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A curated visit to 1981 Disneyland (272 assets)

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Photograph of the entrance to Tomorrowland at Disneyland in 1981, with two red PeopleMover trains.
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Disneyland Historical Perspectives, 1993

Harriet Burns & Sam McKim

Disneyland Line, July 23, 1993

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Historical Perspectives Veteran Disney Artists Share Memories, Stories Take Stock in America Imagine what it would have been like to work with Walt Disney while he was creating Disneyland - to have had a hand in creating what Guests have enjoyed for 38 years. The memories you'd have ... the stories you could tell. More than 100 Cast Members were treated to such memories of the early days of Disneyland at the 7th annual Historical Perspectives program held on Thursday, July 15, at the Golden Horseshoe. Guest speakers Harriet Burns, a Model Maker, and Artist Sam McKim enchanted the audience with their fascinating stories of working with Walt and creating Disneyland. Joining The Walt Disney Company in July 1955 as a Model Maker at WED (now WDI), Harriet holds the distinction of being the first woman hired by WDI in a non-office worker capacity. She created prototypes for nearly every subsequent Disneyland project. "Walt was a model maker himself and enjoyed miniatures, so he'd work side by side with us in the model shop," said Harriet. "Many times he'd come in and take something right out of my hand because he'd want to try it." Harriet told delightful stories of building Storybook Land in amazing detail; of making a model for Candy Mountain, a project which never became a part of Disneyland; and of building the birds for the Enchanted Tiki Room. Explains Harriet, "I remember Walt talking about how he wanted to do this bird show. And all of the birds would do different things like move their heads and tails and sing — and they would all breathe. And I thought, 'Oh, that will be the day.'" Sharing some of his favorite memories, Sam talked of his start at the Studio: "I was a sketch man for Fox when I was laid off, and they sent me over to the Disney Studios. They said Walt was working on this thing called Disneyland," said Sam. "I guess that's what you'd call a happy accident because it was 32 years before I left to retire." One of the best-known illustrators of…
January 2, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Disneyland Historical Perspectives, 1992

Marc Davis & Bill Justice

Disneyland Line, July 24, 1992

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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES For the past five years, the Historical Perspectives program has offered Cast Members an opportunity to celebrate Disneyland Park's anniversary with a unique look back at our early days that is not available to the general public. The presentation was hosted this year by Executive Vice President Norm Doerges at the Golden Horseshoe on July 16. More than 150 Cast Members listened as longtime Disney Animators Marc Davis and Bill Justice reminisced about their experiences with Walt, the Company, and Disneyland. Marc Davis began working for Disney in 1935 and is known as one of the "Nine Old Men" whose collective works include most of the Disney animated classics. Marc used slides to illustrate some of the attractions he helped design such as Haunted Mansion, Nature's Wonderland, Jungle Cruise, and Pirates of the Caribbean. He also described some of the projects that were never built, including: Garden of the Gods, a water attraction featuring many sculptures; Enchanted Snow Palace, a winter wonderland complete with an abominable snowman; and Western River Ride, which Marc said would have been similar in scope to Pirates of the Caribbean, with various humorous scenes. "The pirate attraction, and how it started, was not actually the way you see it now," Marc said. "When Walt came to me and said he was interested in starting the project, 'Pirates' was going to be a walk-through down under New Orleans Square. We were going to have a spotlight on a pirate who would actually be the narrator as various parts of the scene would be lit. This was being done while we were working on the New York World's Fair. Walt would come into office and never look at these boards. He wasn't ready to talk about it. I went right ahead and did all kinds of pirates - good and bad ones, mean ones, and funny ones. Finally, when the Fair was over, he came to the conclusion to do this as a ride and to put it on the other side of the berm. Then he was interested in seeing …
January 2, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Disneyland Historical Perspectives, 1991

Jack Lindquist & Marty Sklar

Disneyland Line, July 19, 1991

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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES A Historical Presentation Disneyland's rich history has been chronicled in countless documents and publications which are available to anyone who is hungry for a bit of Disneyland trivia. Twice the treat, however, is to vicariously re-live a few moments of the Park's past through the recollections and tales of the Park's pioneers. More than 200 Cast Members enjoyed such a treat on Monday, July 15, as they filled the Golden Horseshoe for the fifth annual Historical Perspectives program. Jack Lindquist and Marty Sklar were guest speakers for the event. Both Jack and Marty joined the Company in 1955, and they shared some humorous anecdotes about those early days while entertaining the audience with their delightful banter. "It's amazing to think about the opportunities that have been available to me and to all of the people in this Company," Marty said while reflecting on his career. "I'd only been here two weeks when I was asked to make a presentation to Walt Disney...people can succeed because this Company is willing to take a risk on what you can do." Marty first joined the Disney organization in July of 1955 in the Public Relations Department while still a college student. He was responsible for most of the Park's publicity and marketing materials until joining WED Enterprises (now WDI) in 1961. He became an officer of WED in 1974 when he was appointed Vice President, Concepts/Planning. From there Marty made a steady climb to his position of President of Walt Disney Imagineering, which he assumed in 1984. Marty also reflected on what he says is the greatest lesson he has learned in his Disney career - a lesson he learned from Walt. "It was during that first summer of 1955," said Marty. "I was out with our photographer on a photo shoot and we drove out to Frontierland and parked the car at the Chicken Plantation. As we got out of the car, Walt was on us in an instant. He poked his finger in the photographer's chest and said, 'What are y…
January 2, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Disneyland Historical Perspectives, 1990

Van France & Milt Albright

Disneyland Line, July 27, 1990

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Historical Perspectives The occasion of Disneyland Park's 35th birthday is an ideal time to reflect on a bit of the full, rich past that has helped shape the Magic Kingdom. More than 100 Cast Members were treated to some of that history as Disneyland Executive Vice President Ron Dominguez hosted the annual Historical Perspectives program, held Monday, July 16, at the Golden Horseshoe. Milt Albright and Van France were the guest speakers for the event. Both Milt and Van joined the Company before the Park opened, and both shared amusing stories from those early days. "Since I started in 1947, I've been able to do a lot of interesting things," pointed out Milt, 73, now Manager of Guest Communications. "I actually helped with the construction of the Park, which is probably something I'll never in my whole life forget, that year that we put this all together, working day and night." Milt began his Disney career at the Studio as a junior accountant. In 1953, in an at- tempt to gain some attention from Walt and transfer to his new "amusement park" in Anaheim, Milt, an automobile buff, decided to design a miniature car for the Autopia. Walt drove the car, and although he was not impressed with the design, he was impressed with Milt and hired him in the spring of 1954 as Manager of Accoun- ting for Disneyland. "When I was in Accounting...I signed the paychecks here for the first couple of years - many of them by hand," Milt recalled. "We always paid the payroll. Now, the suppliers of concrete and steel and everything they were a totally different story. It was really bad. There was a time when many of them had to go eight to 10 months without being paid...I can remember many times hiding in the Park because people would buy admission to the Park to find me. If you were owed an enormous amount of money, it was worth a dollar to get in and look for me." In 1957, Milt became Manager of Holidayland, a private party area designed for group events. He transferred in 1958 to…
January 2, 2025 at 7:21 PM