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March is the start of meteorological Spring, and, indeed, by this time in February, it really is already springtime for Central Florida and the Walt Disney World Resort.
Probably our last 2024 Walt Disney World Resort update featuring an introduction to the new Island Tower at Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows.
Some Disney fans don’t even know there is a restaurant almost hidden at the back of the Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park. Perhaps people don’t immediately think of Mama Melrose’s ...
The ABC logo from 1955 looks a bit different than the one today. Goldenson later did the same with detective shows from Warner, including 77 Sunset Strip, Hawaiian Eye and Surfside 6. However, it ...
Walt Disney received an honorary Master's degree from Harvard University on June 23, 1938. “Get me right, boys. I'm grateful for these honorary degrees and the distinction they confer.
The Disneyland '59 celebration. I wish I could have talked with Walt in person since every interview seems to reveal he was engaging, humorous, charming and passionate.
For many young people, being hired to work as an animator at Disney Feature Animation is a dream come true, but for recently graduated Timothy Burton of Burbank, Calif., it was a living nightmare.
Disney premieres its grand reveal of “Disney Treasure.” Video courtesy Disney. Today, Disney Cruise Line premiered its virtual grand reveal of Disney Treasure, which is scheduled to become the ...
Walt Disney almost died in 1918 from the influenza pandemic. Speculation is that the virus was likely to have come from China, mutated in the United States and then was transmitted overseas by the ...
6. Walt and Lillian raised two daughters in the wake of what was known as “The Crime of the Century”. This was in reference to the abduction and murder of Charles Lindbergh’s 20-month old ...
Characters from The Rescuers appeared at the Disney theme parks for a few years after the film debuted. The Rescuers is not considered a classic, innovative film.It is a modest production that ...