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Connecting with Walt - A look into the history of the man behind Mickey Mouse, Disneyland and Walt Disney World
Splash Mountain
Ep. 289
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In this episode, Michael and Craig discuss the history of Splash Mountain from its origins to the end of the attraction at the domestic Disney parks.
Links:
- Michael’s Disneyland History Segments
- Important DIS links and more information!
- Connecting with Walt on Twitter
Books/Magazines:
- Who’s Afraid of the Song of the South and other Forbidden Disney Stories by Jim Korkis
Websites/Articles:
- The Complete History of Splash Mountain at Disney Parks by Tom Corless
- A Brief History of Disney: Splash Mountain by Zoe Wood
- The Iconic Legacy of Splash Mountain by Dom
- The Disney Wiki: Splash Mountain
- From Bear Country to Critter Country, Disney’s Opening of Splash Mountain for The Disney Classics
- The Complicated History of Disneyland’s Splash Mountain and Song of the South by Dirk Libbey
- A Brief and Incomplete History of Splash Mountain for WDW Magic.com
- The Story of the Br’er Critters by Sasha Coles
- Joel Chandler Harris for the New Georgia Encyclopedia
- The Wild History of Splash Mountain by C.Z. Anderson
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