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A great new documentary about the breakneck construction of Disneyland in just one year

Disneyland Handcrafted is a new documentary about the construction of Disneyland from July 16, 1954 to its opening date on ...

It's incredible to see the construction work that happened in one year leading up to the opening of Disneyland (this footage may be from 1955 or 1954).

The above clip is video from the new "Disneyland Hadcrafted" from Leslie Iwerks, the great documentary filmmakers who created ...

‘Disneyland Handcrafted’ Review: Making the Happiest Place on Earth

Leslie Iwerks’s documentary is a captivating look at the creative and logistical challenges of building a beloved theme park ...
Orange County Register

Disneyland had a nightmare start in 1955, but ‘Walt’s Folly’ quickly won over fans

Disneyland’s opening day on July 17, 1955 was a nightmare that would become known in Disney lore as Black Sunday — all broadcast live in front of a national TV audience of 90 million, the largest in ...
Orange County Register

‘Disneyland Handcrafted’ changes everything you think you know about Disneyland

If you think you know everything about Disneyland, a new documentary from filmmaker Leslie Iwerks will make you realize you really don’t know anything about the wild, improbable and chaotic birth of ...