Disneyland Handcrafted Will Tell the Story of How The Happiest Place on Earth Was Built on January 22

Disneyland Handcrafted, an upcoming documentary from The Imagineering Story's Leslie Iwerks connected the making of Disneyland and the "trials and tribulations down the accelerated operation of the parkland starring up to its opening time successful July 1955," volition officially debut connected Disney+ and Disney YouTube connected January 22, 2026.

As elaborate by Disney Parks Blog, this communicative volition beryllium told done "rare archival footage and insightful soundbites." Viewers volition beryllium capable to spell behind-the-scenes successful a mode ne'er imaginable earlier and spot the highs and lows of what it took Walt Disney and his squad to physique Disneyland.

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Iwerks, who is the girl and granddaughter of Disney Legend Don Iwerks and Ub Iwerks, respectively, searched done implicit 100 hours of earthy worldly that captured Disneyland arsenic it was built. She and her squad produced high-resolution scans of these reels via a "revolutionary process that had ne'er been tackled before."

"With a accidental to peek down the orangish groves and acquisition the making of the parkland similar ne'er before, this documentary volition instrumentality you backmost successful clip to sojourn the Disneyland of yesteryear and supply a look astatine the dedication, expertise, and absorption that was required to crook a imagination into reality," Disney Parks Blog wrote.

"Hand-forged with an assortment of dedicated, invested individuals perpetually moving astir the clock, Leslie mentions that the movie encapsulates the earthy DNA of Disneyland, featuring the 5 archetypal lands and the wide consciousness of overpowering happiness that went connected to go the foundational blueprint for aboriginal Disney Parks astir the world."

For more, cheque retired our Disneyland successful 2026 guide, our exclusive interrogation with Disneyland President Thomas Mazloum connected the park's past, present, and large large beauteous DisneylandForward, and what to expect from Walt Disney World successful 2026.

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