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Written by Bob Gurr. Posted in Bob Gurr, Design: Those Were The Times Today’s Wheel of Years stopped at 1954, so here we go.

hortly after I began making design sketches at home for Disneyland’s Autopia Car,S I received an early Saturday morning call; “Gurr, do you draft?” - sleepily “yes” - “come over now,” click. Roger Broggie Sr., manager of the Walt Disney Productions machine shop in Burbank, California had seen my sketches and inside this issue wanted to hire a draftsman. platform 1 Design: those were the Thus began a 20 year association times, no.1 - meet roger with Roger, Walt’s trusted broggie sr. mechanical production guru.

platform 2 His first words were certainly welcome aboard short, and remained so those 20 years with few exceptions. He had very little in the way of platform 3 personality, a very brief manner LISTEN TO THE LAND of speaking, and a somewhat cold formal manner, typically dressed in business attire. Almost platform 4 like a Vermonter, Roger would DISNEY DELIVERS LOVE leave folks a bit puzzled since CONT. most Studio people were very Design: those were the friendly. times, no.1 - meet roger broggie sr. I learned later that he was known as the Prince of Darkness platform 5 at Disneyland. But everyone THE MAIL CAR seemed to be quite used to his style, except for Studio visitors. story, usually about Studio He taught me so much about Once time, a very outgoing characters and the goofy stuff Disney history, the special insights platform 6 automotive parts salesman they got away with. Back on the about Walt, and more railroad A WALT’S greeted Roger with a cheery lot, clammed up tight. I told the tales than I could ever understand. WEEKEND GETAWAY hello - Roger stared back shop guys what a wonderful I learned to fully appreciate Walt’s expressionless. “Something I non-stop talker Roger was. unquestioning trust in anything platform 7 said?” Nope, that’s just Roger. “No way kid, no way, Roger Roger would do. Board of governors A few months into building never talks.” The man had a knowledge and view from the cupola equipment for the new Disneyland, Roger asked me Maybe not to them anyway, integrity of the highest to accompany him on some but all the rest of those 20 years, standard - but oh that platform 8 outside business calls. The I loved every minute with him. Vermonter manner! WALT’S BARN moment we drove off the Studio We traveled to San Francisco, SOUVENIR STAND lot, chatterbox! All day as we New York, Chicago, Germany, event calendar made the rounds, story after and many times to Florida. (Continues on Platform 4)

