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Tom Sawyer Island Brochure Map Collection (1956-2016)

Posted on July 31, 2017August 8, 2019 by The Curator

Mark Twain's beloved stories come to life in Disneyland.

Posted in DisneylandTagged Becky Thatcher, Chris Winkler, Claude Coats, Disneyland concept art, Fantasmic, Hannibal Missouri, Herb Ryman, Huck Finn, Huckleberry Finn, Imagineers, Mark Twain, Marvin Davis, Mickey Mouse Island, Perva Lou Smith, Sam McKim, Samuel Langhorne Clemens, Tom Sawyer, Tom Sawyer Island, Tom Sawyer Island brochure, Tom Sawyer Island Map, Tom Sawyer Island opening, Treasure Island, Vic Greene, vintage Disneyland ephemera, Walt DisneyLeave a comment

A Glorious Day at Disneyland Child’s Gift Pack (1956)

Posted on July 11, 2017August 8, 2019 by The Curator

An early promotional giveaway from a local Southern California business.

Posted in DisneylandTagged 1956 Disneyland, 1956 Disneyland main-gate map, 1956 Disneyland restaurants, Adventureland, Disneyland, Disneyland 1956 map, Disneyland child's gift, Disneyland concept art, Disneyland dedication plaque, Disneyland envelope, Disneyland first edition guidebook, Disneyland guidebook, Disneyland Inc., Disneyland main gate map, Disneyland opening day, Disneyland Pleasure Package, Disneyland pre-opening, Disneyland promotional giveaway, Disneyland Souvenir, Disneyland souvenir guidebook, Fantasyland, Frontierland, Main Street USA, Mutual Savings and Loan Association, Pleasure Package Mutual Savings and Loan Association, Santa Fe and Disneyland Railroad, Sleeping Beauty Castle, The Story of Disneyland, Tinker Bell, Tomorrowland, Welcome to DisneylandLeave a comment

First Disneyland Guidebook (1955)

Posted on June 28, 2017August 8, 2019 by The Curator

The park's opening-day guidebook...minus the pictures.

Posted in DisneylandTagged Adventureland, Casey Jr. Circus Train, Disneyland concept art, DIsneyland construction, Disneyland guidebook, Disneyland opening day, Disneyland Press Preview, Disneyland Souvenir, Dumbo the Flying Elephant, Fantasyland, Frontierland, July 17 1955, Main Street USA, The Story of Disneyland, Tomorrowland, vintage Disneyland, Walt DisneyLeave a comment

Walt Disney Studio Library Magazine (The Studio: October 1952)

Posted on June 25, 2017August 8, 2019 by The Curator

Four Disney Legends in two years...not bad.

Posted in ANIMATIONTagged 1964-65 New York World's Fair, 20000 Leagues Under the Sea, 20000 Leagues Under the Sea special effects, Academy Award, Alice in Wonderland, Animal Kingdom, Billy Wilder, Carousel of Progress, Cinderella, Club 33, Club 33 harpsichord, Colin Campbell, Country Bear Jamboree, Cruella De Vil, Dale Barnhart, Darby O'Gill and the Little People, Disney animator, Disney architect, Disney artist, Disney Legend, Disney sketch artist, Disney theme park, Disney's California Adventure, Disney's Jack of All Trades, Disney's Nine Old Men, Disney's Typhoon Lagoon, Disney-MGM Studios, Disneyland, Disneyland concept art, Disneyland space episodes, Disneyland television show, Donald Duck in Mathmagic Land, Dopey, Dopey's wiggling ears, Dumbo, Elliott Pete's Dragon, Epcot Africa pavilion, EPCOT Center, Fantasia, Fantasyland, Ford's Magic Skyway, Fun and Fancy Free, Golden Age of Disney Animation, Goliath II, Grease, Haunted Mansion, Henry Tanous, Irma La Douce, It's a Small World, John Hench, John Wilson, Jungle Cruise, Ken Anderson, Lady and the Tramp, Les Clark, Lillian Disney, Marc Davis, Melody Time, MGM, Mickey Mouse Club, Mississippi River, Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, New Orleans Square, Olympic Torch, One Hundred and One Dalmatians, Oscar award, Paint Department, Pete's Dragon, Peter Pan, Peter Pan's Flight, Petroushka, Philo Barnhart, Phyllis Barnhart, Pinocchio, Pirates of the Caribbean, Pirates of the Caribbean Blue Bayou, Senior Vice President of Imagineering, Shere Khan, Shirley McClain, Silly Symphonies, Silly Symphony, Silver Age of Disney Animation, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, So Dear to My Heart, Song of the South, Squaw Valley California, Squaw Valley Olympic Closing Ceremony, Squaw Valley Olympic Opening Ceremony, Story Department, Storybook Land, Tara the Stone Cutter, The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, The Aristocats, The Jungle Book, The Light in the Forest, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, The Reluctant Dragon, The Sonny and Cher Show, The Sword in the Stone, The Three Caballeros, The Truth About Mother Goose, Three Orphan Kittens, Tinker Bell, Tokyo Disneyland, Tokyo DisneySea, Tom Sawyer's Island, Tomorrowland, Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom, True-Life Adventures, VIII Winter Olympic Games, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Animation, Walt Disney Imagineering, Walt Disney Studio Library, Walt Disney Studios, Walt Disney World, Walt Disney World Resort, Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room, Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, WED Enterprises, Wernher von Braun, What If? by Henry and Helen TanousLeave a comment

