Posted on Monday, 3rd August 2009 by Dave Parfitt

During my last trip to Walt Disney World, I had lunch with Disney Historian Mark Matheis from the Disney Institute.  It was Friday, July 17th – a pretty momentous day in the history of the Disney Parks.  On July 17, 1955, Ronald Reagan hosted the live telecast on ABC of Disneyland’s opening in Anaheim, CA.  [...]

Tags: B'rer Bear, B'rer Fox, B'rer Rabbit, Disney Institute, History, July 17, Marc Davis, Mark Matheis, Song of the South, Splash Mountain, Tony Baxter, Zip-a-Dee River Run
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Posted on Friday, 15th May 2009 by Dave Parfitt

Because of my recent trips to Walt Disney World, I have become more and more interested in the history of Walt Disney the man as well as the Disney Parks.  Therefore, when one of the events on the recent DIS Unplugged Podcast Cruise was a talk by Disney Historian Mark Matheis of the Disney Institute, [...]

Tags: Disney Institute, History, Podcast Cruise, Walt Disney
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