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09-14-2009, 03:27 PM
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| My wife thinks I'm pretty  Join Date: Apr 2008
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 | New Disneyland-Freak needs some Education I'm relatively new to the world of what my wife calls "Disneyland Freaks". I'm fascinated by Walt's story, and the park he built. I'm not very well educated however with the history. Could you tell me of any DVDs, webpages, youtube videos, etc that a "Disneyland Freak" should be familiar with in order to call himself a "Disneyland Freak". I'm most interested in the planning and building of the park and it's attractions, imagineering, and of course Walt himself. I watched a series of videos called "Building Walt's Dream" with Tony Baxter, and it was fascinating! |
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09-14-2009, 03:30 PM
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| Litter User  Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Sacramento, CA
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 | Re: New Disneyland-Freak needs some Education Yesterland - Disneyland History & Other Disney Park History is a good one for a look at past attractions. And youtube has some vids. Type in Disneyland history. Hope it helps.
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09-14-2009, 03:48 PM
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| Theme Police   Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Rainbow Caverns
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| Re: New Disneyland-Freak needs some Education Beat me to it. Yesterland is a great place to start. Just follow the links at random and you'll learn a ton of DL history in a short amount of time.
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09-14-2009, 03:56 PM
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| Re: New Disneyland-Freak needs some Education I'm actually on yesterland right now. Enjoying a cold, Natural beverage, thanking the maker that Mr Toad is still at Disneyland. lol
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09-14-2009, 05:34 PM
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| Future Skipper  Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: East Bay, CA
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| Re: New Disneyland-Freak needs some Education I suggest getting familiar with the  Unofficial Disneyland Encylcopedia. It's basically my Bible for all things Disneyland.
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09-14-2009, 06:00 PM
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| Illuminator of Darkness  | Re: New Disneyland-Freak needs some Education My personal favorites. I'd start with these. Amazon.com: Walt Disney Treasures - Your Host,... Amazon.com: Walt Disney Treasures - Disneyland -... Amazon.com: Walt Disney Treasures - Behind the... Amazon.com: Walt Disney Treasures - Disneyland... Amazon.com: Walt Disney Treasures - Tomorrowland:...The rest of the series can be found here: Amazon.com: disney treasures dvd
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09-14-2009, 06:10 PM
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| Re: New Disneyland-Freak needs some Education Tons and tons of great photos and anecdotal information, going back all the way to the planning and construction of the park in the 1950s, continuing on through the park as it is today, are at this great web site: Daveland Vintage and Current Disneyland Photos There are also many good blogs about Disneyland, its history and features over the years.
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09-14-2009, 06:30 PM
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| Sure as you're born  | Re: New Disneyland-Freak needs some Education Bookwise, Disneyland: Past, Present, and Future currently available in the park, as well as Disneyland: The Nickel Tour, which is hard to come by and can be quite pricey, but a great read.
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09-14-2009, 06:31 PM
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| Re: New Disneyland-Freak needs some Education Those videos you watched are only a small part of a two disc DVD called "Disneyland: Secrets, Stories & Magic" It is out of print and may be hard to find, but it is amazing. There is a full documentary on the first disc that is one of the most in depth documentaries about Disneyland I have ever seen. Highly recomended. Amazon.com: Walt Disney Treasures - Disneyland -...
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09-14-2009, 06:53 PM
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| Hey it's that guy I am.  Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: In my house.
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| Re: New Disneyland-Freak needs some Education Anything you pick up and look at you'll learn something new. It's all fun, for me anyway. For Walt's story I really, really like Bob Thomas' biography and Neal Gabler's biography. |
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09-14-2009, 09:24 PM
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| I am so there...  Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: State of Disrepair
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| Re: New Disneyland-Freak needs some Education Get the E-Ticket 3 CD set and all the back issues you can while they are still available. There is a HUGE amount of park history and often told by the greats themselves. I recommend all the above - but these magazines and CD's are a must for the true freak... Even Tony Baxter has the complete set.
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09-21-2009, 08:24 AM
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| My wife thinks I'm pretty Join Date: Apr 2008
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|  Re: New Disneyland-Freak needs some Education Thanks Everyone for your help! |
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09-21-2009, 04:05 PM
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| Choir nerd Join Date: May 2009 Location: Dallas, TX
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| Re: New Disneyland-Freak needs some Education There's also a few books by Jason Surrell (correct me if that's the wrong name) who wrote three very interesting books: Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies, The Haunted Mansion: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies, and Imagineering at its Peak: The Disney Mountains. Also, there is a book credited to "The Imagineers", but I forgot the title. |
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09-21-2009, 04:21 PM
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| Member  Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: California
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| Re: New Disneyland-Freak needs some Education For web pages, there's these trivia pages off of the Hidden Mickeys website which are awesome. Fun Facts of Disney
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09-21-2009, 04:42 PM
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| Awww...Meeko!  Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: near the happiest land on earth!
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| Re: New Disneyland-Freak needs some Education Compass books at Downtown Disney sells many books related to the park, inlcuding offical and non-official. My favorite: Mouse Tales by David Koenig Amazon.com: Mouse Tales: A Behind-The-Ears Look... So many interesting facts and well organized!!!
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