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SAILING WITH DISNEY: PART 4: From Park Attractions To Modes Of Transportation In Florida

Posted on by Chuck Schmidt
In building Disneyland, Disney’s creative staff had to figure out ways to make realistic-looking bodies of water on fertile soil that had supported orange groves for decades; in planning Walt Disney World in Florida, planners had to learn how to manage water in a way that was both efficient and environmentally sound, as well as devise ways to transport guests on the area's waterways.
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SAILING WITH DISNEY, PART 2: Disneyland, A Place Without Peer, Opens With Several Piers

Posted on by Chuck Schmidt
In the sweltering summer of 1955, guests who walked through the turnstiles of Disneyland, under the railroad tracks and into the magical environment of the world’s first theme park, saw things that were atypical for amusement parks of the day. To begin with, there was a perfectly replicated Main Street, circa the turn of the … Continue reading "SAILING WITH DISNEY, PART 2: Disneyland, A Place Without Peer, Opens With Several Piers"
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REVIEW: “Delicious Disney: Walt Disney World: Recipes & Stories from The Most Magical Place on Earth”

Posted on by Jeanine Yamanaka
Delicious Disney:  Walt Disney World:  Recipes & Stories from The Most Magical Place on Earth Authors:  Pam Brandon and Marcy Carriker Smothers Hardcover, 320 pages, Disney Editions, List Price: $35 [An advance copy of this book was provided by Disney for review purposes without restriction on thoughts or opinions.] Delicious Disney: Walt Disney World is … Continue reading "REVIEW: “Delicious Disney: Walt Disney World: Recipes & Stories from The Most Magical Place on Earth”"
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SAILING WITH DISNEY, PART 1: Walt, The Train Guy, Takes To The High Seas

Posted on by Chuck Schmidt
Sailing vessels – from cartoon props to park attractions to resort launches to majestic ocean liners – have been woven into the fabric of the Disney experience almost from the day Mickey Mouse was created. Whether it’s the rickety wooden boat piloted by Mickey in the 1928 animated classic Steamboat Willie or the awe-inspiring Disney Cruise Line fleet, sailing with Disney has always been a unique, fun-filled, family friendly trip over bodies of water … be they great, small or animated.
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A Look Back at WonderCon 2022

Posted on by Jeanine Yamanaka
With the passage of WonderCon this year, the first season of in-person conventions in the last two years got underway. Although the schedule was still light with a lot of the bigger companies and studios not in attendance, there was still much to see and do throughout the three-day weekend.
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Funko Brings “Freddy’s Beach Bash Live from Pop Pier!” to WonderCon

Posted on by Jeanine Yamanaka
A sure sign that Nature is healing is the gradual re-introduction of on-site conventions.  This year, WonderCon is the first of the major cons to start up again at the Anaheim Convention Center. The schedule and exhibitors still run a little light this year, as they did for Comic-Con Special Edition last year–few of the … Continue reading "Funko Brings “Freddy’s Beach Bash Live from Pop Pier!” to WonderCon"
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