Aug. 29, 2025
Manufacturing the Magic: Disneyland’s sister parks – Part One
In the 21st installment of this educational series, Shelly and Noe Valladolid talk about what happened when C.V. Wood (the original president of Disneyland) went off in 1956 and set up his own theme park design company. This episode takes a close look at Freedomland & Magic Mountain
Over the course of this episode, listeners will learn about:
- How many theme park designers did C.V. Wood take with him when he exited Disneyland
- What was the first theme park that Wood worked on after he stopped working for Walt
- How was Freedomland’s opening day much like the one that Disneyland experienced back in 1955
- What similarities did Magic Mountain have with Walt’s original family fun park
- Who were some of the stars that performed at Freedomland