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Tom Urquidez, Glendale, CA Welcome aboard Fred Lack III, Culver City,CA John Fennell, Los Angeles, CA Nathan Eick, Fullerton, CA he Carolwood Pacific Historical Society is Bob and Rita Cisneros, Thousand Oaks, CA t enriched by its many wonderful members. Julie Thomas, Reseda, CA Jennie Hendrickson, Burbank, CA Wayne Crabb, San Gabriel, CA New and Renewing Members since January, 2013 are: David Bogdanchik, Pasadena, CA Debra Turner, Burbank, CA Craig Nies, Nashville, TN Nelson Meacham, Studio City, CA Michael Rashis, Maitland, FL Christie Edinger, Burbank, CA George Davis, Jr. and Trina Hollingshead, Fresno, CA Tim LeGaly, Sherman Oaks, CA John Uzzalino, West Paterson, NJ Greg Pschaida, Fallbrook, CA Ross Irvine, League City, TX Rachelle Allen, Victorville, CA 92394 Blake and Sherolyn Thomas, Kansas City, MO Michelle Mock, Corona, CA Gary and Susanne Cameron, North Stonington, CT The Doug Marsh Family, Irvine, CA Brandon Hess, Bakersfield, CA Larry Walton, Hesperia, CA George Reiser, Windermere, FL Carol Calip, Carlsbad, CA James Garner, Glendale Heights, IL Paul Liu, Glendale, CA Leonard Pihlak, Glendora, CA Jeff Ino, San Jose, CA Mark Cowan, Sacramento, CA Robert Camacho, Santa Cruz, CA Paul Porto, Orlando, FL Stephen and Sharon Hinkel, Oakland, CA Randolph Riscol, New York, NY Lawrence Agin, Los Angeles, CA Christopher and Roseann DelGandio, Somerset, NJ Suzy Mendez, Morgan Hill, CA Alan and Sandy Sadwin, Wantagh, NY G. Miller and Chrissy Smyth, Brielle, NJ Paul Wilcox, Elizabethtown, PA Alan and Donna Wright, Valencia, CA Glenn Lane, Sierra Madre, CA Dean and Lila Severns, San Jose, CA Frank De Losa, Sterling, VA Ashley R. Leaphart, Leewville, SC Randall Boyce, Westland, MI 48185 Michael Scupin, Gainesville, GA Bill Colley, Ignacio, CO Lowell and Carol Regehr, Manhattan, KS Peter Olson, Jenks, OK Stephen and Sharon Hinkel, Oakland, CA Gene and Charlene Roske, Lake View Terrace, CA Linda Deane, Santa Cruz, CA Jerry Opsahl, Shingle Springs, CA Paul and Kathy Thoren, Fairfield, CA Ron Fauset, San Diego, CA Oscar Urrutia, Chatsworth, CA 91311 Richard Todd, Norge, VA Patrick and Helen Lewis, Silverton, OR D J and Amy Sandler, Montebello, CA George Narancic, San Jose, CA Jeffrey and Susan Smith, Castro Valley, CA William Hadley, Denham Springs, LA Van Riley, West Hollywood, CA Robert Filter, La Mirada, CA Lawrence Laden, Minneapolis, MN Rick Boyce, Byron, MI George Crabb, Santa Clara, CA Christopher Murray, Alameda, CA Steven France, Martinez, CA Gary and Mercedes Naumann, Bellville, IL Jeremy Szydlowski, Painesville, OH Bill and Jeannie Allen, Bonsall, CA Richard Hines, Houston, TX Michael Allen, Oceanside, CA Mark Wesley, Placentia, CA Clifford Herbst, New York, NY Catherine Zugar, San Francisco, CA Randall Mitchell, Miami, FL Jack Lester, Montville, OH Robinson Thrower, Reno, NV Anthony and Linda Friscia, Reno, NV Shawna Rosen and David Keith, San Jose, CA Jeffrey Moskowitz, Pasadena, CA Mark Opyd, Oldsmar, FL Dean Paul, San Francisco, CA Michael Bollenbach, Sacramento, CA David Simms, Red Lion, PA Peggy Hamilton, Stockton, CA Arthur Ramos, Celebration, FL Larry Hull, San Jose, CA Susan Smith, Castro Valley, CA Benjamin Shell, Citrus Heights, CA Paul Hicks, Brewster, MA Michael and Jane Welch, Vacaville, CA Larry and Lauren Scott, Menlo Park, CA John Moe II, La Cañada, CA Bill Ralph, Fremont, CA Tom Shafer, Los Gatos, CA Jon Ament, Renton, WA James and Marjorie Hudec, Celebration, FL Lowell and Carol Regehr, Manhattan, KS Janet Joyce, San Jose, CA Robert Barnes, Fresno, CA Anthony and Patricia Mancuso, Trappe, PA Bill and Susan Barbe, Burbank, CA Dan, Sandi and Cameron Butcher, Cleveland, TN Larry and Jenny Boone, Los Angeles, CA James Rohrbach, San Mateo, CA Bill Reyes, Irvine, CA Larry Varblow, Thousand Oaks, CA Welcome New and Renewing Members!

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Continued from Edition 51 riginally, the Harvest Theater housed an 18.5 minute film entitledSymbiosis . Narrated by Jeremy Irons, O this educational presentation viewed man’s relationship with the earth, and the reasons why humans alter their environment. The dikes of Holland were shown, and the terraced agricultural fields of the Philippines.

