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Item: Disney MGM Studios Publicity / Press Kit as issued by Publicity Director Charlie Ridgway (1923 - 2016)
Date: 1989
Description: Featuring a vintage Disney-MGM Studios press packet issued by former Disneyland and Walt Disney World Publicity Director, Charlie Ridgway (including his original business card!); with photos, press releases, advanced publicity materials. The most sought-after is this1989 Grand Opening MediaPress Kit, which contains exclusive press releases, black-and-whitepromotional photographs, and specialized magazines celebrating the park\'slaunch at Walt Disney World in Florida.
Includes the following 8\"x10\" black and white photographs (with press captions taped on reverse, as shown):
Diners pictured at the Brown Derby at the Disney-MGM StudiosPassengers on The Great Movie Ride visit the spaceship Nostromo set from \"Alien\" EncounterTour Guide (wearing white shirt) introduces guests to Audio-Animatronics until one of them proves to be real!The cast of the new Mickey Mouse Club is pictured on their set for the Disney Channel programA mock presentation of Gilligan\'s Island (with S.S. Minnow) is pictured (no caption referenced on this image)\"Magic of Disney Animation\" exhibit is featured as guests watch the artists and animators at workCatastrophe Canyon flood waters are pictured during the Backstage Studio TourProduction crew featured on a busy New York streetPictures a re-created Hollywood Boulevard of the 1930\'s and 1940\'sAlso includes a variety of press releases, including:
- Guests Take Ride Through Films\' Greatest Moments
- Superstar Television Makes Guests Stars Every Day at New Disney Theme Park
- Backstage at the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park
- Guests Plunged into the Heart of Hollywood Cine-Magic
- Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular
- Disney Characters Spring to Life
- Audience Creates Sound Track in \'Monster Sound Show\'
- Major Additions Mark Continued Growth at Walt Disney World
- Walt Disney World in Brief (overview)
- List of Additional Press Releases Available
- Disney Personalities Available for Interviews (including corporate leaders Michael Eisner, Frank Wells, Jeffrey Katzenberg and more
Publicity materials also include:
- Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park News (April 1989)
- Facts on Prices - details all ticket prices and room rates (noting daily theme park adult admission at $29!)
- Delta Air Lines brochure promoting its custom-made Lockheed L-1011; specifically designed for use in filming movies, commercials, etcl
- Delta \"Skylines\" Newsletter promoting the L-1011 Mock-up Reach for filming at Disney-MGM Studios.
Condition:Excellent condition; as preserved for nearly four decades
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