Secrets You Definitely Didn’t Know About Walt Disney

Published on 01/09/2017
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Choo Choo

Walt really loved trains, he even built an elaborate model in his office, and he thoroughly enjoyed running them for his guests. In 1948, however, his hobby grew extensively higher as went ahead and constructed a 1/8 scale model in his backyard, including the track spanning half a mile. He called it the Carolwood Pacific Railroad, which is in reference to his address, 355 N. Carolwood Drive

Choo Choo

Choo Choo

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“Feed the Birds”

Walt’s personal favorite song was in fact a ballad, “Feed the Birds,” which is the song about the pigeon lady from Mary Poppins. According to the songwriter Richard Sherman, Walt would stop by the Sherman brothers’ office quite often on Friday afternoons. Requesting that he play a personal performance of “Feed the Birds.”

“Feed The Birds”

“Feed The Birds”

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