Epic Walt Disney History part 2! Lost Disney studio and homes in Los Angeles!!
History adventure continues outside Disneyland as we go on an epic adventure to see the early home and Studio of Walt Disney where Mickey Mouse was born! This is part two of two mini documentaries covering Disney's early years in Los Angeles before founding the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank and of course, Disneyland !
Join Justin Scarred as we go to the long lost Hyperion ave Walt Disney studios where Steamboat Willie, Snow White, Flowers and Trees, and other Disney Classics were produced, then venture up in the hills to see Walt's FIRST house, and later, his first Mansion! We also peek, (just peek!) at the griffith park merry go round and the Disney studio in Burbank CA
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More links to the stuff in this video
http://bellcurveoflife.blogspot.com/2008/01/disneys-first-purchase-2495-lyric.html
http://dearoldhollywood.blogspot.com/2010/10/early-homes-and-studios-of-walt-disney.html
Transcript
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we're back in my 1994 Toyota Camry
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we're back in my 1994 Toyota Camry here you leave today and enter the world
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here you leave today and enter the world
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here you leave today and enter the world of yesterday tomorrow
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what is my 1994 Camry have to do with
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what is my 1994 Camry have to do with Walter Elias Disney and his fabulous
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Walter Elias Disney and his fabulous
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Walter Elias Disney and his fabulous creation Disneyland my 1994 Toyota Camry
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creation Disneyland my 1994 Toyota Camry
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creation Disneyland my 1994 Toyota Camry is taking us to an incredible piece of
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is taking us to an incredible piece of
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is taking us to an incredible piece of lost and forgotten Disney and by
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lost and forgotten Disney and by
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lost and forgotten Disney and by extension Disneyland history here we go
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extension Disneyland history here we go
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extension Disneyland history here we go driving through LA I've parked the 94
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driving through LA I've parked the 94
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driving through LA I've parked the 94 Camry at our destination here right off
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Camry at our destination here right off
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Camry at our destination here right off of Hyperion Avenue we're standing in the
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of Hyperion Avenue we're standing in the
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of Hyperion Avenue we're standing in the parking lot of Gelson's market please
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parking lot of Gelson's market please
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parking lot of Gelson's market please know Trader Joe's parking
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know Trader Joe's parking
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know Trader Joe's parking what's Gelson's market it's an
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what's Gelson's market it's an
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what's Gelson's market it's an overpriced grocery store for the
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overpriced grocery store for the
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overpriced grocery store for the residents and denizens of Los Angeles is
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residents and denizens of Los Angeles is
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residents and denizens of Los Angeles is hip happening area of Silver Lake having
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hip happening area of Silver Lake having
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hip happening area of Silver Lake having first outgrown his uncle's garage and
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first outgrown his uncle's garage and
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first outgrown his uncle's garage and then their studio building on Kings
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then their studio building on Kings
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then their studio building on Kings while Avenue Walt and Roy moved their
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while Avenue Walt and Roy moved their
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while Avenue Walt and Roy moved their operation here where this parking lot
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operation here where this parking lot
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operation here where this parking lot now stands Disney Success number two
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now stands Disney Success number two
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now stands Disney Success number two successful studio builds the first big
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successful studio builds the first big
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successful studio builds the first big studio building dedicated to animated
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studio building dedicated to animated
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studio building dedicated to animated films Walt Disney Studios right here
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films Walt Disney Studios right here
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films Walt Disney Studios right here Walt and Roy invested a lot of money
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Walt and Roy invested a lot of money
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Walt and Roy invested a lot of money into this place
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into this place
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into this place which reminds me quick detour back in
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which reminds me quick detour back in
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which reminds me quick detour back in the Camry swinging left up into the
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the Camry swinging left up into the
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the Camry swinging left up into the Franklin Hills neighborhood of Los
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Franklin Hills neighborhood of Los
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Franklin Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles behind me is John Marshall High
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Angeles behind me is John Marshall High
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Angeles behind me is John Marshall High School using a plethora of movies
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School using a plethora of movies
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School using a plethora of movies including pretty and pink are my
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including pretty and pink are my
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including pretty and pink are my favorite a these movies but that's not
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favorite a these movies but that's not
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favorite a these movies but that's not what I'm here to show you in the 1920s
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what I'm here to show you in the 1920s
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what I'm here to show you in the 1920s Walt and Roy purchased adjoining los
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Walt and Roy purchased adjoining los
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Walt and Roy purchased adjoining los here off of lyric Avenue where they
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here off of lyric Avenue where they
