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| Walt Disney Story (April 1973-
February 1975
) |
| Guests viewed a film about the history of Walt Disney. The film was narrated by Walt himself by using sound clips from various interviews and television spots. |

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Utilizing rare film footage, photographs from family archives, and a fascinating collection of memorabilia as well as national and international awards, a Disney team of more than 200 designers, technicians, archivists, musicians, writers spent nearly three years developing the attraction.
The central focus of the show, a 28 - minute film tracing the lives of Walt and Roy Disney from their Midwestern boyhood through the tumultuous Hollywood years to eventual international celebrity, is unique.
Assembled from over 70 hours of taped interviews made by Walt Disney during his lifetime and combined with film footage obtained from sources as various as the Motion Picture Depa

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We see a display of nostalgic photographs, memorabilia, and awards honoring the accomplishments of Walt Disney.
Also on display are Walt's studio offices, recreated with the same items he used for 26 years.
The "working office" was used for conferences with directors, writers, artists, and almost anyone involved in creating Disney productions. Walt used his "formal office" for appointments with special guests visiting the Disney Studio. Although Walt didn't play the piano himself, several of the Studio songwriters would occasionally stop by to
play a tune for him. For instance, Leopold Stokowski played some of the music from Fantasia on this baby grand more that 50 years ago. And in the early 1960's, the Sherman Brothers offered Walt a preview of the Academy Award winning

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Introducing The Walt Disney Story
Dateline: June 01, 1973
Status: Archive
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On October 16, 1923, Walt Disney signed his first contract to produce the "Alice Comedies" in California. For the young film maker and his brother, Roy, it was a momentous occasion. For the company they founded, Walt Disney Productions, it was the
Kermit May Depose Lincoln
Dateline: August 01, 1990
Status: Archive
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Abe Lincoln, a fixture at Disneyland for 25 years, may be deposed by Kermit the Frog and the Muppet gang.
"Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln" which features a robot replica of the 16th U.S. president will be closed Aug. 26, with no reopening date

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