Story Orbit Films » Carolwood http://storyorbit.fans Mon, 12 Aug 2013 00:25:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 On the Right Track http://storyorbit.fans/on-the-right-track http://storyorbit.fans/on-the-right-track#comments Wed, 31 Jul 2013 02:41:12 +0000 Amelia http://storyorbit.fans/?p=564 Continue reading →]]> I’ve mentioned Grandpa’s apartment above the family garage before. He spent a lot of time up there, his fingers clacking away on his typewriter. And it was more than just a living space for him. It was a sanctuary where he got to do what he loved most, writing stories.

Seeing Wallace’s latest map compelled me to do some research on Walt over the weekend. And I discovered he had a similar sanctuary of his own – Carolwood Barn. In that barn, he worked on miniature trains and his own personal miniature railroad – the Carolwood Pacific Railroad. He also hung out with friends and came up with new ideas for projects. Many even refer to Carolwood Barn as the birthplace of Walt Disney Imagineering. Pretty awesome, right?

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great photo, @JeremiahDaws!

Which is probably why many of you quickly made plans to visit that historic “Red Barn” as well as an original Disneyland “Combine Car” at the Carolwood Pacific Historical Society. The first chance to visit came this past Sunday, when it opened for a few hours. And the tracks you found there led far from Carolwood Barn.

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