Jones and subsequently Jauregui had been Standard Oil (aka Chevron) leaseholders Carr had leased the land that became the nucleus of Golden Oak, and Standard Oil may have been his landlord, as well. In the 1990s, Chevron USA sold a neighboring parcel - the onetime Jones Ranch, which became the Andy Jauregui Ranch - to Disney, which used it to expand Golden Oak. The temporary Western street was removed in 2008 to make way for an urban business district set. In the late 1970s, after an absence of four decades, a Western town was reborn at the ranch for "Roots II," and it remained a prominent feature along with a covered bridge over a man-made lake often seen in "Little House on the Prairie" a colonial set used in "North and South" farm houses, barns, fields, country roads, tree groves and a running waterfall. In the early 1970s the new Antelope Valley Freeway (SR 14) threatened to run right through the property but Disney had a bit of pull with state officials, convincing them to wrap the freeway behind a nearby mountain, shielding the ranch from the noise and visibility. Hart Park in Newhall.ĭisney's first feature film at the ranch, "Toby Tyler, or Ten Weeks with a Circus," was followed by numerous family films made both by The Walt Disney Co. Within two years the ornery critters proved not to be worth the trouble, and Disney, rather than sell them for slaughter, was convinced to donate them to the County of Los Angeles which put them to pasture down the road at William S. In 1960, Disney purchased a small herd of American bison and used them in his two-part television show, "Sancho the Homesick Steer," and other productions. Three real cowboys ran herd on about 50 head and took them to market each winter to be sold for beef. Disney liked the varied topography so much that he purchased 315 acres for $300,000 in 1959, increasing his holdings to more than 700 acres in the next few years.Įven while Disney was using it for filming, the Golden Oak doubled as a working cattle ranch for a time. Meanwhile, Carr's one-time movie property reverted to a working horse and cattle ranch that was occasionally used by filmmakers - including Walt Disney, who leased the property for portions of three years in the mid-1950s for the "Spin and Marty" segments of "The Mickey Mouse Club" television show. But Carr soon ran out of money and had to sell the ranch Hickson picked up his sticks around 1930 and moved them westerly in Placerita Canyon, erecting what would become the Monogram and later Melody Ranch. "Ernie" Hickson, collected old Western buildings that he imported from Nevada (some say he acquired special lumber in Nevada and assembled the buildings on site), and used them to create a Western movie town for Carr's productions. Pioneer filmmaker Trem Carr owned what he called the Placeritos Ranch at the same site as early as 1922. Disney purchased the ranch in 1959, but the area's history as a filming backdrop actually begins much earlier. The Walt Disney Co.'s Golden Oak Ranch is a private, working movie ranch (not open for tours), located just east of State Route 14 off of Placerita Canyon Road. Destin Daniel Cretton directs and executive produces, along with Melvin Mar and Jake Kasdan, Erin O'Malley, Asher Goldstein and Gene Luen Yang.The "Cabin by the Lake" at The Walt Disney Co.'s Golden Oak Ranch in Placerita Canyon. Kelvin Yu is executive producer and showrunner of American Born Chinese. Yang plays Dragon King, Ao Guang and James Hong portrays Jade Emperor. Stephanie Hsu is Shiji Niangniang, the Goddess of Stones Ronny Chieng is unconventional monk Ji Gong Jimmy O. The cast includes Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, Ben Wang and Yeo Yann Yann. “This is the story of a young man’s battle for his own identity, told through family, comedy and action-packed Kung-Fu - with USA Today declaring, “The supernatural elements of ‘Chinese’ are brought to life beautifully, playing on aesthetics from Chinese folklore, comics and animation to create worlds and scenes that pop off the screen,’ ” according to Disney. The series is based on the graphic novel by Gene Luen Yang. Episodes one, two and three are on Roku June 26-July 10. Episodes one, two and three are on Hulu June 26 to July 9. Episode one is on ABC Saturday, June 24 at 8 p.m. Episode one is on YouTube June 21 to July 23.
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