Over at the Walt Disney Family Museum’s blog Storyboard – which you should be reading regularly by now – I’ve written an article about the Disney studio’s contributions to the VIII Winter Olympic Games in 1960. It’s an interesting and rarely-told part of Disney lore, and an overlooked step in Walt’s progression from Disneyland […]
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Related Posts…Chronicling Walt Disney WorldNeverworlds: Burbank’s Disney-MGM Studio BacklotOh Noes! Teh Disney Studios Failz!!1! One of the mandates during the creation of EPCOT Center was to differentiate its offerings from what could be found in Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom. One of the more famous elements of that agenda was the lack of traditional Disney characters in the park; instead of Mickey and friends, EPCOT would showcase new […] When we old people bemoan the need for ambition, scope, and class in Disney’s current efforts, this is what we mean… Related Posts…The Dream Called EPCOTThe Progress City Radio Hour – Episode 57 – Town Hall: Davy Feiten, Part IThe Progress City Radio Hour – Episode 52 – Doris Hardoon Town Hall, Part IThe World of MotionPromoting Spaceship Earth, 1982 On his discussion thread at WDWMagic, Eddie Sotto posted a link to this video from 1965’s The Jack Benny Hour. In an attempt to take his entire studio audience to Disneyland, the notoriously stingy Benny heads to Walt’s office to hit him up for some free tickets. There’s an animatronic bird, a tiger, and much […] |
 From the Progress City archives comes this collection of 33 tall tales and true from Disney history. Available in paperback, hardback, and ebook formats.  |
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