Epcot Origins: Part I – The Garden City of To-Morrow

“EPCOT will take its cue from the new ideas and new technologies that are emerging from the forefront of American industry. It will be...

Echos at Echo Lake, Disney’s Hollywood Studios Inspirations

It’s now Disney’s Hollywood Studios, but it was Disney-MGM Studios when it opened in 1989. Today, we’ll head into the Echo Park section of the...

Disney’s America Part 5 – The Story Comes To An End

We have spent 4 weeks discovering the history behind the never built Disney's America theme park in Virginia. Michael Eisner was determined to...

Disney College Program with Kevin: The Think About Guests

Hello again everyone, it’s been a few weeks since I wrote my last article, but there's quite a bit about my Disney College Program...

EPCOT Under Glass? Fact or Fiction?

The Claim: EPCOT—the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow, envisioned by Walt Disney before his death in 1966—was supposed to be enclosed by an immense...

The Story of Disneys America Part 4

Last week, we took a look at the details and concept art for Disney's America theme park in Virginia. That was how the...

Remembering Disneyland’s House Of The Future

“Tomorrow always holds the promise of something new and exciting, and this strangely graceful old and creative building bears out that promise.” - Monsanto...

Famed Disney Animator and Legend Floyd Norman

Scarlett Stahl shares another great adventure with us today. Can you imagine? How would you like to spend a day with Disney Legend Floyd...

Real Buildings that Inspired Disney MGM Studios, Part 4

A few years ago, Werner Weiss published a three-part series, “Real Buildings that Inspired Disney MGM Studios.” The park is now Disney’s Hollywood Studios,...

The Disney America Story – Part 3

Our tale of a real life American adventure continues this week as we explore the proposed attractions of Disney's America theme park. If...

Halloween at Disneyland Paris

Happy Halloween time from Disneyland Paris, where we have a great pictorial update of all the new Halloween decorations! The cool breeze of Autumn has...

The Disney’s America Story – Part Two

Last week, we launched ourselves back into Disney history to find the spark which ignited the Disney's America project . . . and Part One of...

D23’s Epcot’s 30th Celebration

On Sunday, September 30th, the official Disney fan club, D23 posted in early celebration for Epcot's 30th anniversary (which was on Monday, October 1)....

Happy 30th Anniversary Epcot – Part One

Epcot is 30 years old today. When the park opened on October 1st 1982, it was a groundbreaking and ambitious project not unlike a...

Disney’s America, a Story of Desire and Failure – Part One

There are few Disney projects with greater mystique than Disney's America, a never built park which nearly became a reality. But why was it...

River Country Closed by Brain-Eating Amoeba?

Disney’s River Country was the first waterpark at Walt Disney World. It’s also safe to say it was the first themed waterpark. Some even consider...

Samlandica: Something Old, Something Classy and Something Prehistoric

Due to popular demand, I'm bringing you a new edition of the encyclopedia Samlandica today. I was inspired by dance, design, and dinosaurs. Lot's...

Yesterland visits the Disney Vacation Club Doorway to Dreams!

Werner Weiss, our faithful steward of Disney long gone, shares a side trip to the Disney Vacation Club Doorway to Dreams store in Schaumburg, Illinois. When Disney...

South Africa Safari with Adventures by Disney

After much delay, we are bringing you the third and final installment of Teresa Cory's Adventures By Disney Safari to South Africa. She was...

Fantasy Faire construction goes vertical as D23 celebrates 75 years of...

Construction ramped up at Disneyland's new Fantasy Faire princess meet-and-greet village next to Sleeping Beauty Castle last week. A crane and steel framework...