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Midget Autopia | WaltsApartment.com

Midget Autopia – the other Disneyland Autopia

Posted on April 3, 2025April 3, 2025 by Dave Tavres

Years before the Magic Skyway, but after the “Richfield Autopia“, there was – the “Midget Autopia” at Disneyland. The “Midget Autopia” was designed specifically for small children who couldn’t even see over the wheel of the original opening-day “Autopia” attraction. On April 23, 1957 – almost two years after Disneyland opened – the “Midget Autopia”…

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Walt Disney's life in Missouri | WaltsApartment.com

Walt Disney’s life in Missouri

Posted on June 9, 2024June 8, 2024 by Dave Tavres

Walt Disney fans know that Marceline was a special place for Walt. He once wrote to the Marceline Newspaper “More things of importance happened to me in Marceline than have happened since – or are likely to in the future.” Disneyland’s Town Square and Main Street came from Walt’s memories of Marceline. Disneyland and Walt…

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New Orleans Square Dedication 1966 | WaltsApartment.com

New Orleans Square Dedication

Posted on July 24, 2018December 3, 2019 by Dave Tavres

On July 24, 1966, New Orleans Square was dedicated in Disneyland. This was Walt Disney’s last major appearance at the Park. He dedicated NOS with the real Mayor of New Orleans, Victor Schiro.

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Disneyland Dedication | WaltsApartment.com

Disneyland Dedication

Posted on July 17, 2015December 3, 2019 by Dave Tavres

“To all who come to this happy place: Welcome. Disneyland is your land. Here, age relives fond memories of the past, and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future. Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams, and the hard facts that have created America, with the hope that it will…

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American Experience​ : Walt Disney | WaltsApartment.com

"American Experience​ : Walt Disney"

Posted on June 4, 2015December 3, 2019 by Dave Tavres

On Monday and Tuesday, September 14th and 15th, 2015 (at 9p ET) on PBS, “American Experience​ : Walt Disney” will air, giving an unprecedented look at the life and legacy of Walt. It will feature rare footage from the Disney vault, scenes from some of his greatest films and interviews with those who worked his…

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Walt Disney Goes To War

Posted on May 1, 2015May 1, 2015 by Dave Tavres

This August 31, 1942 edition of LIFE magazine features an article about Walt Disney and his 550 employees’ war efforts. Click the images to view the full PDF.

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Walt’s first freight car

Posted on March 15, 2015March 15, 2015 by Dave Tavres

On March 15, 1950, the first freight car for Walt Disney’s Carolwood Pacific Railroad was finished at the Studios and delivered to Walt’s Carolwood Drive home. The #173 Lilly Belle locomotive didn’t get to the track until later in the project. If you haven’t read this book, it is truly a wonderful and beautiful book…

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Walt Disney and the American Dream

Posted on June 17, 2014June 17, 2014 by Dave Tavres

Walt Disney and the American Dream from the Barnes Review…

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Walt Disney Birthplace Preservation Project

Posted on December 22, 2013April 5, 2025 by Dave Tavres

Many of the places that helped make Walt Disney who he was and what we loved are gone but not forgotten. One such place is the home he, and Roy, was born in – 2156 Tripp Ave., Chicago, IL. Want to be a tiny (or big) part of Walt Disney history? Contribute a few dollars…

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Walt and Lillian are married, July 13, 1925

Posted on July 13, 2013July 13, 2017 by Dave Tavres

On July 13, 1925, Walter Elias Disney and Lillian Marie Bounds were married in Lewiston, ID by Reverend D.J.W. Somerville with Lillian’s family, Hazel and Sydney in attendance. Lillian was born in Spalding, Idaho on February 15, 1899 and grew up Lapwai, Idaho. Walt was born on December 5, 1901 in Hermosa, Illinois, moved to…

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