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Sharp Star Wars Photos at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Posted on by Scott Thomas
The final trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker dropped earlier this week. It got me in the mood to look through some of my Disney’s Hollywood Studios photos from the saga. I also subscribe to a few photography newsletters and it seems every month there are articles about how to get sharp photos. This … Continue reading "Sharp Star Wars Photos at Disney’s Hollywood Studios"
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The Wonderful World of Disney Has a Long History With the Wonderful World of Oz

Posted on by Chuck Schmidt
The Wizard of Oz was released in 1939 and became one of MGM Studios most profitable ventures. The movie was based on the literary works of L. Frank Baum. Two years before the release of The Wizard of Oz, Walt Disney expressed interest in purchasing the rights to Baum’s stories. But with work on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Pinocchio occupying all of his studio’s attention, Walt passed on pursuing Baum’s works until 1954.
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Hollywood Blvd 2004

Time Hopping on Hollywood Blvd.

Posted on by Scott Thomas
If you are on FaceBook then you are familiar with Time Hops which show a post or photo from X number of years ago you shared on the site. It got me to thinking what I might have in my Walt Disney World archives and found this photo of what was then called The Disney-MGM … Continue reading "Time Hopping on Hollywood Blvd."
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Like a Freak Snow Storm, the Incredible Success of ‘Frozen’ Caught Disney Off-Guard

Posted on by Chuck Schmidt
You’d be surprised to learn that even the creative minds at Disney can be caught off-guard at times. The first inkling I got of that phenomenon came with the unexpected success of the Turtle Talk with Crush attraction in The Seas with Nemo and Friends pavilion at Epcot. The Nemo-themed show, which features live interaction with lovable turtle dude named Crush, was – and still is – a big hit. Another “Don’t look now, but we have a big hit on our hands” moment came in the weeks after the movie "Frozen" was released in late 2013.
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