Walt Disney Studio Library Magazine (The Studio: June 1955)

Posted on June 25, 2017August 8, 2019 by The Curator

Reading material for a Disney Legend.

Posted in ANIMATIONTagged abstract art, Academy Award, Alice in Wonderland, Annie, Brushy Beaver, Carolwood Pacific Railroad, Cheerios cereal, Cheshire Cat, Dale Barnhart, Dale Hennesy, Disney advertising, Disney animator, Disney artist, Disney commercial, Disney inbetweener, Disney Legend, Disneyland concept art, Disneyland opening, Disneyland Press Preview, Disneyland space episodes, Disneyland television show, Eyvind Earle, Fantastic Voyage, Fil Mottola, Firehouse Five Plus Two, Grizzly Flats Railroad, Hudson car, Hugh Hennesy, Ipana toothpaste, It's Tough to Be a Bird, Jaq and Gus, Jiminy Cricket, July 1955, Lady and the Tramp, Logan's Run, Ludwig von Drake, Mad Hatter, Man and the Moon, Man in Space, Mars and Beyond, Melody, Mickey Mouse cartoons, Nash car, One Hundred and One Dalmatians, Oscar award, Peter Pan, production design, Silly Symphony, Sleeping Beauty, Sleeping Beauty thorn forest, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, The Jungle Book, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, The Studio magazine, The Studio magazine June 1955 issue, The Sword in the Stone, Tom Oreb, Tomorrowland, Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom, Trix cereal, Tweedle-Dee, Tweedle-Dum, Vic Harboush, Victor Harboush, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Animation, Walt Disney Studio Library, Walt Disney Studios, Walt Disney's Nine Old Men, Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, Ward Kimball, Welch's grape jelly, Wernher von BraunLeave a comment

Sleeping Beauty Castle Blueprint (1955)

Posted on June 14, 2017August 8, 2019 by The Curator

A blueprint that helped build the most famous castle in the world.

Posted in DisneylandTagged 20th Century Fox, Bavaria, Bavaria Germany, Bill Martin, castles in Europe, castles in France, castles in Germany, Dick Irvine, Disneyland, Disneyland architecture, Disneyland blueprint, Disneyland castle, Disneyland castle blueprint, Disneyland concept art, DIsneyland construction, Disneyland opening day, forced perspective, H. Edmondson, Herb Ryman, Marjorie Cottrell, Marjorie Davis, Marvin Davis, Neuschwanstein Castle, Red Cross, Red Cross ambulance driver, Richard F. Irvine, Richard Irvine, Roland E. Hill, Roy Disney, Roy O. Disney, Sleeping Beauty Castle, Sleeping Beauty Castle backwards, Sleeping Beauty Castle blueprint, Sleeping Beauty Castle gold spires, The Happiest Place on Earth, Walt Disney Imagineering, WED Enterprises, Western Europe, WWI1 Comment

Haunted Mansion Parts Labels and Order Form (2012)

Posted on June 13, 2017August 8, 2019 by The Curator

999 Happy Haunts (ride technicians not included).

Posted in Walt Disney WorldTagged Attic Scene Haunted Mansion, Claude Coats, Disney projection mapping, Disney ride maintenance, Disney ride technician, Disneyland, Disneyland concept art, Ghost Bride Haunted Mansion, Grim Grinning Ghosts, Harper Goff, Haunted Mansion, Haunted Mansion concept art, Haunted Mansion special effects, Haunted Mansion visual effects, Ken Anderson, Marc Davis, Museum of the Weird, Rolly Crump, Sam McKim, Walt Disney World, X. Atencio, Yale GraceyLeave a comment

Walt Disney Studio Library Magazine (Natural History: February 1952)

Posted on May 28, 2017June 30, 2019 by The Curator

A magazine from the studio library checked out by Walt Disney himself.

