7 Months to Opening: Disneyland’s Struggle to Survive

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  • Опубликовано: 27 янв 2025

Комментарии • 77

  • @edstrong597
    @edstrong597 13 дней назад +9

    I enjoy this series, it’s like Brickey is opening a Disney time capsule.

  • @abbyq176
    @abbyq176 13 дней назад +10

    Respect ❤ the research it takes to organize this is worthy of all the respect. So fun!

  • @joshtodd6054
    @joshtodd6054 13 дней назад +9

    the barn at 15:28 looks wildly like the new gift shop at haunted mansion

    • @ronaldeaton652
      @ronaldeaton652 13 дней назад

      Isn't it the Carrollton barn in Griffith Park

    • @joshtodd6054
      @joshtodd6054 13 дней назад +1

      @ not sure, but maybe wanted to re create that as a building in Disneyland?

    • @HeyBrickey
      @HeyBrickey  13 дней назад +3

      It’s a lazy accident. There’s no reason for a California barn to be in New Orleans

    • @joshtodd6054
      @joshtodd6054 13 дней назад

      @@HeyBrickey fair enough, I was giving them benefit of the doubt 😂

  • @Angel-11Amor
    @Angel-11Amor 13 дней назад +8

    Fun fact: The Rose Parade float features the Dumbo ride which is actually the "Pink elephants on parade" ! They later changed them to Dumbos for the Park opening. I guess having kids ride drunk pink elephants just didn't ... fly. Love the old footage Brickey!

  • @jennytaber71
    @jennytaber71 13 дней назад +5

    I love this format.

  • @yvonnecake5600
    @yvonnecake5600 13 дней назад +5

    Love hearing about the history of Disneyland. Thank you for sharing

    • @Eddunaway-fl3rk
      @Eddunaway-fl3rk 13 дней назад

      Hey brickey if you're doing 1955 news of the Rose bowl who won the Rose bowl game

    • @Eddunaway-fl3rk
      @Eddunaway-fl3rk 13 дней назад

      Ohio State being USC 20 to7

  • @MikhaelJames
    @MikhaelJames 13 дней назад +2

    I'm glad you didn't give up on this channel, thanks

  • @HouseOfAmarna
    @HouseOfAmarna 11 дней назад

    This was a fun vid, Brickey. I love that you filmed it in B&W and spoke from a personal perspective as if you were there with Walt.

  • @nzjonty
    @nzjonty 11 дней назад

    Oh how the times have changed! What a fun and informative approach…. Love the originality!

  • @brianstone6463
    @brianstone6463 13 дней назад +2

    This is a fun format. I love it!

  • @KatherineMarr-jo9qz
    @KatherineMarr-jo9qz 13 дней назад

    I absolutely love and appreciate all of your Disneyland history videos. Thank you for digging deep, deep down into Disneyland history and creating this content. I seriously look forward to your videos and await new ones almost daily. Know that you have a weirdo 36 year old Disneyland fan girl who eagerly awaits your videos to help ease my Disneyland fomo. Thank you for this new series. Disneyland history and oddities has been my absolute favorite of your content. Thank you for sharing your passion and work with a fellow Disney park nerd!

  • @terrygander7997
    @terrygander7997 13 дней назад +3

    Love it! One of your best videos yet! We live in the Midwest and have only been to WDW, but none of that magical place would have been possible without Disneyland. Thanks for the lesson Professor Brickey!

  • @craigtorso
    @craigtorso 10 дней назад +2

    Most of those newspaper photographs were likely very clear when first printed; however, what you’re showing are digital copies of microfilm copies of decades-old versions of the original. The microfilm process was designed for maximum contrast (for text legibility) in minimal space (for library shelf space storage).

  • @miked6947
    @miked6947 13 дней назад +2

    Thanks Brickey looking forward to more in this series really appreciate ya doing this

  • @winterliy103-7
    @winterliy103-7 12 дней назад

    Enjoyed this,I think you are on the right track with this series.

  • @djdminh
    @djdminh 13 дней назад +1

    I love this series so far. There are so many stories and facts that I have never heard. Keep going!

  • @jeffstoeger2974
    @jeffstoeger2974 13 дней назад +3

    Love the black and white episode. Thanks for sharing the very informative things about Walt. Brickey, you're becoming a classic just like this episode. Thank you for your in-depth research.👏👏👏

  • @johnjosephnigro
    @johnjosephnigro 13 дней назад +1

    Very slick video. I think “ Old News Tonight ” could become one of your best genre’s. I think I could start to like it as much as I like your Disneyland Forward videos and I love your Disneyland Forward videos. with your new Magic Brickies you’re really developing a fantastic brand…… just like Walt did lol.

  • @joysjourney3212
    @joysjourney3212 13 дней назад

    This is a great new addition to your channel!

  • @jetsons101
    @jetsons101 13 дней назад +2

    Very enjoyable watch, tones of information and great vintage images.

