Newspapers – at least newspapers in their heyday – played a prominent role in the lives of many key people within the Walt Disney Company ranks over the years.
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On April 1, Kevin Rafferty – one of the most prolific members of Walt Disney Imagineering – pumped the brakes on his daily trek, as well as his heralded Disney career, leaving behind a legacy that few, if any, will ever match.
April 21, 1998, dawned warm and sunny in central Florida … perfect weather for the dedication of a new park on Walt Disney World property. I was fortunate to be in attendance as Disney's Animal Kingdom – proudly dubbed “a new species of theme park” – swung open its gates for thousands of invited members of the press [the park officially opened to the general public on April 22, which is Earth Day].
The story behind the introduction, evolution, ...and temporary (?) elimination of annul passes in Disney's U.S. theme parks.
All the changes you'd see if you visited Walt Disney World once a decade since opening day.
Underwhelming. That's what I thought after our first visit to the Disney/MGM Studios in August of 1989. Where it took several days to see and do most of the attractions at the Magic Kingdom and Epcot, it took just a few hours to take in the limited number of adventures in the park, which was based on Hollywood, and specifically, movie and television production.
if we had a time machine, these are the years we'd travel to each Disney park around the world.
The history, evolution, and controversy behind Disney's beloved Jungle Cruise attraction.
THE FIRST TIME I VISITED: Epcot
Posted onWhen we first visited Epcot Center during the summer of 1983, about 10 months after Walt Disney World’s second theme park opened, The Ball [aka Spaceship Earth] was all people talked about.
Walt Disney's career truly began in Kansas City, Missouri, where he created his first studio and even got the inspiration for Mickey Mouse! Check out more about Walt's history with Kansas City here.
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