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Realityland's David Koenig

Random Disneyland and Walt Disney World tidbits too time-sensitive or inconsequential to cram into a formal article.

  1. Disneyland's First Cast Member Passes Away

    Disney Legend Milt Albright, officially considered the first person ever hired to work at Disneyland, died last Monday at the age of 97.

    Although he began working for the park in 1954, as manager of the accounting department (initially, himself), he had actually been hired as a junior accountant for the Disney Studio in 1947. But early in 1953, he caught wind that an amusement park was the in the works and that it would feature a miniature car ride.

    A car buff, Milt spent ...

    Updated 04-13-2014 at 04:31 PM by David Koenig

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