1956 Disneyland Dream Vacation Part I

As ;mentioned by Frank Rich in the New York Times. The pictures and words say it all!

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[suzannalcooper]

My grandfather, Robbins Barstow, the maker of this video, passed away this morning. :( RIP grandpa! I miss you already.

[yensidnaf]

@suzannalcooper I am so pleased to be able to share his gift of this video on YouTube. Know he must have been a very special man and a wonderful grandfather.

[yensidnaf]

@suzannalcooper A Great Tribute To Your Grandfather and A Different Time For Our Country in Frank Rich's 12/25/10 column in the New York Times. Congratulations!

[JediJen7]

An absolutely incredible document of a vacation!

Are you the Dad on this film or did someone else now post this?

This video was leaps and bounds better than most pro productions today and was certainly better than any home family vacation video I have ever seen.

I teared up several times thru out at the wit, creativity and magic of the entire film.

The comedy, the Dad's voice-over, the editing and excellent content of the subject matter was superb.

I am out of characters for this post. Kudos!

[yensidnaf]

Thank you for your comments. Actually the only credit that I can take for this wonderful piece of nostalgia and history is finding this gem on a web site that has old home movies that people have posted. It truly is magical in many ways.

yensidnaf

[why760nitro]

this plays just likes a Disney movie ,,

[MichaelHansenFUN]

read about "Disneyland Dream" on wikipedia

steve martin is in this 20 minutes into the film



[hutton87]

nice video 

[ls14]

I want to know if Steve Martin who worked at Disneyland as a child, appears at about twenty minutes into the film, briefly walking left to right in the lower part of the frame, dressed in top hat, vest, and pink striped shirt?

[death103]

Thank you for sharing this moment in time. Loved it.

[Dugansmith]

I looked at this film and some of Mr Barstow's other films, he must have been a remarkable man. It seems fitting that the family also recorded his memorial service to share with everyone.

[IStillSay]

Thank you for sharing this with the world. It reminds me of my first trip to Disneyland right after it opened. Things have really changed since "those days"!

[cuseter]

Wow, I can't imagine what it must have been like to have real neighbors. Whenever I see someone in my yard, my first instinct is to grab my gun and call the police (and for good reason).

[Deepdesert]

the family is hilarious in this video!

[JoanJetty]

This is the first ever item posted on the Internet that I've seen in which every single comment is of a positive nature. At least, so far. God bless the goodness of people who recognize goodness in others and don't disparage it. Could it be there is still some good in the world? Is it possible for this to continue? I hope so.