Walt Disney and Audio Animatronics

[@unpopularopinions7407]

1:54 I like how he gives the animatronic bird an affectionate little pet

[@AlextheHistorian]

I always thought Walt had funny little quirks like that 😂

[@danamarvelstar]

so cute🥰. To be honest, I would too.

[@GPXBrent]

The way he mentioned human beings at the end, that probably ended up becoming Lincoln. That's awesome tbh.

[@AlextheHistorian]

Lincoln was constructed at the same time as other human figures: The family from the Carousel of Progress, the cavemen of Ford's Magic Skyway, and the dolls of it's a small world. So he was actually talking about all of them 🙂

[@christinecrawford]

This is awesome! I've seen a ton of Disney documentaries as well as a lot of the old shows that were run on ABC in the early days but I'd never seen this before. I would so love to see the rest of this interview! 😃

[@MissJazzDaFunk]

Wonderful interview! Walt Disney is surely an insightful man. ❤️

[@salbaca1104]

such a smart and insightful man i just wonder what he would think about what his park has become in terms of prices and the like

[@AlextheHistorian]

It wouldn't surprise him. Disneyland has always been expensive. In 1955, people complained that the prices were exorbitant and unaffordable.

[@salbaca1104]

@@AlextheHistorian do you happen to know the price of entry back then I am curious

[@AlextheHistorian]

The price of entry was $1 for adults, but Disneyland rides used a ticket system, so on top of the entry fee you had to pay $1.75 for a ticket bundle, but a family of four would end up paying around $5 in tickets, minimum. Keep in mind, at the time, most amusement parks either charged admission OR charged tickets per ride. Disneyland was one of the few places that charged BOTH, and that upset the public. Then there was food, which cost twice as much as competing amusement parks, and merchandise which was also twice as much as normal. A trip to Disneyland for a family of four could easily cost $20, which today is around $200. But inflation isn't the only factor in costs, so keep that in mind. $20 back then went a lot further than $200 does today.

[@salbaca1104]

@@AlextheHistorian that's crazy thanks for the info i love disneyland i enjoy taking first time visitors in our group to the test brick wall on main street i miss going hope to go next yr once the pandemic is over for good

[@jetsons101]

Alex, I have never seen this before. Looks late 50's. If I remember right people could by pineapple juice while waiting in line. Thanks for your time and work....

[@AlextheHistorian]

Yes, they still can, the juice kiosk is right outside the entrance.

[@AlextheHistorian]

Hello Mike, you recently commented about the Columbia ship on my fun fact Friday video, unfortunately that video was meant to be private but I lost it years ago and couldn't find it, so I have now set it to private. But to answer your question, no I prefer not to ride the Columbia ship, I call it "the frying pan" because there is no shade unless you go below deck, and even then its like an oven down there. So I have shot no POV footage on it.

[@jetsons101]

@@AlextheHistorian Thanks for info, maybe that why we never went on it...... Maybe I'll ride it on a "Cold Winter's Morn" someday. Stay safe.

[@lilyadams7119]

Hi Alex! My name is Lily, I'm a HUGE fan of these videos!! I'm am, as age takes me, becoming a Disney freak. Anything and all Disney I love! About two years maybe more ago, I got reallllly into the history of Disney and all of the parks, I just turned 18, bought my own pass for Disneyland. I hope you keep posting videos!! I really love this stuff, and I love showing up my ""disney fan friends"** by knowing so much more then they so! ;) HEAR THAT DISNEY- PLEASE HIRE ME TO BE A TOUR GUIDE I GOT THIS!!!! Hehehe Hope you have a good day and I can't wait for more!!!!!!!!!!

[@AlextheHistorian]

lol thank you so much for the compliment!

[@lutello3012]

Wish he showed the tape recorder.

[@lauricarlson7867]

Thank you Alex the historian for the upload the video

[@AlextheHistorian]

You're welcome :)

[@brucemarshall5110]

I'm glad you're helping to preserve this Alex! It brings to mind a question. Did the singing bird that perched on Mary Poppins' fingers and her talking parrot umbrella handle come before or after the Tiki Room concept? I'm wondering which one inspired the other.

[@AlextheHistorian]

That's a good question, to be honest I'm not sure which came first, the Tiki or the Poppins. lol

[@brucemarshall5110]

Alex the Historian, 😄

[@david_walker_esq]

I wonder if would be available from CBC. I've seen this interview before. But, I'm not certain if it was on television, on a DVD, online, or at the CBC Museum. I'll ask about it, the next time I'm at the CBC Broadcast Centre.

[@AlextheHistorian]

It was available for purchase by the CBC, but it no longer is. There was a website that once had the full interview, but back then I didn't know how to rip a video file from a website.

[@david_walker_esq]

That's too bad. I'd definitely be interested in buying it on DVD. But, even if it's not available for purchase from Shop CBC, it should still be available to the public. CBC is a Crown corporation. It's materials should be available to the public on one format or another. I'll let you know if I'm able to get my hands on a copy of the full interview.

[@lkramberg]

Here's a link to the entire interview: archive.org/details/WaltDisneyInterviewedByFletcherMarkle Not as clear, but it is the full interview

[@AlextheHistorian]

Yeah I almost had just taken that one and re-posted it, but the problem is that the image quality is so poor. So I just stuck to the short snippet I have here.

[@keith_o6434]

William afton

[@danamarvelstar]

So, who is voicing the parrot in this moment? I doubt they had robots that responded vocally on queue back then.

[@AlextheHistorian]

It was a recording voiced by Walley Boag that was inserted in post-production of the interview.

[@danamarvelstar]

@@AlextheHistorian and yet they reacted so naturally.

[@AlextheHistorian]

That particular segment of the interview was scripted.