Walt Disney and Joe Fowler at the Arrow Development plant
Years ago, when I interviewed WED art director Bill Martin, he generously allowed me to copy a number of his personal photos. This is one of them. The original was badly faded. And, to be honest, my copy isn't the best. But I've tried to clean it up as best I can. The...
Disneyland History 1955 – The Frontier Train (video)
I'm posting up video #2 for Train Week. A week, I might add, that we could easily stretch out into a month. Last time, in "The Combine Event," we videoed back to explore the history of the Retlaw 1 Coach Train--AKA The Main Street train. This time, we're hitting up...
COVERING DISNEY For Disneyland Railroad Week
By Paul F. AndersonA regular feature at the Disney History Institute is "Covering Disney." The use of the magazine during Walt Disney's heyday for the purpose of promotion and exploitation. You can read my original essay on this here. To see all the essays and...
DISNEYLAND RAILROAD & COMBINE WEEK CONTINUES AT DHI
I would like to call attention to the wonderful work of the Carolwood Foundation, that was in part responsible for the Combine event from the DHI mini-documentary below. Their work in preserving Walt Disney's Railroad legacy is instrumental and impressive. They also...
DISNEY HISTORY INSTITUTE ADDS DISTINGUISHED FELLOW
MORE GOOD NEWS~DHI FELLOWBy Paul F. AndersonOne of my early visions for the Disney History Institute was to operate as a think tank on the creative legacy of Walt Disney. A place where historians, scholars, authors, and enthusiasts could come together to discuss and...
DHI NEWS GETS BETTER & BETTER Disney History Institute Channel
DISNEYLAND COMBINE And More To Come
DISNEYLAND COMBINE COMING …
DHI NEWS
Due to a technical difficulty, the grand news will be posted on Monday, June 20, 2011. Sorry for the delay, I just got the computer back up and running.
MAMMOTH Disney History Institute News …
DISNEY MAMMOTHS!By Paul F. "Mammoth Expert" AndersonIn honor of the Mammoth Disney History Institute announcement coming this weekend (be sure to tune in), I decided to honor (and promote) the idea by reaching back into time (WAY back into time) to Walt Disney's...
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