John, San Diego, California
I am unaware of any such appearances, though Walt did filmed TV interviews with Fletcher Markle of the Canadian Broadcasting Co., and Bob Wright of KNBC (Los Angeles). Video or transcripts of scripts are available on the Internet.
See moreBrant, Broadway, Virginia
The classic Mustangs were indeed given, one each at four Grad Nites in 1964 (June 11, 12, 18, 19) and 1965 (June 11, 16, 17, 18). The winners’ names were not mentioned in Disneyland press releases, nor in the newspaper clippings about the events. One release in 1965 mentioned the prize being a gold and …
See moreEdward, El Dorado Hills, California
Debby Boone performed in “Night of Joy” at Disneyland on April 13, 1984; she also did a two-night “Night of Joy” at Walt Disney World in September of that year. There are no accurate Disneyland performer indexes, so I was unable to find any Boone performances in the 1970s.
See moreSteven, New Jersey
If you haven’t done so, you should check the Imagineering website, which should answer many of your questions: wdi.disneycareers.com. Walt Disney Imagineering certainly employs mechanical engineers, but I am unaware which colleges have produced most of them. Engineers are also hired by the Disney parks.
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Greg, Downingtown Pennsylvania
Even before the New York fair, in 1958, Walt Disney had produced America the Beautiful in CircleVision, to be shown at the Brussels World’s Fair. But after doing the four shows for the 1964–65 fair, Walt decided to build his park in Florida, so he had no time for outside work for world’s fairs. However, …
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Camille, Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Walt often referred to Walt Disney Imagineering (then WED Enterprises) as his “laughing place.” There he could take a respite from his duties as head of a major company and go watch the Imagineers at work imagining fantastic things that could be added to Disneyland. When he had his backyard miniature railroad, he also found …
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Avi, Irvine CA
For an answer, I went to the director of the cartoon, Lauren MacMullan. Here is her reply: “As the Mickey short was being made, I decided I wanted a title that sounded decidedly unmodern–as if if was named in 1928, not 2013. ‘Get a Horse’ is actually a phrase from the early days of the …
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Emily, Selden, New York
The puppy in the hatbox was a chow named Sunnee—we are not aware of who named her. The Disney family had Sunnee for a number of years, though in the 1940s they got a large poodle named Duchess Disney.
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Jason, Anaheim Hills, California
RCA’s song, “Here’s to the Future and You,” from 1974, had words by X. Atencio and music by Buddy Baker. Atencio and Baker also partnered on songs for other memorable attractions, including Haunted Mansion and World of Motion.
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Ashira, California
This is a fan’s theory, based on some evidence in the films, but it is a long shot.
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