Julie Riehm Casaletto is one of the nicest people you could ever meet. She was Disneyland's first ambassador. Walt introduced Julie in 1965 to a television audience during a show called "Disneyland's 10th Anniversary". They both meet various Disney imagineers like Blaine Gibson, Claude Coats, John Hench, Marc Davis and Mary Blair. The conversation is about upcoming attractions at Disneyland.
I had the pleasure of meeting and talking to Julie on a few occasions at D23. Since I had watched this TV episode, I asked her what is was like to share scenes with Walt. She laughed and said that to her surprise Walt went off script quite a bit...as the cameras were rolling. She tried her best to keep up with Walt's improvisatory style throughout the shoot. Julie remembered his sincere enthusiasm for what lied ahead at the park.
I never thought that one day I might be part of the world of Disney Imagineering, but that's what happened. Currently I am an adviser on a couple of amazing upcoming projects. Who knew.....
Congratulations, Andreas. Finally back at Disney!
ReplyDeleteWas für eine schöne Überraschung! 👍🤩🌈
ReplyDeleteHerzlichen Glückwunsch, Mr Deja! 👏🤗☺️
Ich bin jetzt schon jetzt ganz gespannt, was durch Ihre Mitarbeit entsteht. 😃
Ein Spielplatz mit Elefanten, die durch das Pumpen per Hand Wasser speien?
Ein Laufrad wie das, auf das Jago in Aladdin lief. Nur das anstatt der Papagei Kinder mit ihrem Lauf einen virtuell dargestellten Blitz zum Leuchten bringen?...
So viele schöne Möglichkeiten ! 😍
You know, when I first saw a clip of the show of Julie with Walt, she kinda reminded me if Mary Poppins became an ambassador of the Kentucky Derby. And speak of the devil, sorry, I love that Mary Poppins part where she danced with the sweeps as a celebration for being part of the Disney family.
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