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The 8 Facts We Learned About Disneyland Park From The Imagineering Story

January 5, 2020 by Carly Caramanna

Are you hooked on Disney+? We're breaking down the 8 Disneyland Park facts we learned while watching The Imagineering Story.

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WestCOT: The Disney Park That Never Was.

January 4, 2020 by Austin Lang

Before there was Disney California Adventure, there was the most ambitious plan for a Disney Theme Park in history.

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Four Directions Disney Could Go During a Second Season of ‘The Imagineering Story’

December 29, 2019 by Brian Delpozo

Four directions Disney+ could go with a potential second season of 'The Imagineering Story.'

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Book Review: “Marc Davis In His Own Words: Imagineering the Disney Theme Parks”

December 23, 2019 by Jeanine Yamanaka

Marc Davis was arguably one of the most influential Imagineers of all time. This book showcases his creative genius with hundreds of his art pieces and images of contributions to the Disney theme parks.

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Disney’s New Skyliner Has an Unlikely Height-Challenged Fan

December 23, 2019 by Chuck Schmidt

I’ve never been a fan of heights. Put me anywhere that’s 20 feet or more above terra firma and little beads of sweat start forming on my forehead. Unfortunately for me, fear of heights has come into play over the years on a number of popular attractions at Walt Disney World. Imagine how thrilled I was when the Disney Skyliner opened. But after one ride on the transportation system, I'm hooked.

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Would You Want to Live in the EPCOT Walt Envisioned?

December 21, 2019 by Brian Delpozo

Walt Disney's Experimental Prototype Community Of Tomorrow was his final dream, but would you actually want to live in Walt's original EPCOT?

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We’re Ranking the Best Disney Imagineers of All Time!

December 20, 2019 by Jessica Hogan

So many Imagineers have played key roles in developing the attractions and lands we know and love. Let's take a look at the best of the best now!

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Five Signs You’ve Ridden Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride at Disneyland too Many Times

December 17, 2019 by Brian Delpozo

These signs may indicate that you love Disneyland's Mr. Toad's Wild Ride just a wee bit too much.

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Imagineer Kevin Rafferty Talks Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway, on Track for March 4 Opening

December 9, 2019 by Chuck Schmidt

Walt Disney Imagineering creative director Kevin Rafferty calls it the favorite Disney attraction he's ever worked on. It's called Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway and its on track to open in early 2020.

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We Wouldn’t Have Disneyland Without These 5 Imagineers

November 26, 2019 by Molly McCormack

It's hard to imagine a world without Disneyland, but without Walt's team of dreamers and doers, it wouldn't exist! Here is a quick look at 5 men and women that were instrumental in building The Happiest Place of Earth.

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