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here off of lyric Avenue where they built brand new homes side by side these
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built brand new homes side by side these
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built brand new homes side by side these workit homes which means you picked a
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workit homes which means you picked a
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workit homes which means you picked a design and purchased all the plans and
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design and purchased all the plans and
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design and purchased all the plans and the building materials and they were
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the building materials and they were
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the building materials and they were shipped to you by railroad card and
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shipped to you by railroad card and
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shipped to you by railroad card and assembled on the site you chose so not
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assembled on the site you chose so not
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assembled on the site you chose so not only did Disney now have his own
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only did Disney now have his own
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only did Disney now have his own successful studio but he was also a home
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successful studio but he was also a home
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successful studio but he was also a home owner as well Roy Walt now back in those
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owner as well Roy Walt now back in those
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owner as well Roy Walt now back in those days Disney didn't have the power
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days Disney didn't have the power
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days Disney didn't have the power or the reach to distribute his own films
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or the reach to distribute his own films
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or the reach to distribute his own films so they were distributed by Universal
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so they were distributed by Universal
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so they were distributed by Universal through a middleman named Charles Mintz
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through a middleman named Charles Mintz
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through a middleman named Charles Mintz unfortunately for Walt part of the
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unfortunately for Walt part of the
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unfortunately for Walt part of the standard deal with distributors back
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standard deal with distributors back
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standard deal with distributors back then was that the distributor owned the
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then was that the distributor owned the
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then was that the distributor owned the rights to the characters and this guy
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rights to the characters and this guy
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rights to the characters and this guy Mintz thought he could eliminate the
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Mintz thought he could eliminate the
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Mintz thought he could eliminate the middleman from his perspective Walt
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middleman from his perspective Walt
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middleman from his perspective Walt Disney and take Disney's characters away
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Disney and take Disney's characters away
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Disney and take Disney's characters away from him as we all know wall wasn't one
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from him as we all know wall wasn't one
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from him as we all know wall wasn't one to give up on his dream just like this
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to give up on his dream just like this
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to give up on his dream just like this pigeon Disney pigeon in a panic Walt
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pigeon Disney pigeon in a panic Walt
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pigeon Disney pigeon in a panic Walt with his wife got on the train and
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with his wife got on the train and
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with his wife got on the train and headed to New York City to see if he
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headed to New York City to see if he
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headed to New York City to see if he could work something out with Universal
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could work something out with Universal
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could work something out with Universal or with mints to save his fledgling
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or with mints to save his fledgling
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or with mints to save his fledgling studio much like Jabba the Hutt Mintz
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studio much like Jabba the Hutt Mintz
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studio much like Jabba the Hutt Mintz was not prepared to make any bargain but
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was not prepared to make any bargain but
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was not prepared to make any bargain but luckily for us Walt again was not
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luckily for us Walt again was not
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luckily for us Walt again was not defeated while on the train home he
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defeated while on the train home he
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defeated while on the train home he started sketching out new ideas for
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started sketching out new ideas for
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started sketching out new ideas for cartoons including one of a circular
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cartoons including one of a circular
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cartoons including one of a circular cartoon mouse he called Mortimer
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cartoon mouse he called Mortimer
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cartoon mouse he called Mortimer uh-uh-uh-uh so his wife Mortimer is a
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uh-uh-uh-uh so his wife Mortimer is a
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uh-uh-uh-uh so his wife Mortimer is a crappy name for a mouse it doesn't sound
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crappy name for a mouse it doesn't sound
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crappy name for a mouse it doesn't sound friendly why not call him Mickey
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friendly why not call him Mickey
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friendly why not call him Mickey luckily Mintz hadn't hired a way of
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luckily Mintz hadn't hired a way of
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luckily Mintz hadn't hired a way of Iwerks one of Disney's key animators he
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Iwerks one of Disney's key animators he
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Iwerks one of Disney's key animators he had convinced to move out from Kansas
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had convinced to move out from Kansas
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had convinced to move out from Kansas City from the old laughing RAM days Walt
