How Could I Have Missed This?

How Could I Have Missed This?

Jungle Cruise 1955How Could I Have Missed This? byTodd James PierceThe three artists most responsible for the 1955 version of the Jungle Cruise were Chris Mueller (the man who sculpted the animals), Bob Mattey (an effects man who made the animals move), and...

DISNEYLAND HOTEL Guest Historian Don Ballard

Todd and I are excited, privileged, and happy to welcome Disneyland Hotel expert Don Ballard as a Disney History Institute guest historian. He has put together this fascinating (and rare!) video of the 1956 Grand Opening of the Disneyland Hotel. Seeing as how the...
The Greatest Disneyland Tragedy

The Greatest Disneyland Tragedy

Disneyland Helicopter 1957The Greatest Disneyland Tragedyby Todd James PierceMore than one viewer has asked about that curious shot in “Disneyland Canon,” the shot of the helicopter hovering behind the castle.  And this, of course, reminds me of one of the...

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