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One of the most interesting things I saw during my California trip was the Walt Disney Studios – and it was virtually the first item on the docket. After Jimmy and I killed a couple of hours in Santa Monica, we headed to Burbank to find the Walt Disney Studios and meet our friend David Rodriguez for lunch. When we drove up to the gate, I immediately recognized the surroundings as seen in several Disney documentaries, as well as in the 1941 Disney feature The Reluctant Dragon. David works as a colorist for the studios and had given the front guard our names as visiting guests. Read the rest of this entry »

This brings to a close our 1975 Florida trip. (Interestingly, when I started putting together this website, I had no photos or info about the trip whatsoever). If you are still wondering why there are no further photos from Disney World since my Dad was obviously wearing his camera in the shot taken in front of the 20,000 League Under the Sea ride…well, there were a few slides. But unfortunately, there were no people in them – so weren’t really worth displaying. Most were actually taken inside the It’s a Small World ride and were rather dark. But just to satiate your appetite, here are a couple of the better ones of Disney World in 1975. These beautiful shots provide a glimpse of Disney from this era. Actually, the knobby little knees in the bottom right hand corner of the photo above right do belong to me. I think there was an attempt to get me into a shot with the famous mouse before the tall lanky girl stepped in and ruined everything. Read the rest of this entry »

The trip that I took with my family to Florida in 1975 is what I call a ‘lost trip’ – almost completely obliterated from my parents’ memory and photographic records. Each of the vacationers remember small bits and pieces, but no one can conjure up a clear picture of much about this trip. In fact, even the date of the trip comes into debate. If it weren’t for Bill and Dottie, I would have no photos from the trip at all. Despite the cloud of mystery, it remains a very important trip in my life as it was my first visit to Disney World, a theme park that I would become almost obsessed with over the years. This fascination was mostly based on the enthralling nostalgic memories of my first visits to the park. Read the rest of this entry »