Joanna, La Habra, California

Walt Disney was hard pressed for cash in the 1950s, so he asked a friend of his, Jack Wrather, if he would build and run a hotel on Disney property in Anaheim. Wrather did so, and the Disneyland Hotel, which opened several months after Disneyland Park in 1955, became one of the prime hotels in …

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Reece, Orlando, Florida

It was no doubt destroyed when it was removed from Disneyland in the 1960s.

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Tripp Avenue residence of Walt Disney when he lived with his family in Chicago

Diane, Oswego, Illinois

The Disneys lived in Chicago when Walt was born in 1901, moving to Marceline in 1906. The family returned to Chicago from 1917 until 1919. I know of no way to prove a connection between the physician and the Disney family, unless a search of Chicago city directories would indicate they might have locations in …

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Jennifer, Ojai, California

You have contacted the right people. The fact is that only a very small percentage of the thousands of people who worked for Disney ever had their photos taken at work. Sorry you were unsuccessful.

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Carrie, Tucson, Arizona

Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom had a Surprise Celebration Parade for the park’s 20th anniversary in 1991. It was based on a Party Gras parade at Disneyland; the parade performers threw out beads and coins to the audience.

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Joseph, Nevada City, California

My favorite animated Disney feature from the early days in Pinocchio; from more recent years, it is Beauty and the Beast.

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Joseph, Pasadena, California

The same actress appeared in the lead-in for The Horse Without a Head on TV, and Walt called her Marla. The same name appears in production records for other shows: Marla Ryan.

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Morgan, Portland, Oregon

Disney fans can visit the Archives on the periodic D23 Disney Studio tours. Check “Events” on the D23 website.

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