Disneyland are meant to be displayed and you will no doubt find many unique ways to use them. I know I did. This set includes five different metal signs that were designed by Kevin Kidney and Jody Daily. They are part of a limited edition set of only 1000 produced. Very hard to find. This was Set #1. The Enchanted Tiki Room sign — Approximately 12 3/4″ x 6 3/4″. If you look closely, you can see a little bubbling of the illustration. Nothing major and you don’t notice until you look closely. It was hanging on an enclosed porch for years. Walt Disney Headshot sign — Approximately 9 3/4″ x 6 1/2″. He has been hanging on my office wall since I got him, watching everything I do. Sleeping Beauty Castle sign — Approximately 10 in diameter. I hung this on one of my Man Cave walls next to a bunch of framed Disney cels. It was a great contrast. Disneyland’59 (6 Spectacular New Adventures) sign — Approximately 10 1/2 ” x 10″. There is a very small area at the bottom edge that has some missing paint. Could easily be fixed with a marker or touch up paint. Monsanto Home of the Future sign — Approximately 12 1/2 ” x 6 1/2″. This sign has the most wear of all of them and I’m not sure why. But there are a few scrapes and maybe a small stain or two. Not noticeable until you get close. Mostly little spots or some minor scrapes. Overall, they look great and you can’t see any flaws from a distance. Only when you get up close. As they are made of metal, they are designed to be durable, so any flaws just add to the history of the pieces. About the artists Kevin Kidney and Jody Daily. Kevin Kidney?? is an art director, writer, and visual artist. He used to work as a skipper on the Jungle Cruise and also contributed mise en scene to attractions such as Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar. The artistic duo of Kevin Kidney and Jody Daily are well known to Disney fans as creators of collectible merchandise and entertainment for Disney Parks around the world. The two got their start nearly 30 years ago in Disneyland’s legendary Entertainment-Art Department and have brought to life many of Disney’s most beloved shows and parades – including Disneyland’s original Fantasmic! “, “Mickey’s Soundsational Parade”, “Pixar Play”, Tokyo Disneyland’s “Happiness is Here”, and the brand new “Disney Stars on Parade at Disneyland Paris. While Disney fans best know artist Jody Daily through his Disneyland art and collectibles, which he creates with his partner Kevin Kidney, it is his designs for theater and theme park entertainment that occupy most of his time. Currently he and Kevin are art directing a brand new musical parade for Disneyland® Park called Soundsational. No stranger to the world of Pixar, Jody designed the Pixar Play Parade for Disney’s California Adventure® theme park, and in 2009 Jody and Kevin were called upon by John Lasseter’s team to create the packaging for Toy Story’s definitive toy line. Here’s a little about Disneyland I found on Wikipedia. Disneyland is a theme park at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. It was the first theme park opened by the Walt Disney Company and the only one designed and constructed under the direct supervision of Walt Disney, and opened on July 17, 1955. Disney initially envisioned building a tourist attraction adjacent to his studios in Burbank to entertain fans who wished to visit; however, he soon realized that the proposed site was too small for the ideas that he had. After hiring the Stanford Research Institute to perform a feasibility study determining an appropriate site for his project, Disney bought a 160-acre (65 ha) site near Anaheim in 1953. The park was designed by a creative team hand-picked by Walt from internal and outside talent. They founded WED Enterprises, the precursor to today’s Walt Disney Imagineering. Construction began in 1954 and the park was unveiled during a special televised press event on the ABC Television Network on July 17, 1955. Since its opening, Disneyland has undergone expansions and major renovations, including the addition of New Orleans Square in 1966, Bear Country in 1972, Mickey’s Toontown in 1993, and Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in 2019. Additionally, Disney California Adventure Park opened in 2001 on the site of Disneyland’s original parking lot.