The audience was also pavilion. A new sponsor was cautioned to conserve our brought on the scene, Nestle, planet’s resources, as striking as Food Rocks and Circle shots were shown of sewage of Life were added. Inside being released into waterways, the main atrium colors smoke into the atmosphere, became more vibrant, and and trees being chopped down the Farmers Market was through excessive logging. reimagined as Sunshine A well-presented film with Seasons. Listen to the Land spectacular vistas and was renamed Living with the majestic tone-setting music, Land. The Symphony of the guests were really made Seed and its accompanying to stop and think. song were removed for a more ecological focus featuring a Circle of Life: An Environmental thunderstorm scene, and the Fable came in to replace narration became a recorded Symbiosis. Still impressing a track for portions of the ride. powerful conservation The ride now concluded with message on viewers, this close a collage of people living to 12.5 minute show aims to with the land. interest even the youngest of guests with the antics of It wasn’t long before Timon, Pumba and Simba. another overhaul came to educational, excellent music, The beginning is a live action the pavilion, with a grand a ride for guests of all ages, version of the opening song reopening in 2005. Unlike most and a grand scale! Soarin’ from the acclaimed animated original Epcot attractions, is also indebted to Epcot’s movie The Lion King. Several Living with the Land survived former attraction Horizons for of the scenes were repurposed and continues to please pioneering the breathtaking Attractions disappear and new from Symbiosis, one of guests even today. There are OmniMax screen. It is also ones sprout up in the pavilion’s which has a quirky twist to it. no more live skippers, for the interesting to note that Soarin’ circle of life. Between a richly In the original film, a burning entire narration has been is one of the few attractions detailed and educational boat mountain is shown to automated. Nestle eventually at Epcot to actually exist in ride, one of the most majestic demonstrate how man helps ended pavilion sponsorship, another Park, being essentially flights ever experienced, and nature’s renewal along by but recently Chiquita became the same as Soarin’ Over an impressively powerful film starting controlled burns, the sponsor for the boat ride. California which opened in on the conservation of our whereas in Circle of Life the Both eateries and Circle of Life 2001 with Disney California resources, guests today can same scene is presented also remain. The big change Adventure. While a perfect explore The Land via water, to demonstrate man’s was the silencing of all singing fit in that Park, it is a bit out air, and the land itself. Real destruction of our environment! victuals. Soarin’ was built in a of place here since there are science is conducted as the The preshow also gives many backstage area of Epcot, but numerous ocean scenes and pavilion produces 30 tons of very informative facts about the queue runs right through the flight is exclusively over produce every year! With two our planet, such as how seven the theater where the melodic California, but the ride is very great eateries supplied by this trees a year are chopped provisions performed. This has well done and very popular, bumper crop, The Land puts down to meet the average quickly become one of Epcot’s and can always be updated into practice what it preaches: American’s needs. most popular rides, and for in the future. give to the land and it will give good reason. It follows in the back abundantly. So next time In the mid-90’s, “The Land footsteps of the original Epcot Just as the earth and its you are at Epcot, stop in and renewal project” was attractions: a unique and flora, The Land at Epcot has spend some time listening to undertaken on the entire groundbreaking ride system, changed through the years. the land.

platform 3 GRANDPADisney Delivers'S STORIES Love! Compliments of Joshua Wagner

oday, my wife and I joined as new members and we regret not knowing about this sooner. Growing up, T I watched the Disney Afternoon cartoons, thrilled in the live-action spectacles such as “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,” drew characters and theme park rides, and read Donald Duck cartoons by Carl Barks.

