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Sent from Disneyland

Aug 8, 2026

This week on Sent from Disneyland, we dive beneath the surface with a 1961 postcard featuring Disneyland's Submarine Voyage, complete with the Nautilus emerging from Submarine Falls. The postcard message gives us a glimpse of a guest's first impressions of one of Disneyland's most futuristic attractions.

The history...


Aug 2, 2026

 

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This week we travel back to 1965 and 1967 with two classic Disneyland postcards featuring the Main Street Railroad Station and Sleeping Beauty Castle. Along the way we read the messages home, uncover the weather and park attendance from each visit, and revisit the magic of Walt's original...


Jul 25, 2026

This week we explore two postcards spanning the Disneyland Resort's history—from a 2001 visit to the newly opened Disney California Adventure featuring Grizzly Peak, to a 1968 ride aboard the Becky Thatcher raft to Tom Sawyer Island.

The history segment looks at the story behind the iconic Disney California...


Jul 18, 2026

Was there ever an official Disneyland postmark? That's one of the questions I get asked most often, and in this episode I dive into the history behind Disneyland mail, unique ZIP code 92803, pictorial cancels, cachets, and whether mail was ever officially postmarked "Disneyland, CA."

We begin with two 1985...


Jul 11, 2026

A pair of vintage Disneyland postcards leads to an unexpected detour into television history in this episode of Sent from Disneyland. A 1976 postcard featuring the Disneyland Railroad reveals that its sender attended one of the very first tapings of ABC's short-lived game show Hot Seat, prompting a look at the unusual...