Here's a great image of Walt Disney reading stories at Disneyland in 1966. (Click photo to enlarge.) It came from a magazine ad for RCA television sets, which also served to promote Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color TV program. The image was posted in two parts (which I cobbled together) in a recent post on the Vintage Disneyland Tickets blog..
Currently, an enormous "Wonderful World of Color" water/pyrotechnics show (ala Fantasmic) is being built in the Disney's California Adventure theme park. We can only hope the show will mark the big Ludwig von Drake comeback we've been waiting for all these years.
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The Anaheim Historical Society's next meeting will feature Jeff Smith of Natural by Design Landscape. Jeff will discuss how California's landscape developed over time, with emphasis on the availability of water in the choice plantings. The meeting will be held March 31, 7pm, at the Ebell Clubhouse at Helena and Cypress Streets, across from the tennis courts at Pearson Park.
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Absolutely a wonderful picture. After using the new Portraiture plug-in for photoshop on various portions to smooth out the "old magazine" look, and pulling out a little more intense color to make it look a little more contemporary, it is now my new (and most likely permanent) desktop picture. Thanks
Hey, nice post! That Ad looks much better stitched together! Coxpilot, if you have a minute, could you email me your "fixed up" version? I will admit I'm still learning how to use photoshop.... Tim (Vintagedisneylandtickets@gmail.com)
The part of the photo that is the TV with Walt and the children is in a gallery on the Disney Wonder cruise ship. I was so surprised to see it again in full. Vintage: pic is on it's way. Enjoy
Just another testament to the RCA of those days. My in-laws got this TV when it first came out, and they still have it. It still has great color, and was re-built about 10 years ago. They don't like the new TVs because they don't "match the furniture", and the cable box gives them everything they need, including a remote. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
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