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City from the old laughing RAM days Walt
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City from the old laughing RAM days Walt needed to know who he could trust and he
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needed to know who he could trust and he
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needed to know who he could trust and he got his trusty team Roy hey Walt and uh
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got his trusty team Roy hey Walt and uh
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got his trusty team Roy hey Walt and uh by works to meet with him here in his
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by works to meet with him here in his
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by works to meet with him here in his garage where they sketched out the first
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garage where they sketched out the first
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garage where they sketched out the first plans and the first ideas from Mickey
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plans and the first ideas from Mickey
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plans and the first ideas from Mickey Mouse cartoons Mickey Mouse was born in
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Mouse cartoons Mickey Mouse was born in
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Mouse cartoons Mickey Mouse was born in this garage insane
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of course Mickey was a huge hit and with
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of course Mickey was a huge hit and with Steamboat Willie the age of sound
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Steamboat Willie the age of sound
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Steamboat Willie the age of sound cartoons was born but the success of the
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cartoons was born but the success of the
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cartoons was born but the success of the Mickey Mouse cartoons Disney Studios was
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Mickey Mouse cartoons Disney Studios was
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Mickey Mouse cartoons Disney Studios was saved he was able to hire a whole new
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saved he was able to hire a whole new
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saved he was able to hire a whole new staff and begin work on his most
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staff and begin work on his most
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staff and begin work on his most ambitious project to date Snow White and
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ambitious project to date Snow White and
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ambitious project to date Snow White and the Seven Dwarves the first massive
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the Seven Dwarves the first massive
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the Seven Dwarves the first massive scale and definitely the first American
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scale and definitely the first American
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scale and definitely the first American animated feature film of course all that
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animated feature film of course all that
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animated feature film of course all that work took place down at the studio so
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work took place down at the studio so
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work took place down at the studio so let's go back down
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right of course that wasn't Roy Disney
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right of course that wasn't Roy Disney back there nor one of his descendants
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back there nor one of his descendants
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back there nor one of his descendants but he was a very friendly homeowner and
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but he was a very friendly homeowner and
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but he was a very friendly homeowner and that's a good side note let's make sure
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that's a good side note let's make sure
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that's a good side note let's make sure that when US Disney nerds and history
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that when US Disney nerds and history
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that when US Disney nerds and history fans come up here we don't bug the
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fans come up here we don't bug the
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fans come up here we don't bug the homeowners don't knock on their door
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homeowners don't knock on their door
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homeowners don't knock on their door come on wall doesn't live here anymore
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come on wall doesn't live here anymore
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come on wall doesn't live here anymore there's nothing inside for you to see
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there's nothing inside for you to see
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there's nothing inside for you to see heigh-ho heigh-ho we have to go back
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heigh-ho heigh-ho we have to go back
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heigh-ho heigh-ho we have to go back down to the studio and I can't sing no
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down to the studio and I can't sing no
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down to the studio and I can't sing no real song or else I will be sued yay
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real song or else I will be sued yay
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real song or else I will be sued yay Walt Disney had hit the big time here
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Walt Disney had hit the big time here
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Walt Disney had hit the big time here Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was conceptualized created and painstakingly
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conceptualized created and painstakingly
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conceptualized created and painstakingly hand drawn and animated right here along
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hand drawn and animated right here along
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hand drawn and animated right here along with enoki oh and Disney's other early
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with enoki oh and Disney's other early
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with enoki oh and Disney's other early works this is where they first started
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works this is where they first started
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works this is where they first started using the multi-plane camera this is
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using the multi-plane camera this is
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using the multi-plane camera this is where Mickey Mouse took over the world
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where Mickey Mouse took over the world
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where Mickey Mouse took over the world starting with plain crazy in 1928 and
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starting with plain crazy in 1928 and
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starting with plain crazy in 1928 and moving on into the 30s dominating
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moving on into the 30s dominating
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moving on into the 30s dominating dominating the world of cartoons sadly
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dominating the world of cartoons sadly
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dominating the world of cartoons sadly you can't find any animators here today
