DISNEYLAND BEHIND-THE-SCENES |
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| BACKSTORY: These photos show some of the elements that went into building Disneyland, with some rare behind-the-scene glimpses of the unfinished park. At the bottom is a map of Disneyland on opening day. This map and a scale model are currently on display at the Main Street Opera House. If you look in the background of the Carrousel Horse Photos, you can see the cars from the Casey Junior ride, as well as some of the Main Street Vehicles. In addition, you will find other “current” behind-the-scenes photos. |
THE ABC-TV DEAL |
) From the publicity blurb:HOLLYWOOD, 4/3/54…AFTER MORE THAN A YEAR OF STUDY AND EXPLORATION OF THE TELEVISION FIELD, WALT DISNEY TODAY SIGNED AN EXCLUSIVE LONG TERM AGREEMENT WITH THE AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANY CALLING FOR THE WALT DISNEY STUDIOS TO ANNUALLY PRODUCE A MINIMUM OF 26 HOUR LONG TV PROGRAMS. This photo was used again later, with this new blurb: Walt Disney is surrounded by his famed cartoon characters which launched the Disneyland television series. Last year his maximum effort was the Davy Crokcett series; and this season he will explore Revolution War days. |
KEVIN KIDNEY CHIMES IN… |
| An interesting story about this painting. Of course it's considered a priceless treasure of Disney art and an integral piece of Disneyland history, but it was almost lost forever. Around 1983 or ’84, a couple of art directors I used to work with at Disneyland were setting up some kind of special event at the Disney Studio up in Burbank. While on lunch, they went off to explore the old backlot area which, at the time, still had all the familiar film and television set facades used for many decades. The old adobe-style structures for the “Zorro” TV series were still standing, and the guys went poking around inside one of them. There, leaning against a wall, on the dirt floor with a packing blanket half draped over it, was the Ellenshaw painting. Presumably because of its large size, it had been tucked back there with other clutter to get it of the way, and had been forgotten about for quite a long time.After telling some folks back at Disneyland about it, it was rescued and brought indoors. There was light water damage to a portion of the painted surface, which was later touched up for public display in the new Disney Gallery in the late 1980s. Thankfully it survived and today everyone recognizes it as the irreplaceable gem that it is. When I see pictures of the painting, I can't help but think of this story.
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