NEW BOOK! Fastpass to the Past: The Jr. Historian's Guide to Disneyland. Explore the fascinating history behind Disneyland – a theme park history book for kids 9 to 12. Release date: 12/1/2021Join Austin, a former Disneyland Cast Member, as she takes you through the outrageous and sometimes downright strange origin stories of your favorite theme parks, attractions, and shows. The outlandish history of Disneyland, Disney World, Universal Studios, Knott’s Berry Farms, and much more will be explored along with some outrageous stories from former Employees & Cast Members. What are you waiting for? For your safety, remain seated with your hands, arms, feet, and legs inside the podcast at all times.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
Fastpass to the Past: The Theme Park History Podcast
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NEW BOOK! Fastpass to the Past: The Jr. Historian's Guide to Disneyland. Explore the fascinating history behind Disneyland – a theme park history book for kids 9 to 12. Release date: 12/1/2021Join Austin, a former Disneyland Cast Member, as she takes you through the outrageous and sometimes downright strange origin stories of your favorite theme parks, attractions, and shows. The outlandish history of Disneyland, Disney World, Universal Studios, Knott’s Berry Farms, and much more will be explored along with some outrageous stories from former Employees & Cast Members. What are you waiting for? For your safety, remain seated with your hands, arms, feet, and legs inside the podcast at all times.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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December 1, 2021
Episode 18: Walt Disney's Childhood in Kansas City City (Exclusive Excerpt From Our New Book!)
<p>In this exclusive excerpt from our new book, discover Walt Disney's early life in Kansas City. We'll explore Walt's earliest inspiration for Disneyland, his childhood amusement park. Walk the flower-lined avenues of the lost Electric City park that continued to inspire Walt throughout his career, long after the 100,000 gleaming lights went out.</p><p>*Fastpass to the Past: The Jr. Historian's Guide to Disneyland * -Out Now!<br>Explore the fascinating history behind Disneyland – a theme park history book for kids 9 to 12.</p><p>Inspire an interest in history with this fun and immersive journey across 20th century US history through the lens of the happiest place on earth. From awful ideas left on the drawing board to actual flying (and sinking!) ships, Fastpass to the Past: A Jr. Historian's Guide to Disneyland is a thrilling grand circle tour of Disneyland's past and present.</p><p>In this California history book, kids will walk in the footsteps of Walt Disney before discovering the inspiring stories and hidden Disneyland secrets behind ALL of their favorite theme attractions, including The Haunted Mansion, Peter Pan's Flight, and even Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge.</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fastpass-Past-Historians-Guide-Disneyland-ebook/dp/B09HRK85MQ" rel="nofollow">Purchase the Book</a></p><p><a href="https://fastpasstothepast.com" rel="nofollow">Behind the Scenes Content</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fastpass-Past-Historians-Guide-Disneyland-ebook/dp/B09HRK85MQ" title="Purchase The Book: Fastpass to the Past: The Jr. Historian's Guide to Disneyland " rel="nofollow">Purchase The Book: Fastpass to the Past: The Jr. Historian's Guide to Disneyland </a> — Explore the fascinating history behind Disneyland – a theme park history book for kids 9 to 12.Inspire an interest in history with this fun and immersive journey across 20th century US history through the lens of the happiest place on earth. From awful ideas left on the drawing board to actual flying (and sinking!) ships, Fastpass to the Past: A Jr. Historian’s Guide to Disneyland is a thrilling grand circle tour of Disneyland’s past and present.In this California history book, kids will walk in the footsteps of Walt Disney before discovering the inspiring stories and hidden Disneyland secrets behind ALL of their favorite theme attractions, including The Haunted Mansion, Peter Pan’s Flight, and even Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.</li><li><a href="https://fastpasstothepast.com/" title="Behind the Scenes Content | Fastpass to the Past" rel="nofollow">Behind the Scenes Content | Fastpass to the Past</a></li></ul><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
April 18, 2020
Episode 17: Lost Lands of Disneyland Paris: A 1920's Main Street
<p>Since Disneyland's opening in 1955, every designer who has been tasked with creating a new Main Street for a new Disney park has had to live up to that first nostalgic thoroughfare, the only one Walt actually had a hand in designing, while also setting the scene for the rest of the park. For Disneyland Paris, this task fell to a young brand-new Imagineer and self-proclaimed Disneytologist, Eddie Sotto, who envisioned a very different Main Street USA. </p><p>Eddie spent over a year working on a Main Street inspired by the stories of the Roaring '20s, and the jazz, cinema, art deco, and gangsters that populated the decade. His design included a hidden restaurant in a locomotive, a speakeasy jazz club, and police raids. Unfortunately, due to creative and financial reasons, his plans never saw the light of day in Paris. In this new part of the 'Lost Lands of Disneyland' series, we go back to the drawing board, deep in the Walt Disney Company archive, to see what this Roaring 20's entrance sequence would have looked like. </p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09HRK85MQ?ref_=pe_3052080_276849420" title="Pre-Order Our New Book! Fastpass to the Past: The Jr. Historian's Guide to Disneyland" rel="nofollow">Pre-Order Our New Book! Fastpass to the Past: The Jr. Historian's Guide to Disneyland</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZBTcm576bg" title="The How of