![]() The items for sale are as small as a trading card and as large as a 1917 Model T moving van from Disneyland’s original Main Street that Magee says Walt Disney created himself. “In my travels as ‘the toy scout,’ I meet people all over the country and for the last 25 years, they’ve just been bringing me all their stuff and here it is today.” I bought a couple of pieces, but that’s where it all began,” Magee said. “At the time, I couldn’t afford too much. He says he watched “The Wonderful World of Disney” on TV every week as a kid but had never been to the park and never thought about collecting until he was at a toy show where he met a man selling Disneyland artifacts and got hooked. Magee is known in the collectible industry as “the toy scout,” and has amassed a huge collection of toys and Disney items. This is the first time that all of my things have been in the same room at the same time,” he said. Magee’s is the largest individually owned Disneyland/Disney Park collection in the world. And if you don’t have the biggest, then it ain’t the best,” Magee told The Associated Press in a recent interview, as fans milled about the exhibit. “I’m one of those guys - go big or go home. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |