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The Disney Dish with Jim Hill Subscriber Only: Who did Walt personally select to design Sleeping Beauty Castle

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Len Testa & Jim Hill shine a spotlight on Roland E. Hill, an art director & set designer from Hollywood’s golden era who – through a set of unusual circumstances – wound up with a plum assignment when it came to the early design phase of Disneyland Park.

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Over the course of this episode, listeners will learn about:

How old was Walt Disney when he volunteered to join the Red Cross Ambulance Corps during World War II

Which character did Roland E Hill suggest should live in the castle at Disneyland Park

Who actually drew up the blueprints that were then used in the construction of Sleeping Beauty Castle

How many castles are there in “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”

Who is credited with the red-velvet-brass-and-rivets look of the Nautilus’ interior in Disney’s “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea”

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released October 26, 2023
Hosts: Len Testa and Jim Gill
Fabulously edited by Aaron Z. Adams

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The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network

Jim Hill is a writer, blogger, and theme park historian, and he'll be the first to tell you all of the back-room deals and corporate gossip that happens inside the Walt Disney Company.

Len Testa co-authors the Unofficial Guide series of travel books, focusing on theme parks.
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