New History Channel series looks at ‘How Disney Built America’
A new six-part nonfiction series exploring the history of Walt Disney and the iconic Disney brand will debut on Sunday, April 28 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on the History Channel.
“How Disney Built America” is another in the “Built America Series” that includes The Toys, The Food, The Mega Brands and more. The series, produced by A+E Factual Studios group, is a nostalgia-filled ride that paints a vivid picture of the world of Walt Disney and the history-making empire he built.
And, how the iconic Disney brand, fueled by the creation of beloved characters, cherished family films, thrilling theme parks, technological innovations, and more, continues to shape generations as a cultural and worldwide phenomenon.
Each hour-long episode focuses on a different example of game-changing brilliance in Disney’s history including inventing the world’s most recognizable characters, creating the animated features industry, revolutionizing the concept of merchandising, and using groundbreaking engineering to construct Disneyland, Walt Disney World, and beyond.
Viewers will hear fromImagineer and Disney Legend Bob Gurr is the only remaining original imagineer among those assigned by Walt Disney to design Disneyland in 1954.
The series utilizes rarely seen archival material, dramatic recreations, and key interviews from Don Wildman, Margaret Kerrison, Douglas Brinkley, Mindy Johnson, and others to expand on how the brand is forever woven into the fabric of American life.
