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Still image from Disneyland Dream.

Date produced: 1956

Filmmaker(s):

Robbins Barstow

Country of Production:

United States

Languages:

English

Duration:

00:34:30

Format:

16mm

Colour:

Kodachrome

Sound Notes:

Silent

Sound:

Robbins Barstow added a narration track to the film in 1995.

Awards/Recognition:

National Film Registry, 2008

Description:

"In July 1956, the five-member Barstow family of Wethersfield, Connecticut, won a free trip to newly-opened Disneyland in Anaheim, California, in a nationwide contest. This 30-minute amateur documentary film tells the fabulous story of their fun-filled, dream-come-true, family travel adventure, filmed on the scene at Walt Disney's 'Magic Kingdom' by Robbins Barstow." Archive.org

Resources:

See Liz Coffey's essay "Disneyland Dream," written for the Library of Congress.

Locations:

  • Wethersfield, Connecticut (Filming)
  • Anaheim, California (Filming)

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Repository:

Library of Congress

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