http://carolwood.com Tue, 16 Aug 2011 02:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://carolwood.com/walts-barn/#comment-3 Walt Disney’s Barn Tue, 16 Aug 2011 02:03:00 +0000 http://carolwood.com/#comment-3 [...] So just what is Walt Disney’s Carolwood Barn?  As a Disney fan you likely already know that Walt Disney had an affinity for trains.  That’s where the idea for Mortimer Mouse first came about.  Thank goodness for Lily’s good sense in changing the name to Mickey.  In 1950, Walt built the Carolwood Pacific Railroad in his backyard.  Walt also built a barn from which he could monitor the railroad.  The barn also became a gathering place for Walt and his friends.  When Walt’s home was purchased after his death, asbestos was discovered and the home had to be destroyed.  Walt’s daughter, Diane Disney Miller, worked it out with the Carolwood Pacific Historical Society and the barn was dismantled and rebuilt in Griffith Park.  (Source:  Carolwood Pacific Historical Society). [...] [...] So just what is Walt Disney’s Carolwood Barn?  As a Disney fan you likely already know that Walt Disney had an affinity for trains.  That’s where the idea for Mortimer Mouse first came about.  Thank goodness for Lily’s good sense in changing the name to Mickey.  In 1950, Walt built the Carolwood Pacific Railroad in his backyard.  Walt also built a barn from which he could monitor the railroad.  The barn also became a gathering place for Walt and his friends.  When Walt’s home was purchased after his death, asbestos was discovered and the home had to be destroyed.  Walt’s daughter, Diane Disney Miller, worked it out with the Carolwood Pacific Historical Society and the barn was dismantled and rebuilt in Griffith Park.  (Source:  Carolwood Pacific Historical Society). [...]

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