by Todd James Pierce | Feb 15, 2015
Confucius animatronic head beside early Abe Lincoln figure Before Lincoln – The First Disney Human Animatronic by Todd James Pierce So what was the first Disney Audio-Animatronic in human form—a figure whose speech and movement were synchronized with sound? ...
by Paul F Anderson | Dec 15, 2014
IN MEMORY OF WALT DISNEY (1901-1966)Admiral Joseph Fowlerby Paul F. AndersonDecember 15th marks the passing of Walt Disney, and many of us our thinking about him today. I hope everyone will take a moment to reflect on the numerous ways that Walt Disney brought joy and...
by Paul F Anderson | Dec 13, 2014 |
JOURNAL OF A DISNEY HISTORIANMerry Christmas and Happy Birthday Waltby Paul F. AndersonA GRANDFATHER’S LOVEThose of us with children (or grandchildren) have sometime in our lives received a crayon-colored tribute to a special day or beloved holiday. Often these...
by Paul F Anderson | Dec 6, 2014
DHI’s WALT DISNEY BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONUNDERWAY ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGEIf you haven’t been over to our Disney History Institute Facebook page lately, you should check it out. There are a lot of rare photos and stories being put up. Starting today–Walt...
by Todd James Pierce | Nov 21, 2014
DHI at Destination D This weekend at WDW, DHI’s own Jeremy Marx roll’s out the CGI version of the Tower of the Four Winds, freshly unpacked from the 1964 World’s Fair. As we are pretty sure that Destination D will bring some new folks knocking on...
by Todd James Pierce | Oct 14, 2014 |
Lillian and Walt Disney, September 1957 DHI Myth Busters Edition: The Truth about the Petrified Tree By Todd James Pierce [This article is also available in an audio edition as part of the DHI Podcast – click here] Out in Frontierland...
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