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Walt Disney Hometown Museum Announces a Re-Opening Date

May 11, 2020 by Carly Terzigni

The Walt Disney Hometown Museum has announced they will begin re-opening starting this June!

Kevin Rafferty’s Disney Designer Ears Carry on a Long Tradition of Disney Merchandising

May 4, 2020 by Chuck Schmidt

The idea of selling merchandise tied to Disney characters goes all the way back to 1929 and, as with many strokes of good fortune, it was a random encounter that triggered the birth of Disney-themed merchandising.

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Orange County Mayor Plans Economic Exploration Team for Reopening Businesses, With Hopes of Walt Disney Company Joining

April 16, 2020 by Morgan Flaherty

In an effort to begin exploring the possibility of reopening businesses, Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings has expressed a desire to assemble a economic exploration task force, with hope for The Walt Disney Company to join the discussion.

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Disney Elects CEO Bob Chapek to Board of Directors

April 15, 2020 by Morgan Flaherty

New Disney CEO Bob Chapek has been elected to the Board of Directors for the Walt Disney Company.

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With Disney Parks Closed, It’s Time to Remember the Magic

April 13, 2020 by Chuck Schmidt

It’s rare when any of Disney’s 12 theme parks around the world have been closed to guests. Up until this year, weather events [hurricanes in Florida or typhoons in Asia], natural disasters [earthquakes in California], national days of mourning [John F. Kennedy’s assassination] or terror attacks [on Sept. 11, 2001 in the United States and 2015 in Paris] were reasons for shutting down any of Disney’s parks and resorts worldwide.

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Take a Virtual Tour of the Sculpture Studio at Walt Disney Imagineering!

April 7, 2020 by Morgan Flaherty

Take another virtual tour into the studios of Walt Disney Imagineering! This time, we're stepping into the Sculpture Studio, looking back at some of the masterful work of legendary Imagineer Blaine Gibson.

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Walt Disney’s Light Keeps On Shining at Disneyland

April 1, 2020 by Drew Rasor

The park may be closed, but a light is still shining in Disneyland Park to bring joy and inspiration to the world.

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Taking a Look Back at the History of Animatronics in the Disney Parks

March 30, 2020 by Nathan Schmidt

Discover all the amazing details of how Disney Imagineers and Walt Disney himself developed and improved audio-animatronics at the parks.

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Herb Ryman’s Everlasting Impact on Disney Parks and Films

March 30, 2020 by Chuck Schmidt

Herb Ryman was one of the most important figures to have ever collected a paycheck from the Walt Disney Company. In fact, it was Ryman who played a key role in charting the course of the company during several critical junctures.

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