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you can't find any animators here today
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you can't find any animators here today but you can find some discount medical
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but you can find some discount medical
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but you can find some discount medical in 1940 Walt moved his operations to
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in 1940 Walt moved his operations to
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in 1940 Walt moved his operations to Burbank where he constructed the Disney
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Burbank where he constructed the Disney
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Burbank where he constructed the Disney studio that still stands today and soon
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studio that still stands today and soon
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studio that still stands today and soon this building and this area fell into
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this building and this area fell into
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this building and this area fell into decay and decline the building was
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decay and decline the building was
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decay and decline the building was eventually bulldoze favor of this
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eventually bulldoze favor of this
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eventually bulldoze favor of this wonderful stuff bulldoze parking lot of
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wonderful stuff bulldoze parking lot of
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wonderful stuff bulldoze parking lot of five the city of Los Angeles decided to
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five the city of Los Angeles decided to
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five the city of Los Angeles decided to place this historical marker to
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place this historical marker to
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place this historical marker to commemorate the lost glory you know it's
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commemorate the lost glory you know it's
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commemorate the lost glory you know it's weird they couldn't have put you know
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weird they couldn't have put you know
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weird they couldn't have put you know Chinese food restaurants and discount
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Chinese food restaurants and discount
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Chinese food restaurants and discount medical centers inside of the old studio
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medical centers inside of the old studio
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medical centers inside of the old studio buildings I don't understand see what's
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buildings I don't understand see what's
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buildings I don't understand see what's upstairs
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upstairs
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upstairs oh now you can rent disney movies at the
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oh now you can rent disney movies at the
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oh now you can rent disney movies at the Disney studio not much to see here now
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Disney studio not much to see here now
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Disney studio not much to see here now it's the first Disney ride it's a Disney
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it's the first Disney ride it's a Disney
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it's the first Disney ride it's a Disney ride whoa
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ride whoa
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ride whoa dropped you there buddy let's go inside
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dropped you there buddy let's go inside
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dropped you there buddy let's go inside the grocery store that now stands on the
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the grocery store that now stands on the
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the grocery store that now stands on the site of Walt Disney's greatest triumph
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site of Walt Disney's greatest triumph
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site of Walt Disney's greatest triumph hard to believe oscar-winning films were
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hard to believe oscar-winning films were
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hard to believe oscar-winning films were produced we're now a grocery store and a
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produced we're now a grocery store and a
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produced we're now a grocery store and a strip mall stands but it's true could be
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strip mall stands but it's true could be
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strip mall stands but it's true could be worse they could have built California
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worse they could have built California
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worse they could have built California Adventure here let's see if we can find
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Adventure here let's see if we can find
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Adventure here let's see if we can find any ties to Disney inside the grocery
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any ties to Disney inside the grocery
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any ties to Disney inside the grocery store I saw no Triscuit no stars
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store I saw no Triscuit no stars
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store I saw no Triscuit no stars goldfish goldfish Disney sandwiches
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goldfish goldfish Disney sandwiches
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goldfish goldfish Disney sandwiches smell good mousetraps back there Oreos
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smell good mousetraps back there Oreos
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smell good mousetraps back there Oreos toilet paper useful but you know why
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toilet paper useful but you know why
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toilet paper useful but you know why that's for later
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that's for later
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that's for later I found something original Mickey Mouse
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I found something original Mickey Mouse
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I found something original Mickey Mouse comic strip these were probably drawn
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comic strip these were probably drawn
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comic strip these were probably drawn right here on this property insane only
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right here on this property insane only
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right here on this property insane only $10.99 I'm gonna buy it
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$10.99 I'm gonna buy it
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$10.99 I'm gonna buy it Thank You Love
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Thank You Love
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Thank You Love yes I'm Pluto according to this this was
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yes I'm Pluto according to this this was
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yes I'm Pluto according to this this was drawn right here in 1930 this is just
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drawn right here in 1930 this is just
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drawn right here in 1930 this is just plain crazy
