#168 - Carolwood Conversations
Connecting with Walt - A look into the history of the man behind Mickey Mouse, Disneyland and Walt Disney World
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4.7 • 820 Ratings
🗓️ 9 October 2020
⏱️ 92 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | From West to East and Kingdom the Kingdom, you're listening to the Diz Unplugged Connecting with Walt is brought to you by Dreams Unlimited Travel. |
| 0:28.8 | Experts at helping you plan the perfect Disney vacation. |
| 0:32.9 | Visit them on the web at DreamsUnlimited Travel.com. |
| 0:37.0 | Hello and welcome to episode 168 of the Diz Unplugged connecting with Walt Podcast. |
| 0:43.4 | I am your host and Diz historian Michael Bowling. |
| 0:46.4 | And I am joined by my co-host, producer, and good friend Craig Williams. |
| 0:52.1 | Craig, how are you today? |
| 0:54.0 | I'm doing wonderful. How are you, Michael? |
| 0:56.5 | Oh, I'm doing great. So I'm feeling very good today. We've often talked about Walt Disney's |
| 1:03.0 | love of trains. He had his own miniature steam locomotive in his backyard for a time, |
| 1:08.0 | the Lily Bell, named for his wife that was part of his carolwood |
| 1:11.4 | Pacific Railroad he built a barn modeled on the barn on his family's farm in |
| 1:16.4 | Marcelline Missouri as a place to house his tools and work on his train and other |
| 1:21.1 | hobbies the Carolwood Society was formed to preserve Walt Disney's Railroad |
| 1:26.2 | legacy they accomplished this through their members love love of railroading, which is shared with |
| 1:30.9 | everyone, and to teach children to understand the role that Railroad served in building |
| 1:36.0 | this great nation, and to encourage the continual appreciation of railroading. |
| 1:41.9 | And this comes from the Carolwood Society's website. |
| 1:47.0 | Carolwood hosts several members-only social events each year. |
| 1:52.2 | They also operate Walt Disney's barn, |
| 1:54.5 | which was relocated to Griffith Park, Los Angeles, |
| 1:57.5 | after Walt and William Disney's home was sold, |
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