by Todd James Pierce | Apr 1, 2013 |
WED Design of an Early Human Animatronic – mid-1960s Walt Disney and Riverfront SquarePart 5 – Slow ProgressBy Todd James PierceFor much of 1963, Walt’s designers focused their attention on the New York World’s Fair, where they would create...
by Todd James Pierce | Mar 25, 2013
Enchanted Tiki Room – Disneyland – 1960s Walt Disney and Riverfront SquarePart 4 – Walt Goes to St. Louisby Todd James Pierce It is unclear when the idea first entered Walt’s head—that St. Louis might be an ideal place to build a new...
by Todd James Pierce | Mar 22, 2013 |
–> The Ford Magic Skyway (1964) at the World’s Fair, an early version of the PeopleMover transportation system Walt Disney and Riverfront Square Part 3 – St. Louis Goes to Waltby Todd James Pierce In 1964, the Disney Company explained Walt’s...
by Todd James Pierce | Mar 20, 2013 |
Walt Disney at Seagram Tower, 1963 Walt Disney and Riverfront SquarePart 2 – After Disneylandby Todd James Pierce Once Walt’s park opened in Anaheim—and the kinks of the first couple years were worked out of the system—investors,...
by Todd James Pierce | Mar 18, 2013 |
Mark Twain Steamship – Disneyland – 1955Walt Disney and Riverfront Square Part 1 – Prefaceby Todd James PierceMuch has been made of Walt Disney’s boyhood romance with trains—particularly his experience as a “news butch” on the Missouri Pacific, where...
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