by Todd James Pierce | Jul 31, 2012 |
House of the Future Construction – March 1957 House of the Future Under ConstructionDetail of Construction – March 1957by Todd James PierceWhile the park was under construction, Walt repeatedly struggled with how to design...
by Todd James Pierce | Jul 24, 2012 |
The Original Windows of Main Streetby Todd James Pierce So here’s the big question for today’s blog post—which windows were at the park on opening day in 1955? And what might this tell us about how Walt understood the purpose of the name windows?Main...
by Todd James Pierce | Jul 6, 2012 |
Walt Disney and the Circarama Preview – 1955by Todd James Pierce One month before Disneyland opened, none of the rides were complete. The “Jungle River” was still a dirt canal surrounded by newly-planted trees. Autopia was an empty freeway. ...
by Todd James Pierce | Jun 17, 2012 |
Freight Train Update – The Wild West Show That Never Wasby Todd James Pierce2012 is, of course, the summer of Old Tomorrowland. But last summer (2011) was the summer of steam trains. All summer long Paul and I posted up videos and articles about the...
by Todd James Pierce | Jun 13, 2012
Ed Morgan at the Arrow Test Facilities in Mountain View, CaliforniaFlying Saucers at Disneylandby Todd James PierceThe four people most responsible for the creation and development of theme park culture in the 1950s and 1960s would be (in my opinion) Walt Disney, C.V....
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