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The Park: Disneyland, Anaheim, 1959

Editors Note: I’m republishing a series of posts written by my Aunt Linda seven years ago. In hosting me over my childhood summers in their Southern California homes, she and my Aunt Dorothea played a key role in nurturing my love of Disneyland (although they… Read More »The Park: Disneyland, Anaheim, 1959

Videopolis: Postmodern Jukebox takes on Beauty and the Beast

Postmodern Jukebox is the ‘living-room’ band that exploded onto the scene with its covers of modern hut songs in the style of classic genres. You may remember band leader Scott Bradlee’s ragtime Aladdin medley or their slow jazz cover of the “Ducktales Theme Song.” One… Read More »Videopolis: Postmodern Jukebox takes on Beauty and the Beast

Unseen Vintage Disneyland Footage from 1965

I recently revisited some footage my grandparents shot at Disneyland in 1965, when Walt’s park was just 10 years old, and thought I should share it with you all! I found it quite interesting to see what the park looked like when they visited; a… Read More »Unseen Vintage Disneyland Footage from 1965

Postmodern Jukebox takes on a Disney album, finally

After many many requests from fans, the great vintage-style cover band Postmodern Jukebox had decided to produce an album of Disney covers. The first song they’ve released is from Colors of the Wind from Disney’s Pocahontas interpreted as a 1970s Marvin Gaye-style soul song. That’s… Read More »Postmodern Jukebox takes on a Disney album, finally

Disneyland restores tribute tombstones to Haunted Mansion

When the Haunted Mansion opened in 1969, the Imagineers who worked on the attraction cleverly left tributes to themselves in the form of witty, albeit morbid, tombstone epitaphs. The tombstones were located in and around the queue area of the attraction. Later, most of the… Read More »Disneyland restores tribute tombstones to Haunted Mansion