A Disney Childhood: Comic Books to Sailing Ships is my story of growing up the daughter of a Disney Executive in the 50s-60s-70s when Walt Disney Studios felt like family.  It was a magical childhood. My three brothers and I were little Disney ambassadors as we accompanied Father when he entertained Foreign Representatives at Disneyland or they would come over for a “typical American” dinner at our house one block

from the Disney Studios. Similiar to most fairytales there enters an unexpected Foe who brought challenges that were a test of my ability to incorporate comic book humor into harsh realities.  It is a coming of age story.  I took advantage of opportunities to travel and met with some complicated circumstances.  My Disney core values of honesty and creativity help me along the way as well as my motto: “Humor in Adversity”.