Walt Disney and Riverfront Square – Part 5
WED Design of an Early Human Animatronic - mid-1960s Walt Disney and Riverfront SquarePart 5 - Slow ProgressBy Todd James PierceFor much of 1963, Walt’s designers focused their attention on the New York World’s Fair, where they would create attractions and...
Walt Disney and Riverfront Square – Part 4
Enchanted Tiki Room - Disneyland - 1960s Walt Disney and Riverfront SquarePart 4 - Walt Goes to St. Louisby Todd James Pierce It is unclear when the idea first entered Walt’s head—that St. Louis might be an ideal place to build a new amusement park....
JOURNAL OF A DISNEY HISTORIAN~The Arthritic Alligator Edition
JOURNAL OF A DISNEY HISTORIANThe Arthritic Alligator Editionby Paul F. AndersonCOVERING DISNEYCINDERELLA ON THE BANDWAGONCovering Disney, a regular DHI feature, is where we explore the history of Walt Disney's use of the magazine for promotion and exploitation (the...
Walt Disney and Riverfront Square – Part 3
--> The Ford Magic Skyway (1964) at the World's Fair, an early version of the PeopleMover transportation system Walt Disney and Riverfront Square Part 3 - St. Louis Goes to Waltby Todd James Pierce In 1964, the Disney Company explained Walt’s interest in St....
Walt Disney and Riverfront Square – Part 2
Walt Disney at Seagram Tower, 1963 Walt Disney and Riverfront SquarePart 2 - After Disneylandby Todd James Pierce Once Walt’s park opened in Anaheim—and the kinks of the first couple years were worked out of the system—investors, community...
Walt Disney and Riverfront Square – Part 1
Mark Twain Steamship - Disneyland - 1955Walt Disney and Riverfront Square Part 1 - Prefaceby Todd James PierceMuch has been made of Walt Disney’s boyhood romance with trains—particularly his experience as a “news butch” on the Missouri Pacific, where he sold soda,...
JOURNAL OF A DISNEY HISTORIAN~Welcome to Francis, Walt’s Apartment, & More
ONE DISNEY HISTORIAN'S JOURNEY JOURNALBy Paul F. AndersonINTRODUCTION It has been quite some time that I posted a "Journal of a Disney Historian" (you can see the previous entries here). They have been pretty popular (as witnessed by the number of hits), so I...
Walt Disney and Riverfront Square – Note
City of St. Louis - Riverfront Square "Superblock," Originally Located between Arch and StadiumWalt Disney and Riverfront Square Author’s Note First of all, I should probably answer the question: so where have I been for the past three months? Well, I’ve been at...
THE SCARECROW’S MASK
THE SCARECROW OF ROMNEY MARSH"The Story of the Mask"by Paul F. AndersonI think most of us who grew up watching the Disney Sunday Television show can fondly remember “The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh,” originally broadcast in three parts in 1963, and then subsequently...
DHI STORE RELOADED LOTS OF NEW DISNEYLAND ITEMS
As many of you know, one of the ways I support the Institute's aggressive acquisitions program for new research, photographs, slides, documents, and so forth, is through the DHI Store sales. See the link above, there are TWO Disney History Institute Stores (one mostly...
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