There are items for every price point, with some starting as low as $50 - but most go way up from there. And those are also going to do very well,” Van Eaton said. He has every attraction poster ever in the park.
“Joel also has one of the most amazing Disney attraction poster collections in the world. He says among the most sought-after items are those from the Haunted Mansion attraction, including original stretch paintings from the elevator in the iconic ride, and a “doom buggy” - the vehicle guests ride on. Mike Van Eaton is the co-owner of Van Eaton Galleries, which is running the auction. 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.
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