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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):
- Chairman Michael Eisner pictured with Roger Rabbit and Mickey Mouse
- Diners pictured at the Brown Derby at the Disney-MGM Studios
- Passengers on The Great Movie Ride visit the spaceship Nostromo set from "Alien" Encounter
- Tour 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 program
- A 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 work
- Catastrophe Canyon flood waters are pictured during the Backstage Studio Tour
- Production crew featured on a busy New York street
- Pictures a re-created Hollywood Boulevard of the 1930's and 1940's
Also 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
