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A Look Back at What Could Have Been: Disney’s Legendary Years Hotel

August 22, 2020 by Brian Delpozo

The story behind the Pop Century Resort's never built Legendary Years.

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What’s the Deal With the Carnival Rides at Disney’s Animal Kingdom? The History of DinoLand USA

August 20, 2020 by Nathan Schmidt

Discover the strange and amazing history of Dinoland USA, and how a small town became a booming, dino-themed roadside attraction.

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Fact or Fiction?! We Talk the Weirdest Walt Disney World Myths

August 18, 2020 by Alex Martin

Check out some myths from Disney World. Some turned out to be true, and others didn't.

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New Book Details How Celebrated Disney Animator Ub Iwerks Re-Invented Himself — As An Inventor

August 17, 2020 by Chuck Schmidt

How do you go from the most revered animator in the cartoon world of the 1920s to one of the most innovative minds in the movie and theme park industries decades later? Simple. You re-invent yourself. "Walt Disney's Ultimate Inventor: The Genius of Ub Iwerks" is a new book by Don Iwerks, Ub's son and fellow Disney Legend.

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11 Fun Facts About Star Tours at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

August 16, 2020 by Nathan Schmidt

How many of these 11 fun facts about Hollywood Studios' Star Tours do you know?

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Disney Attractions That Never Came to Be

August 16, 2020 by Brian Delpozo

These are some of the most legendary Disney attractions that never were.

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Seven Disney Parks Attractions That Inspired the Movies We Love

August 10, 2020 by Nathan Schmidt

Here are some fun Disney attractions that have their own movies based off them - for better or worse.

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Walt Disney World’s Reused Animatronics

August 5, 2020 by Brian Delpozo

This Walt Disney World Animatronics have been reused in some surprising places.

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Pictorial Souvenir Booklets (a Long-Standing Disney Parks Tradition) Are a Victim of the Times

July 27, 2020 by Chuck Schmidt

I took home three keepsakes from our first visit to Walt Disney World in 1972: A vintage Mickey Mouse T-shirt; the Information Guide they handed out at the gate, and a copy of A Pictorial Souvenir of Walt Disney World. The T-shirt is currently reposing in a landfill. The Information Guide is tucked away in a box of similar guides I’ve collected over the years. The Pictorial Souvenir? It remains a constant source of information and, frankly, wonderment.

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