Manufacturing the Magic: Drawing up plans for Disneyland
The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network
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Show Notes
In the 19th installment of this educational series, Shelly & Noe Valladolid talk about what happened in September of 1953 prior to Roy O. Disney’s fateful flight out to NYC.
They also talk about how the material that Walt’s brother showed to executives at CBS, NBC & ABC to sell them on Disneyland was created.
Throughout this episode, listeners will learn about:
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How did Herbie Ryman’s “Lost Weekend” with Walt REALLY go down
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Which “Lands” were initially proposed for Walt’s family fun park
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How did Walt go about securing all of the funding that was needed to build Disneyland
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Who were the Park’s original sponsors
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How did C.V. Wood go about recruiting Disneyland’s participants
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