Category Archives: Uncle Walt

Walt Disney’s Autograph More Valuable Than Former Presidents?

Posted on August 29, 2012 by John Frost

It’s political season in the USA and many households are tempted to put that presidential autograph up on eBay to make a few bucks. Turns out, they would do much better if they they had a verified signature from Walt … Continue reading →

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Walt Disney’s Chicago Home Still For Sale

Posted on June 25, 2012 by John Frost

Back in 2006 someone put Walt Disney’s childhood home in Chicago on ebay. It didn’t sale and has been off and on the market ever since. This is the home Walt’s father built with his own hands and Walt Disney … Continue reading →

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Effort to Preserve Walt Disney’s Kansas City Studios

Posted on May 29, 2012 by John Frost

The Kansas City Star, the very paper Walt Disney once delivered papers for on his father’s route, has written a nice piece on the efforts of preservationists to save the original location of Walt’s Laugh-o-Grams Studios and the location where … Continue reading →

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Robert Sherman – A Son’s Tribute

Posted on March 21, 2012 by John Frost

The Disney Insider has posted a very touching tribute to recently deceased Disney songsmith Robert Sherman, or as the author called him — Dad. We all know there’s something special about “it’s a small world”, but I have new appreciation … Continue reading →

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Walt Disney Remembered

Posted on December 15, 2011 by John Frost

There’s no doubt Walt Disney is an American Icon. What he was able to achieve in his 66 years on the planet shaped the American psyche in ways that we’re still just beginning to understand (see virtual reality for instance). … Continue reading →

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