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plain crazy
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plain crazy of course Walt didn't stay on lirik
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of course Walt didn't stay on lirik
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of course Walt didn't stay on lirik Avenue for long with the crazy success
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Avenue for long with the crazy success
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Avenue for long with the crazy success of all his animated films he soon moved
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of all his animated films he soon moved
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of all his animated films he soon moved here into the Los Feliz Hills to this
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here into the Los Feliz Hills to this
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here into the Los Feliz Hills to this mighty mighty mansion nope it's not the
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mighty mighty mansion nope it's not the
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mighty mighty mansion nope it's not the Haunted Mansion it's the Disney mansion
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Haunted Mansion it's the Disney mansion
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Haunted Mansion it's the Disney mansion it's a disney secrets Disney secret was
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it's a disney secrets Disney secret was
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it's a disney secrets Disney secret was from this much finer home that Walt
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from this much finer home that Walt
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from this much finer home that Walt Disney would take his daughters to
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Disney would take his daughters to
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Disney would take his daughters to Griffith Park on the weekend and they
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Griffith Park on the weekend and they
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Griffith Park on the weekend and they would enjoy some daddy time
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would enjoy some daddy time
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would enjoy some daddy time and it was there the merry-go-round in
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and it was there the merry-go-round in
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and it was there the merry-go-round in Griffith Park that he sat on a bench and
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Griffith Park that he sat on a bench and
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Griffith Park that he sat on a bench and first conceived the idea of a place
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first conceived the idea of a place
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first conceived the idea of a place where parents and their kids could go
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where parents and their kids could go
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where parents and their kids could go together to have some fun here it is
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together to have some fun here it is
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together to have some fun here it is hard to believe this is the origin of
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hard to believe this is the origin of
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hard to believe this is the origin of Disneyland but that's a story for
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Disneyland but that's a story for
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Disneyland but that's a story for another day
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another day
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another day this home is located in a really really
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this home is located in a really really
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this home is located in a really really offensive really really rich
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offensive really really rich
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offensive really really rich neighborhood so we can't perpetrate any
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neighborhood so we can't perpetrate any
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neighborhood so we can't perpetrate any hijinks here easy tree Disney boss
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hijinks here easy tree Disney boss
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hijinks here easy tree Disney boss Disney bored Disney Mail Walt touch this
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Disney bored Disney Mail Walt touch this
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Disney bored Disney Mail Walt touch this Disney mailbox see drop me well quick we
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Disney mailbox see drop me well quick we
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Disney mailbox see drop me well quick we got to go back down the hill or people
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got to go back down the hill or people
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got to go back down the hill or people with Camrys belong as ever it is my very
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with Camrys belong as ever it is my very
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with Camrys belong as ever it is my very great honor and privilege to be your
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great honor and privilege to be your
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great honor and privilege to be your tour guide through some of the old
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tour guide through some of the old
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tour guide through some of the old haunts of Walt Disney a man himself a
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haunts of Walt Disney a man himself a
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haunts of Walt Disney a man himself a man the myth the legend have a wonderful
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man the myth the legend have a wonderful
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man the myth the legend have a wonderful zippity-doo-dah day
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zippity-doo-dah day
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zippity-doo-dah day make sure you subscribe and I will see
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make sure you subscribe and I will see
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make sure you subscribe and I will see you later with more wonderful obscure
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you later with more wonderful obscure
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you later with more wonderful obscure random Disneyland and Disney stuff see
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random Disneyland and Disney stuff see
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random Disneyland and Disney stuff see ya
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so if you want to get away from crowds
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so if you want to get away from crowds and the fun sights and sounds smells for
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and the fun sights and sounds smells for
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and the fun sights and sounds smells for Disneyland
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Disneyland
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Disneyland I'm here to this wonderful wonderful
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I'm here to this wonderful wonderful
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I'm here to this wonderful wonderful historical parking lot I guess
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historical parking lot I guess
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historical parking lot I guess oops can't forget about this all right
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oops can't forget about this all right
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oops can't forget about this all right I never forget