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You can learn a lot by leafing through decades-old Disney magazines

Posted on by Chuck Schmidt
A magazine advertisement for Eastern Airlines, which was the official airline of Walt Disney World when the resort opened in 1971. [Chuck Schmidt] “You can observe a lot by watching.” So said the great American philosopher, Lawrence Peter [Yogi] Berra. Most of us have Disney books and magazines tucked away somewhere. Some are probably years, … Continue reading "You can learn a lot by leafing through decades-old Disney magazines"
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A Stroll Down Memory Lane… Magic Kingdom 1973

Posted on by Debra Martin Koma
Recently, my husband and I did some home renovations, which led us to clearing out a lot of closets and throwing out a lot of old junk. Wow, it’s amazing what you accumulate after you’ve lived somewhere for 25 years! In the midst of Operation: Purge, my husband decided it was time to finally convert … Continue reading "A Stroll Down Memory Lane… Magic Kingdom 1973"
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Guide Maps: A Roadmap Through Disney Parks History

Posted on by Chuck Schmidt
In a recent AllEars.Net blog, I alluded to my odd quirk of getting my hands on guide maps each and every time I enter a Disney theme park. I will usually grab three — one for actual use during the visit, another to save for posterity and a third one just in case something happens … Continue reading "Guide Maps: A Roadmap Through Disney Parks History"
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Still Goofy About Disney: A blog, re-imagined

Posted on by Chuck Schmidt
This week AllEars.Net welcomes new Guest Blogger Chuck Schmidt. Chuck has written a blog about all things Disney for the past seven years on SILive.com. He also has authored two books on Disney with a third due out this spring. Chuck has re-imagined his blog and, much like the Festival of the Lion King show that moved to another location, he'll now be blogging regularly on AllEars.Net, with his contributions titled Still Goofy about Disney.
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Hulk in Paradise

Posted on by Debra Martin Koma
by Erin Blackwell AllEars® Team Member Hulk! You hear the name and you immediately get a mental image: big, fierce, muscles out to everywhere, green — Ooo, we were doing so good until that last word. The big guy we’re talking about this time is Hulk Hogan, a professional wrestler and actor, including being the … Continue reading "Hulk in Paradise"
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