So what made Walt and his family leave the stunning residence? More room, of course. And, also, more privacy. The Holmby Hills area of Los Angeles (currently home to the Spelling Mansion, the Playboy Mansion, etc.) was largely undeveloped and had more room to build sprawling estates. In May 1950, Walt and Lilly bought their dream home, which they called a "25th anniversary present to themselves." At this point, their daughters, Diane and Sharon, were 17 and 13 respectively. The Holmby Hills home (complete with a train, which became the inspiration for the Disneyland train) has since been torn down, leaving the Woking Way house as the main standing residence of Walt Disney and his family.
Sleeping Beauty Diamond Edition
Close to one million drawings, sketches, backgrounds, and layout designs were made, retained, or discarded in the genesis and development of characters and scenes for Sleeping Beauty. For the first time, Sleeping Beauty is being made available on Diamond Edition Blu-ray, Digital HD, and Disney Movies Anywhere this Tuesday, October 7. Additional all-new bonus features include never-before-seen deleted scenes "The Fair," "Arrival of Maleficent," plus "The Curse is Fulfilled." The Diamond Edition also includes a featurette with Disney villain animator Marc Davis.
*This post has been updated.
What's your favorite part of Walt Disney's house?
Special Thanks: Michael Barrier (The Animated Man: A Life of Walt Disney), Neal Gabler (Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination), Paula Sigman Lowery (General Notes for Woking Way Home Tour), Elmer T. Peterson (At Home With Walt Disney), Waltsapartment.com, JustDisney.com. Also, special thank-yous to Jennifer Malone at Disney PR and Kelli Hagan at CS PR.
