7 Months to Opening: Disneyland’s Struggle to Survive

[@edstrong597]

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

[@abbyq176]

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

[@joshtodd6054]

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

[@ronaldeaton652]

Isn't it the Carrollton barn in Griffith Park

[@joshtodd6054]

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

[@HeyBrickey]

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

[@joshtodd6054]

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

[@Angel-11Amor]

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!

[@craigtorso]

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).

[@jennytaber71]

I love this format.

[@MikhaelJames]

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

[@yvonnecake5600]

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

[@Eddunaway-fl3rk]

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

[@Eddunaway-fl3rk]

Ohio State being USC 20 to7

[@brianstone6463]

This is a fun format. I love it!

[@shashona3084]

Taking it back to the beginning

[@miked6947]

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

[@HouseOfAmarna]

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.

[@terrygander7997]

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!

[@nzjonty]

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

[@jeffstoeger2974]

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]

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.

[@voiceoverguyharris]

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

[@JaneMachado-nz3ob]

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

[@djdminh]

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

[@KatherineMarr-jo9qz]

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!

[@ChicagoPaul76]

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

[@Pab-B]

Old-timey Brickey lookin Sharp!

[@lcruz2783]

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

[@jetsons101]

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

[@ejcTAB]

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

[@winterliy103-7]

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

[@Oddernod]

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!

[@Royal245]

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

[@joysjourney3212]

This is a great new addition to your channel!

[@nefasventures]

Great new series and love the old history:)

[@ScanFan_Ed]

Thanks for another great video, Brickey!

[@k00lt1nt]

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

[@JBX302]

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.

[@Magical_Maddy]

Love this, thanks for sharing!

[@HeyBrickey]

Glad you enjoyed it ❤️

[@bethkelly9206]

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

[@kyleheinze522]

This is great. Thank you!

[@derradune6722]

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]

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

[@SuperKazmierski]

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

[@alancranford3398]

Brickey made a time machine!

[@SimplyBrandy23]

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

[@TheSquirrelMafia]

I like this! 😁

[@seminolefantodd4736]

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!

[@davids6898]

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.

[@LupoDePace]

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.

[@Lil_Homie.]

The Brickey and Friends show 👍🏼

[@maimoneattia]

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.

[@carolynhunt7333]

Was that Kirk Douglas driving Walt’s train?

[@quinnhouk5369]

Cool

[@Captrotc]

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

[@jetsons101]

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.

[@scruffskunk]

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.

[@mikeb.7183]

Whatever became of Walts house and private railroad ?

[@jamesl1130]

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

[@sky0kast0]

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.

[@JesseAdventure]

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

[@crazybird199]

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.

[@avebeno]

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]

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

[@HeyBrickey]

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]

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]

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