We are off and running! Another Boardwalk Times newsletter is coming your way. Covering August 25 and August 26! What happened on these days in Disney history?
1923: Walt Disney calls M.J Winkler informing her he is now longer involved with the Laugh-O-Gram Studio in Kansas City, Missouri. Walt and his brother Roy would form Disney Brothers Studio. Which would later become the Walt Disney Company.
1958: Tim Burton is born. Filmmaker, writer, and producer of joint films with Disney. Burton was a former Disney animator. His films with Disney include The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach, the live-action Alice in Wonderland, and the upcoming remake of Dumbo.
1989: The Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular is dedicated at Disney-MGM Studios.
August 26
1918: A young Walt Disney forges his parents’ signatures to enlist in the American Ambulance Corps (part of the Red Cross) as an ambulance driver. He changed his birth date from 1901 to 1900.
1948: Walt Disney and animator and fellow railroad enthusiast Ward Kimball return to the Studio after a 10-day trip visiting the Chicago Railroad Fair and Henry Ford’s Greenfield Village. Henry Ford’s Greenfield Village helped inspire Walt’s dream of building Disneyland.
Site News
Although not Henry Ford’s Greenfield Village. The Boardwalk Times will be visiting the Henry Ford Museum of Innovation. We will be visiting the museum and also experiencing The Science Behind Pixar exhibit.
Recent Links
Zach Perilstein made his first appearance on Boardwalk Talk. He will be a recurring guest. Here is the link to the show.
Ryan Dorman recently ranked his Top 5 Quick Bites at Disneyland. Check that out here.
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Zach Perilstein is the Editor-in-Chief at the Boardwalk Times.
