Meet the ‘unsung hero’ who helped Walt Disney build Disneyland

A retired Navy admiral who oversaw the construction of Disneyland and helped Walt Disney build what many regarded as a fool’s folly emerges as the unsung hero of a new documentary film about the birth of the Anaheim theme park.

The new “Disneyland Handcrafted” documentary by filmmaker Leslie Iwerks on the one-year blitz to create the first Disney theme park will debut Jan. 22 on YouTube and the Disney+ streaming service.

The blue carpet premiere of “Disneyland Handcrafted” took place on Thursday, Jan.