by Paul F Anderson | Jun 20, 2012 |
EXPLORING THE “PAST OF THE FUTURE”AT THE DISNEY HISTORY INSTITUTEBy Paul F. AndersonTomorrowland Entrance Way, Fall 1955 (Slide). With a little bit of color provided by some well placed flowers by Bill Evans (and some super cool futuristic mid-century modern benches),...
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....
by Todd James Pierce | Jun 1, 2012 |
Three Things You (Probably) Don’t Know About Inner Spaceby Todd James PierceUp on the blog today is a new video about the long-gone attraction Adventure Thru Inner Space. If you’re young, Inner Space used to occupy the show space presently taken up with Star...
by Todd James Pierce | May 16, 2012 |
Disneyland Castle – July 1955Castle Gardens – Adventures in Landscapingby Todd James Pierce In 1955, landscape designer Bill Evans had two overall goals for the themed areas of Disneyland: highly manicured gardens and streets (such as Town Square) and open...
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