Although we have plenty of pictures of Disneyland construction and its opening in 1955, pictures of its design are less easy to find. This makes these 1954 pictures with Walt and WED Imagineers priceless, so let's have a closer look at them. On the top and below Walt and Imagineers are in big discussion around a model of Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle. Behind them, plenty of artworks for Disneyland Fantasyland attractions done by Disney artist Bruce Bushman.
Below, Walt and Imagineers - Harper Goff is on the right - discuss in front of rederings for Disneyland Jungle Cruise.
Another picture showing Walt and Imagineers, this time facing a wall of artworks for the upcoming Disneyland park.
Artist Peter Ellenshaw, famous for his matte paintings in Disney movies was the one who did the huge Disneyland bird-eye view artwork ( in two versions, day and night ). In the series of pictures below he is with Walt and another Imagineer, apparently talking about the artwork.
Pictures: copyright Disney
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In the first and second photos, the man next to Walt IS Bruce Bushman...they are surrounded by Bruce’s artwork. Nat Winecoff (an incredibly significant person in the building of Disneyland) looks on from the foot of the castle model.
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