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From the Tickle Trunk — Disney Recipes

October 25, 2015 by Gary Cruise

I was looking for a topic for a new blog; nothing was coming to mind so I took another exploratory trip through Carol’s trusty old Tickle Trunk. What do you suppose I found? Six old Disney Magazine articles featuring some fabulous Disney recipes! The series of articles spans a year and a half, from Winter … Continue reading "From the Tickle Trunk — Disney Recipes"

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Epcot Food & Wine Festivals Gone By

October 11, 2015 by Gary Cruise

I’d like to begin this blog by explaining to you that Carol and I are neither gourmets nor epicures! We are simple “meat and potatoes” people. In fact, for a long time we avoided the Food & Wine Festival for that very reason. Neither of us enjoys wine and our impression of the festival was … Continue reading "Epcot Food & Wine Festivals Gone By"

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Disney Artist – Alex Maher

September 27, 2015 by Gary Cruise

Guest blogger Gary Cruise had the chance to meet Disney Design Artist Alex Maher at a recent Disneyana meeting in Dayton, Ohio. He shares this profile of Maher.

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From the Tickle Trunk – Audio-Animatronics

September 13, 2015 by Gary Cruise

On a recent trip into his wife's Tickle Trunk, blogger Gary Cruise came across an article on Audio-Animatronics from the Summer 2003 issue of Disney Magazine. The article described how the Enchanted Tiki Room, with its exciting new technology, created a sensation more than 50 years ago.

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The Orange Bird

August 30, 2015 by Gary Cruise

Back in the mid-1960s Walt Disney was busy building his latest daring venture, which he called the Florida Project. The Disney Company had acquired 57 square miles of land in central Florida where Walt envisioned a huge family entertainment complex. To keep ahead of the constant demand for cash the Disney Company entered into partnerships with a number of companies and groups who "sponsored" different aspects of the project. One of those partnerships was with the Florida Citrus Commission, which would sponsor a $3 million pavilion in Adventureland and a massive marketing campaign began using the little Orange Bird.

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Disneyland Chronicles — An Updated Timeline

August 16, 2015 by Gary Cruise

By the time this blog is published on AllEars.net Carol and I will be enjoying our 10th visit to Disneyland and attending the D23 Expo in Anaheim. Although it seems like yesterday, it was a decade ago when we made our first trek west to visit Disneyland for the park’s Golden Anniversary. We had a … Continue reading "Disneyland Chronicles — An Updated Timeline"

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Dayton Disneyana 2015

August 2, 2015 by Gary Cruise

It’s a long drive from our home in south-eastern Ontario to Dayton Ohio, 615 miles to be exact! That’s about 10 hours of driving but it was a trip we had been looking forward to for quite some time! This was our third trek to Dayton for the annual Disneyana Show & Sale hosted by … Continue reading "Dayton Disneyana 2015"

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Southern Ontario Disney Fans Invade Whitby!

July 19, 2015 by Gary Cruise

June 28th was a cool, damp and dreary day in Southern Ontario. How could we add a bit of warmth to a foul day in early summer? Carol and I hopped in the car and drove west for two hours to join a group of Canadian Disney fans who were meeting in Whitby Ontario, a … Continue reading "Southern Ontario Disney Fans Invade Whitby!"

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Disney Collector Plates

July 5, 2015 by Gary Cruise

About a year ago Carol said, “I need more room, build me a plate rail.” The walls in her Disney Room were filled with Disney art and memorabilia and adding new items was becoming a challenge. Her collector plates were hanging in several clusters on the walls and she desperately needed to free up space … Continue reading "Disney Collector Plates"

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