Postcard Inspirations Podcast
I love collecting postcards as a way to inspire my adventures and to share memories with friends. Follow along!
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PI-066: The Amazing Disney Monorail System
11/09/2022
PI-066: The Amazing Disney Monorail System
The monorail was constructed as an attraction for Tomorrowland at the original Disneyland theme park. It was intended to be a ride attraction at first, as an example of what transportation in the future would look like. Later, it became an actual method of transportation in the park. There is now a monorail in every Disney park. This is the story of the Disney Monorail System. Podcast Show Notes:
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PI-065: Tommy Cole: The Mickey Mouse Club #16
07/26/2022
PI-065: Tommy Cole: The Mickey Mouse Club #16
Tommy Cole is a former Mouseketeer on the show for all three of its original seasons. A singer, musician, and actor, he had to work on his dancing skills, which paid off by getting him promoted to the Red Team halfway through the show’s first season. He later became a makeup artist, a dad, and a husband. This is his story. Podcast Show Notes:
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PI-064: Lynn Ready: The Mickey Mouse Club #15
06/28/2022
PI-064: Lynn Ready: The Mickey Mouse Club #15
Lynn Ready was a third-season replacement Mouseketeer on The Mickey Mouse Club. He was the only cast member whose family was not already living in California when he was hired to be on the show. While he did not get many opportunities to perform on the show, he did get a few notable ones. This is his story.
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PI-063: Lonnie Burr: The Mickey Mouse Club #14
06/21/2022
PI-063: Lonnie Burr: The Mickey Mouse Club #14
Lonnie Burr was one of the original Mouseketeers on The Mickey Mouse Club. With a contract with the Disney Company, Lonnie was on all three seasons of the show. After the show, he went on to have several successful careers being a performer, author, poet, and choreographer. This is his incredibly fascinating showbiz story.
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PI-062: Don Agrati: The Mickey Mouse Club #13
04/15/2022
PI-062: Don Agrati: The Mickey Mouse Club #13
Don Agrati was a third-season replacement cast member on The Mickey Mouse Club. Unlike other cast members, who stayed with the Disney company after leaving the show (at least for a while), Don immediately jumped into other acting projects and is best known for an eleven-year stint on the TV show, My Three Sons. This is Don’s unique story.
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PI-061: Cheryl Holdridge: The Mickey Mouse Club #12
04/11/2022
PI-061: Cheryl Holdridge: The Mickey Mouse Club #12
Cheryl Holdridge was a Mouseketeer on The Mickey Mouse Club, beginning with the second season and working on it on the third season, as well. She was put on the Red Team, but not used much in solos on the show. She married three times, with her first marriage giving her the title of Countess, and was widowed twice. A talented dancer and actress, she had an active acting career until her first marriage. This is her unique life story… Podcast Show Notes: Free Disney Postcard Giveaway: Subscribe to the Podcast: Disney Postcards for Sale: #PostcardInspirations #Disney #DisneyHistory
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PI-060: Bonnie Lynn Fields: The Mickey Mouse Club #11
03/01/2022
PI-060: Bonnie Lynn Fields: The Mickey Mouse Club #11
Bonnie Lynn Fields was a third-season replacement Mouseketeer on The Mickey Mouse Club. While she did not get much of an opportunity to be featured on the show, the few times she did allow her natural talent and gentle personality to shine. This is her story… Podcast Show Notes: Podcast Show Notes Free Disney Postcard Giveaway: Subscribe to the Podcast: Disney Postcards for Sale: #PostcardInspirations #Disney #DisneyHistory
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PI-059: Roy Williams: The Mickey Mouse Club #10
02/18/2022
PI-059: Roy Williams: The Mickey Mouse Club #10
Roy Williams was a Disney animator and story idea guy who specialized in gags and pranks. He was also a skilled sketch artist and often made live appearances at Disney events and at Disneyland to draw for guests. Though not an actor, Walt Disney himself decided Roy should be an “adult Mouseketeer” on The Mickey Mouse Club, where he would be called the Big Mooseketeer. This is his story. Podcast Show Notes: https://postcardinspirations.com/roy-williams-the-mickey-mouse-club/ Podcast Show Notes Free Disney Postcard Giveaway: Subscribe to the Podcast: Disney Postcards for Sale: #PostcardInspirations #Disney #DisneyHistory
