New Postcard Folder

My fellow Disney collecting buddy, Mike, just returned from Disneyland with a bag-full of goodies for me including a new postcard folder.

The ten cards in this collection are all black and white or sepia-toned. Eight of the cards are contemporary with the ninth card being an old photo of Walt Disney which was probably taken in the early 30s. While the side binding states that there are ten cards, the last one is actually the back of the folder that shows all the cards and also contains the UPC code. I wouldn't count this one as a usable card. The cards can be removed by tearing along the perforated edge that links them together.

A pretty cool collection of cards. My only complaint is that the backgrounds in the photos are nondescript which allows Disney to sell the cards in any of their theme parks. The backs of the cards are actually stamped "Disney Parks". The entire collection can be seen within this group.

Vault of Walt

I picked up The Vault of Walt - Unofficial, Unauthorized, Uncensored Disney Stories Never Told (paperback; 478 pages) written by Jim Korkis (or more commonly known by his pen name on MousePlanet; Wade Sampson).

Jim strings together many stories about Walt Disney by placing them within four different sections of the books: Walt, The Films, The Parks and Miscellaneous. The stories are rather short and the themes are very familiar, but Jim is able to flesh out details and expand on topics that other authors have probably ignored.

It's a fun read. And, each story is self-contained. You can read the book from beginning to end, or hop around.