If you find Disney history interesting I would recommend reading Roy O. Disney And The Creation Of An Entertainment Empire. It’s a fascinating look into the partnership between Walt Disney and his older brother Roy O. Disney. The more I learned…
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Top Left: Bob Gurr poses behind the wheel that started it all. Top Right: The Disneyland Monorail and Matterhorn Bobsleds both engineered by Gurr. Bottom Left: Bob Gurr test rides his design for Autopia at Disneyland Park circa 1955.…
Top Left: Yale Gracey surveys one of his ghostly illusions devised for the ballroom scene of the Haunted Mansion. Top Right: Gracey’s iconic flame effects for the Pirates of the Caribbean at Disneyland. Bottom Left: Adjusting the hat to one of his ghostly creations. Bottom…
Top Left: Robert Sherman (standing) and Richard Sherman write the music and lyrics for It’s a Small World. Top Right: Together at the Disney Studios. Bottom Left: Introducing new songs with Walt Disney. Bottom Right: Celebrating their Oscar wins for…
Top Left – Rolly Crump’s Tower of Four Winds marquee designed for It’s a Small World at the 1964-65 New York World’s Fair. Top Right – Rolly Crump and Walt Disney present the design for Tower of the Four Winds. Bottom Left –…
Photos: Top Left – Marc Davis sketches show scenes for Pirates of the Caribbean. Top Right – Marc Davis, Walt Disney and fellow Disney Legend Mary Blair join creative forces on It’s a Small World. Bottom Left – Marc…
Photos: Top Left – A young Fred Moore with family. *Photo originally published by The Blackwing Diaries. Top Right – Fred Moore using a mirror for inspiration. Bottom Left – With Production Assistant Larry Lansburgh and fellow Disney Legend Mary Blair…
Photos: Top Left – Mary Blair’s background painting and colour styling of the train ride to Baia sequence for The Three Caballeros. Top Right – The very stylish Mary Blair at work. Bottom Left – With Production Assistant Larry Lansburgh and Animator…
Photos: Top Left – Alice Davis gives finishing touches to an Audio-Animatronic doll for It’s a Small World. Top Right – Alice and Disney Legend Marc Davis were happily married for 44 years until Marc’s passing in 2000. Bottom Left…