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Floral Mickey Disneyland Entrance

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Disney Historian Jim Korkis goes up into his imaginary attic to rummage around his archives and often stumbles across an unusual story about Walt Disney World. Those who have met me know that I take real joy in talking about Walt Disney. Jim’s Attic: Floral Mickey By Jim Korkis Some of us, myself included, have … Continue reading "Floral Mickey Disneyland Entrance"
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Jim’s Attic: Century 3

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Disney Historian Jim Korkis goes up into his imaginary attic to rummage around his archives and often stumbles across an unusual story about Walt Disney World. Those who have met me know that I take real joy in talking about Walt Disney. I miss the “Horizons” attraction at Epcot. I miss visiting Sea Castle Resort, … Continue reading "Jim’s Attic: Century 3"
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Jim’s Attic: Where in the World is Mr. Limpet?

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Disney Historian Jim Korkis goes up into his imaginary attic to rummage around his archives and often stumbles across an unusual story about Walt Disney World. Those who have met me know that I take real joy in talking about Walt Disney. Instead of pondering where in Walt Disney World is Mr. Limpet, some readers … Continue reading "Jim’s Attic: Where in the World is Mr. Limpet?"
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Jim’s Attic: Gertie the Dinosaur

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Disney Historian Jim Korkis goes up into his imaginary attic to rummage around his archives and often stumbles across an unusual story about Walt Disney World. Those who have met me know that I take real joy in talking about Walt Disney. Jim’s Attic: Gertie the Dinosaur My favorite Walt Disney World theme park is … Continue reading "Jim’s Attic: Gertie the Dinosaur"
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Jim’s Attic: The Cameraman Statue

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Jim’s Attic: The Cameraman Statue By Jim Korkis Every two weeks, Disney Historian Jim Korkis goes up into his imaginary attic to rummage around his archives and often stumbles across an unusual story about Walt Disney World. Oddly, the dedication plaque for Disney Hollywood Studios is not near the front of the park but at … Continue reading "Jim’s Attic: The Cameraman Statue"
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Jim’s Attic: The Only Magic Kingdom Comic Book

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Jim’s Attic: The Only Magic Kingdom Comic Book By Jim Korkis Every two weeks, Disney Historian Jim Korkis goes up into his imaginary attic to rummage around his archives and often stumbles across an unusual story about Walt Disney World. I was an avid comic book collector. I still have boxes and boxes filled with … Continue reading "Jim’s Attic: The Only Magic Kingdom Comic Book"
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Jim’s Attic: Bits of Disneyland

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Having grown up in the Southern California area and visiting Disneyland many, many times a year, it was quite a "Twilight Zone"-like experience to enter the Magic Kingdom for the first time. While there were areas that seemed similar to what was at Disneyland, the differences were more pronounced than the similarities.
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Jim’s Attic: Where in the World is Abraham Lincoln?

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Walt had planned for his boyhood hero, Abraham Lincoln, to be a part of Disneyland. Imagineer Wathel Rogers stated in 1963, "Lincoln is part of a Disneyland project called 'One Nation Under God'. (A curtain) will open to reveal the Hall of Presidents. The visitor will see all the Chief Executives modeled life-size. He'll think it's a waxworks-until Lincoln stands up and begins to talk."
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Dayton Disneyana – 2013

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The Dayton "Plane Crazy" Chapter of the Disneyana Fan Club, who host the event annually, describe it as "a Show and Sale of Disneyana Collectibles and Disney Pin Trading Event" but it is actually much more than that. It's more like a convention for Disney fans! This year's event included two well known speakers; 1) Jim Hill, an award-winning entertainment writer from Boston who written extensively about The Walt Disney Company. 2) Jim Korkis, an internationally respected Disney historian who has written hundreds of articles about all things Disney for over three decades.
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Jim’s Attic: The Park Princess Problem

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Disney Historian Jim Korkis goes up into his imaginary attic to rummage around his archives and often stumbles across an unusual story about Walt Disney World. Those who have met me know that I take real joy in talking about Walt Disney. My nieces have grown too old for the Disney Princess merchandise and my … Continue reading "Jim’s Attic: The Park Princess Problem"
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