D23 JOINS FORCES WITH ONE MAN'S DREAM
"D23 is the ultimate Disney fan community and One Man's Dream is the ultimate attraction tribute to Walt Disney in our parks so they fit together perfectly," explains Eric Jacobson, senior vice president, Walt Disney Imagineering, whose team thought of partnering with D23 on the endeavor. "One Man's Dream showcases the history of Walt Disney and The Walt Disney Company and gives our Guests a look at what is new around the world and a sneak peak at what's coming. D23 has a similar mission for its members."
The partnership includes new D23 theming and a new display case featuring the room of a Disney fan (we won't say whose!), adding to the robust collection of Disney history currently on display. "One Man's Dream is a collection of artifacts, models, memorabilia and special effects," adds Eric. "It appeals to the Disney fans because it can't be seen anywhere else."
Many of those pieces came from the Walt Disney Archives, which is a big part of the D23 community. "So it's only natural and fitting that the One Man's Dream exhibit should be presented by D23," notes Becky Cline, manager of the Walt Disney Archives and a D23 team member.
Artifacts from
the Archives, which have long been a part of the attraction,
include Jimmie Dodd's Mouseguitar from the 1955 Mickey Mouse
Club, original props
from 20,000
Leagues Under the Sea and Walt
Disney's working office.
The new D23 display case features items the Archives team pulled
together — all pieces a real Disney fan might own. "There's some
fun stuff," Becky says, including the Ultimate WALL·E, a "Treasures
of the Archives" lithograph and the five-Mickey pin set which was
the very first Walt Disney Archives Collection item. "Plus, a lot
of the books are favorites for us in the Archives like
Disney
Animation: The Illusion of Life by Frank Thomas
and Ollie Johnston, The Disney
Poster Book and of course
from the Disney Archives, Disney A to
Z by our very own
Dave Smith!" Becky adds.