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PI-058: Jimmie Dodd: The Mickey Mouse Club #9
02/08/2022
PI-058: Jimmie Dodd: The Mickey Mouse Club #9
James Dodd was the host of The Mickey Mouse Club TV show and also wrote the show’s famous theme song. The son of a music store owner and a stenographer, he became interested in music at a young age and pursued a career in music and acting. This is the story of his life, his career, and how he came to be the host of one of the most famous children’s TV shows of all time. Podcast Show Notes: Podcast Show Notes Free Disney Postcard Giveaway: Subscribe to the Podcast: Disney Postcards for Sale: #PostcardInspirations #Disney #DisneyHistory
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PI-057: Sharon Baird: The Mickey Mouse Club #8
01/11/2022
PI-057: Sharon Baird: The Mickey Mouse Club #8
Sharon Baird was one of the original Mouseketeers on The Mickey Mouse Club. She was an experienced performer with professional credits to her name before being cast on the show when she was eleven years old. She also had a full and intriguing career in children’s TV after The Mickey Mouse Club ended. This is her story… Podcast Show Notes Free Disney Postcard Giveaway: Subscribe to the Podcast: Disney Postcards for Sale: #PostcardInspirations #Disney #DisneyHistory
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PI-056: Doreen Tracey: The Mickey Mouse Club #7
12/25/2021
PI-056: Doreen Tracey: The Mickey Mouse Club #7
Doreen Tracey was a Mouseketeer on the original Mickey Mouse Club TV show. She appeared on all three seasons of the original show. She went on to have a brief career in TV guest spots on other shows, and as the lead singer of a band that toured American military bases in Vietnam. She did some other interesting and even eyebrow-raising things after her time as a Mouseketeer, too. Podcast Show Notes: Free Disney Postcard Giveaway: Subscribe to the Podcast: Disney Postcards for Sale: #PostcardInspirations #Disney #DisneyHistory
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PI-055: Karen Pendleton: The Mickey Mouse Club #6
11/03/2021
PI-055: Karen Pendleton: The Mickey Mouse Club #6
Karen Pendleton was one of the original Mouseketeers on The Mickey Mouse Club. She stayed with the show for its entire time on TV, then quit acting after that. In fact, she went on to lead a pretty normal life, though she was always fond of her Mickey Mouse Club years, and always willing to attend reunions. This is her story… Podcast Show Notes: Free Disney Postcard Giveaway: Subscribe to the Podcast: Disney Postcards for Sale: #PostcardInspirations #Disney #DisneyHistory
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PI-054: Cubby O'Brien: The Mickey Mouse Club #5
10/20/2021
PI-054: Cubby O'Brien: The Mickey Mouse Club #5
Cubby O’Brien is one of the original Mouseketeers on The Mickey Mouse Club and is one of the best-known of the male Mouseketeers to this day. In addition to being an actor, dancer, and singer on the show, Cubby is a drummer, and this has been his primary career for most of his life. This is Cubby’s interesting story. Podcast Show Notes: Free Disney Postcard Giveaway: Subscribe to the Podcast: Disney Postcards for Sale: #PostcardInspirations #Disney #DisneyHistory
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PI-053: Darlene Gillespie: The Mickey Mouse Club #4
10/06/2021
PI-053: Darlene Gillespie: The Mickey Mouse Club #4
Darlene Gillespie is one of the original Mouseketeers on The Mickey Mouse Club. The most popular cast member in the first season, her popularity was usurped by Annette Funicello in the second season and thereafter. Darlene enjoyed a career in medicine, before becoming a petty criminal, and even did some jail time, before retiring to a respectable life. This is her intriguing tale. Podcast Show Notes: Free Disney Postcard Giveaway: Subscribe to the Podcast: Disney Postcards for Sale: #PostcardInspirations #Disney #DisneyHistory
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PI-052: Annette Funicello: The Mickey Mouse Club #3
09/22/2021
PI-052: Annette Funicello: The Mickey Mouse Club #3
Annette Funicello is perhaps the best known of the original Mouseketeers on The Mickey Mouse Club TV show. In addition to being a Mouseketeer and appearing in guest spots in several Disney movies and TV shows, she also had a career as a singer, and as the popular star of a series of beach movies in the 1960s. This is Annette’s intriguing stardom story… Podcast Show Notes: Free Disney Postcard Giveaway: Subscribe to the Podcast: Disney Postcards for Sale: #PostcardInspirations #Disney #DisneyHistory