imagined Disney would give rep status. I worked in retail means “grandpa’s stories” me a wife. As a college management but always had and is a homage to my grandpa sophomore in 2003, I went to an eye towards the west. who was full of wisdom and Walt Disney World on a college Previously in college, I had adventure. Inspired by program internship and was dabbled in many different grandpa’s campfire stories, immediately mesmerized by fields, but couldn’t settle on Kagavi features stories of a girl named Lori in the same one interest. Everything was expeditions to exotic lands, Disney leadership class. After interesting to me! With my sagas of sport, and legends the internship ended, I returned life still in the “blue sky” of mythical treasures. Each to Iowa and Lori to New York. phase, eventually--with story will have a limited We started a long-distance the invaluable assistance of quantity of products that School meant incorporating relationship that lasted four Lori--I coalesced on my life’s bring the world of the story Disney into every assignment torturous years, only broken destiny: storytelling. I started to life. Our company is still possible. Annual trips to up by a second internship suggesting a Los Angeles in its infancy, but I have see family in Florida usually together at Walt Disney World move to Lori, because I felt many exciting ideas for new featured a Disney theme again in 2005. On a vacation deeply California was where methods of storytelling that park visit where I had to see the following year, I proposed we needed to be at this time. I hope to implement in the my favorite shop: The Art of to her during an evening ride coming years. Besides, it all Disney. In my bedroom, typical through the Epcot lagoon in In January 2012, we moved started with a mouse, so I sports memorabilia jostled for the Breathless mahogany across the country to our small think we will manage just fine. position with dozens of Disney runabout boat while silently beach town just south of Los books featuring my favorite hoping she wouldn’t knock Angeles. Soon afterwards, Thank you to the Carolwood artists: Herb Ryman, Marc the ring overboard. surrounded by dreamers and Pacific Historical Society for Davis, Tony Baxter, X Atencio, doers, I quit my job and locked preserving a monument to the Ub Iwerks, Eyvind Earle, and After our wedding, we moved myself into our apartment to importance of dreams. Lori Mary Blair. Above all, I wanted to upstate New York so Lori forge a company concept out and I look forward to meeting to be a Walt Disney Imagineer. could attend graduate school of all of my ambitious dreams. many of you in the future! You to become a speech-language can visit us at www.kagavi.com Disney has given me many pathologist, while still After many sleepless nights, and we would love to hear happy memories, but I never maintaining her Disney campus Kagavi was born. Kagavi from you! Thank you.

1/8th of an inch. You could tell DESIGN: Those Were The Times when he was in a good mood; a No.1 - Meet Roger Broggie Sr. slow twisting wave of the hand (Continues from Platform 1) with the fingers opening and The first airline trip we made project (WDW), Roger would then closing. But you better be together, he has me drive the invite a few of his key guys fast to catch it or you’ll miss. rental car. “pull in here” – to join him at the best steak But he had a complete change fabulous lobster lunch place. houses in Tampa and around Walt – best described In the afternoon, “stop there” Orlando. He slowly loosened as a loyal pet honoring its – vodka gimlet at a famous up over the years to these master! seaside saloon. Night falls fellow’s great delight. my best chardonnay.” Since and my ears are burned off by After Roger retired to Carmel, I was in town for the Pebble now. “Drive to Sausalito, we’re But he still maintained that I paid him a visit. Totally Beach Concours ‘d Elegance eating scallops for dinner.” stiffness during the business shocked to find him smiling, driving my 1955 Rolls~Royce, hours on all company properties. wearing Levi jeans, and Roger had me chauffeur him Every trip featured the best Roger did have a couple of puttering in his vegetable slowly around Carmel so restaurants. His vast knowledge cute mannerisms however. garden, I couldn’t believe my everyone could see him riding of great food amazed me. Rather than return a hello, he’d eyes. “Mary’s cooking squid, in a shiny black Rolls~Royce. When we started the Florida raise his eyebrows about an you and I will drink a bottle of He never looked so pleased.

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2013 The Mail Car

I was at Michael Broggie’s presentation at the Sacramento Michael Broggie welcomes Railroad Museum tonight. He did a fantastic job and it was Jane and Michael Welch wonderful to hear how intertwined his family and the Disney to the Carolwood booth family were. It was also wonderful to learn so much about the during the Sacramento World’s Carolwood Pacific Railroad. Greatest Hobby Show.

