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DISNEYLAND AT 70: Tom Nabbe Was On The Outside Looking In When The Park Opened

July 14, 2025 by Chuck Schmidt

Thanks to TV star Danny Thomas, furture Disney Legend Tom Nabbe was able to secure much sought-after admission tickets to Disneyland on July 17, 1955 -- opening day. Once inside, Tom discovered that most of the attractions were malfunctioning and "there was trash heaped up on the ground. In my decades and decades with Disney, that was the trashiest I'd ever seen the park."

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Walt Disney World Cast Members From 1971 Were a Big Part of 50-Year Celebration

April 1, 2022 by Chuck Schmidt

During the recent 50-year anniversary celebration, the Walt Disney Company made it a point to pay special tribute to those long-time cast members who were part of the magic on that memorable day more than five decades ago.

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A Stroll Down Memory Lane: Marty Sklar’s Disneyland-Themed Retirement Party

May 18, 2021 by Chuck Schmidt

When Marty Sklar retired from the Walt Disney Company on July 17, 2009, after 53 years of service, he received the type of sendoff that was worthy of … well, Marty Sklar. The night before his official retirement date, family, friends and colleagues gathered for a party at Walt Disney Imagineering’s Glendale, California, campus. The night was filled with laughter, nostalgia and good-natured fun … with a smattering of emotion sprinkled in for good measure.

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