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THE FIRST TIME I VISITED: The Disney/MGM Studios

March 16, 2021 by Chuck Schmidt

Underwhelming. That's what I thought after our first visit to the Disney/MGM Studios in August of 1989. Where it took several days to see and do most of the attractions at the Magic Kingdom and Epcot, it took just a few hours to take in the limited number of adventures in the park, which was based on Hollywood, and specifically, movie and television production.

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THE FIRST TIME I VISITED: Epcot

February 24, 2021 by Chuck Schmidt

When we first visited Epcot Center during the summer of 1983, about 10 months after Walt Disney World’s second theme park opened, The Ball [aka Spaceship Earth] was all people talked about.

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THE FIRST TIME I VISITED: The Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World

February 8, 2021 by Chuck Schmidt

We visited Walt Disney World – which, at the time, consisted of just the Magic Kingdom, two resorts and a campground – for the first time in November of 1972, about 14 months after the Vacation Kingdom of the World opened. The park was shell of what it would become ... yet we had the time of our lives!

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It Turns Out The ‘Original’ TV Version Of The Mickey Mouse Club Was A Sequel

January 26, 2021 by Chuck Schmidt

For many Mickey Mouse Club fans, it was a misconception that what we saw on our TV sets in the 1950s was the original Mickey Mouse Club, particularly when several “new” MMC revivals popped up on The Disney Channel decades later. It turns out that there were scores of Mickey Mouse Clubs located throughout the United States during the 1930s.

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Marvel’s Upcoming “Behind the Mask” Will Premiere on Disney+ Next Month!

January 20, 2021 by Rachel Franko

Marvel will be debuting a new documentary on Disney+, and we've got all the details you need to know here!

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The Rise of Disney’s Trackless Ride Systems

January 12, 2021 by Chuck Schmidt

Disney's trackless vehicles are guided by computers, which allow these next-gen attractions to be kept very much under control even as they often appear to riders to be something akin to berserk billiard balls.

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A Peek At Some Of EPCOT’s Proposed (But Never Built) Attractions

December 22, 2020 by Chuck Schmidt

Epcot was in the midst of a massive and long-overdue overhaul earlier this year when the Covid-19 pandemic hit. If nothing else, the delay in the opening of attractions such as Ratatouille and Guardians of the Galaxy and the overall upgrade of the park has afforded us the opportunity to pause and take a look back … to some of the attractions that were on the drawing board, but never made it to the park.

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Disney Parks Attractions Design Guru Bob Gurr Calls Himself ‘A Failure at Retirement’

December 7, 2020 by Chuck Schmidt

Disney Legend Bob Gurr, a man who is revered in the world of theme park attraction design, calls himself a “failure at retirement.”

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The Walt Disney Company Has Been In A ‘New York State of Mind’ For Decades

November 23, 2020 by Chuck Schmidt

Even though the Walt Disney Company is based in California, New York and Disney have had a long association, one which continues to this day. One could go as far as to say that New York City is the Walt Disney Company’s second home.

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AllEars TV: Disney’s Largest Hotel Isn’t Even Owned by Disney?

October 26, 2020 by Stephen Bynum

The Swan & Dolphin resorts have 17 restaurants, fabulous amenities, primo location and they're not even owned by Disney! See why you might choose to stay at one of these two resorts on your next Disney vacation.

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