A Trip Down Sunset Boulevard - Show notes for S5:E29

This episode of WEDWay Radio we go back and look at the 1994 expansion at the Disney MGM Studios.  This brought us the brand new Sunset Boulevard, a street adjacent and intersecting Hollywood Boulevard and extended the "onstage theming."  

This theming is the subject of our show as we examine many of the architectural influences in Los Angeles that were recreated to bring us the buildings of Sunset Boulevard.

Much of the research for this episode came from StudiosCentral.com and Yesterland.com, specifically these pages:

Yesterland - Part 2 

and

Studios Central and more and more 

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NOW! #59 - My Magic Plus, Magic Kingdom Storybook and Listener Emails

This is episode #59 - My Magic Plus, Magic Kingdom Storybook and your emails. 
On this show we discuss:

• The Magic Kingdom goes turnstile free

• Brown Derby MM+ portraits

• Frozen exhibit in Norway pavilion

• The return of Disneyland Candy Canes

• New Magic Kingdom Storybook

• Dreamfinder and Figment shirts

And, for the first time in a long time - Listener Emails

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The Walt Disney Birthplace - NOW! #58

This is episode #58 - Walt Disney Birthplace

On this episode we are joined by Brent Young from the Season Pass Podcast and his business partner Dina to discuss their recent acquisition of the house on Tripp Avenue where Walt Disney was born, and their project to revitalize it.

Check out more their story at The Walt Disney Birthplace

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NOW! - Small Worlds of Walt

On this, special edition of WEDWay NOW! we're excited to bring you a discussion with Rob Fendler, an artist and volunteer for the Carolwood Pacific Historical Society at Walt's Barn in Griffith Park, Los Angeles.  Rob and the other volunteers are working to restore a project near and dear to Disneyland history fans - Original buildings from Storybookland Canal Boats.

• To help complete the project, the Carolwood Pacific Society is asking you to help them through this fundraiser. 
• You can read more about the project here 
• You can also check out their Facebook page

Thanks for helping preserve Disney History

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Future World 1.0 - S5E28

This episode, we're really excited to take a look at an area that we think a lot of listeners will really enjoy, the opening years of Epcot Center.  Matt and I first got to experience Epcot Center in 1987 and we remember a lot of the things that we're going to discuss.  This is Future World 1.0 Part I

On this episode we take a look at Epcot Center in its opening years.  We take a look at:

 - The Monorail Plans

 - The Entrance Plaza

 - Earth Station

 - The Early Land Pavilion

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