I don’t remember going to The Mod Hatter hat shop at Disneyland, but I sure do remember always enjoying my ride on the Skyway attraction. You rode in a gondola up to 60 feet above Disneyland, where you got to see the Magic Kingdom from a whole different perspective. And, most thrilling of all (at least for me) you got sail through the Matterhorn Bobsleds ride. The Skyway closed on November 9, 1994 due to metal fatigue and stress cracks—and I still miss it whenever I go to Disneyland.

Dennis R. said: “This is where I learned how to be a hat writer after hours one evening. Then I filled in at the Mad Hatter on Main Street. Learning how to do it it had its moments. However one day it all clicked and it was just very natural from then on. It was really fun. Plus I think we got a extra 20 or 25 cents an hour. I could be wrong on that but I think there was a bonus for hatwriters. The real challenge was guests from the Philippines. Many times they would want their given name and not a nickname or the English equivalent. I think the longest name I had to write had 15 or 16 letters. I was always up for the challenge.”