Home Movies of the Disney Studio (1962)
Home Movies of the Disney Studio (1962)by Todd James Pierce About 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...
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Walt’s First Park Author’s Note First of all, I should touch on this question: so where have I been for the past two months? Though the DHI Blog once had a weekly rhythm—with the usual post every...
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Walt’s First Park – Part 1
Walt’s First Park Part 1 – After Polo by Todd James Pierce & Paul F. Anderson Let’s start with a question. What event in 1938 most changed Walt Disney? For Walt the Filmmaker, the...
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Walt’s First Park – Part 2
Bing Crosby, Richard Bailey, Walt, Everertt Crosby – Feb 9, 1939 – photo scan from Tagtoonz Walt’s First Park Part 2 – The Project Begins by Todd James Pierce & Paul F. Anderson In December...
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Walt’s First Park – Part 3
First Floor Layout for Private Club Walt’s First Park Part 3 – Selling The Dream by Todd James Pierce & Paul F. Anderson Sales brochures for Hollywood Sports Garden were mailed early in...
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Walt’s First Park – Part 4
Side View – Hollywood Sports Garden With Elevated Arena Dome Walt’s First Park Part 4 – Objections and Complications by Todd James Pierce & Paul F. Anderson On Wednesday, March 29, Walt Disney...
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Walt’s First Park – Part 5
Walt Disney – late 1930s Walt’s First Park Part 5 – Hope and Frustration by Todd James Pierce & Paul F. Anderson By the second week of April, Walt Disney and the planning team understood that the...
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Walt’s First Park – Part 6
Walt and Carousel Horses Purchased for Disneyland – 1955 Walt’s First Park Part 6 – Conclusions by Todd James Pierce & Paul F. Anderson The biography of Walt Disney is often divided in half: his...
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Before Lincoln – The First Disney Human Animatronic
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...
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Satellite – View of America 1959
Satellite – View of America by Todd James Pierce By now, there are very few areas in Disneyland, back in the 1950s, of which I haven’t seen clear pictures. There’re still things on my list: such as...
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