by Todd James Pierce | Feb 27, 2012 |
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...
by Paul F Anderson | Feb 22, 2012 |
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...
by Todd James Pierce | Feb 20, 2012 |
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...
by Paul F Anderson | Feb 16, 2012 |
Seeing as how Lillian’s birthday is today … and Valentine’s Day was yesterday, I thought photograph of both of them together would be appropriate. As a candid photograph, it is one more piece of evidence to refute the thoughts of Marc Eliot in his...
by Paul F Anderson | Feb 16, 2012
Happy Birthday to the love of Walt Disney’s life, Lillian Disney. We are not 100% sure, but we believe this photograph was taken by Walt. Enjoy.
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