A great tribute to Ward Kimball, including photos and video links. "Ward Kimball never quite got over a childhood love affair with trains. After 40 years as an animator, writer, director and producer for Walt Disney Studios, and two Academy Awards for his efforts, Kimball retired to another make-believe world--his own backyard..."

In honor of animator Ward Kimball on the anniversary of his passing.

Information about the current state of portions of Ward Kimball's fire engine collection and link to a free pdf newsletter/magazine with articles about Kimball's collection.

Amid on Cartoon Brew has a wonderful tribute to Betty Lawyer Kimball who died on Thursday at the age of 97. Betty joined the Walt Disney Studios in the Ink & Paint Department. Later she met and married Ward Kimball. Betty was married to Ward, one of Walt’s Nine Old Men, for 66 years until his death.

From Ward and Betty's estate is this collection of postcards from Ward's trip to Greenfield Village in 1948 with Walt. Ward and Walt visited this museum in Detroit on their way back home from the Chicago Railroad Fair.

A look at one of Walt Disney's Nine Old Men and his contributions to the Parks and Resorts.

Walt Disney built the Carolwood Pacific Railroad on his property in Holmby Hills district of Los Angeles, California where he and his family moved in 1949. He was inspired by his animators Ward Kimball and Ollie Johnston, who already had their own backyard railroads.

This is one of my new favorite blogs. This post discusses the three Ward Kimball specials – Man In Space, Man And The Moon, and Mars And Beyond - sometimes credited with launching the American space program.

Review of this new book featuring the art of Disney with a look at Park Posters.