From Out of the Past

Episode 10 -- The Finale -- of The Year Before Disneyland wraps in July, 1955.  We begin at The Disneyland Hotel and why it NOT opening with The Park was a Blessing.  Then it’s back to TV with the 1st new ‘Disneyland’ The Show Ep since March:  The Park’s “Pre-Opening Report!”  Then it’s Walt & Lillian’s 30th Wedding Anniversary and (we hope) The Mark Twain’s Maiden Voyage.  THEN, in the Week before Park Opening?  Walt goes to The Hollywood Bowl, Disneyland gets a Freeway Offramp & an Address, while ABC preps the Biggest Live Event in TV History.  Not a big enough finish for you?  We’ll also chat what was in Fantasyland Opening Day! Including Steve Martin.  For more info, or sharing YOUR questions & comments, please find us on Instagram @fromoutofthepastpodcast!  Thanks for listening ...

Episode 9 of our Season on The Year Before Disneyland continues with June, 1955 where we begin in Theatres with two Feature Releases and one Short including the Hit Now-Classic ‘Lady And The Tramp’ (including spotlights on a couple favorite Imagineers).  Then 29 Big Things get piled on Disney:  The Unions.  And we round out this week’s chat with (hopefully) filling The Rivers Of America and getting The Disneyland Railroad to run LESS than properly … including a ride around The Park with Walt … and One Special Fan.  For more info, or sharing YOUR questions & comments, please find us on Instagram @fromoutofthepastpodcast!  Thanks for listening …

Episode 8 of our Season on The Year Before Disneyland continues with May, 1955 where we begin at the beginning … of the PARK, that is:  Main Street U.S.A.  Then we’ll tram over to The Disneyland Hotel for its Gas Station and some ‘Gourmet’ Food.  Then it’s back to Theatres for the ‘Davy Crockett’ Feature AND we’ll chat that Genuine Phenomenon.  And we’ll round out this week with Van Arsdale France & Dick Nunis presenting their Castmember Orientation Program … and relishing in their little part of Old Anaheim that would soon be a thing of memory.  For more info, or sharing YOUR questions & comments, please find us @fromoutofthepastpodcast!  Thanks for listening …

Episode 7 of our Season on The Year Before Disneyland continues with March & April, 1955 where we return to The Disneyland Hotel for its Groundbreaking and how Guests got-around outside the Park.  Then we’re back in Theatres with the Animated Short ‘Contrasts In Rhythm’ AND back on TV with the 2 Eps before we go to Repeats until right before Park Opening, including the seminal ‘Man In Space.’  Then we’ll introduce 2 Key People in the success of the Park EXPERIENCE:  Ruth Shellhorn & Van Arsdale France.  And we’ll close-out with Roy & Admiral Joe Fowler touring Investors;  and hear from Walt what HE thinks of all the Chaos around them.  For more info, or sharing YOUR questions & comments, please find us on Instagram @fromoutofthepastpodcast!  Thanks for listening …

Episode 6 spotlights January & February, 1955 where we begin with Disney’s Float in The Rose Parade.  Then it’s EIGHT ‘Disneyland’ TV Show Eps including where Pirate Speak comes from, relooking at ’20,000 Leagues Under The Sea,’ more ‘Davy Crockett,’ a Park Progress Report, and ‘Lady And The Tramp’ with Ms. Peggy Lee.  Then it’s a Donald Duck Short, Bob Gurr getting Autopia driving (do you remember all its Tracks?), AND we’ll look at that little place that didn’t have to make Opening Day then suddenly HAD to make Opening Day:  Tomorrowland.  For more info, or sharing YOUR questions & comments, please find us on Instagram @fromoutofthepastpodcast!  Thanks for listening …