36. Disneyland's Origin Story: How It All Began

Why did Walt Disney create Disneyland?We've all heard the Walt-on-a-bench-in-Griffith-Park origin story of Disneyland, and while that wasone of the influences behind Walt's decision to make Disneyland, it wasn't the only one. In this episode of Distory, we dig deep into the history of the many influences in Walt's life and travels that impacted the design of this iconic theme park, exploring where the major themes and ideas came from that created the magical park we know and love today. Kate's new bookA Glimpse of the Magic: Finding Ourselves in the Disney Storyis now available on AmazonHERE!Join us LIVE on YouTube most Thursdays at 10:30am Pacific/1:30pm Eastern for more Distory!Kate’s YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@disneycicerone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can also find us on YouTube, Instagram, and atdisneycicerone.com &walruscarp.comViewfull video versions of each episodeHEREDistory T-shirts and StickersWalrusCarp T-shirts & MerchBooks we reference in this episode:Walt Disney Imagineering The Imagineering StoryThe Disneyland StoryWalt Disney: An American OriginalWalt's Disneyland