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 Jeremy Marx | Jun 29, 2014 |
Project: Fair Winds by Jeremy Marx At the close of the D23 Expo, as Todd Pierce and I were walking down Katella Avenue, we started talking about Disney’s involvement in the 1964 World’s Fair. We talked about Lincoln, the Magic Skyway then the...
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...
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