He has three of the four and then he has a Doom Buggy, which is also extremely rare,” Van Eaton said. “They’re hand-painted stretch paintings and really, really incredible, really rare. He has three hitchhiking ghosts from Magic Kingdom’s Haunted Mansion and original hand-painted stretching room portraits from the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland. Among the items seen: a truck that Walt Disney drove down Main Street at Disneyland, dozens of attractions posters, a Dumbo ride vehicle and a statue of Figment, the dragon character from Epcot. Van Eaton walked the Orlando Sentinel through Magee’s wares via FaceTime. The displayed collection is open to the public with free admission. “We wanted to make sure we have something for everybody.” “We also wanted to make sure that not everything was a $100,000 ride vehicle, that some pieces were $50 and some pieces were $100,” Van Eaton said. He has appeared on numerous television shows, including History Channel’s “Pawn Stars.” He is referred to as “America’s Toy Scout.” Magee is a seasoned appraiser of toys, memorabilia and theme-park items, and he’s been collecting for more than 30 years. “I’m like, ‘Holy cats, this is a way bigger production than I ever could have imagined.’ But it is truly the first time that the whole collection has been together in one spot.” … And, you know, all the signage ‘The Joel Magee Disneyland collection,’” Magee said. Three days of bidding, in-person and online, begin July 17. Magee’s stash – 6,000 pieces including retired ride vehicles, rare posters, refurbished animatronics, cast member costumes and Disneyland opening-day tickets – now is on display at a former Bed, Bath & Beyond store in Burbank, California, awaiting the auction conducted by Van Eaton Galleries. Toy collector Joel Magee’s enormous Disney collection is going up for auction this month, almost two years after three semis carried the theme-park goodies away from his West Palm Beach home.
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