Posted in FROM THE OFFICE OF WALT DISNEYTagged 1964-65 New York World's Fair, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Alice in Wonderland, Bambi, Ben Sharpsteen, Blue Bayou, Carousel of Progress, Charles Shows, Cinderella, Clint Macaulay, Club 33, Colin Campbell, Darby O'Gill and the Little People, Dick Huemer, Disney Legend, Disney-MGM Studios, Disneyland, Disneyland concept art, Disneyland Paris, Disneyland television show, Donald Duck in Mathmagic Land, Dumbo, Enchanted Tiki Room, Fantasia, Ford's Magic Skyway, Fun and Fancy Free, George Nicholas, Golden Age of Disney Animation, Goliath II, Goofy and Wilbur, It's a Small World, Jack Huber, Kita Roxby, Koneta Roxby, Lady and the Tramp, Lillian Disney, Little Hiawatha, Lonesome Ghosts, Make Mine Music, Mary Poppins, Maxine Boyd, Mickey Mouse, Mickey Mouse Club, Natural History, One Hundred and One Dalmatians, People and Places, Peter Pan, Pinocchio, Pirates of the Caribbean, Saludos Amigos, Silly Symphonies, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, The Band Concert, The Black Cauldron, The Fox and the Hound, The Light in the Forest, The Living Desert, The Rescuers, The Tortoise and the Hare, The Truth About Mother Goose, The Wise Little Hen, The Wonderful World of Color, Tom Sawyer's Island, True-Life Adventures, Typhoon Lagoon, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Animation, Walt Disney Studio Library, Walt Disney Studios, Walt Disney World, Walt Disney World Resort, Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Club Magazine, WED EnterprisesLeave a comment

Disneyland “Fantasy on Parade” Bill Justice Concept Art (1965)

Posted on April 11, 2017July 14, 2019 by The Curator

Disneyland concept art from animation and Imagineering legend Bill Justice.

Posted in DisneylandTagged A Symposium on Popular Songs, Alice in Wonderland, America Sings, Bill Justice, Chip and Dale, Christmas in Many Lands Parade, Country Bear Jamboree, Dick Van Dyke, Disneyland, Disneyland Christmas Parade, Disneyland concept art, Fantasia, Fantasy on Parade, Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, Hall of Presidents, Haunted Mansion, Imagineer, Lillian Disney, Main Street Electrical Parade, Make Mine Music, Mary Poppins, Mickey Mouse Revue, Mission to Mars, Noah's Ark, Parade of Toys and Parade of All Nations, Peter Pan, Pirates of the Caribbean, Saludos Amigos, T. Hee, The Parent Trap, The Three Caballeros, The Truth About Mother Goose, Thumper, X. AtencioLeave a comment

Herb Ryman Personal Portfolio Case (early-1960s)

Posted on April 11, 2017June 24, 2020 by The Curator

The personal portfolio of the man who brought Disneyland to life... one long September weekend in '53.

Posted in DisneylandTagged 1964-65 New York World's Fair, 20th Century Fox, art portfolio, California, Carousel of Progress, Century Federal Savings and Loan Association, Cinderella Castle, Disney Animation, Disney Legend, Disney WWII, Disneyland, Disneyland 1953, Disneyland concept art, Disneyland Paris, Disneyland prospectus, Dumbo, EPCOT, Fantasia, Ford Magic Skyway, Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, Hall of Presidents, Herb Ryman, Imagineer, It's a Small World, Jungle Cruise, Lost Weekend, Main Street USA, New Orleans Square, Pirates of the Caribbean, portfolio case, Roy Disney, Saludos Amigos, Santa Monica, Sleeping Beauty Castle, The Three Caballeros, Tokyo Disney, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Studios, Walt Disney World, WED EnterprisesLeave a comment

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