Jack Kinney’s Lost Drawings – The Story Department
The lost drawings of Jack Kinney, not including in his book, that depict the Disney Story Department during the Golden Age of Animation.
The ALWEG-Bahn
ALWEG Test Track - Cologne, Germany - July 1957 Monorail Tales - Part 2 The ALWEG-Bahn By Todd James Pierce The origins of the original Disneyland monorail lay far from California: they extend all the way over to Germany, where the wealthy industrialist, Dr....
Walt’s First Park – Part 6
Walt and Carousel Horses Purchased for Disneyland - 1955Walt's First ParkPart 6 - Conclusionsby Todd James Pierce & Paul F. Anderson The biography of Walt Disney is often divided in half: his early years, up until about 1950, when animation was the focus of his...
Walt’s First Park – Part 5
Walt Disney - late 1930sWalt's First ParkPart 5 - Hope and Frustrationby Todd James Pierce & Paul F. Anderson By the second week of April, Walt Disney and the planning team understood that the zoning issues were far more serious than they had initially expected...
Walt’s First Park – Part 4
Side View - Hollywood Sports Garden With Elevated Arena DomeWalt's First ParkPart 4 - Objections and Complicationsby Todd James Pierce & Paul F. Anderson On Wednesday, March 29, Walt Disney and the Sports Garden team finalized plans for a large sales dinner...
Walt’s First Park – Part 3
First Floor Layout for Private Club Walt's First ParkPart 3 - Selling The Dreamby Todd James Pierce & Paul F. Anderson Sales brochures for Hollywood Sports Garden were mailed early in March, 1939—a glossy publication that featured architectural...
Walt’s First Park – Part 2
Bing Crosby, Richard Bailey, Walt, Everertt Crosby - Feb 9, 1939 - photo scan from Tagtoonz Walt's First ParkPart 2 - The Project Beginsby Todd James Pierce & Paul F. Anderson In December 1938, when asked about his interest in Hollywood Sports Garden,...
DHI 005 – Walt’s First Park Part 1
The never-before-told story of the first amusement complex that Walt Disney attempted to build. In 1938 and 1939, Hollywood Sports Garden was to be a massive 34-acre entertainment complex in the center of Los Angeles. This episode contains the first three...
Walt’s First Park – Part 1
Walt's First ParkPart 1 - After Poloby 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 answer is obvious. The...
Walt’s First Park – Author’s Note
Walt’s First ParkAuthor’s NoteFirst 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 Monday—over the past year or so, I’ve been working on longer...
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