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DisneyLand 1956

By Ben on Thu Aug 20 2009
Gear  |  Video
The DisneyLand shot in 1950s. The video was shot the year after the California theme park opened by Jeff Altman's grandfather his Bell & Howell Filmo using 16mm Kodachrome film stock. This film was transferred to HD (1080PsF 23.98), Color Corrected using a da Vinci 2k Plus., and slowed to 18fps to match the original film speed.
"It was quite a surprise going through this and seeing my grandmother meeting Walt Disney himself! I've been doing my best to find out what they were shooting at the front of the park. So far I've been unsuccessful."
#1 Post by BillyJackCarter, on Fri Aug 21 2009 10:15 AM
Wow. That's amazing footage. Thank you for sharing it. Great work! :)
#2 Post by Snobahr, on Fri Aug 21 2009 10:43 AM
My dad and my oldest brother were there on opening day. My son just got his first annual pass last week, and we're going again next week for a friend's birthday. I miss the skyway, and I have to admit to some amusement in how much the trees have grown. It's most obvious in the shot of Cinderella's Castle, and the Twirling Teacups looks positively bare without the trees canopying the perimeter.
#3 Post by FoodStampMan, on Fri Aug 21 2009 5:14 PM
Hmmm... looks like there were no black people in the 50's.
#4 Post by Kurt, on Sun Aug 23 2009 3:17 AM
I was there in 1973, when I was 9. What a great place! Nice memories, and very nice quality!!
#5 Post by Basszuskulcs, on Sun Aug 23 2009 6:49 AM
What was that magical music in the background?!?!
#6 Post by Basszuskulcs, on Sun Aug 23 2009 6:53 AM
What was that magical music in the background?!?!
#7 Post by Jaron, on Mon Aug 24 2009 5:39 AM
Yeah, I'd like to know what that song was in the background.  Always include music credits!
#8 Post by Dr.remulak, on Mon Aug 24 2009 11:24 AM
About the "shoot" at the front gate....This was most likely a fake shoot set up to generate excitement.  I think the camera is a fake.  we used to rent a fake Panavision camera to Universal studios Fl. for fake shoots in the park to make it look like something was going on in 1991.  So this is an old technique, probably invented by Walt himself!  If you come to Florida you can go below the castle and ask him yourself...well maybe just his head!
#9 Post by Akeem, on Fri Sep 18 2009 2:43 AM
The music is Dream Wanderer's Tune by Deerhoof...
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