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Disneyland Hotel Celebrates 55 Years

Posted on by Debra Martin Koma
Anaheim, Calif. – Oct. 5, 2010 – Fifty-five years ago today the landmark Disneyland Hotel opened as the first major hotel in Orange County. When the hotel officially opened on Oct. 5, 1955, nearly three months after Disneyland park’s opening day, 104 rooms were available. Today, the hotel boasts 969 rooms and signature suites including … Continue reading "Disneyland Hotel Celebrates 55 Years"
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New TRON Monorail Debuts at Walt Disney World

Posted on by AllEars
Disney’s 3D sci-fi adventure film “TRON: Legacy” doesn’t debut in theaters until December, but starting March 19, 2010, guests at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida can see a bit of the TRON universe zipping high above their heads. Renderings of yellow and blue light cycles have transformed one of the trains on Walt Disney … Continue reading "New TRON Monorail Debuts at Walt Disney World"
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My flickr Project Part I

Posted on by Scott Thomas
I had read a few articles on how flickr, the popular Internet photo sharing community website, was being used by people to become better photographers. Besides the obvious inspirational elements of seeing great photos, I wondered if I could go a step farther and replicate the photos I admired from other flickr photographers who were … Continue reading "My flickr Project Part I"
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Disney Pic of the Week: Leading Lines

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Lines in photography are used to lead the eye to the point of interest and prevent the eye from wandering. Lines can put emphasis on distance or illustrate a relationship to foreground and background elements. Lines can be straight. Lines can be curved like the monorail tracks I photographed from the front of an express … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Leading Lines"
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Hotels that Never Were at Walt Disney World

Posted on by Jack Spence
In early 1971, I purchased the above booklet – a “Preview Edition” of Walt Disney World. Within its 21 pages were dozens of artist’s renderings of this fantastic resort that was under construction in Florida. I took it home and read it cover to cover, twice. The booklet briefly described each of the lands within … Continue reading "Hotels that Never Were at Walt Disney World"
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A Tribute to Austin Wuennenberg

Posted on by AllEars
AllEars® Team Member Jack Marshall shares his thoughts about monorail pilot Austin Wuennenberg: How difficult an undertaking is it to write about someone that wasn’t famous and you never even met? I wondered that as I sat down at the keyboard to write this. I’m speaking of Austin Wuennenberg, the monorail pilot that lost his … Continue reading "A Tribute to Austin Wuennenberg"
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Monorail View of Spaceship Earth

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Spaceship Earth as seen from a Monorail.Nikon D70/18-200VR, 1/320s, f/9, 200 ISO, +0.3 EV, 18mm Focal Length Epcot’s Spaceship Earth is as iconic as Magic Kingdom’s Cinderella Castle. Riding the monorail around Epcot’s Futureworld, I concentrated on Spaceship Earth’s geodesic shape. This image has good light, good sun angle, height of the monorail track lifting … Continue reading "Monorail View of Spaceship Earth"
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Wide World of Disney

Posted on by Scott Thomas
A wide angle lens for a digital SLR camera is usually considered a lens of focal length 24mm lens or less (for full frame SLR it’s about 1.5 times more or 35mm). Wide angle lenses can take in a wider field of view then normal, telephoto or telephoto zoom lenses. On my last trip to … Continue reading "Wide World of Disney"
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Highway in the Sky

Posted on by Scott Thomas
For years I was convinced I was seeing the future of public transportation when I would see the Disneyland Monorail on television. When I first visited Walt Disney World I marvelled at the ease I could get from Epcot to the Magic Kingdom. The monorail system is quiet, comfortable and gives a scenic view of … Continue reading "Highway in the Sky"
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Disney Pic of the Week: Recreation

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Believe it or not, there’s a whole lot you can do at Walt Disney World besides spending time in one of the themeparks. Besides swimming at your resort, there are all sorts of recreational activities like golf, minature golf, surfing, tennis, horseback riding, parasailing, waterskiing, driving a race car and fishing. What did you say? … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Recreation"
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