WALT AND THE ADMIRAL BUILD A MOUNTAIN

WALT AND THE ADMIRAL BUILD A MOUNTAIN

MOUNTAIN OF STEEL-LET GOD BUILD IT!by Paul F. AndersonWhen Walt first approached Joe Fowler about the construction of a mountain at Disneyland, the retired U.S. Navy admiral must have wondered if he would be keeping his “can-do” title. The building of the...
THE DHI FESS-TIVAL–Life After Davy & Disney

THE DHI FESS-TIVAL–Life After Davy & Disney

Fess Parker in March 1955. PromotionalAppearance at LaGuardia, New York City.FESS PARKER…ON THE STUDIO AFTER CROCKETT”After I was at the Studio for two years, I still wasn’t making very much money. I had a chance meeting with Ray Stark, who was a big...
JOURNAL OF A DISNEY HISTORIAN #2

JOURNAL OF A DISNEY HISTORIAN #2

One Disney Historian’s Journey JournalBy Paul F. AndersonINTRODUCTION To those that are still following this, you may recall back in November I posted the first “Journal of a Disney Historian” (Entry #1). It was supposed to be an attempt by me to...
WALT DISNEY & THE E.P. RIPLEY Part Two

WALT DISNEY & THE E.P. RIPLEY Part Two

WALT DISNEY’S RIDE AROUND DISNEYLANDI got such a strong response to the Fun Foto piece I put up two weeks ago (FUN FOTO-E.P. Ripley and Walt), that I decided to add some photos from the rest of the day (as many emails had requested). So below are eight more...

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