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Mike Van Eaton, co-owner of Van Eaton
Galleries, said on Monday that the auction traces the history of
the famed park, featuring items such as the original 1953
prospectus that Walt Disney used to pitch to financiers ahead of
the park's 1955 opening in southern California, an original map
of Disneyland, and other signage.
There will also be familiar characters up for sale, including
animatronic birds from the Enchanted Tiki Room, a bronze statue
of Mickey Mouse, and an "It's a Small World" animatronic doll.
The animatronic birds are estimated to sell between $80,000 and
$100,000, while the doll is estimated to sell for between
$15,000 and $20,000.
A Star Jets original attraction vehicle is expected to sell for
$10,000 to $15,000. The Walt Disney-signed opening day guidebook
is estimated to sell somewhere between $7,000 and $9,000.
The History of Disneyland and Walt Disney World auction will be
held in Los Angeles over two days starting on Dec. 7.
(Reporting by Reuters Television; Editing by Leslie Adler)
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