The
Storytellers
I’ve
been looking at my pictures of Disneyland. I noticed I seem to take a lot of
pictures of the various statues at the parks.
Disneyland
and the Magic Kingdom have their Partners Statue, and I love how it represents
Walt looking back with Mickey Mouse at all they have accomplished together. For
year’s Partners was one of the focal points of my camera lens. Last year, with
the reopening of the reimagined DCA (Disney California Adventure) I found
another beautiful statue to take pictures of.
The
Storytellers Statue at DCA is beautiful and inspirational. Storytellers shows
Walt as he was in 1923 when he came to California. Walt was 22 years old and
was broke for the third time in his life. Yet, he was still hopeful and excited
about what the future could hold him. Next to Walt, standing on Walt suitcase
is the yet to be designed Mickey Mouse. This Mickey is a mix of the classic, original
pie-eyed Mickey with touches of the more modern Mickey. Together these two bring
such hope and joy.
Walt
as depicted in the Partners Statue is the Walt of my youth. It is Walt as I
remember seeing him on TV introducing that week’s edition of Wonderful World of
Color. It is Walt as I remember seeing him a couple of times from a distance while
growing up in Burbank, California. He is reveling in his achievements yet by no
means resting on his laurels. He is saying, “Look Mickey, this is what we
created!”
Storytellers
Statue reminds me were Walt came from and the work it took for him to build is
entertainment empire. Storytellers reminds me to hold onto hope, look to the
future and find the blue sky even in the dark times. The Storyteller Walt is
standing there thinking, “How exciting, there are so many things to do, so much
fun to create and there’s nothing that can stop me!” In short Storytellers
reminds me to never give up into just keep trying.
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