50th anniversary of Walt Disney's death

[crazy4wdw]

Tomorrow, 12/15/2016, will be the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney's death.

In November 1966, Walt was diagnosed with lung cancer and treated with radiation therapy. By November 30, his condition continued to deteriorate and he was taken to St. Joseph Hospital which was across the street from the studios. On December 15, 1966, ten days after his 65th birthday, he died of circulatory collapse caused by lung cancer.

His brother, Roy, reported that Walt continued to develop his ideas for Epcot almost up to the time of his death by using the tiles in the ceiling of his hospital room to map out the location of Epcot and other attractions on the Florida property.

 

[crazy4wdw]

To honor the occasion of Walt Disney's passing, D23: The Official Disney Fan Club is honoring Walt with a series of features available to guests at D23.com/WalkWithWalt, in its quarterly publication Disney twenty-three, and at Disney Parks around the world.

One of those features invites guests at most of the Disney Parks around the world to share messages on “Memory Boards” at each resort. Once gathered, these boards will be on display at the D23 Expo at the Anaheim Convention Center from July 14-16.

The locations and times for the Memory Boards are as follows:

• Disneyland Resort: The gallery inside the Main Street Opera House at Disneyland park from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m
• Walt Disney World Resort: Inside One Man’s Dream at Disney’s Hollywood Studios from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Disneyland Paris: Inside the Liberty Arcade on Main Street, U.S.A., at the entrance of “Statue of Liberty Tableau” from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Hong Kong Disneyland: Inside Art of Animation on Main Street, U.S.A., from 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
• Tokyo Disney Resort: Mark Twain Riverboat queue from 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.

 

[mikepizzo]

Interestingly enough, I've heard the story of how "Kurt Russell" were Walt's last words. Your post made me want to look into this more and I found this article from Jim Korkis. Pretty interesting.

Walt's Last Words: NOT Kurt Russell

 

[ProudSoccerMom]

Rest In Peace, dear Walt. I always wonder what WDW, especially Epcot, would have looked like had he lived. His death was so tragic and way too soon. What an extraordinary visionary he was. So far ahead of his time. We always visit One Man's Dream when we're at WDW and be sure to blow a kiss to his windows, but Disneyland is where we can truly feel his presence. The light in the firehouse always brings tears to my eyes.

 

[crazy4wdw]

Richard Sherman Sings Classic Disney Songs in Walt Disney's Office Suite on the 50th anniversary of his passing.

 

[mshanson3121]

Thanks a lot. That made me cry!