An upcoming auction featuring hundreds of Disneyland items expected to fetch as much as $50,000 apiece will give Disneyana collectors a chance to add a bit of the Anaheim theme park’s history to their personal memorabilia collections.
Heritage Auctions will hold the Art of Disneyland Auction on Saturday, March 25 and Sunday, March 26. Select auction items can be previewed at the Beverly Hills auction house daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Friday, March 24.
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The auction includes nearly 900 items designed to make Disneyland fans drool — with everything from ride vehicles to character costumes to attraction posters from Walt Disney’s original theme park.
We’ve collected the 10 most expensive Disneyland items in the auction to help you refine your shopping list before the bidding starts. The top 10 list is ranked by estimated auction house prices with online bidding already underway ahead of the weekend auction.
1) Skyway Attraction Vehicle (Circa 1965-1994)
Estimated value: $50,000+Current bid: $10,500
This exceptionally rare original Skyway bucket ferried visitors over Disneyland for nearly 30 years. The now-iconic rounded buckets with fiberglass bodies and metal frames were introduced in 1965, about a decade after the ride debuted. A small portion of the original cable remains above the canopy of vehicle number 38.
2) Autopia Mark VII Attraction Vehicle (Circa 1967-1999)
Estimated value: $20,000+Current bid: $6,250
The Autopia car used at Disneyland for more than 30 years has been professionally restored to drivable condition with an 8-horsepower engine. The Mark VII model designed by Walt Disney Imagineer Bob Gurr has a front end inspired by a Corvette Stingray and a back-end inspired by an Opal GT.
3) Main Street USA Bench (Circa 1990s)
Current bid: $7,750
The Main Street USA bench has wrought iron side panels with floral patterns…
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