Entry in progress—B.P.
“It’s kind of fun to do the impossible” is a quote attributed to Wal Disney 1901-1966) that has been printed on any posters.
Wikiquote: Walt Disney
Walter Elias Disney (5 December 1901 – 15 December 1966) was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, and animator. One of the most well-known motion picture producers in the world, Disney was also the cartoon artist of comic books and newspaper comic strips, the creator of an American-based theme parks called Disneyland and Walt Disney World, and is the co-founder with his brother Roy O. Disney of Walt Disney Productions, the corporation now known as The Walt Disney Company.
Quotes
It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.
. As quoted in Animated Architecture (1982) by Derek Walker, p. 10
Google Books
Disneyland
By Walt Disney Productions.
Verona: Arnoldo Mondadori
1964
Pg. 8:
Finally, turning to his associates with a characteristic grin, Disney gave his own completely unscientific conclusion: “Well, it’s kind of fun to do the impossible.”
Google Books
Walt Disney’s Disneyland
By Martin A. Sklar
Verona: Mondadori
1965
Pg. ?:
Walt listened to this dreary prediction, then turned to his associates and with a characteristic grin gave his own completely unscientific conclusion: “Well, it’s kind of fun to do the impossible!’
Six months later, the Rainbow Caverns opened at Disneyland.
Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps. Stolen and missing, 2021-2024.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.
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