When it comes to low-tech, low-speed attractions at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World, there’s one ride that is sure to fulfill one's desire to sit back, relax and enjoy the scenery: The Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover.
Chuck Schmidt, bitten by the Disney bug at an early age, remembers watching The Mickey Mouse Club after school in the mid-1950s. During his 48-year career in the newspaper business, he channeled that love of Disney as the Sunday News and Travel editor for The Staten Island Advance. Chuck has written or co-authored seven books for Theme Park Press, including Disney's Dream Weavers, On the Disney Beat, An American in Disneyland Paris, Disney's Animal Kingdom: An Unofficial History and The Beat Goes On. Chuck has shared his passion for all things Disney in his Still Goofy About Disney blog on AllEars.Net since 2015. He resides in Beachwood, N.J., with his wife Janet. They have three adult children and seven grandchildren.
With the recent release of David A. Bossert’s Claude Coats: Walt Disney’s Imagineer—The Making of Disneyland: From Toad Hall to the Haunted Mansion and Beyond [The Old Mill Press, 264 Pages, $65] the world will learn about Claude Coats – through indepth text and stunning archival photos – and his amazingly productive career with the Walt Disney Company.
Zinger at the End of Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway’s Was Imagineer’s Way to ‘Leave ‘Em Laughin’’
Posted onIt turns out that the gentle nudge at the end of Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway wasn’t in the original plans for the ride. After years of meticulous planning down to the smallest detail, Kevin Rafferty admits he was winging it for that last surprise ... a trademark of the now-retired Disney Imagineer.
Remember the Mike Fink keel boats? You know, those top-heavy, low-capacity vessels that used to navigate the waters around Tom Sawyer Island at Disneyland, the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World and Frontierland in Disneyland Paris?
On Saturday, September 25th, we left the cozy confines of the Old Key West Resort on Walt Disney World property, bound for Port Canaveral and a four-night cruise aboard the Disney Fantasy. Once onboard, we found that safety protocols abounded.
For fans of the Disney-Pixar movie Ratatouille, the wait is nearly over. On Oct. 1 – the day Walt Disney World’s 50th anniversary celebration begins – Ratatouille: The Adventure will officially open to guests in World Showcase at EPCOT.
The recent announcement that the mostly mall-based retail wing of the Walt Disney Company will be pared down to just 25 stores around the United States came as no surprise: Just a few months ago, the company shuttered a large percentage of its stores around the country … with the promise that more closings would follow.
Care for a spot of tea, anyone? Thanks to the good folks at The Kent & Sussex Tea & Coffee Co., we’ve learned that Disney has incorporated tea into its films at [pardon the pun] a rather brisk pace.
Disney Legend Ruthie Tompson turned 111 years old on July 22. The fact that she doesn’t want to be remembered for her longevity – remarkable as it is – but rather for what she’s accomplished during her lifetime, speaks volumes about the women’s pioneer.
In October of 1996, it was time to remember the magic: Walt Disney World turned 25 years old. In keeping with founder Walt Disney’s philosophy that the resort would never be completed “as long as there is imagination left in the world,” WDW was in the midst of monumental changes before, during and after the big 2-5 celebration.
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