Posted on 06/03/2025 12:31:45 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Joanna Miller was 10 — no, “10 and three-quarters,” she clarifies — when she lost her grandfather. Even then, in December 1966, she shared him with the world.
For Miller’s grandad was Walt Disney, a name that would emblazen one of the largest entertainment conglomerates in the world, and come to signify uniquely American storytelling, family-friendly optimism and the creation of the modern theme park. Front-page stories across the globe announced his death, hailing him as a “world enchanter,” “amusement king” and “wizard of fantasy.”
But to Miller, he was just “grampa.”
She peppers stories about Disney in her conversations, often going down tangents as she recalls heartwarming moments. Such as the Christmas season when Disney, despite having access to Hollywood’s most renown artists, put Miller’s drawings on a holiday card. “The bad art we were doing when we were 6 years old? He treated them like they were great works,” she says.
She pauses, a tear forming in her eye. “He was just the greatest guy. The best guy.”
Miller is, to put it mildly, protective of Disney. So is the Walt Disney Co., and as Disneyland Resort’s 70th anniversary in July approaches, both share a goal — to remind audiences of the man behind the corporate name. Last fall the company announced that an audio-animatronic of Disney would grace the opera house on Main Street, U.S.A., long home to “Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln.” The new show, “Walt Disney — A Magical Life,” will give...
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
Poor kid. I guess she’ll have to resort to the soothing balm of the greenback poultice.
Has this granddaughter been this outspoken about the LGBTQ-erization of Disney??
Compared to the nation killing attack on our culture committed by Disney this is minor.
I’m pretty sure Ab Lincoln didn’t want to be a robot either... But Walt made him into one. What goes around, comes around.
I don’t trust the words they’ll put in Disney’s mouth. They’ll probably skew it.
If they dug real Walt up, put a rotor shaft through his skellington, then placed him in a stator, he could generate enough electrical power to run his replica and all of Disneyworld.
I wonder if Miller has any verification that Walt said no to being a robot. Not only has Disney gone so woke, they now want to make Walt a side-show attraction. Does Iger and the other executives and “imagineers” have no shame? They have distorted everything Walt Disney stood for and work for.
Can’t they bring his cryogenic brain out and transplant it into a Disney employee?
Why did he cryo himself if he didn’t wan this?
I doubt it.
Why are Disneyland tickets so expensive?
Disneyland tickets are so expensive because Disney adjusts pricing to reflect increasing demand and the high quality of experiences offered at the parks. The Disney Parks operate at the highest theme park standards and are constantly expanding to add new offerings, raising the value of the experience for its guests. See the tables of Disneyland ticket prices in our full guide above.
https://mickeyvisit.com/disneyland-ticket-prices/
I’m not sure Joe Biden wasn’t a robot,but his programing wasn’t very good.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.