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PI-051: Bobby Burgess: The Mickey Mouse Club #2
08/11/2021
PI-051: Bobby Burgess: The Mickey Mouse Club #2
Bobby Burgess was one of the original Mouseketeers on the original Mickey Mouse Club TV show that aired in the mid to late 1950s. Bobby was a natural performer from a young age, loving to dance and beginning lessons as a toddler. By the time he was cast on The Mickey Mouse Club, he’d already appeared on about seventy-five TV shows. This is his story. Podcast Show Notes: Free Disney Postcard Giveaway: Subscribe to the Podcast: Disney Postcards for Sale: #PostcardInspirations #Disney #DisneyHistory
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PI-050: Hal Adelquist: The Mickey Mouse Club #1
08/04/2021
PI-050: Hal Adelquist: The Mickey Mouse Club #1
Hal Adelquist is known for being instrumental in bringing the Mickey Mouse Club TV show to the air and making it a success during its first season. He worked for the Disney Company for decades prior to that, and was involved in departments ranging from Animation to Personnel. A falling out with Walt ended his career in show business. This is his story. Podcast Show Notes: Free Disney Postcard Giveaway: Subscribe to the Podcast: Disney Postcards for Sale: #PostcardInspirations #DisneyWorld #FortWilderness
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PI-049: Disney’s Fort Wilderness: A History and Guide
07/28/2021
PI-049: Disney’s Fort Wilderness: A History and Guide
The Fort Wilderness Resort at Walt Disney World in Florida is part of the Walt Disney park, but allows guests who want a more rustic experience to go camping on the property. The family has always enjoyed the cabins and camping sites where you can park RVs or pitch tents. If you want to enjoy a magical Walt Disney World vacation while also enjoying the great outdoors in sunny Florida, this is what you need to know. Podcast Show Notes: Free Disney Postcard Giveaway: Subscribe to the Podcast: Disney Postcards for Sale: #PostcardInspirations #DisneyWorld #FortWilderness
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PI-048: The Friendship Between Walter Knott and Walt Disney
07/14/2021
PI-048: The Friendship Between Walter Knott and Walt Disney
Walter Knott created Knott’s Berry Farm, and Walt Disney created Disneyland. Both parks were near each other, but instead of competing, the two Walters became good friends. In fact, they were friends long before Disneyland was built. This is the story of their friendship. Podcast Show Notes: Free Disney Postcard Giveaway: Subscribe to the Podcast: Disney Postcards for Sale: #PostcardInspirations #AmusementPark #KnottsBerryFarm
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PI-047: The History of Knott’s Berry Farm
06/24/2021
PI-047: The History of Knott’s Berry Farm
Knott’s Berry Farm is a popular theme park in Buena Park, California. It is currently owned by the Cedar Fair company. The park sits on fifty-seven acres of land, features forty rides, attracts around four million visitors each year, and is the twelfth most visited theme park in North America. Needless to say, Knott’s Berry Farm is a popular place. The park originated with Walter Knott’s berry farm in Orange County, California. Born in 1889, Walter Knott and his wife Cordelia were berry farmers. They sold not only berries, but berry preserves and berry pies from a roadside stand near their farm beside State Road 39, which was close to the town of Buena Park. Here’s how it became a beloved theme park attraction. Podcast Show Notes: Free Disney Postcard Giveaway: Subscribe to the Podcast: Disney Postcards for Sale: #PostcardInspirations #AmusementPark #KnottsBerryFarm
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PI-046: Claude K. Bell and Cabazon Dinosaurs
06/17/2021
PI-046: Claude K. Bell and Cabazon Dinosaurs
Claude K. Bell was a sculptor at Knott’s Berry Farm in California who had a love of dinosaurs. So, he built several large dinosaur sculptures on land that he owned in the southern California desert, and turned it into a park called Cabazon Dinosaurs. This is the story of Claude and the park. Podcast Show Notes: Free Disney Postcard Giveaway: Subscribe to the Podcast: Disney Postcards for Sale: #PostcardInspirations #Disney #Figment
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PI-045: Journey into Imagination with Figment
