![]() ![]() This book unveils the private realm of Disney railroading through hundreds of photographs, many of which have never before been made public, and interviews with Mrs. Encouraged by Walt's family and railfans inside and outside the Disney organization, Michael Broggie has chronicled the tale of Walt Disney's personal involvement in railroading. Thousands of books and articles have been written about Walt Disney and his organization, yet few people realize the significance railroading played in the evolution of the Disney empire. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid, boards clean with no wear present. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in a black padded slipcase with gilt titles present to the spine and the front board of the slipcase. Number 609 of a limited edition of 1000 copies with a matching railroad pass and laid in letter from the author. Signed by Michael Broggie on the title page. The train tracks have been rerouted, through the Lightcycle attraction inside a tunnel, according to information released by Disney in concept art.Hardcover. Unfortunately, at Walt Disney World, the railroad has been out of commission since 2018 for the pandemic-delayed construction of the TRON Lightcycle Run, a new attraction coming to the Magic Kingdom in 2022. So, any visit to a Disney theme park for me must include a ride on the Disney Railroad. Research into the earliest development of Disney’s “park” reveals a constant: the presence of a railroad with a steam engine pulling cars that people could ride in. With the creation of a personal railroad, Disney’s next step could only be designing and building the real thing. The backyard railroad attracted visitors to Disney’s home he invited them to ride and occasionally drive his miniature train. The railroad, which became operational in 1950, was a half-mile long and encircled his house. It was Disney’s lifelong fascination with trains, as well as his interest in miniature models, that led to the creation of the CPRR. It pulled a set of freight cars, as well as a caboose that was almost entirely built by Disney himself. The locomotive made its first test run on December 24, 1949. It featured the Lilly Belle, a 1:8-scale live steam locomotive named after Disney’s wife, Lillian Disney, and built by the Walt Disney Studios’ machine shop. The Carolwood Pacific Railroad (CPRR) was a 7 1/4-inch gauge ridable miniature railroad run by Walt Disney in the backyard of his home in the Holmby Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. In building Walt Disney’s backyard railroad. Broggie’s accomplishments at the studio were wide-ranging, but in the early 1950s he was promoted to the head of the Disney Studios’ Machine Shop, where he became a transportation specialist.Īnd where did he fine-tune the skills needed to create all the unique transportation vehicles found at Disneyland and later at Walt Disney World? Broggie, was a precision machinist who joined the Disney Studios in 1939. ![]() You see, Michael Broggie’s father Roger E. It’s a fascinating book, and when the author knew of Walt Disney as “Uncle Walt,” and had the enviable role as a teenager to assist Walt in the operation of the Carolwood Pacific Railroad (Disney’s personal, rideable miniature railroad in the backyard of his home), you know the stories are going to be memorable, filled with detail, and a fascinating read. ![]() Those railroad stories could (and do) fill several books – the best of which is Walt Disney’s Railroad Story, by Michael Broggie. Michael Broggie, Walt Disney’s Railroad StoryĪs a bona fide Disney fan, focusing on the history of the man and the company that bears his name (especially from the late 1920s to the mid-1960s), I can trace “railroad” stories from Walt (and about Walt) that reinforce this. His small-scale fascination led to a full-scale kingdom. Personally, I lean toward Walt’s love of trains as the primary inspiration for Disneyland. ![]() It is certain is that all of these influences in the life of Walt Disney contributed to the resulting creation. There is a measure of truth to all of them. The creation story of Disneyland, the first “theme” park in the world and the model for all Disney parks to follow, is somewhat clouded.ĭepending on who is telling it, or even when it is told, the origins of Disneyland can start with a park bench, model making, boredom, or a boyhood fascination with trains. I want it to look like nothing else in the world. ![]()
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