Sandy Doe, Sacramento, CA

I sent a check Priority Mail this evening. I am thrilled that you have found one of the Carolwood wheels for me! We are at Disney World at least a couple times per year. Each time we are N-Scale Experts -- Society down there we visit the Carolwood Room at Wilderness Lodge to Members Barbara and Lowell admire that stock car and gondola and look at the pictures that Smith of Portland, OR, staffed you and your family have provided. Over and over again, it’s one their booth at several shows of my favorite places there. for the World’s Greatest Hobby on Tour in California. Russ Cole, Catlettsburg, KY Lowell is nationally recognized for his high-precision N-scale models that include Carolwood Pacific Railroad rolling stock featuring Walt Disney’s renowned Lilly Belle CP 173 steam engine. Thank you so much for coming to the San Francisco area last The Website is www.lowellsmith.net. weekend for the train show. I appreciated the show tickets -- thank you. It was a pleasure to see both of you again, and have the chance to buy the new edition of Michael’s book. I love the inscription, too. Thank you.

The highlight was Michael’s talk. I had the pleasure of hearing him once before, but not giving this particular talk. He’s an excellent LIFE IS TOO SHORT speaker, and the content was very well done and well delivered. Life is too short to let even one day And that setting was challenging, so kudos to you! be frenzied or frazzled or frittered away.

Thank you again for all you do for the Carolwood Society and for Life is too short not to take time to do preserving Walt Disney’s railroad legacy. the things that will hold the most meaning for you. So let yourself float like a leaf on a stream, Lauren Scott, Menlo Park, CA relax with your memories and let yourself dream. Throw out your list that’s impossibly long, and dance a few steps to a favorite song... Turn off the news and go find someone real who’ll listen and talk and affirm what you feel. Life is too short and flies by if you let it, so choose what you want every day-- and go and get it... and don’t regret it! Remember: It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.

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Send your letters to: Carolwood Pacific Historical Society, Michael’s at it again with The World’s Greatest Hobby on 1653 Gettysvue Way, Prescott, AZ 86301 or email us at Tour in San Diego Image sent in by Robert Bender [email protected]

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s s s s by Michael Broggie s Dick Cook Miguel Fernandez David Flesh Sharon and I were happy to see many Carolwood members during our recent Bob Gurr three-city tour of California. At the invitation of Randy Bachmann, owner of World’s Darrell Holmquist Fred Lack III Greatest Hobby on Tour train shows, we agreed to “come out of retirement” and do John Lasseter a few more railroad shows as long as they were within reasonable driving distance Doug Marsh Diane Disney Miller from Prescott Lakes, Arizona. Jon Newbill Gary Oakland Besides, we wanted the opportunity Kendra Reed to kick off our celebration of the Scott Rhodes 20th year of your Carolwood Steve Waller Pacific Historical Society and Bob Witter had just printed copies of Walt Disney’s Railroad Story with its new laminated hard cover designed In Memoriam by Paul Brown (who also designs this official newsletter). Ollie Johnston Ward Kimball William Norred Richard Thompson

