The People Mover also known as the Disneyland transit system, was an attraction at Disneyland that operated from 1967 to 1995. The attraction was a slow-moving elevated Railway that transported visitors around the Tomorrowland area of the park. The People Mover was part of the new Tomorrowland at Disneyland and it was a proof of concept attraction that exhibited the ability to lessen traffic in large cities. The attraction had a large capacity that could move over 4,800 people every hour. However the attraction was closed on August 21st 1995. Disney, thinking that they knew what guests wanted, replaced the People Mover with the Rocket Rods. This turned out to be the worst gamble ever! The People Mover provided guests with a relaxing view of Walt's beloved park but Disney thought guests wanted a Tomorrowland thrill ride. Trading 16 minutes of People Mover for three minutes of rocketing. 6 months later in March of 1996 the Rocket Rods were announced. 14 months after the announcement, the Rocket Rods opened in May of 1998. The decision to replace the People Mover was based on what imagineers believed that the ride had outlived its usefulness and was no longer a prototype. They decided to replace the slow mellow ride with the futuristic rapid transit system.
The decision to close the People Mover was a dangerous one as it was a classic attraction that had an importance of nostalgia as well as the emotional connection of the guests. This bad decision has kept an empty track in Tomorrowland for over two decades. All that's left is it's ghost track rooted all through Tomorrowland an echo of better times. Porcelain salt and pepper shaker set When aligned, pair forms two halves of a whole silhouette (not joined). Designs adapted from Mary Blair's archival inspirational art for Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland. Features Alice (pepper) and the White Rabbit (salt) in Garden of Live Flowers. Print illustrations. Golden finish trims. Disney Legend Mary Blair's inspirational pre-production work helped set the visual tone for Walt Disney's 1951 animated feature Alice in Wonderland. She received co-credit for ''Color and Styling'' on the film. Shakers paired together: 3'' H x 2 1/2'' Diameter Check out my review of the dessert plates from this collectible series.
Walt and Louis Lundberg, chairman of Bank of America, sponsor of It's a Small World, during a press event for the construction of the attraction.
Harrison “Buzz” Price was born in Oregon City, Oregon. The Disney Legend became a trusted advisor for Walt Disney as he ventured into the theme park business. After attending earning degrees from the CalTech and Stanford, Buzz joined the Stanford Research Institute (SRI). Walt hired SRI after hearing about them early in 1953 from his friend and famed architect, Charles Luckman. After their initial discussion, Buzz wrote up proposals for the site location and on economic planning. The contract called for 12 weeks of work and a budget of $25,000. Walt told SRI what he was looking for: the park needed around 160 acres and be acquired quickly. Buzz asked Walt “Do you have any bias, any opinion, on where it should go in Southern California?” Walt’s response, “No, you tell me.” The SRI team, according to Buzz, “attacked all the variables which would determine an optimum location…We calculated the centers of gravity of the resident population and hotel rooms serving the tourist population.” The final report, produced in August, 1953 identified the “Ball Road subdivision” as a preferred option near Anaheim. Buzz later pointed out “Twelve years later we would measure the center of gravity of the population in the southern eight counties to be…within four miles of the park.”
In late 1953, Buzz attended the Nat’l Assoc. of Amusement Parks, Pools & Beaches trade show in Chicago with Disneyland planners Dick Irvine, Nat Winecoff, and Bill Cottrell. They stocked up a hotel suite with caviar, whiskey, and invited the top amusement park owners to give them an overview of the project. In the end they told Buzz “Tell your boss to save his money. Tell him to stick to what he knows and leave the amusement business to people who know it.” When Buzz shared the input with Walt, he brushed it off and exclaimed “They don't get it." Buzz ultimately worked on more than 150 studies for the Walt Disney Company, including the site selection of Walt Disney World, CalArts, & Tokyo Disneyland. Buzz passed away in 2010. He was named a Disney Legend in 2003 and honored with a window on Main Street in Disneyland in 2013. Donald Duck appeared in comedic roles in animated cartoons. Donald's first theatrical appearance was in The Wise Little Hen (1934), but it was his second appearance in Orphan's Benefit that same year that introduced him as a temperamental comic foil to Mickey Mouse.
The Wise Little Hen was part of the Silly Symphonies series of theatrical cartoon shorts. The film's given release date of June 9, is officially recognized by the Walt Disney Company as Donald's birthday, though historian J.B. Kaufman, consultant of The Walt Disney Family Museum, discovered in recent years that The Wise Little Hen was first shown on May 3, 1934 at the Carthay Circle Theater for a benefit program, while its official debut was on June 7 at the Radio City Music Hall. Donald's appearance in the cartoon, as created by animator Dick Lundy, is similar to his modern look – the feather and beak colors are the same, as are the blue sailor shirt and hat – but his features are more elongated, his body plumper, his feet smaller, and his sclerae white. Donald's personality is not developed either; in the short, he only fills the role of the unhelpful friend from the original story. |
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