PART TWO: Journey back to the early 1930s as legendary animator Ward Kimball joins the Disney Studio and learns to survive in the land of cartoons.

Journey back to the early 1930s as legendary animator Ward Kimball joins the Disney Studio and learns to survive in the land of cartoons.

A full walk-through of the lost Tomorrowland attraction, The World Beneath Us, and a discussion of how Walt Disney's interest in Tivoli Gardens gave rise to Disneyland and beyond.

To complete our "Disney vs. Russia" series, what can we learn about Walt's style of creativity by exploring how Cinerama gave rise to Disney's circular theaters? Find out in this DHI Bonus Episode.

In the late 1950s, Disney was hired to define American culture through film--a film that would be shown at the World's Fair, directly across from the Russian Pavilion.

In the late 1950s, Disney was hired to define American culture through a film--a film that would be shown at the World's Fair, directly across from the Russian Pavilion.

How did American animation get its start? Find out in this five-part series that follows animation pioneer, Dick Huemer as he moves from early New York animation studios to Disney, where he helps oversee story development on Fantasia, Dumbo and other classic films.

How did American animation get its start? Find out in this five-part series that follows animation pioneer, Dick Huemer as he moves from early New York animation studios to Disney, where he helps oversee story development on Fantasia, Dumbo and other classic films.

How did American animation get its start? Find out in this five-part series that follows animation pioneer, Dick Huemer as he moves from early New York animation studios to Disney, where he helps oversee story development on Fantasia, Dumbo and other classic films.

How did American animation get its start? Find out in this five-part series that follows animation pioneer, Dick Huemer as he moves from early New York animation studios to Disney, where he helps oversee story development on Fantasia, Dumbo and other classic films.

In this five-part series, follow animation pioneer, Dick Huemer as he moves from the early New York animation studios out to Disney’s where he eventually helps oversee story development for Fantasia, Dumbo and other classic films.

The story of how Winsor McCay helped create the field of American animation.

The surprising history of the American flag at Disneyland and Walt Disney World.

Journey through the never-built Disney attraction, Symphony of America.

Did a 1934 exhibition of mechanical presidents inspire Walt Disney to build his own Audio-Animatronics?

In 1966, Walt's team laid out plans for the Florida resort--plans for hotels very different than those built years after his death.

In 1950, Roy Disney visited Florida and had an experience that may have changed the course of the Disney empire.

In this, the first of four episodes partially recorded live at Walt Disney World, I look at the fabulous Grand Canyon Concourse Mural by Mary Blair. I also explore the mystery of the five-legged goat.

The story of Larry Watkin, the lead Disney screenwriter in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.

In the 1930s, artists saw "The Sweatbox" as the practice that pushed Disney's animation beyond work produced by rival studios.

Pirates of the Caribbean. Haunted Mansion. Adventure Thru Inner Space. These are a few of the attractions that X Atencio helped create. The surprising story of his career, from animation to Imagineering, on the DHI Podcast.

In 1932, the Technicolor Corporation created a unique process system to present full-color presentations using images captured only on black-and-white film. Instead of looking to one of the major studios to premiere their full-color process, they looked to Walt Disney and animation. The story of Technicolor and its longtime connection with Walt ...…

In 1932, the Technicolor Corporation created a unique process system to present full-color presentations using images captured only on black-and-white film. Instead of looking to one of the major studios to premiere their full-color process, they looked to Walt Disney and animation. The story of Technicolor and its longtime connection with Walt ...…

The story of how the Walt Disney Company finally built Pandora at Disney's Animal Kingdom.

The story of how the Walt Disney Company finally built Pandora at Disney's Animal Kingdom.

Two final stories about the wire - The Mechanical Pixie & Flight Comes to Florida

Stories from women who rode the wire as Tinkerbell--featuring Mimi Zerbini.

The surprising story of the 70-year-old woman who flew as Disneyland’s first Tinkerbell.

Disney Legend, Bill Sullivan tells stories of the early days of Disneyland.

In the early 1960s, Walt Disney explored building a tourist attraction in Monterey, California. The story of that never-built project on the DHI Podcast.

Five years after Disneyland opened, Walt explored building a series of micro parks across the country, parks roughly three to four acres in size and filled with Fantasyland-style attractions for kids. The story of these never-built micro parks, known inside the company as Project Satellite, on the DHI Podcast.…

The story of Disneyland's first Christmas.

In 1960, when two ex-Disneyland designers tried to develop a massive theme park just east of Disneyland, local ministers and rabbis attempted to shut them down.

The making of Snow White--from the perspective of lead Disney animator, Ward Kimball.

> August 6, 1970 – One of the most famous days in the history of Disneyland, the day the Yippie Movement invaded the park. The ideals of post-war conformity and consumerism set against the activism of America’s counterculture. With concerns of guest safety, Disneyland management turned park security over to the Anaheim Police Department who dis ...…

> August 6, 1970 – One of the most famous days in the history of Disneyland, the day the Yippie Movement invaded the park. The ideals of post-war conformity and consumerism set against the activism of America’s counterculture. With concerns of guest safety, Disneyland management turned park security over to the Anaheim Police Department who dis ...…

August 6, 1970 – One of the most famous days in the history of Disneyland, the day the Yippie Movement invaded the park. The ideals of post-war conformity and consumerism set against the activism of America’s counterculture. With concerns of guest safety, Disneyland management turned park security over to the Anaheim Police Department who dispa ...…

The History of It's A Small World. // Part Three: California and Beyond.

The History of It's A Small World. // Part Two: The Music and the Fair.

The History of It's A Small World. // Part One: The Designers.

In 1955, there was only one female designer who walked the site each week with Walt while Disneyland was being built. Her name, Ruth Shellhorn, a landscape architect who designed large sections of the park. On this episode of the DHI Podcast, her story.

In 1959, Walt Disney made a handshake agreement to build asecond Disneyland in Florida--not in Orlando but in Palm BeachGardens, an hour north of Miami.

In 1959, Walt Disney made a handshake agreement to build a second Disneyland in Florida--not in Orlando but in Palm Beach Gardens, an hour north of Miami.

The Mystery of Bob Mattey's Missing Window

The story of Nat Winecoff's missing window.

DHI 019 - The Mysterious CV Wood and the Origins of Disneyland The first chapter from THREE YEARS IN WONDERLAND that introduces the most mysterious man in the history of Disneyland.

In the 1980s, Disney designed a massive entertainment complex and studio tour for Burbank...but never built it.

In the 1980s, Disney designed a massive entertainment complex and studio tour for Burbank...but never built it.

The story of how Disneyland's first advertising manager transformed the amusements industry forever.

In the 1980s, Disney designed a massive entertainment complex and studio tour for Burbank...but never built it.