The Walt Disney Studios buildings as they appeared in the spring of 1931. The lot was located at 2719 Hyperion Ave. in Los Angeles. Notice a worker toward the top of the ladder painting the building that would be a big step toward the building of a wonderful and tremendous kingdom. The large building on…
Club 33, Royal Street, New Orleans Square
This is a printed page that the management of Club 33, Royal Street gives to visitors to the club: Club 33, Royal Street, New Orleans Square, Disneyland The colorful realism and precise architectural detail of New Orleans Square in Disneyland captures the atmosphere of the 19th century New Orleans French Quarter. Glancing upwards to the…
J.F.K. at Disneyland
Here’s an October 1959 photo of John F. Kennedy‘s only visit to Disneyland. He was the the Senator of Massachusetts at the time and was here with the President of Guinea, Ahmed Sékou Touré.
Walt, Lillian and the kids…
In this rare photo of Walt’s apartment inside Disneyland we see Sharon, Walt, Ron Miller, Diane and Lillian relaxing and having some coffee or tea. Most of the original furniture from Walt’s apartment was taken home by Walt’s wife Lillian during the years after Walt’s death. By April 1986, Lillian had made her final visit…
November 10, 1994 – the Skyway closed.
Today in Disneyland history – November 10, 1994 – the Skyway closed. Mickey Mouse got the last ride across the park. There has been speculation for many years as to why the Skyway closed. Some say it was because someone ‘fell’ out of a bucket. Others have said it’s because too many people were spitting…
November 2, 1992 – Mission to Mars closed.
Today in Disneyland history: November 2, 1992 – Mission to Mars closed. Formerly, it was called "Flight to the Moon" – but when the moon became "passé", they updated the show to go to another ‘out-of-reach’ planet. Who knows where Walt would want to go next… /WaltsApartment Disneyland Mission To Mars Night Exterior Viewpoint
Darth Vader: What Are You Going to Do Next?
1962 Monorail Yellow
Proposal at Club 33, Royal Street
Christopher Gomar proposes on a balcony of Club 33… congratulations!
Walt’s first vision of Disneyland
In 1948 Walt visited Henry Ford’s Museum and Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan. Upon his return to Southern California and wrote, what could be considered, the true beginning of Disneyland. On August 31, 1948 Walt Disney sent a message to Dick Kelsey (one of his production designers) outlining an idea for a park where people…