Disney's First Stump Fest

Disney recently introduced Bluey into Disneyland Park in the form of Bluey's Best Day Ever at Fantasyland Theater, and part of the popular series' lore includes an episode about Stump Fest, where Bandit and his friends get together to remove a couple old tree trunk stumps from the Heeler's backyard. But the original tree stump at Disneyland Park harkens much earlier, back to 1957, when it was installed in the park.  You see, a year earlier, Walt Disney had purchased this tree as a gift for his wife, Lillian.  But Lillian understandably thought it was too big for their mantle.  So instead, it lives at the Happiest Place on Earth!

Do you think Walt always meant for this to be the plan, but used a pretense of a romantic gesture knowing that Lillian would ultimately pass it on?

The golden hour sun sets behind the petrified tree stump gifted to Disneyland Park by Lillian Disney.