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January 31, 1992 – Professor Barnaby Owl’s Photographic Art Studio Facility Opens in Disneyland

“Your custom photo is available at Professor Barnaby Owl’s Photographic Art Studio.”

On January 31, 1992, the photo facility Professor Barnaby Owl’s Photographic Art Studio opened at the exit of the Splash Mountain attraction of Disneyland. The facility sells souvenier photographs of guests while they ride the attraction, with the photos being taken when the ride goes down the final plunge. This is the first Disney attraction to offer this service; it has been replicated at the Walt Disney World and Tokyo Disneyland park, with the name changed to Splashdown Photos.

July 4, 1962 – The Indian Trading Post Opens in Frontierland

Image credit: yesterland.com. The Briar Patch, which originally was The Indian Trading Post

On July 4,^, 1962, the Indian Trading Post store opened in Disneyland’s Frontierland. It was originally part of the Indian Village attraction, with the store selling Native American arts and crafts. When the Indian Village was renamed Bear Country in 1972, the Indian Trading Post remained. In 1988, when the entire area was turned into Critter Country, the Indian Trading Post was renamed to the Briar Patch, to match the characters from Splash Mountain’s Song of the South theme and the characters from Winnie the Pooh. The Native American souvenirs were then replaced with souvenirs pertaining to those characters.