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MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT DISNEY: The Santa Fe and Disneyland Railroad

January 24, 2024 by Chuck Schmidt

Before there was Disneyland, there was a railroad, albeit a small-scale, handcrafted line in Walt Disney’s backyard in the Holmby Hills section of Los Angeles. It can be argued that the very genesis of Disneyland sprang up from that backyard layout – known as the Carolwood Pacific Railroad.

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MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT DISNEY: Any Attraction Designed by Kevin Rafferty

January 8, 2024 by Chuck Schmidt

Members of Walt Disney Imagineering, the creative wing of the company that dreams up the park rides and adventures synonymous with the overall Disney park experience, almost always toil in anonymity.

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When Is Donald Duck’s Birthday, and How Old Is He?

December 19, 2023 by Brian Delpozo

The surprisingly complicated truth behind Donald Duck's "birthday".

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MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT DISNEY: My Main Street Friends

December 18, 2023 by Chuck Schmidt

During my 45-plus years of covering the wonderful world of Disney, I’ve had the distinct honor of striking up relationships with a good number of Disney’s more prominent cast members, whose careers are memorialized on windows along Main Street USA in California, Florida or France. Whenever I return to a Disney park, I make sure to renew acquaintances with my Main Street buddies.

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Whose Castle Is in Hong Kong Disneyland?

December 11, 2023 by Brian Delpozo

Hong Kong Disneyland's Castle of Magical Dreams is completely unique amongst Disney's theme park castles.

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Whose Castle Is in Disneyland Paris?

December 8, 2023 by Brian Delpozo

The "owner" of the castle at Disneyland Paris is a nod to Disney history with a twist.

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MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT DISNEY: The Holiday Season

December 4, 2023 by Chuck Schmidt

As the song goes: It’s the most wonderful time of the year. “It” is the holiday season. And where does that “most wonderful time” take place? Why, Walt Disney World and Disneyland, of course.

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MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT DISNEY: The Boat Ride From Old Key West to Disney Springs

November 20, 2023 by Chuck Schmidt

When all is said and done, boat transportation may well be the best way to get around much of Walt Disney World. To many guests, the slow and steady water taxis are the preferred method of transit inside much of WDW’s vast property, where lakes, canals and tranquil waterways abound.

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MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT DISNEY: Impressions de France

November 10, 2023 by Chuck Schmidt

Of all the attractions featured at Walt Disney World’s four theme parks since 1971, I have one clear-cut favorite: Impressions de France, located in the France pavilion in EPCOT's World Showcase.

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