"I reminded everyone that the reason Disneyland existed at all was because Walt used to take his daughters Diane and Sharon to the Griffith Park merry-go-round," he told The Los Angeles Times in 2002, "and Daddy had to sit on the park bench eating peanuts and popcorn while the kids rode alone."
"Tuletasin kõigile meelde, et Disneyland eksisteeris üldse sellepärast, et Waltil oli tavaks viia oma tütreid Dianei ja Sharonit Griffithi parki karusselliga sõitma," ütles ta ajakirjale The Los Angeles Times 2002. aastal, "ja issi pidi pargipingil istuma ning maapähkleid ja popkorni sööma, kuni lapsed üksi sõitsid."