Overview
- The film is now available to stream on Disney+ and to watch for free on Disney’s YouTube channel.
- Leslie Iwerks says a 70-minute rough cut was shelved in 2020 when Disney put the project on indefinite hold.
- Disney Experiences executive Jason Recher is credited with rescuing the project after viewing the rough cut.
- The 78-minute documentary assembles newly unearthed 16mm reels and audio to chronicle Disneyland’s July 1954–July 1955 construction.
- Reviews praise the fly-on-the-wall footage, audio-only interviews with Disney veterans, and unvarnished glimpses of risky mid‑century jobsite practices.