Walt Disney's Private Apartment | DISNEYLAND

To construct the most complex and immersive amusement park enterprise ever conceived, Walt Disney needed to keep a close eye on progress. He had an apartment built for him and his family on the second floor of the Main Street Fire House, and this is what's inside.

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CHAPTERS:
0:00 How It Came To Be
2:49 Whats Inside?
7:31 A Bigger Place For the Family
8:57 What Things Are Like Today

CREDIT:
Some footage used was from "A Walk In Walt's Footsteps Tour" by Lori Cunningham:

Lots of photos used can be found on the Daveland website:

You can see a 3D computer model of the apartment courtesy of Jeff Boyd:

MUSIC:
"Alex Productions - Pop" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license.

"Keys of Moon - White Petals" is under a Creative Commons (cc-by) license

"Keys Of Moon - Way To Dream" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license

Music Info: Soft Inspiring Corporate Uplifting Ambient by RomanSenykMusic.

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[AlextheHistorian]

Comments that violate my channel's four basic rules will either be deleted or the user blocked from commenting on the channel:
-No Discrimination
-No 'stirring the pot'
-No Politics
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As an American I believe people can express ANY opinion they want, but there can be no freedoms without law and order. Therefore on my channel I do not allow the perpetuation of indecent remarks. -Particularly because there are families that watch my content and I must protect them and the viewers who come to my channel to escape the harshness of YouTube comment sections. If you have something to say, say it respectfully, no one says you have to agree with the opposition, just be a decent human being.

And just as a little bonus: paedophilia exists EVERYWHERE in society. Not just one group of people. If you are going to comment about how Disney (either Walt or the company today) must use this apartment for such acts...it will not be tolerated, that is indecent and 'pot stirring' comments, not opinion, much less fact. You don't have to agree with Disney's choices or politics either from the past or today, but don't make such accusations on this channel.

[jaynegatsbyofficial]

Walt's light burning 24/7 makes me cry everytime

[lunardelusions]

My gf and I did the Walk in Walt's Footsteps tour about 10years ago, they stopped the tour not long after. It's really neat inside, like going back in time. Reminds me of my grandmothers house. We weren't allowed to take pictures in there, and it was mostly roped off as well to keep people from wandering and touching things, but the guide would take one picture of you in there if you wanted. Funny thing is when I tell people I've been in there they either don't believe I was in there, or don't believe the apartment even exists. I still have my pin with Walt's face on it from when we went.

[drakensberg.multimedia]

This is what happens when visionaries pass on. The new management team has no emotional ties to the company or products, and the magic dies with the founder.

[MartianSolarbuddy]

Beautifully informative! At 3:45 you can see the original carpet design, and at 3:41 the current carpet in the apartment. In the Mini Museum 5th Ed (created by Hans Fex) there is a small sample from a piece of that original carpet. Our guide, a Disney Ambassador, was very impressed at this piece of vintage Disney material.

[notmyrealname]

One of the perks of having your own theme park.

[biprgriff]

New Orleans Apartment 1974 - I had the good fortune to have dinner in Club 33 when my brother worked as a ride operator on the Jungle Cruise. He was dating a waitress who worked in Club 33 and somehow our family ended up having dinner in the then mostly unknown restaurant. After dinner she showed us part of Walt’s unfinished apartment with it’s view of Rivers of America and Tom Sawyer’s Island, one of the most scenic views in the park with Mark Twain and Columbia tied up at their berths. The apartment was left as it was the day Walt died 8 years earlier, bare wood floor decking, some of the wood trim and finish carpentry done or seemingly underway when stopped, ladders and scaffolds around the entire area, just as a unfinished home under construction would look. If only I had my camera.

[philliphartman]

Walk Disney's spirit has definitely left Disneyland long ago.

[missyrose]

I have been to Disney World a number of times . It doesn’t matter how old you are it’s a magical experience! I have however never been able to visit Disneyland . It’s on my bucket list and I would love to see his apartment . It’s so cool he had one and guests were none the wiser . The man was a true visionary and what he created will live in for generations

[donovanreimer]

Didn’t expect this video to be so good. Boy I enjoyed it. Thanks for all the research.

[turbojeremy]

I got to tour walt's apartment once when I worked at DL. It was a cool experience.

[gregargendeli]

One of my best memories of DL was the afternoon a friend and I were treated to a very detailed tour of the New Orleans space. Just the two of us and a very friendly cast member. We got to peek in every room (yes, even the missing toilet bathroom), the room used for printing posters, walk around the upstairs outdoor patio, and then just as it was turning dusk, be invited by the gallery staff to sit on the small deck and watch Fantasmic with one other couple while eating strawberry deserts. I will never forget that experience.

[miketackabery]

I'm constantly amazed at your videos. Every chance you get to go negative... you don't. I've never seen anything like it. It's wonderfully refreshing. Thank you so much for being so good and decent.

[gypsycrossroads]

Perfection! I am so glad you added the apartment over Pirates. Many people don't know about it's true conception. I was glad I was able to walk thru it as the Disney Gallery.

[dapper_gent]

Boy...finding old Walt at the other end of that fire pole must've been quite the easter egg!!

[jetsons]

If only Walt could be cloned so he could run Disneyland again. Alex, could you imagine being able to spend the summer in Walt's apartment and being able to walk around at night after hours. Fun... Thanks for posting this, towards the end I almost had a tear in my eye.

[DerpyPossum]

wouldn’t be the first time Walt almost brought me to tears. 👍

[moirad]

Seeing the fire house in real life gave me so much calmness and nostalgia!!! It’s so beautiful

[Belushi]

i’ve been inside of Walt’s apartment when i did the Walk in Walt’s Footsteps tour. it was amazing. my favourite Disney memory.

[tns-rox]

Beautiful tribute to these apartments. I didn't know about them, so thanks for the introductions. 👍