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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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Here’s Every Feature Film on Disney+ That Walt Disney Had a Hand in Creating

March 23, 2020 by Quincy Stanford

Walt Disney helped to make a lot of movies during his lifetime, and now with Disney+, you can watch a lot of them! Here's the full list!

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The Walt Disney Family Museum Has Temporarily Closed Due to the Coronavirus Outbreak

March 7, 2020 by Morgan Flaherty

The Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco has announced that they will be temporarily closing due to the Coronavirus outbreak.

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Here Are Nine Opening Day Attractions You Can Still Ride at Disneyland!

February 10, 2020 by Carly Terzigni

Step into Disney history when you ride these nine attractions that have been around since opening day!

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How Epcot Went from a Napkin Sketch to Entertainment and Educational Beacon

January 20, 2020 by Chuck Schmidt

Epcot, the second of four theme parks to be built on Walt Disney World property since 1971, is currently undergoing a major overhaul, with new shows and attractions in the works to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the opening of The Vacation Kingdom of the World in central Florida. But the Epcot that opened on Oct. 1, 1982, was a far cry from the Epcot envisioned by Walt Disney in the 1960s.

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