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Hi Steve! you said there was a film crew there to document the house. Do you know if they ever released the footage?

I fully believe this barn is must see for any Walt Disney fan. You can spend part of the day stepping into this historical workshop and top off your day off with dinner just across the freeway at another of Walt’s favorite places, the Tam O Shanter. It’s free to see but they do accept donations and I urge everyone that visits to do so. keeping these folks funded to take care of this national treasure is important imo. Seeing one of the original mine train thru wonderland trains would be another great addition to that place.

Steve, Thank you for posting that, that was very special for many. Your Dad is amazing along with the others that made that possible. I have his book and that was the best insight to Walt's railroad. I hope to visit that Barn one day, but being on the East coast, that may just be a bit too far now. All the best to your family and thoughts and Prayers for your Mom, I went through that with mine 11 years ago. Again, Thanks Steve, that was a wonderful video.

Why on earth or in Heaven would you guys bust out Bruno Mars???

Thank you for filming and sharing this. Amazing property

At least Ward Kimball s house is still standing. Even the train House is still Thier

Miss it. This was my view for one week a month ago

Nice!

Steve, I met you at a train event at Union station years ago, I believe you were showcasing you books... Just the other day, (4-27-32) I was perusing through a collection of business cards, and found a card you gave me, so I decided to explore what you represent, and the Carolwood Historic Society. I wish I had looked into this sooner, as a train buff I didn't know what I was missing!

Thank you for sharing this beautiful piece of history!

I wonder how fast they would go without the 11mph governor?

I just read the Motor Trend magazine an article about the Autopia, Bob Gurr today is 90 year old man, incredible.

This is very cool! It's especially a treat to see Diane Disney signing your father's book while he holds it. Wow. Special moment. I saw Bob Gurr (thankfully still among the living today) among the other attendees at this event. I wonder if you would be kind enough to identify all those seen in this video, or those you remember at least, besides Diane, riding from front to back, on the Lilly Belle (or replica). Most importantly, thanks for posting!

Steve, while it's sad that the video quality is not better, it is very obvious that you did the best you could with the time and the handheld camera you had available to record the amazing location that once was Walt Disney's personal residence. Given the circumstances, your video is a gem! It is an invaluable piece of history and Americana, and as far as I can tell you are solely responsible for having the foresight to record this precious record. Have you any idea if Pentrex Publishers or anyone else, including the Disney family, shot any professional level film or video coverage of the Disney estate, following Lillian's death, before it was destroyed?

Starting at about 14 minutes and 20 seconds the sound of your feet walking on the rocks sounds like a chugging train and it’s very cool

So much history, thanks to all that took part in this back then. Thanks Steve for sharing it.

0:20 omg did you see Walt in the window?!?!

Steve, Thank you for sharing this. I thought I seen every view from years ago having to do with the CPRR. Always wondered what happened to the bridges and tunnel. They were still there after all those years. Oh how I wished I could have walked on the same ground that Walt did. Hope to see more of anything you do in the future. I have your Dads book and that is the best book I have ever seen. It was so well done. Again, Thank you and stay safe.

Bob Gurr !

I would like to be the CEO of Disney. Mark Raymond Frisby Jr. I sing and write songs and movies and musicals. I would like to make lots of movies. I really like the Jungle Book. I have watched the Jungle Book like hundreds of times. I would like a name tag that says. Mark Raymond Frisby Jr, Disney CEO.

its great to see where part of the track went around Walt's garden.

Thank you for this video! I got to meet your dad, Michael at an Unmeeting in WDW a few years ago and ride the Roger Broggie train with him. It was a real thrill to chat and talk to him about his ride in the car with Walt to Disneyland while it was being constructed. I have a plaque with a roof shingle from the original barn, apparently they weren’t fire proof and had to be replaced, along with an Accucraft Lilly Belle, both of which are cherished items.

Michael's handling that car like a pro. Compare that to how many times we've seen other Autopia drivers grinding along the track, etc. Very cool to see them at the studio doing this.

Wow!!! I never knew this video existed! Going through the tour of the other Home video and researching history it was mentioned that the last Home Walt Disney owned was demolished….Compared to both places ….The first Home was more nostalgic and this one was dated for that period of time ….But the property and garden was beyond amazing ….I can’t believe they destroyed it 😪.. One day I’m going to go to the Walt Disney museum in San Francisco 🥰

I truly wish the Disney Company purchased the property so that I could have been a museum, maybe they could have rebuilt the railway line. Instead it was demolished to build a mega mansion. Such a shame and such a loss. But thank you for such a lovely video and a last look at a legend that was Walt Disney.

