News & Updates for History

Jump to News for:
Showing All: Show only News

10 More Walt Disney World Attractions That Walt Had a Hand in Creating

February 18, 2019 by Chuck Schmidt

A recent AllEars.net blog highlighted four Walt Disney World attractions that Walt Disney had a hand in creating. But there at least 10 other WDW attractions with Walt's imprint on them.

3 Comments

5 Things You Didn’t Know About the Jungle Cruise

February 16, 2019 by admin

The Magic Kingdom's Jungle Cruise in Adventureland holds at least 5 secrets you never knew.

2 Comments

Five Things You Never Knew About Disney World’s Electrical Water Pageant

February 8, 2019 by Molly McCormack

Five things you didn't know about one of Disney's oldest shows: The Electrical Water Pageant, which makes its rounds on Bay Lake and Seven Seas Lagoon nightly.

One Comment

4 Disney World Attractions That Walt Disney Worked On

February 6, 2019 by Molly McCormack

Even though Walt Disney never set foot in Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, there are at least four attractions that he himself worked on.

5 Comments

Michael Eisner and Frank Wells formed a formidable Disney partnership

February 4, 2019 by Chuck Schmidt

The 1990s gave us The Disney Decade, a 10-year span that was kick-started when then-Disney CEO Michael Eisner and his right-hand man, company president Frank Wells, made a bold attempt to reinvigorate the company’s flagging fortunes after taking over the top two leadership posts in 1984.

One Comment

As Walt Disney World nears 50, looking back at the Florida Project’s beginnings

January 21, 2019 by Chuck Schmidt

As Walt Disney World moves toward its 50th anniversary in 2021, we thought we’d take a look back … back to when The Florida Project was a massive construction site fraught with earth movers, scaffolding and thousands of helmeted workers …

6 Comments

How Roy E. Disney Brought His Uncle’s Collaboration with Salvador Dali to Life

January 7, 2019 by Chuck Schmidt

In the late 1990s, Roy E. Disney was researching material in his quest to put together a sequel to "Fantasia." While in the Disney archives, he came across artwork from the 1940s by Disney Legend John Hench and world-renown surrealistic artist Salvador Dali. Thanks to the efforts of a team of Disney animators, that artwork would eventually become the Academy Award-nominated short film "Destino," which was released in 2003.

No Comments

From Eddie to Marty to Charlie: The Disneyland PR Connection

November 26, 2018 by Chuck Schmidt

From Eddie Meck to Marty Sklar to Charlie Ridgway, the Disneyland publicity department was blessed with a host of talented individuals who helped get the word out on the fledgling theme park ... as well as the resorts that would follow around the world.

No Comments

Legendary actor Robert Loggia got his start as Disney’s ‘Elfego Baca’

October 29, 2018 by Chuck Schmidt

During his decades-long acting career, Robert Loggia had a strong presence in the wonderful world of Disney, starting with his first role in "The Nine LIves of Elfego Baca."

6 Comments

The Story Behind Disney’s Electrical Water Pageant

October 15, 2018 by Chuck Schmidt

A few weeks after Walt Disney World opened in 1971, the Electrical Water Pageant debuted on Bay Lake and Seven Seas Lagoon. It has been a fixture ever since. How the pageant went from concept to finished product is a fascinating story, one that ultimately led to the creation of the beloved Main Street Electrical Parade.

7 Comments