WALT’S BIRTHDAY 2009-Disneyland, Walt, & Small World
SMALL WORLD DROPS ANCHOR IN DISNEYLANDby Paul F. AndersonIn June of 1966, Small World was opened at Disneyland with an elaborate ceremony, and Walt was a happy man. The opening day press release described the activities: "With the help of gaily costumed children from...
WALT’S BIRTHDAY 2009-Walt & Mickey At Hyperion Studio
Wonderful 1931 image of Walt greeting an actor in a Mickey Mouse costume in front of the Hyperion Studio. The costume mouse and miniature car were from the Fanchon and Marco vaudeville revue stage show that toured the United States.
WALT’S BIRTHDAY 2009-Disneyland Submarine Ride
Memory of Walt by Jack Lindquist, Disneyland Executive:"Walt wanted to put in the Matterhorn, Monorail, and Submarines for summer 1959, but his brother had other ideas. Roy said we were just getting out of the hole and we'd have to wait two or three years. Then he...
WALT’S BIRTHDAY 2009-Walt’s Hands
Walt Disney consented to have his hand prints "read" in the 1930s, as it was popular with the Hollywood stars of the day. Much like reading tea leaves, or telling fortunes, the "art" of hand reading was offered by several experts, but rarely with any scientific...
WALT’S BIRTHDAY 2009-Disneyland Storybook Land
Memory of Walt by Dick Nunis, Theme Park Executive:"We were redoing the Storybook Land attraction and trying to cut its budget. One of the art directors said, 'Walt, we can just use regular glass rather than stained glass.' Walt said something profound, 'Look, the...
WALT’S BIRTHDAY 2009-Walt Sees Early 1938 Fax Machine
Always a visionary and always interested in technology, here Walt Disney sees Ferdinand the Bull off for London in 1938: "In this photograph are Walt Disney and his good friend, Ned E. Depinet, Vice-President of RKO Radio Pictures ["Good Friend" might be pushing it,...
WALT’S BIRTHDAY 2009-Walt on Time
THE DHI WALT DISNEY BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONby Paul F. AndersonWELCOME to the first post for today's celebration of Walt Disney's Birthday. Today you will find a post every hour, starting with this one at 12:05 a.m. (get it 12/5). Each post will celebrate Walt Disney...
THURSDAY-HELP WANTED J.B. Kaufman “South of the Border”
I am scheduling this to post at the very minute I am picking up J.B. at the airport today. Yes, the brilliant Mr. Kaufman is here to do research for the next few days. I'm excited to report, that he and I are going to sit down and do an extensive interview regarding...
WEDNESDAY-FUN FOTO “Do Centaurettes Look Good In Sweaters?”
Do Centaurettes Look Good In Sweaters?by Paul F. AndersonToday's Fun Foto essay should probably be titled "Fotos." I was digging around in my photo library and found this set of images and remembered how hard I laughed when I found them. It was at a vintage movie show...
TUESDAY-WALT’S PEOPLE “Fifteen” C. Northcote Parkinson
FIFTEEN MINUTES with C. Northcote Parkinsonby Paul F. AndersonToday's memory comes from a "Walt's People" want-to-be. Interesting how throughout history numerous people proposed or sent ideas to Walt. By digging into the various biographies of history's influential...
Recent Comments