I truly wish this was still there for all to enjoy!! I wish the railroad had survived as well, would have loved to have seen it since Walt’s love for trains had sparked the same love for my son and I. My son and I are in the same gauge hobby! I understand today that only the tunnel portal survives, since the entire property was completely redone and a mansion put on it. Very sad, I truly wish it could have been saved. Thank you so much for sharing this rare opportunity

Everyone's right Walt Disney was a magical innovation man .that had Good people around him which inspired Ideas .....It be So Cool if the City and Walt Disney Disneyland rebuys this Property and rebuilds the tracks and house exactly how Walt and Lilly had it .....and have a medical facility use it to inspire people The same way The "Carolwood Railway inspired Walt Disney to thick of WALT DISNEY WORLD",,"Disneyland "......GOD MADE PEOPLE .LIKE WALT DISNEY TO INNOVATIVE AND INSPIRATION OF FELLOW ARTISTS TO MAKE "God's BEAUTIFUL GARDEN OF EDEN EVERYWHERE......WE SURE MISS WALT DISNEY TEAM WE SHOULD ONLY INSPIRE EACH OTHER....

First of all, THANK YOU for filming this. We often see things that we think will be there forever, then next year they're gone. Also, what a treat to see a house that's ( I assume ) pretty much as Lillian kept it. You probably saw things just about the same as when Walt left it. Great job on showing the paths, tunnels and the narration to let us know when you were on a former set of tracks.

As a child my aunt and Mother took us looking for stars homes in Beverly hill and local areas. One House I wanted to See at about the Age of 10 or 11 was to find my Walt Disney's Home. We drove and drove then they pulled up to this home that they said was Walt Disney's Home they let me get out of the car and take my Camera to get a photo the Gate was opened and i walked in with my little camera and was trying to get the nerve to go up to the front door I only mad up the drive 10 or 20 feet and was very nervous it was beautifully manicured drive and i couldn't see the house really just maybe the edge of the roof and some windows I took my picture and quickly and excitedly ran back to the car I still have that photo somewhere and always remembered that little day trip from the Valley over the hill to where Walt use to live . Thank you for Sharing this insight into the house I've always wanted to see . I've so much wanted to find the Plans to that Carolwood home so that in some point in time I might be able to recreate it for my own home somewhere. this Video is very amazing ! thankyou Steve for sharing this. Kind Regards Robert

Well i guess i should have waited to see the whole video now i See Frank Thomas and Ward Kimball

Well i see there are many steam engines so certainly not all Ollies.

Great to see Ollie ,is this his backyard and is it his train, or someone else? thankyou Steve for sharing your memories.

Great to see! thankyou for sharing .amazing to see the test and on the Disney Lot it appears .? great historical value and research and insight into Disney's creation of his Park.

Thank you for posting this, Steve. It is amazingly fascinating, melancholy and satisfying all at the same time. Thank you for having the foresight to video this.

you should do a real digital transfer

Excellent! This is truly mind blowing video! How great is this since the rail road's been bulldozed! And the home was razed. I am absolutely ecstatic that you posted this. What a gem!

Who are you and why did you get the privilege of accessing the property? You keep saying grandpa in the video.. is Walt your grandfather? I can’t understand why the Disney family didn’t keep this home?? It had such a history.. they lived there for so many years. How could they sell it?

Why wasn’t this significantly special historical house preserved? It seems to me this house was sold right after Mrs. Lillian Marie Disney passed, what a shame. The Disney family should have kept this house, then passed it down for generations to come. I’m sure if they left the train setup as is, the The Carolwood Society would have loved to have Walt’s train in it’s original setting? What an attraction it would have made. Thanks for the video

Thank you for posting this video. I love it. In October 2019 I visited the Walt Disney home in woking way los Feliz. It was a magical experience. I was so fascinated

Seen 6/29/2020 This is the original home and grounds of the late Walt Disney and Mrs. Lillian Disney - Truyens . 355 Carolwood Drive, Holmby Hills. * In early 2000s a new home was built on site. Benjamin Hahn , Retired Beverly Hills CA

"a model for something" (at 20:15)? Appears to be an early architectural model of Walt Disney Concert Hall!

It's a shame that all of that property was demolished a year later by the new owner. I'll bet the inside was as amazing as the gardens.

What fun!! Thanks for sharing such rare footage of two of my best Disney Pals back in the glory days of Walt Disney Productions!!

Amazing!!!!

Thank you so much for sharing these Disney videos! 😍

Driving around the Disney Studios! With Bob Gurr!! WOW!!

That is so cool!!!

Hi! Great opener, wanted to know if you knew how big the veil was?

This is the musical embodiment of Poe's law.