  • @JaneMachado-nz3ob
    @JaneMachado-nz3ob 13 дней назад +1

    LOVE this! What a fun dive into the times. Please keep these coming....

  • @k00lt1nt
    @k00lt1nt 13 дней назад

    Another banger! Great video and well put together. I like the black and white aspect also

  • @shashona3084
    @shashona3084 13 дней назад +3

    Taking it back to the beginning

  • @ChicagoPaul76
    @ChicagoPaul76 13 дней назад +1

    Amazing concept. First time seeing the Rose Parade float. Very cool. Can't wait for the next episode.

  • @voiceoverguyharris
    @voiceoverguyharris 13 дней назад +1

    Really enjoyed this Bricky. Nicely researched... again. Never cease to amaze with the info you are able to source. Congratulations!

  • @Oddernod
    @Oddernod 11 дней назад

    I used to work next to Helm's Bakery - I had no idea of the Disneyland connection! Keep these blasts from the past coming Brickey!

  • @lcruz2783
    @lcruz2783 13 дней назад +1

    Great video, and nice touch with the black and white video. As always this is the best info we can get now about Disneyland, stuff we never new

  • @Pab-B
    @Pab-B 13 дней назад +3

    Old-timey Brickey lookin Sharp!

  • @ScanFan_Ed
    @ScanFan_Ed 12 дней назад

    Thanks for another great video, Brickey!

  • @ejcTAB
    @ejcTAB 10 дней назад

    Clever. Fun addition. My wife remembered seeing the Helms Bakery trucks in her Woodland Hills neighborhood when she was a kid.

  • @Royal245
    @Royal245 13 дней назад +2

    Great Intro to the beginning of Disney's empire!! I remember (vividly) my first trip to Disneyland in 1955 with my Father who HAD to be #1 for everything...LOL

  • @Magical_Maddy
    @Magical_Maddy 12 дней назад +1

    Love this, thanks for sharing!

    • @HeyBrickey
      @HeyBrickey  12 дней назад

      Glad you enjoyed it ❤️

  • @nefasventures
    @nefasventures 12 дней назад

    Great new series and love the old history:)

  • @kyleheinze522
    @kyleheinze522 12 дней назад

    This is great. Thank you!

  • @JBX302
    @JBX302 13 дней назад

    I love this so much! So impressive. And I’m not just talking about that suit. :-) I hope this history encourages you as you continue to build your own dream.

  • @SuperKazmierski
    @SuperKazmierski 12 дней назад

    Looks like you're having a lot of fun.
    Keep it up. You'll be at 100K followers by May.

  • @bethkelly9206
    @bethkelly9206 11 дней назад

    Helm's bakery trucks were the best! I even fell off the bumper of one!

  • @derradune6722
    @derradune6722 13 дней назад +1

    Interesting to see that article was by Louella Parsons. She was a big deal back in those days and has 2 stars on the Hollywood walk of fame, one for movies, and one for radio.

    • @scruffskunk
      @scruffskunk 13 дней назад +1

      Good eye. I totally missed that. She, along with Walter Winchell, provided most of the gossip style stories at that time.

  • @LupoDePace
    @LupoDePace 13 дней назад

    I'm so used to seeing Brickey in his hoodie with his cap and glasses that I almost didn't recognize him in his suit and tie.

  • @davids6898
    @davids6898 13 дней назад

    Walt was a huge baseball fan. In fact he is responsible for the Angels playing in Anaheim. In his book, In Service to the Mouse, Jack Lindquist states that he and Gene Autry were good friends. He invited Walt Disney to be a partial owner of the team. Walt turned down his offer, wanting to avoid ruining their friendship due to differences in running the team or agreeing on trades. But when the Angels found themselves looking for a new ballpark after three uncomfortable years having to share Dodger Stadium, Walt suggested Anaheim to his friend and that is where they play (poorly) to this day.

  • @quinnhouk5369
    @quinnhouk5369 13 дней назад +1

    Cool

  • @maimoneattia
    @maimoneattia 12 дней назад

    Loved this! Looking forward to more. Have you ever visited the Disney Museum in San Francisco? Only Disney type place we have in the bay area. It's great.

  • @TheSquirrelMafia
    @TheSquirrelMafia 6 дней назад

    I like this! 😁

  • @seminolefantodd4736
    @seminolefantodd4736 10 дней назад

    Brickey, in 2019, my wife & I had a chance to attended a Bob Gurr book signing that was held at Walt's home on Woking Way,. If you get the opportunity to visit it, the views of the city are amazing. I'm writing to say It has a screening room as well. In fact, the famous photo of Walt standing in a doorway with a silhouetted Mickey was taken in that house and the doorway is to the screening room. There is another photo of Walt standing at a handrail, taken from below, where you can see the intricate pattern painted on the ceiling of the home's entryway. The home is well preserved and as an example, Diane and Sharon's playhouse is still standing by the pool. Highly recommend!

