by Todd James Pierce | Feb 22, 2016 |
The Disney-MGM Studio Backlot in Burbank PART ONE by Todd James Pierce PROLOGUE Years before Disneyland, Walt briefly explored the idea of using trains to offer guests a brief tour of his animation studio in Burbank. Though the idea had likely been percolating...
by Todd James Pierce | Jan 25, 2016 |
The Original Plans for the “Sailing Ship Columbia” by Todd James Pierce >> To design Disneyland, Walt hired art directors from other studios to create themed lands that would, in part, function has permanent movie sets. The majority of these men–such as...
by Todd James Pierce | Jan 18, 2016 |
The Frontierland That Never Was by Todd James Pierce As I scooted around the Internet this week, I found many sites bemoaning the loss of Walt Disney’s original Frontierland. To make way for the two large show buildings in Star Wars Land, the park is permanently...
by Todd James Pierce | Jan 8, 2016 |
The Rose Queen and Walt Disney by Todd James Pierce In assembling the article on Walt’s Final New Year’s, I had the opportunity to correspond with Carole Cota-Gelfuso, the 1966 Rose Parade Queen. Carole was kind enough to share her memories of that day,...
by Todd James Pierce | Jan 1, 2016 |
Walt’s Final New Year’s – 1966 by Todd James Pierce Here’s the part of the story that most people know: On January 1, 1966, as Grand Marshall for the Tournament of Roses Parade, Walt Disney began his day early–very early–with a...
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