I was reminded this morning about the origins of Thanksgiving. It was the fall of 1863, just a few months after the Battle of Gettysburg, where the tide of civil war swayed back towards the Union for good. Abraham Lincoln decided the US needed a day of Thanksgiving and so, by proclamation, set aside the 4th Thursday of November for a day of thanks.
Walt loved Abraham Lincoln. I admire him greatly myself. Walt loved, and his staff basically invented, audio-animatronics which you see throughout the parks today. Although the Tiki Room birds were the first AA's that Disney did, his first MAJOR success was the likeness of Abraham Lincoln for the 1964 World's Fair. It was so good that the audience audibly gasped when Lincoln rose from his chair (another post on the exhibit that almost WASN'T). It was one of Walt's greatest achievements.
From Walt, President Lincoln and myself....Happy Thanksgiving.
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