1,500 Disney Collectibles Are for Sale
2023-07-08
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1Fans who love Disney will soon be able to take home more than just a small object from the gift shop.
2They will get a chance to buy the real thing at an auction later this month.
3Joel Magee has been building his collection of more than 6,000 Disney objects for 30 years.
4They include costumes, rare posters, and life-size vehicles from rides like Dumbo and Peter Pan.
5He is now ready to share some of it with the public at a large building in Burbank, California.
6Fans can hear birds singing in the Enchanted Tiki Room or listen to the ghosts from the Haunted Mansion ride.
7They are among the 1,500 objects up for sale.
8"I'm one of those guys - go big or go home. And if you don't have the biggest, then it ain't the best," Magee told The Associated Press.
9His collection is believed to be the largest individually owned Disneyland or Disney Park collection in the world.
10Magee said he watched The Wonderful World of Disney on television every week as a child, but had never visited the park.
11He said he never thought about collecting until he was at a toy show where he met a man selling Disneyland objects and got started.
12"At the time, I couldn't afford too much. I bought a couple of pieces, but that's where it all began," Magee said.
13"In my travels... 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."
14The objects for sale are as small as a trading card and as large as a 1917 Model T vehicle from Disneyland's Original Main Street.
15Magee said that Walt Disney, the founder of the Disney company, created the vehicle himself.
16Mike Van Eaton is the co-owner of Van Eaton Galleries, which is running the auction.
17He said among the most sought-after objects are those from the Haunted Mansion ride. Sought-after objects include paintings and a "doom buggy" - the vehicle visitors ride on.
18"Joel also has one of the most amazing Disney attraction poster collections in the world. He has every attraction poster ever in the park. And those are also going to do very well," Van Eaton said.
19There are objects for every price point, with some starting as low as $50 - but most go way up from there.
20Van Eaton said an object like the Dumbo ride vehicle may go for $200,000 to $300,000.
21He also said there are waste containers from the park that may go for $5,000 or $6,000, and posters that could reach $50,000 to $60,000.
22The objects can be found at the Burbank Town Center Mall and will be available to look at through July 16.
23The auction will be held July 17 through 19.
24I'm Gregory Stachel.
1Fans who love Disney will soon be able to take home more than just a small object from the gift shop. They will get a chance to buy the real thing at an auction later this month. 2Joel Magee has been building his collection of more than 6,000 Disney objects for 30 years. They include costumes, rare posters, and life-size vehicles from rides like Dumbo and Peter Pan. 3He is now ready to share some of it with the public at a large building in Burbank, California. Fans can hear birds singing in the Enchanted Tiki Room or listen to the ghosts from the Haunted Mansion ride. They are among the 1,500 objects up for sale. 4"I'm one of those guys - go big or go home. And if you don't have the biggest, then it ain't the best," Magee told The Associated Press. His collection is believed to be the largest individually owned Disneyland or Disney Park collection in the world. 5Magee said he watched The Wonderful World of Disney on television every week as a child, but had never visited the park. He said he never thought about collecting until he was at a toy show where he met a man selling Disneyland objects and got started. 6"At the time, I couldn't afford too much. I bought a couple of pieces, but that's where it all began," Magee said. "In my travels... 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." 7The objects for sale are as small as a trading card and as large as a 1917 Model T vehicle from Disneyland's Original Main Street. Magee said that Walt Disney, the founder of the Disney company, created the vehicle himself. 8Mike Van Eaton is the co-owner of Van Eaton Galleries, which is running the auction. He said among the most sought-after objects are those from the Haunted Mansion ride. Sought-after objects include paintings and a "doom buggy" - the vehicle visitors ride on. 9"Joel also has one of the most amazing Disney attraction poster collections in the world. He has every attraction poster ever in the park. And those are also going to do very well," Van Eaton said. 10There are objects for every price point, with some starting as low as $50 - but most go way up from there. 11Van Eaton said an object like the Dumbo ride vehicle may go for $200,000 to $300,000. He also said there are waste containers from the park that may go for $5,000 or $6,000, and posters that could reach $50,000 to $60,000. 12The objects can be found at the Burbank Town Center Mall and will be available to look at through July 16. The auction will be held July 17 through 19. 13I'm Gregory Stachel. 14Jeff Turner and Brooke Lefferts reported this story for The Associated Press. Gregory Stachel adapted it for VOA Learning English. 15_______________________________________________________________ 16Words in This Story 17auction - n. a public sale at which things are sold to the people who offer to pay the most 18toy - n. something that an adult buys or uses for enjoyment or entertainment 19afford - v. to be able to pay for (something) 20stuff - n. used to refer to something when you do not need to name exactly what it is 21attraction - n. something interesting or enjoyable that people want to visit, see, or do 22______________________________________________________________ 23What do you think of this story? 24We want to hear from you. We have a new comment system. Here is how it works: 25Each time you return to comment on the Learning English site, you can use your account and see your comments and replies to them. Our comment policy is here.