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No, Walt Disney Didn’t Say “If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It”
Posted onThe truth behind the iconic quote has more twists than any Disney coaster.
Experiencing Disneyland and Walt Disney World, One Week Apart
Posted onThis past January, I accomplished something I had never done before. I conquered a coast-to-coast, “six Disney parks in 16 days” adventure. Talk about an E-ticket ride!
It Blows My Mind That THIS Franchise Has (Almost) No Current Theme Park Presence!
Posted onWhen will theme parks reach this final frontier?
War and Cholera: Why Disney’s Original Concept for Pop Century Hotel Would Have Been a Disaster
Posted onMaybe Pop Century is better off "half" finished?
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Won’t Be Nearly as Chaotic as the CANCELED Disney World Muppets Ride from the ’90s
Posted onThe new Muppet coaster may ROCK, but it'll never match what might have been.
Reliving Disneyland Memories…and Creating New Ones With My Friend Kevin Rafferty
Posted onDisneyland is more than a place where parents and children can have fun together, as its creator, Walt Disney, intended. It’s also a place where precious memories reside.
Remember EPCOT’s Millennium Village? This Short-Lived Pavilion Briefly Brought DOZENS of New Countries to World Showcase
Posted onFor a brief period 25 years ago, the World Showcase was greatly expanded.
Disney’s Forgotten How To Make Rides Like the Great Movie Ride
Posted onThe Great Movie Ride hasn't been replicated since it closed.
Disney Dollars Were The Brainchild Of Disney Marketing Guru Jack Lindquist
Posted onThe Disney Dollars initiative was the brainchild of Disney Legend Jack Lindquist, who was among other things, a marketing genius. He joined the Disney fold in 1955, working in Disneyland’s marketing department, where he dreamed up some of the park’s most famous promotions, including Grad Nites, Vacationland Magazine, The Magic Kingdom Club and the Disneyland Ambassador Program.
“I got the idea for Disney Dollars by reading the financial pages,” Lindquist said. "It dawned on me that Disneyland was big enough to have its own currency."

