Sam Gennawey
Sam Gennawey is an urban planner who has collaborated with communities throughout California over the course of more than 100 projects to create a great, big, beautiful tomorrow. Sam is a member of the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Regional Planning History Group, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving municipal, county, and private sector planning documents from throughout Los Angeles County. Sam is the author of Walt and the Promise of Progress City which you can find on Amazon.
Sam has something new for us today that he learned when researching The Disneyland Story: The Unofficial Guide. He's headed off to Central California this...
Did you know that Universal Studios tried to buy SeaWorld? Of course! In Hollywood anything is possible. However, this is not current news. This...
Join us for a classic SAMLAND story about Disney's all-plastic house. The Monsanto House of the Future is an enduring memory. Millions of people...
Last week we took some time to explore the wilds of Adventureland in this Samland classic. The tour continues today in our second part....
Today we journey back to Adventureland with Sam Gennawey in this classic Samland article.
Over the next couple of weeks I will be exploring one...
Join us for Part Two of SAMLAND's look at Walt Disney's original plans for an Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow or EPCOT for short....
Sam Gennawey revisits Walt Disney's original plans for EPCOT. Since its initial publication several years ago, Sam has rewritten segments of the article with...
This week is a little bit of this and a little bit of that. I will start with a brief excerpt from The Disneyland...
Like many entertainment enterprises, sometimes the events taking place backstage are more interesting than what the audience was meant to see. That was certainly...
Today Sam Gennawey delivers a collection of reviews, just in time for the holidays. There's something for every taste here including the special treat...
When Star Tours opened at Disneyland in 1987, little did the Imagineers know that they would create a new industry. The breakthrough attraction combined...
As many of you know by now, Sam Gennawey has released his new book, The Disneyland Story: The Unofficial Guide to the Evolution of Walt...
As many of you know by now, Sam Gennawey is set to release his next book, MiceChat Holiday Hoopla on November 16th. Come Join Us.
FOREWARD
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Some may view this as the latest Samland column. Others will simply say that he has provided a trip report as a cheap way...
One of the best things about Samland are the readers. You folks are great. I recently posted an article about the Court of Angels...
Sam Gennawey reviews two interesting books for Disney fans today. First up King of the Jesters, the Danny Kaye biography from David Koenig. And...
The removal of the Court of Angels in New Orleans Square to make room for an expanded Club 33 has become the latest polarizing...
It seems that everybody has an opinion on the inclusion of a Starbucks on Main Street at Disneyland. I went to the park this...
Universal Studios Hollywood’s greatest strength has also been its greatest weakness. Since 1964, the old chicken ranch had always been a working production studio...
Director James Cameron may be best known for his use of cutting edge technology in telling monumental stories. When Terminator 2: Judgement Day debuted...