The following weekend, we caught We rented a single booth space up with the train show in San and needed identification. That Carolwood Mateo at the County Event Center. prompted the creation of the Foundation Operating This turned out to be the largest- Carolwood Pacific Historical Committee attended show of the tour. We Society. We invited Ward Kimball President Bill Barbe were pleased that the show’s to be our guest in the booth. We Vice President Fred Lack III management agreed to provide offered attendees a questionnaire CFO Larry Varblow free tickets to our Carolwood that also was an entry to win a Director Nathan Eick members. It was great seeing many rare Disneyland Railroad Director Larry Boone Bicentennial serigraph that was Secretary Debra Turner vendors and exhibitors who have CPHS Board Bill Reyes become friends over the years. provided by the Disney family. The purpose of the survey was to find Society membership information For members living in the out if anyone knew (or cared) that is available by emailing Sharon Back in 2004, we started with the Southwest, Sharon and I will be Walt was a railroad enthusiast and, at [email protected] or very first train show in Edison, New in Tucson, Arizona on April 13th if so, would they be interested in visiting www.carolwood.com. Jersey. Over the next six years, we for a presentation at the Museum a book on the subject. Carolwood Pacific Historical toured throughout the country of Miniatures. Society, LLC, is an independent preaching our message about Walt The positive results overwhelmingly membership group and is Disney’s railroad legacy and selling On May 4th, I will be in Marceline, justified going forward with the affiliated with the Carolwood a bunch of books and Carolwood Missouri for the “Century to book. As Paul Harvey used to say, Foundation, Inc. Carolwood collectibles along the way. Celebrate” event in Walt’s boyhood “You know the rest of the story.” Pacific Railroad and Society- related logos and fixtures are hometown. Our friend Kaye Malins We didn’t start accepting Society trademarked or copyrighted This February, we started in San invited me to be the keynote members until 1995 when a friendly by the Walt Disney Family Diego, specifically, the beautiful speaker at their luncheon. As many group from San Diego insisted on Foundation. Other copyrighted Del Mar Racetrack and Fairgrounds. Carolwood folks know, Kaye and joining. We agreed on the condition materials are the property of Two weeks later, we drove to her husband, Wally, own the farm that there would never be meetings their respective owners. Sacramento. Because it’s close, that was the Disney’s property over - only fun events. Later came the Opinions expressed are those of we added the California State a hundred years ago. It’s in the Carolwood Foundation, and in 1999, the writers and not necessarily Railroad Museum to our schedule town that never grew. It has the the Walt Disney Barn Museum those of the Society, the and did two presentations for Tom same population of 2,500 as it did at Griffith Park. The Society now Carolwood Foundation or the Grenache, who is the director when Walt was a farm boy. We’re has members in 40 states and Walt Disney Family Foundation. of the museum’s gift shop. My proud that all of our books have ten countries. Throughout this Sharon Broggie, introduction was provided by been printed in this small town that year, we’ll be announcing more Editor and Publisher our friend and original executive inspired Walt to create Main Street events and special merchandise Paul Brown, Graphic Design editor of Walt Disney’s Railroad USA at Disneyland and the Magic celebrating your Society’s 20-year www.labanbrowndesign.co.uk Story, Paul Hammond, who quit Kingdom at Walt Disney World. It’s milestone. publishing to become the another place for your bucket list. Contributors David Bogdanchik, Larry Boone, museum’s executive director. In closing, our family appreciates Michael Broggie, Bob Gurr Recently, I was asked when and the overwhelming outpouring of and Fred Lack III Next, we headed to San Francisco where the Carolwood Society wishes regarding the loss of Roger and a presentation at the incredible came into being. It was at a Broggie Jr. The hundreds who Michael Broggie, Jr, Webmaster Walt Disney Family Museum located company-sponsored Disneyana attended the celebration of his Paul Brown, Internet Design in the historic 4,000 acre Presidio event at the Disneyland Hotel in life shared the stories and recalled © 2012 Carolwood Pacific overlooking San Francisco Bay Anaheim on a weekend in August, the memories of a humble man Historical Society, LLC and the Golden Gate Bridge. If you 1993. We had never been to a who accomplished much and had a haven’t been there, please add it Disneyana collector’s event and wealth of friendships. Thank you for to your “bucket list.” didn’t know what to expect. your thoughtful kindnesses.

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Walt’s Barn Souvenir Stand Carolwood Event Calendar By Larry Boone

Apr 13 - Tucson, AZ Museum of Miniatures, Walt Disney’s Railroad Story presentation by Michael Broggie

Apr 21 - Walt Disney’s Barn open to the public 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

May 4 - Marceline Station Centennial celebration, Marceline, MO, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

May 19 - Walt Disney’s Barn open to the public 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Jun 16 - Walt Disney’s Barn open to the public 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Applying the finishing touches... Jul 21 - Walt Disney’s Barn open to the public 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Aug 18 - Walt Disney’s Barn open to the public 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Souvenir stand almost ready... Sep 15 - Walt Disney’s Barn open to the public 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Sep 27, 28, 29 - Carolwood Annual Un-meeting in Walt Disney World

Oct 20 - Walt Disney’s Barn open to the public 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Nov 17 - Walt Disney’s Barn open to the public 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Dec 6, 7, 8 - Walt’s Weekend Getaway, Smoke Tree Ranch, Palm Springs, CA

Dec 15 - Walt Disney’s Barn open to the public 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Souvenir stand complete! HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

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