by Jeremy Marx | Sep 22, 2014 |
Pardon Our Pixie DustThe Signs of Construction in the ParksBy Jeremy MarxTheme parks in the off-season and construction walls–they go together like a cartoon mouse hand and an oversized pair of puffy white gloves. These walls often bid farewell to...
by Paul F Anderson | Sep 12, 2014 |
Photo taken on September 11, 2001 by Disneyland Cast Member Dave Marquez.EDITOR’S NOTE: From time to time here at the Disney History Institute we feature guest editorials and essays; and to me, this is one of the most important that we have done. Over at our DHI...
by Todd James Pierce | Aug 12, 2014 |
Duck in the Hat (or How Dr. Seuss Secretly Wrote a Book for Walt Disney) by Didier Ghez For years it has been assumed that Walt Disney and Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss), two of the best-known creators of children’s entertainment, never collaborated on a project. There...
by Todd James Pierce | Jun 22, 2014 |
Retta Scott and Mel Shaw – Griffith Park Zoo – c1940 Walt Disney and the Griffith Park Zoo by Todd James Pierce Lower Row WPA-Style Stone Enclosures Many people know that Griffith Park holds Walt Disney’s Carolwood Barn, the backyard...
by Paul F Anderson | Jun 3, 2014 |
JOURNAL OF A DISNEY HISTORIANThe Disneyland Dirt & Massacre Editionby Paul F. AndersonEdgar Samuel Paxon’s “Custer’s Last Stand.” Oil on canvas, 1899.From the collection of the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, Wyoming.MASSACRE AT...
by Paul F Anderson | May 19, 2014
THE 1964 NEW YORK WORLD’S FAIR50th CELEBRATIONMagic Skyway Press Preview & Opening Dayby Paul F. AndersonWED Imagineering Art featuring a cutaway of the Magic Skyway.FORD~PRESS PREVIEWRobert Moses, Walt Disney, and Henry Ford IIat the April 12, 1964 Press...
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