Avi, Irvine, California

Since I grew up in Southern California, I have been to Disneyland many times over the past six decades. One of my favorite memories is running into Walt Disney walking through the park and getting to speak with him briefly.

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Scott, Charlotte, North Carolina

It has not yet been published, but has been scheduled for August 2013 release. The title will be Dream It! Do It! (The People, the Places, the Projects): My Half Century Creating Disney’s Magic Kingdoms.

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Matt, Austin, Texas

There are no plans to make the films available to the public, though some of the films from Horizons were shown to the lucky attendees at the recent D23 Epcot 30th event in Florida.

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Peter, Monrovia, California

Guests to Disneyland in the mid-1950s could get their own headline printed on The Disneyland News.

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Patricia, Escondido, California

That would be bestselling Disney artist Eric Robison, best known for his paintings of 100 Mickeys. Robison started his Disney career in 1987 as an Imagineer but later moved into fine art.

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Jason, Greenville, South Carolina

The Black Hole soundtrack album was released on record as Buena Vista STER 5008 in 1979—the first digitally recorded soundtrack.

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Peggy, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Disney’s Vacationland campground was north of the Disneyland Hotel on West Street (now Disneyland Drive), in the place where the current Mickey & Friends Parking Structure is located.  It was open from about 1971 to 1996.

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Robert, Kissimmee, Florida

On his trip to Orlando in November 1965, Walt did visit the site. There are some photos but since no work had begun, it is difficult to determine exactly where Walt went. We do know he was at a house that was near where the Saratoga Springs Resort now stands, and he rode in a …

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