<p>Since Disneyland&#39;s opening in 1955, every designer who has been tasked with creating a new Main Street for a new Disney park has had to live up to that first nostalgic thoroughfare, the only one Walt actually had a hand in designing, while also setting the scene for the rest of the park. For Disneyland Paris, this task fell to a young brand-new Imagineer and self-proclaimed Disneytologist, Eddie Sotto, who envisioned a very different Main Street USA. </p><p>Eddie spent over a year working on a Main Street inspired by the stories of the Roaring &#39;20s, and the jazz, cinema, art deco, and gangsters that populated the decade. His design included a hidden restaurant in a locomotive, a speakeasy jazz club, and police raids. Unfortunately, due to creative and financial reasons, his plans never saw the light of day in Paris. In this new part of the &#39;Lost Lands of Disneyland&#39; series, we go back to the drawing board, deep in the Walt Disney Company archive, to see what this Roaring 20&#39;s entrance sequence would have looked like. </p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09HRK85MQ?ref_=pe_3052080_276849420" title="Pre-Order Our New Book! Fastpass to the Past: The Jr. Historian's Guide to Disneyland" rel="nofollow">Pre-Order Our New Book! Fastpass to the Past: The Jr. Historian's Guide to Disneyland</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZBTcm576bg" title="The How of Wow! | Eddie Sotto | TEDxBermuda - YouTube" rel="nofollow">The How of Wow! | Eddie Sotto | TEDxBermuda - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2010/04/main-street-1920s-early-draft-and.html" title="Disney and More - Main Street 1920's Early Draft" rel="nofollow">Disney and More - Main Street 1920's Early Draft</a></li><li><a href="https://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-disneyland-paris-that-never-was_17.html" title="Disney and More - The Disneyland Paris That Never Was" rel="nofollow">Disney and More - The Disneyland Paris That Never Was</a></li><li><a href="https://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-disneyland-paris-that-never-was.html" title="Disney and More - Disneyland Paris That Never Was, Part 2" rel="nofollow">Disney and More - Disneyland Paris That Never Was, Part 2</a></li><li><a href="https://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2017/12/why-disneyland-paris-book-is-great-part.html" title="Disney and More - Why Disneyland Paris Book Is Great " rel="nofollow">Disney and More - Why Disneyland Paris Book Is Great </a></li><li><a href="https://www.yesterland.com/disneylandparis.html" title="Yesterland.com: Disneyland Paris, From Sketch To Reality" rel="nofollow">Yesterland.com: Disneyland Paris, From Sketch To Reality</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/boss_angeles?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" title="Eddie Sotto (@boss_angeles) / Twitter" rel="nofollow">Eddie Sotto (@boss_angeles) / Twitter</a></li><li><a href="https://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2010/04/disneyland-paris-that-never-was-part_06.html" title="Disney and More - Disneyland Paris That Never Was, Part 3" rel="nofollow">Disney and More - Disneyland Paris That Never Was, Part 3</a></li><li><a href="https://medium.com/@austincarroll/the-disneyland-paris-that-could-have-been-speakeasies-gangsters-and-a-1920s-jazz-club-ae04131fbb6c" title="The Disneyland Paris That Could Have Been: Speakeasies, Gangsters, and a 1920s Jazz Club" rel="nofollow">The Disneyland Paris That Could Have Been: Speakeasies, Gangsters, and a 1920s Jazz Club</a> &mdash; No time to listen? Read my article on the topic, which is filled with concept art. </li></ul><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Fastpass to the Past: The Theme Park History Podcast

Austin Carroll

Episode 17: Lost Lands of Disneyland Paris: A 1920's Main Street

APR 18, 202030 MIN
Fastpass to the Past: The Theme Park History Podcast

Episode 17: Lost Lands of Disneyland Paris: A 1920's Main Street

APR 18, 202030 MIN

Description

<p>Since Disneyland&#39;s opening in 1955, every designer who has been tasked with creating a new Main Street for a new Disney park has had to live up to that first nostalgic thoroughfare, the only one Walt actually had a hand in designing, while also setting the scene for the rest of the park. For Disneyland Paris, this task fell to a young brand-new Imagineer and self-proclaimed Disneytologist, Eddie Sotto, who envisioned a very different Main Street USA. </p><p>Eddie spent over a year working on a Main Street inspired by the stories of the Roaring &#39;20s, and the jazz, cinema, art deco, and gangsters that populated the decade. His design included a hidden restaurant in a locomotive, a speakeasy jazz club, and police raids. Unfortunately, due to creative and financial reasons, his plans never saw the light of day in Paris. In this new part of the &#39;Lost Lands of Disneyland&#39; series, we go back to the drawing board, deep in the Walt Disney Company archive, to see what this Roaring 20&#39;s entrance sequence would have looked like. </p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09HRK85MQ?ref_=pe_3052080_276849420" title="Pre-Order Our New Book! Fastpass to the Past: The Jr. Historian's Guide to Disneyland" rel="nofollow">Pre-Order Our New Book! Fastpass to the Past: The Jr. Historian's Guide to Disneyland</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZBTcm576bg" title="The How of Wow! | Eddie Sotto | TEDxBermuda - YouTube" rel="nofollow">The How of Wow! | Eddie Sotto | TEDxBermuda - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2010/04/main-street-1920s-early-draft-and.html" title="Disney and More - Main Street 1920's Early Draft" rel="nofollow">Disney and More - Main Street 1920's Early Draft</a></li><li><a href="https://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-disneyland-paris-that-never-was_17.html" title="Disney and More - The Disneyland Paris That Never Was" rel="nofollow">Disney and More - The Disneyland Paris That Never Was</a></li><li><a href="https://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-disneyland-paris-that-never-was.html" title="Disney and More - Disneyland Paris That Never Was, Part 2" rel="nofollow">Disney and More - Disneyland Paris That Never Was, Part 2</a></li><li><a href="https://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2017/12/why-disneyland-paris-book-is-great-part.html" title="Disney and More - Why Disneyland Paris Book Is Great " rel="nofollow">Disney and More - Why Disneyland Paris Book Is Great </a></li><li><a href="https://www.yesterland.com/disneylandparis.html" title="Yesterland.com: Disneyland Paris, From Sketch To Reality" rel="nofollow">Yesterland.com: Disneyland Paris, From Sketch To Reality</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/boss_angeles?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" title="Eddie Sotto (@boss_angeles) / Twitter" rel="nofollow">Eddie Sotto (@boss_angeles) / Twitter</a></li><li><a href="https://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2010/04/disneyland-paris-that-never-was-part_06.html" title="Disney and More - Disneyland Paris That Never Was, Part 3" rel="nofollow">Disney and More - Disneyland Paris That Never Was, Part 3</a></li><li><a href="https://medium.com/@austincarroll/the-disneyland-paris-that-could-have-been-speakeasies-gangsters-and-a-1920s-jazz-club-ae04131fbb6c" title="The Disneyland Paris That Could Have Been: Speakeasies, Gangsters, and a 1920s Jazz Club" rel="nofollow">The Disneyland Paris That Could Have Been: Speakeasies, Gangsters, and a 1920s Jazz Club</a> &mdash; No time to listen? Read my article on the topic, which is filled with concept art. </li></ul><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>