06/09/2021
PI-045: Journey into Imagination with Figment
Journey into Imagination with Figment is the third iteration of a ride about imagination that is located at EPCO at Walt Disney World in Florida. The current iteration is a mixture of the best features of the first two iterations. It focuses on the importance of a free imagination and features a dragon mascot named Figment. This is the ride’s interesting story. Podcast Show Notes: Free Disney Postcard Giveaway: Subscribe to the Podcast: Disney Postcards for Sale: #PostcardInspirations #Disney #Figment
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PI-044: The History of Club 33
06/03/2021
PI-044: The History of Club 33
Club 33 is an exclusive club located in the New Orleans Square part of Disneyland in California. Conceived by Walt Disney himself as a place to host dignitaries, celebrities, and family members for Disney executives. Podcast Show Notes: Free Disney Postcard Giveaway: Subscribe to the Podcast: Disney Postcards for Sale: #PostcardInspirations #Disney #Club33
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PI-043: John Lounsbery: Disney Inspirations
05/08/2021
PI-043: John Lounsbery: Disney Inspirations
John Lounsbery was one of the famous Nine Old Men of the Walt Disney Company. He was a prolific and talented animator, and his hand touched most of the early work of the company. Art teachers noticed his talent early, and one of them sent him to interview with the Walt Disney Company—an interview that would change John’s life for the better. This is John Lounsbery’s story…
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PI-042: Les Clark: Disney Inspirations
04/28/2021
PI-042: Les Clark: Disney Inspirations
Les Clark was one of the longest-serving animators at the Walt Disney Company and the first of the famous "Nine Old Men" animators of the early days of the company. He started out literally being discovered by Walt himself when he was working in an ice cream shop in high school. This is his story of making his way up in the company. Podcast Show Notes: Free Disney Postcard Giveaway: Subscribe to the Podcast: Disney Postcards for Sale: #PostcardInspirations #LesClark #Disney
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PI-041: Eric Larson: Disney Inspirations
04/21/2021
PI-041: Eric Larson: Disney Inspirations
Eric Larson was a Disney animator and later became a Disney Legend. Yet, Eric did not want to work at the Disney Company in the beginning. He ended up there by chance, wanted to quit, was talked into staying, and became the company’s longest-serving employee at the time of his retirement. This is Eric’s intriguing story from reluctant employee to beloved Disney treasure. Podcast Show Notes: Free Disney Postcard Giveaway: Subscribe to the Podcast: Disney Postcards for Sale: #PostcardInspirations #EricLarson #Disney
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PI-040: Alice Davis: Disney Inspirations
04/13/2021
PI-040: Alice Davis: Disney Inspirations
Alice Davis was born to be an artist—and she’d go on to become an iconic designer for much of Disney’s wardrobe. Learn about her life and accomplishments here. Podcast Show Notes: Free Disney Postcard Giveaway: Subscribe to the Podcast: Disney Postcards for Sale: #PostcardInspirations #AliceDavis #Disneyland
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PI-039: Disney’s First-Ever Park Guest: Dave MacPherson
02/25/2021
PI-039: Disney’s First-Ever Park Guest: Dave MacPherson
Who was the first person to buy a ticket to a Disney theme park? The answer to that interesting question is a twenty-two year old man named Dave MacPherson. This college student had one simple goal on Disneyland’s opening day to the general public on July 18, 1955, to be first in line. This is his story.
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PI-038: Betty Taylor: Disney Inspirations
01/06/2021
PI-038: Betty Taylor: Disney Inspirations
Performing was Betty Taylor’s passion. She had a long, wonderful career on stage at Disneyland—and you can learn all about it here!
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PI-037: Milt Kahl: Disney Inspirations
01/02/2021
PI-037: Milt Kahl: Disney Inspirations
Today on the Postcard Inspirations Podcast we’ll be talking about the artist Milt Kahl. He was a born artist and a perfectionist who went on to become one of the most transformative figures of the Disney empire. Sit back and relax and let’s dive into his story so that we can be inspired by his talents and accomplishments…
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