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Disney Sets Jan. 22 Streaming for ‘Disneyland Handcrafted’ on Disney+ and YouTube

The Leslie Iwerks feature reconstructs Disneyland’s rapid build through restored archives to spotlight the craftspeople who realized Walt Disney’s plan.

Overview

  • Disney confirms the documentary will debut January 22 on Disney+ and Disney YouTube.
  • A new poster was released featuring Walt Disney surveying the Anaheim orange grove that became Disneyland.
  • A premiere screening is planned on the Walt Disney Studios lot in Burbank later this week.
  • Director Leslie Iwerks, an Oscar- and Emmy-nominated filmmaker and granddaughter of Ub Iwerks, leads the project.
  • The film draws on more than 100 hours of newly unearthed 16mm footage and original audio to provide a fly-on-the-wall view of the yearlong construction leading to the July 17, 1955 opening.