by Todd James Pierce | Oct 20, 2016 |
The Yippie Invasion of Disneyland by Todd James Pierce The other multi-part podcast I produced over the summer was focused on the Yippie Invasion at Disneyland. The Yippies–generally politically-oriented hippies organized by Abbie Hoffman–staged a large...
by Todd James Pierce | Mar 1, 2016 |
Early Disney Films on Blu-Ray Just a quick note: Though the Walt Disney Company has released most of its early animated films on blu-ray, the company hasn’t put many of their early live action features into this format. Some of these films can be downloaded in...
by Todd James Pierce | Jan 25, 2016 |
The Original Plans for the “Sailing Ship Columbia” by Todd James Pierce >> To design Disneyland, Walt hired art directors from other studios to create themed lands that would, in part, function has permanent movie sets. The majority of these men–such as...
by Todd James Pierce | Jan 1, 2016 |
Walt’s Final New Year’s – 1966 by Todd James Pierce Here’s the part of the story that most people know: On January 1, 1966, as Grand Marshall for the Tournament of Roses Parade, Walt Disney began his day early–very early–with a...
by Todd James Pierce | Dec 29, 2015 |
Disney and the Rose Parade – 1955 by Todd James Pierce Growing up in Santa Barbara, my family made multiple trips to the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena. I’m old enough to have seen the Firehouse Five reunion float in 1980 also Disneyland’s 25th...
by Todd James Pierce | Dec 26, 2015 |
Disneyland: The First Christmas by Todd James Pierce Christmas at Disneyland is now big business, with special parades, shows and rich theming throughout the park. A massive live Christmas tree occupies Town Square, and the castle has a flashy overlay of...
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