MONDAY-WALT QUOTE DAY “Mistakes”
"To some people, I am kind of a Merlin who takes lots of crazy chances, but rarely makes mistakes. I've made some bad ones, but fortunately, the successes have come along fast enough to cover up the mistakes. When you go to bat as many times as I do, you're bound to...
THE LIBERTY TREE STORY—Only God Can Make A Tree?
THE LIBERTY TREE STORYby Paul F. AndersonThe "Liberty Tree" in Liberty Square at Walt Disney World stands as the largest living specimen in the Magic Kingdom and is the largest tree ever transplanted on WDW property. The 100-year old southern Live Oak (quercus...
HAPPY THANKSGIVING From DHI & SUNOCO
O. Henry said of Thanksgiving, “There is one day that is ours. Thanksgiving Day is the one day that is purely American.” I have said that Walt Disney was purely American. Bob Thomas called him “An American Original.” Thus, Walt and Thanksgiving should go together. As...
WEDNESDAY-FUN FOTO “Count Mickula”
Great Fun Foto today—and you can sure tell the subjects in the photo are having fun! Of special interest is the fellow with Mickey Mouse. You may have heard of him, his name is Bela Lugosi, and is best known for his numerous portrayals of Count Dracula on stage and...
DISNEY AND THE MAGAZINE-Snow White in Hollywood
ONE OF THESE THINGS IS NOT LIKE THE OTHERby Paul F. AndersonIn keeping with my first installment of the "Walt and the Magazine" essay series (see it here) I wanted to share what I consider to be one of the most beautiful magazine covers from Disney history. From...
TUESDAY-WALT’S PEOPLE Clarence “Ducky” Nash
In keeping with the tradition here at the Institute of presenting little known, or never seen, material, I offer up this serving of Walt's People with the voice of Donald Duck: Clarence "Ducky" Nash. I have two items of interest for Ducky. The first is a great picture...
NEWSPAPER EXPLOITATION-Pinocchio
DO YOU REALLY WANT TO BE A DISNEY HISTORIAN?by Paul F. AndersonOne of my favorite aspects of the blogosphere, is the ability to present some of the vast array of graphics from Disney history. This is a luxury I never had with Persistence of Vision. I have always had a...
MONDAY-WALT QUOTE DAY “The Unknown Walt: Grandpa Disney”
All of you regular readers know that Monday is “Walt Quote Day” here at the Institute. Today, I institute at the Institute a “new” feature for Walt Quote Day, and that is “The Unknown Walt.” So anytime you see that title, you know you are in for a real treat.Easily...
FRIDAY-GUEST HISTORIAN DAY “Quest of a Disney Historian”
Happy to present to you the Institute’s second Guest Disney Historian essay, again, from another longtime good friend (starting back in 1992). This historian has probably done more for Disney history since the founding of the Disney Archives, and I can honestly say he...
THURSDAY-ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN DAY “The Last Word”
I have found in my thirty-plus years of research, that one of the very best sources for finding previously unknown Disney history, is .... (drum roll please) .... Books! "Oh, come on Paul, you think we are not aware of books?" I can hear many of you proclaiming. Well,...
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