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EPISODE · Apr 5, 2026 · 42 MIN

Disneyland - Can We Still Find Walt? | A Lowdown Shorty

from The Lowdown on the Plus-up - A Theme Park Podcast · host Kelly and Pete

Send us Fan MailSomething is quietly disappearing inside Disneyland, and it isn’t a single ride. It’s the feeling of Walt Disney himself: the founder's fingerprints, the hand-crafted oddities, and the design choices that made Anaheim’s original park feel like a living, ebullient, organism.We take a thoughtful walk through Disneyland history and ask a focused question: what is actually left of Walt? We talk about how the man used to be omnipresent in the park, why that kind of creator presence still matters to Disney adults across generations, and how it might be aa little tougher, but he's still there... if you know where to look.In this short episode, Kelly and Pete speak from the heart, and get a little melancholy.Hey, we're human!Thanks for listening!We'd love it if you would give us a review on your podcast platform of choice: iTunes, Spotify, etc... They're really helpful.And get in touch and let us know about YOUR Plus-Ups for the attractions we've talked about!  We'd love to tell them on the air.Come visit us on Bluesky, Mastodon, Instagram, or whatever social media you like. Just look up Lowdown on the Plus-Up and you'll probably find us.  Or drop us a note to [email protected] and let us know any questions or comments about how YOU would like to plus-something-up! We are a Boardwalk Times production.Boardwalk Times, https://boardwalktimes.net/Boardwalk Times store, https://boardwalktimes.store .

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Send us Fan Mail Something is quietly disappearing inside Disneyland, and it isn’t a single ride. It’s the feeling of Walt Disney himself: the founder's fingerprints, the hand-crafted oddities, and the design choices that made Anaheim’s original park feel like a living, ebullient, organism. We take a thoughtful walk through Disneyland history and ask a focused question: what is actually left of Walt? We talk about how the man used to be omnipresent in the park, why that kind of creator prese...

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