This limited edition Disney Frontierland miniature set was created to celebrate Disneyland's 50th Anniversary. The set is a limited edition of only 1500 pieces and features beautiful details that capture the magic of Frontierland. The set includes miniatures of various Frontierland attractions, all tied together with a cohesive theme that pays homage to one of Disneyland's most iconic lands. This miniature set would make a fantastic addition to any Disney collection or as a special gift for a Disney enthusiast.
THIS SET OF PEWTER MINIATURES HAS NEVER BEEN USED, DISPLAYED OR REMOVED FROM BOX BEFORE TAKING PICTURES FOR THIS AUCTION.
It has been in its box since I purchased it in 2005, sitting in a closet with other Disneyana collectibles I did not open.
These miniature pewter sets to celebrate Disneyland's 50th Anniversary were very popular, and soon more pewter sets were produced. This one features six different iconic representations of Frontierland throughout the decades. (An explanation of each is included below.) The figures range in size from 1.75" to 2.75" tall.
THE SET COMES IN ITS ORIGINAL BOX WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY.
Here's a little about the set from the insert enclosed with the Certificate of Authenticity:
Walt Disney wanted his original theme park to embrace both the reality and the fantasy -- of the fabled frontier. Represented in miniature are many decades of the Disney Wilderness Spirit. From the 1950s comes Frontierland's log stockade, a Keel Boat fresh from Davy Crokett's race with "King of the River" Mike Finn, a Gold-Mining Cowpoke, and one of the Totem Poles which graced the park's authentic Indian Village. Spanning the 1950s and 1960s, a little locomotive from the Nature's Wonderland Railroad that toured guests through the settings of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventure Films as well as the dramatic, Phosphorescent Rainbow Caverns. In the 1970s, new neighbors joined the rustic realm, and Henry and his singing Chapeau Sammy led the Hootin' and Hollering' Country Bear Jamboree. Walt Disney Collectibles presents these pewter treasures that capture authentic architecture, period details nd how-how folksy fun that have been a Frontierland Hallmark.
Here's a little about Frontierland I found on Wikipedia:
Frontierland is one of the "themed lands" at the many Disneyland-style parks run by Disney around the world. Themed to the American frontier of the 19th century, Frontierlands are home to cowboys and pioneers, saloons, red rock buttes and gold rushes along with some influence from American history and North America in general. It is named Westernland at Tokyo Disneyland and Grizzly Gulch at Hong Kong Disneyland. Frontierland first appeared in Disneyland as one of five original themed lands. Initiated by Walt Disney, in the beginning, the land contained few attractions, but centered on open expanses of wilderness which guests traveled through by stagecoach, pack mules, Conestoga wagon, and walking trails. The Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland opened in 1960, consisting of a sedate train ride around various western landscape dioramas. The Mine Train closed in 1977 to make way for a new attraction; the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, which opened in 1979.