by Todd James Pierce | Sep 16, 2013
Walt and Lillian at the Norconian – 1938 Walt’s Field Day – 1938 by Todd James Pierce The most famous—and the most infamous—party ever hosted by Walt Disney was the 1938 Snow White Wrap Party at the Norconian Resort in the California Desert, a party...
by Todd James Pierce | Jul 22, 2013
Home Movies of the Disney Studio (1962)by Todd James PierceAbout a year ago, I came across the home movies of Ken Murray. Who was Ken Murray? He was a radio star, also the host of an early TV variety program, The Ken Murray Show. (For Disney fans, he...
by Todd James Pierce | Jul 18, 2013
Beyond Lincoln: Walt’s Vision for Animatronics in 1965by Todd James Pierce In 1964, Walt Disney premiered the first human Audio-Animatronic figure, Abe Lincoln, at the New York World’s Fair. The following year, Disney built an updated figure—the Lincoln...
by Todd James Pierce | Jul 7, 2013 |
The Lone Ranger and Disneylandby Todd James PierceAs I bopped around the web this morning, I noticed a half-dozen Disney sites all exploring the same question: with the new Lone Ranger movie schlepping its way into multiplexes, should a costumed Lone Ranger Hi-Ho his...
by Todd James Pierce | Jul 6, 2013 |
Disneyland Voce 1955 by Todd James Pierce <<<< Note: More Disneyland 1955 photos on our Facebook Group Page. >>> This is a video I’ve wanted to dish for years–a video that contextualizes Disneyland within the political and cultural events of...
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