Q: I would like to find more information about Holidayland. My grandfather has a couple of pictures that show Disney artists with sketches of Holidayland, some even have Walt Disney in them. Where can I go to find out the artists’ names and anything else about the pictures?
Mark, Irvine, California
A: Holidayland was a picnic area, from 1957 to 1961, under a circus tent outside the Disneyland berm where companies could rent the area for company picnics, then the guests could enter Disneyland itself. We probably cannot identify sketch artists that worked there, but if you want to send copies of the photos to Disney.Archives@disney.com they can look at them for you.
Dave Smith