  • @GlenHallstrom
    @GlenHallstrom 5 дней назад

    My home town! Long Beach FTW!

    • @HeyBrickey
      @HeyBrickey  5 дней назад

      Mine too!

    • @GlenHallstrom
      @GlenHallstrom 5 дней назад

      @@HeyBrickey Oh yeah! High five! (slap)
      Not only that, when I was growing up there my mom used to buy her bread and such from the Helm's Bakery truck.
      Good times.

  • @alancranford3398
    @alancranford3398 13 дней назад +1

    Brickey made a time machine!

  • @jetsons101
    @jetsons101 13 дней назад

    The Black & White is a nice touch, but to be more 1955 put in a tad more "Blur" like a 1955 T.V. would have. Great watch.

  • @carolynhunt7333
    @carolynhunt7333 13 дней назад +1

    Was that Kirk Douglas driving Walt’s train?

  • @Captrotc
    @Captrotc 12 дней назад

    One reason why Walt would have been a fan of the Stars versus the Dodgers, the Dodgers were a Brooklyn team until 1958!

  • @Lil_Homie.
    @Lil_Homie. 13 дней назад +1

    The Brickey and Friends show 👍🏼

  • @SimplyBrandy23
    @SimplyBrandy23 13 дней назад +1

    Hello Friends. Hope all are well 🙏🏽 and staying safe

  • @kingtigertank
    @kingtigertank 4 дня назад

    There’s a Helms Bakery Truck at the Lyon Air Museum at John Wayne Airport

  • @scruffskunk
    @scruffskunk 13 дней назад

    Such a wealth of amazing historical information. It brought up a question that I'll have to look up. I thought the major studios controlled the theatres and it was next to impossible for any other distribution company like newly formed Buena Vista to show movies. Even independent theatre owners had exclusive contracts with the major studios and films not from the major studios were at best shown at the five cent theatre on the bad side of town. Maybe things started to change by then. Yep, ya got me thinking, Brickey.

  • @sky0kast0
    @sky0kast0 13 дней назад

    I can't be a member because I'm trying to go out and make memories and right now I need self control! Near my birthday I'm hoping to go to universal Hollywood.

  • @mikeb.7183
    @mikeb.7183 13 дней назад

    Whatever became of Walts house and private railroad ?

    • @jamesl1130
      @jamesl1130 13 дней назад

      The house was sold, torn down and a new home built. The tunnel under Lillian's flowers is now a wine cellar.
      The barn was moved to Griffith Park, open to the public on the 3rd Sunday of the month

  • @crazybird199
    @crazybird199 12 дней назад

    Really love the look into Disneyland history. I do think the black and white filter you have on yourself gets old a bit fast. I'd personally prefer you and your background to be in color, except maybe for the intro. Just a minor gripe, though, the rest is great.

  • @JesseAdventure
    @JesseAdventure 13 дней назад

    Are they driving in the middle of the bakery truck? I need to find more information about this.

  • @avebeno
    @avebeno 13 дней назад

    I hope you'll come to understand that the quality of newspaper archiving techniques aren't the same as a halftone newspaper photo prints.

  • @brianstone6463
    @brianstone6463 13 дней назад

    17:12 Anyone see what I see? (Wait... does everyone know but me? I'm feeling a little dumb now.)

    • @HeyBrickey
      @HeyBrickey  13 дней назад +1

      People keep saying that the Haunted Mansion barn looks like Walt's barn, but I think that's just a lazy accident. Walt's barn has ZERO to do with Louisiana. Walt, as a person, and his barn have no connection to the storyline of the Haunted Mansion.

  • @ainsleyperry5192
    @ainsleyperry5192 13 дней назад

    RKO Radio Pictures upto 1954 released all of Disney's films. But Roy Disney started to wonder why RKO were becoming slower and slower in paying back to Disney their film rental share. RKO took a distribution fee on Disney films. RKO was going broke and was using Disney's money to stay afloat and drip feed Disney their share. This arrangement had been getting worse for Disney over the years. Right back to the first Mickey Mouse shorts any distribution company Disney used all tried to short change Disney. So Roy set up Buena Vista Disney's own distribution division. The first film to be released by this new division was "The Living Desert." As well as RKO being slow with Disney's Box Office returns, RKO saw no money in a animal film. It was a huge hit for Disney. Roy setting up Buena Vista was looked on as being more important to Disney Investers and the Company than Disneyland upto 1960. There was some talk of nominating Walt Disney for an "Emmy" in 1955 as personality of the year. He was'nt nominated because how could you give an Emmy to someone who was on screen for about a minute each week? Cheers, Chris Perry.

  • @BruceBergman
    @BruceBergman 13 дней назад

    Why do we get the countdown after the piece is already posted? silliness.