Wow! | Eddie Sotto | TEDxBermuda - YouTube" rel="nofollow">The How of Wow! | Eddie Sotto | TEDxBermuda - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2010/04/main-street-1920s-early-draft-and.html" title="Disney and More - Main Street 1920's Early Draft" rel="nofollow">Disney and More - Main Street 1920's Early Draft</a></li><li><a href="https://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-disneyland-paris-that-never-was_17.html" title="Disney and More - The Disneyland Paris That Never Was" rel="nofollow">Disney and More - The Disneyland Paris That Never Was</a></li><li><a href="https://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-disneyland-paris-that-never-was.html" title="Disney and More - Disneyland Paris That Never Was, Part 2" rel="nofollow">Disney and More - Disneyland Paris That Never Was, Part 2</a></li><li><a href="https://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2017/12/why-disneyland-paris-book-is-great-part.html" title="Disney and More - Why Disneyland Paris Book Is Great " rel="nofollow">Disney and More - Why Disneyland Paris Book Is Great </a></li><li><a href="https://www.yesterland.com/disneylandparis.html" title="Yesterland.com: Disneyland Paris, From Sketch To Reality" rel="nofollow">Yesterland.com: Disneyland Paris, From Sketch To Reality</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/boss_angeles?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" title="Eddie Sotto (@boss_angeles) / Twitter" rel="nofollow">Eddie Sotto (@boss_angeles) / Twitter</a></li><li><a href="https://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2010/04/disneyland-paris-that-never-was-part_06.html" title="Disney and More - Disneyland Paris That Never Was, Part 3" rel="nofollow">Disney and More - Disneyland Paris That Never Was, Part 3</a></li><li><a href="https://medium.com/@austincarroll/the-disneyland-paris-that-could-have-been-speakeasies-gangsters-and-a-1920s-jazz-club-ae04131fbb6c" title="The Disneyland Paris That Could Have Been: Speakeasies, Gangsters, and a 1920s Jazz Club" rel="nofollow">The Disneyland Paris That Could Have Been: Speakeasies, Gangsters, and a 1920s Jazz Club</a> — No time to listen? Read my article on the topic, which is filled with concept art. </li></ul><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
March 25, 2020
Episode 16: Universal Studios Hollywood, From Glamour Trams to Today's Studio Tour
<p>Learn about how "Laemmle's Folly," a dream of an immigrant and rebel movie mogul named Carl Laemmle for a city dedicated to the movies, became a reality with Universal Studios Hollywood. The studio tour of his creation, once merely a method of attracting audiences and publicity to Universal Films, transformed over time into a worldwide theme park empire with revenues in the billions. While most early film studios are now mainly fading celluloid and memories, Universal continues to grow in popularity, offering new generations of film lovers the chance to go behind the scenes of their favorite films.</p><p>[Shownotes ](<a href="http://www.themeparkhistorypodcast.com" rel="nofollow">www.themeparkhistorypodcast.com</a>)</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09HRK85MQ?ref_=pe_3052080_276849420" title="Pre-Order Our New Book! Fastpass to the Past: The Jr. Historian's Guide to Disneyland" rel="nofollow">Pre-Order Our New Book! Fastpass to the Past: The Jr. Historian's Guide to Disneyland</a></li><li><a href="https://medium.com/@austincarroll/discovering-the-history-behind-universal-studios-hollywood-8347886b5fe0" title="Discovering the History Behind Universal Studios Hollywood" rel="nofollow">Discovering the History Behind Universal Studios Hollywood</a> — Austin wrote an article about her Universal Studios Hollywood research! </li><li><a href="https://www.themeparkhistorypodcast.com/5" title="Fastpass to the Past: The Theme Park History Podcast Episode 5: Part 1: How Disney Stole An Entire Theme Park (JAWS & Universal Studios Orlando)" rel="nofollow">Fastpass to the Past: The Theme Park History Podcast Episode 5: Part 1: How Disney Stole An Entire Theme Park (JAWS & Universal Studios Orlando)</a> — Like this episode? Learn more about how Universal started Universal Orlando. </li><li><a href="https://www.kcet.org/shows/lost-la/the-birth-of-the-universal-studios-tour" title="The Birth of the Universal Studios Tour | KCET" rel="nofollow">The Birth of the Universal Studios Tour | KCET</a></li><li><a href="https://www.micechat.com/23267-universal-studios/" title="The Chicken Ranch, Universal Studios Hollywood's Early Days" rel="nofollow">The Chicken Ranch, Universal Studios Hollywood's Early Days</a></li><li><a href="https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/62169/12-things-will-surprise-you-about-universal-studios-hollywood" title="12 Things That Will Surprise You About Universal Studios Hollywood | Mental Floss" rel="nofollow">12 Things That Will Surprise You About Universal Studios Hollywood | Mental Floss</a></li><li><a href="http://www.insideuniversal.net/2014/09/the-history-of-universals-house-of-horrors/" title="The History of Universal’s House of Horrors | Inside Universal" rel="nofollow">The History of Universal’s House of Horrors | Inside Universal</a></li><li><a href="https://www.teepublic.com/stores/fastpass-to-the-past-the-theme-park-history-podcast?ref_id=&ref_type=&sscid=21k3_muq2m&utm_campaign=8356&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=Fastpass%2Bto%2Bthe%2BPast%253A%2BThe%2BTheme%2BPark%2BHistory%2BPodcast" title="T-Shirts by Fastpass to the Past: The Theme Park History Podcast - TeePublic Store | TeePublic" rel="nofollow">T-Shirts by Fastpass to the Past: The Theme Park History Podcast - TeePublic Store | TeePublic</a> — Are you a theme park history expert? Show the world (world showcase that is) with these unique designs and t-shirts inspired by the Fastpass to the Past podcast.</li></ul><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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