AMERICA SINGS OPENING DAY June 29, 1974
Opening Day Ceremonies for America Sings, June 29, 1974.Todd and I were totally blown away when we saw James Lopez's fantastic tribute to Disneyland's America Sings attraction (see post and video below). I have been a lifelong America Sings fan, and it remains as one...
Old Tomorrowland: Animated America Sings
Animated version of Disneyland's 'America Sings' Attraction (Act 1) from James Lopez on Vimeo.Now here on DHI, we like to post up original content. But every now and then, we stumble across something so completely cool we feel compelled to give a shout out to it...
Old Tomorrowland – Walt Disney and the Circarama Preview
Walt Disney and the Circarama Preview - 1955by Todd James Pierce One month before Disneyland opened, none of the rides were complete. The “Jungle River” was still a dirt canal surrounded by newly-planted trees. Autopia was an empty freeway. Even the...
Happy 4th of July from the Disney History Institute
Happy Fourth of July from the Disney History Institute. In trying to find something patriotic for the 4th, that would also fit the mission statement of DHI (that is partly to share something that is not seen everywhere else and to partly educate a bit about Walt...
OLD TOMOROWLAND MONTH: Disneyland’s First “Major New Ride”
THE ASTRO JETSby Paul F. AndersonWED Concept Art, 1956. Features a more decked out version of the off-the-shelf ride, complete with acommunication device atop the ride pointed towards the stars and the heavens (another idea thatwas reused later with Tomorrowland 1998...
The Fun Inside of Movie Exhibition Books Pt. 2
Yesterday we spent a great deal of time, ( 7-10 seconds), finding out way to safety in the Exhibition books promotional maze. You made it passed the volcano, condors, cannibals and flash floods. Now it's time to go in a different direction, and break out...
The Fun Inside of Movie Exhibition Books
Since "Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs", Disney has released Exhibition books for each of their movies throughout the years. The question you may be asking now is, "What's an Exhibition book?". These booklets would contain information about the movie, the...
THE PAST OF THE FUTURE: Old Tomorrowland’s Entrance Way
EXPLORING THE “PAST OF THE FUTURE”AT THE DISNEY HISTORY INSTITUTEBy Paul F. AndersonTomorrowland Entrance Way, Fall 1955 (Slide). With a little bit of color provided by some well placed flowers by Bill Evans (and some super cool futuristic mid-century modern benches),...
Astro Jets Open in Tomorrowland
NEWS FLASH! March 1956 the Astro Jets open in Tomorrowland, adding a much needed attraction for the land of tomorrow.From The Disneyland News April 1956.
THE SUNDAY FUNNIES at OLD TOMORROWLAND MONTH
THE SUNDAY FUNNIESOLD TOMORROWLAND STYLEIn keeping with Old Tomorrowland Month here at the Institute, this version of Sunday Funnies features a Tomorrowland submarine ride themed cartoon by none other than the Big Mooseketeer, Roy Williams. This is from a Disneyland...
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