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Disney History
About Jim Denney & Walt’s Disneyland
Reclaiming Walt Disney’s Good Name, Part 1
Reclaiming Walt Disney’s Good Name, Part 2
What C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien Thought of Walt Disney
The Disney Studio in 1929
Disneyland Then and Now
Art Linkletter’s Disneyland Regret
Disneyland’s Vanished Shops for Smokes and Unmentionables
Disneyland: The Birthplace of Doritos?
A Conversation with Disney Author Marcy Carriker Smothers
People of Disneyland
The Women Who Built Disneyland
The Many Gifts of Walt Disney
Remembering X
Walt, a Man Named Grenade, and the First Map of Disneyland
Disneyland Beginnings
Why I Wrote Walt’s Disneyland
Walt Disney, the Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up
The Origin of Walt’s Disneyland Idea
1313 South Harbor Blvd.
Walt Disney and the Significance of a Year and a Day
Disneyland Seasons
Memorial Day Remembrance: How Walt Used Disneyland to Honor Military Heroes
October Is the Month of Ray Bradbury
Honoring Veterans: Walt Disney’s Flag Retreat Ceremony at Disneyland
Christmastime at Disneyland—Past and Present
Classic Disneyland Features
Good News from Adventureland! (on the 2023 Adventureland Tree House)
Disneyland Is a Movie and You Are the Star
The Gleaming Gateway to Fantasyland
Sleeping Beauty Castle: Getting Neat and Pretty
Walt’s Fire House
Walt’s Disneyland Railroad
The Trees of Disneyland
The Two Oldest Trees in Disneyland
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland
What Would Walt Think of Galaxy’s Edge?
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Walt's Disneyland 
Thanks, J.R. I will recheck my sources and post an update by the end of the day. I do know that Bales had a go or no-go decision to make, so he was a crucial factor in the success or failure of the mission. If the precise nature of the computer problem is misstated, I will make the correction in future postings of the piece. I would not say that such an error, if you are correct, “pretty much ruins” the piece, but that’s a matter of opinion. Accuracy is crucially important to me, so I really do appreciate you bringing that to my attention. All the best. J.D.
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No, Walt would not approve of the new “Galaxy’s Edge” park. He might like it if it were a separate park with a separate entrance. But adding it to an already overcrowded park will absolutely destroy the Disney experience for many, many families. This observation is from someone who visited the park in 1955 as a kid and multiple times with my child and grandchildren.
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Thanks, Bob! You beat me to Disneyland by two years. I first visited in 1957 as a four-year-old, and I still remember my first impressions of Disneyland. I had been watching the Disneyland TV series on ABC for months, and I could hardly believe I was really there on Main Street USA, walking toward Sleeping Beauty Castle with my Mom and Dad and brother Tim.
Yes, the Park is very crowded at peak times, but Galaxy’s Edge can absorb a lot of people. Imagineer Kim Irvine has overseen a remodeling of the Park that includes wider walkways and more open spaces that may enable Disneyland to better manage the crowds and foot traffic at the Park.
What would Walt think of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge? When I wrote the piece at https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/jim-denney-walt-disney-star-wars-galaxys-edge-theme-park, I based my views on Walt’s own words about the future of humanity and the future of Disneyland. I may be wrong, but based on what Walt himself said, I think he would approve. I’m grateful that you took the time to express an alternate view. Thanks for your thoughts!
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