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Yes, The Great Movie Ride Is Missed…But Let’s Celebrate The Whacky World of Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway

January 16, 2023 by Chuck Schmidt

If The Great Movie Ride isn’t the most-missed attraction in all of Walt Disney World, it’s certainly among the Top 5. But let's celebrate its replacement, Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway.

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VINTAGE DISNEY PHOTOS, VOL. 4: Main Street, U.S.A. Takes Center Stage

September 19, 2022 by Chuck Schmidt

Of all the highways and byways sprinkled throughout our country, Main Street U.S.A. in the Magic Kingdoms at Disneyland and Walt Disney World are perhaps the most photographed. They also may be the most crowded. Part 4 of our Vintage Disney Photos focuses on Main Street U.S.A.

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SAILING WITH DISNEY: PART 4: From Park Attractions To Modes Of Transportation In Florida

May 30, 2022 by Chuck Schmidt

In building Disneyland, Disney’s creative staff had to figure out ways to make realistic-looking bodies of water on fertile soil that had supported orange groves for decades; in planning Walt Disney World in Florida, planners had to learn how to manage water in a way that was both efficient and environmentally sound, as well as devise ways to transport guests on the area's waterways.

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SAILING WITH DISNEY, PART 3: The Disneyland Fleet Expands

May 16, 2022 by Chuck Schmidt

As if The Rivers of America waterway wasn’t crowded enough in the late 1950s, Walt Disney decided that another large sailing vessel – preferably one of historical significance – should join the fleet. Walt tapped Joe Fowler, Disneyland’s construction supervisor and a retired Navy admiral, to pilot the project.

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Disney World Changes That Make Us Feel OLD

May 13, 2022 by Jenna Saxton

Disney World is constantly changing, but remembering these 10 things makes us feel like we've been around since the dawn of (Disney) time!

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SAILING WITH DISNEY, PART 2: Disneyland, A Place Without Peer, Opens With Several Piers

May 2, 2022 by Chuck Schmidt

In the sweltering summer of 1955, guests who walked through the turnstiles of Disneyland, under the railroad tracks and into the magical environment of the world’s first theme park, saw things that were atypical for amusement parks of the day. To begin with, there was a perfectly replicated Main Street, circa the turn of the … Continue reading "SAILING WITH DISNEY, PART 2: Disneyland, A Place Without Peer, Opens With Several Piers"

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That Sinking Feeling: How a Keel Boat Skipper Kept His Wobbly Boat Afloat

October 25, 2021 by Chuck Schmidt

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?

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