The Great Movie Ride Presented By Turner Classic Movies

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The New York Times has reported that Turner Classic Movies and the Walt Disney Company have formed an agreement. Turner Classic Movies will assist Walt Disney World in making changes to the Great Movie Ride. Turner Classic Movies will receive “Presented by” credits at the attraction in posters, banners, windows and more. The changes will … Continue reading "The Great Movie Ride Presented By Turner Classic Movies"
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Disney Pic of the Week – Hollywood Studios

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Disney’s Hollywood Studios wants you to live the Hollywood life by surrounding you with stunt shows, singers and dancers, endless jay walking opportunities, waiters who are really comedians, and over priced food and drink. At least the streets are cleaner. The Great Movie Ride is a great ride about great movies and movies perceived as … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week – Hollywood Studios"
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Where in the World #310

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To all who come to this photo trivia game, Welcome! Along the way, the photos can make us relive memories and see details Walt’s Imagineers put into everything we love in Walt Disney World! This is it, Players. It’s Friday night and I leave Disney World tomorrow morning. You know how well I’m handling it: … Continue reading "Where in the World #310"
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Details of Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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Every Disney park and resort has many amazing details which help to immerse us guests into the theme of attractions, areas and entire parks. Disney’s Hollywood Studios has numerous little details I am guessing many guests do not see or look for. Here are a few I found. This golden Buddha statue is one of … Continue reading "Details of Disney’s Hollywood Studios"
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Great Movie Ride (Repeat)

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Today’s repeat article will be “The Great Movie Ride.” This blog originally ran on August 28, 2009. The piece is virtually unchanged from its original posting. The Great Movie Ride has been entertaining guests for over twenty years, allowing us to do more than just see some of the classics, but to be immersed in … Continue reading "Great Movie Ride (Repeat)"
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Great Movie Ride through a Crystal Ball

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Believe it or not, when Disney’s Hollywood Studios first opened back in 1989 it was called the Disney-MGM Studios and you could see the replica of the Mann’s Chinese Theater as you walked up Hollywood Blvd. I will have to scan in some old 4×6 prints someday to show you this view. By the time … Continue reading "Great Movie Ride through a Crystal Ball"
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Where in the World #234

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To all who come to this photo trivia game, Welcome! Along the way, the photos can make us relive memories and see details Walt’s Imagineers put into everything we love in Walt Disney World! Deb Ragno, you weren’t first with the answer and rightly so, since your three year old grandson was playing at your … Continue reading "Where in the World #234"
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Disney Pic of the Week: From A Ride

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Last fall I rode the Great Movie Ride at Disney’s Hollywood Studios with a group of Disney fan photographers. We filled up a few rows and, without using flash which is not allowed, photographed most of the 95,000 square feet of the ride. I chose a wide angle lens and had some fun not only … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: From A Ride"
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Disney Pic of the Week: Mary Poppins

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I remember the first time I saw Mary Poppins, Walt Disney’s Oscar winning movie which mixed live action with animation, when my sister and her boyfriend set me up at a drive-in theater on a blanket with lots of food and soda outside the boyfriend’s car. I was too young to understand why I was … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Mary Poppins"
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