by Todd James Pierce | Feb 27, 2015
Satellite – View of America by Todd James Pierce By now, there are very few areas in Disneyland, back in the 1950s, of which I haven’t seen clear pictures. There’re still things on my list: such as the interior of the Hollywood Maxwell shop on Main Street and...
by Todd James Pierce | Feb 15, 2015
Confucius animatronic head beside early Abe Lincoln figure Before Lincoln – The First Disney Human Animatronic by Todd James Pierce So what was the first Disney Audio-Animatronic in human form—a figure whose speech and movement were synchronized with sound? ...
by Todd James Pierce | Jan 2, 2014 |
Walt and Carousel Horses Purchased for Disneyland – 1955Walt’s First ParkPart 6 – Conclusionsby Todd James Pierce & Paul F. Anderson The biography of Walt Disney is often divided in half: his early years, up until about 1950, when animation was...
by Todd James Pierce | Dec 30, 2013
Walt Disney – late 1930sWalt’s First ParkPart 5 – Hope and Frustrationby Todd James Pierce & Paul F. Anderson By the second week of April, Walt Disney and the planning team understood that the zoning issues were far more serious than they had...
by Todd James Pierce | Dec 26, 2013
Side View – Hollywood Sports Garden With Elevated Arena DomeWalt’s First ParkPart 4 – Objections and Complicationsby Todd James Pierce & Paul F. Anderson On Wednesday, March 29, Walt Disney and the Sports Garden team finalized plans for a...
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