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By Michael - November 5th, 2010 For your weekend viewing pleasure, courtesy of Progress City Public Access TV…
This classy little documentary was made for the Disney Channel in 1989. It tells the story of Walt’s life, and continues from there through the events of 1984 and beyond. There’s a great deal about Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, which was in production […]
By Michael - November 3rd, 2010
Today marks the 88th anniversary of the release of Walt Disney’s Puss In Boots – one of his Laugh-O-Gram series of fairy tales. This provides an opportunity to discuss a crackerjack bit of cinematic sleuthing recently revealed by historian David Gerstein. In a tale of celluloid archaeology worthy of Indiana Jones, Gerstein and fellow […]
By Michael - October 10th, 2010 Here, courtesy of the events at Destination D, are a series of pictures of Walt Disney in funny hats. This seems to have happened more often than one might think – the Wonderful World of Color shows are often a rich source of Walt Disney in funny hats.
I’m drawn to Walt Disney in funny […]
By Michael - July 17th, 2010 Walt Disney displays a number of concept art pieces for Disneyland, all created by Herbert Ryman
“Hello?”
“Hi Herb, it’s Bill Cottrell. We’re over at the Studio working on something and Walt wants to talk to you.”
“Well, OK…”
“Hiya Herbie, it’s Walt!”
“Well hi, Walt, how are you?”
“Fine, Herb, fine. Now listen. I’m […]
By Michael - July 11th, 2010 Herb Ryman with one of his paintings of the circus, 1953
It seems so strange today how great a hold the circus held on the psyche of young Americans in the last century. For Herb Ryman, it was no different; he, too, was drawn to the romance of sawdust and greasepaint and the open road. […]
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The Progress City Primer
 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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