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    Eddie Sotto's take on the current state of the parks (Part II)

    Eddie, I to love Maureen O'Hara and especially as Esmeralda in the Hunchback Of Notre Dame and the Quiet Man. (Bring Princess of the Gypsies Esmeralda back to the parks!!) Walt Disney had hired Joyce Edington into the WED Model Shop, and because of her long red hair down her back and almost to...
  2. Professional Dreamer

    Eddie Sotto's take on the current state of the parks (Part II)

    Eddie, I'm sure Disney Legend Marc Davis was really happy with Jim's poster after adding the new show to the Jungle Cruise at Disneyland. Having researched and painted the 26 foot Python Snake for Marc as my first WED animatronic animal , I see Jim has featured it in his poster which I now...
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    Eddie Sotto's take on the current state of the parks (Part II)

    Eddie, Bob and Joel went on to help me even further with the Minneapolis Traction Engine in Paris at EDL. After the WDW shops finished some TLC and added the "Big Thunder Mining Company" themed sign boards to it's roof canopy, it was loaded on a ship with all the other Americana going to EDL's...
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    Eddie Sotto's take on the current state of the parks (Part II)

    Eddie, Jim did such a "Great" job on the new Disneyland Jungle Cruise poster (my all time favorite along with the Retlaw 50 color Train Poster), that I hoped he would do the new Big Thunder Poster for Disneyland back in 1979. The WED Graphics Department team decided to do it unfortunately...
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    Eddie Sotto's take on the current state of the parks (Part II)

    I remember when Master Steam Engineer Bob Harpur helped me out and had fun doing it with my 1880's 22 foot long Minneapolis Traction Engine. Set up to burn on wood, instead of coal, it could go a top speed of 4 miles an hour. After a low boy trip from Missouri to Walt Disney World, Bob was...
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