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New Fantasyland 1983
Have you ever wondered where Skull Rock and the Chicken of the Sea Pirate Ship used to be in Disneyland? Did you know Dumbo once flew on the far west side of Fantasyland? And that the Carrousel wasn’t...
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EPCOT City Model [Part 1]
We bring you a behind-the-scenes preview of a unique little side project. We show you how this 16” model of Walt’s EPCOT got started. The fan community excitedly awaits the 30th Anniversary of EPCOT...
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Appearing Now on Wedway NOW!
This week I was honored to be a guest on an episode of Wedway NOW! The Parrish brothers have recently launched a sister show and news companion to their regular podcast Wedway Radio. We discussed the...
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WDW Construction: Polynesian Village Resort
Join us as we take a step-by-step look at the unusual construction of the Polynesian Village Resort at Walt Disney World. The Polynesian was originally named the Polynesian Village Resort Hotel but...
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Auctions of Rare Artifacts
Get out your checkbooks and get ready to bid on these wonderful items. The Profiles in History Animation Auction and Dreier Collection Auction begin very soon! 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA EXHIBIT...
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Coming Soon: Tomorrowland '67
GET READY! We are gearing up to bring you photo-filled posts about one of Walt Disney's great masterpieces, "New Tomorrowland" at Disneyland. In the meantime......... brush up on some related...
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THEN AND NOW: Disneyland [Part 2]
Fantasyland Main Street, U.S.A. Adventureland Frontierland Tomorrowland Hope you enjoy another set of side-by-side comparisons! Hope that last one doesn't depress you too much. Related posts: THEN...
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Tomorrowland '67 [Part 1]
In this multi-part series we bring you an attraction-by-attraction look at Disneyland's 1967 "New Tomorrowland" with lots of concept art, photos, maps, diagrams, and history. Throughout this series...
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Tomorrowland '67 [Part 2]
In this part of our Tomorrowland '67 series we break down each attraction into different categories. We learn just how affordable Disneyland was for Southern Californians at the time and we see how...
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Tomorrowland '67 [Part 3]
We continue our Tomorrowland '67 series and begin to focus on each individual Tomorrowland attraction. The first attraction on our list is none other than Walt Disney's esteemed Carousel of Progress....
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EPCOT 30TH: A Photo Tour of the Past [Part 1]
As we approach EPCOT's 30th Anniversary we take a moment to look back on the early days of EPCOT Center through lots of old photos. We share photos taken by guests and photos taken by cast members...
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Walt Disney World in 1971 [Part 1]
October 1 marks not only the anniversary of the opening of EPCOT Center (1982) but the openings of Magic Kingdom and Walt Disney World (1971) as well. We present some wonderful color photos of Magic...
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EPCOT 30TH: A Photo Tour of the Past [Part 2]
Let's explore Future World. There's so much to do. The following are never-before-posted vintage photos sent to us by our readers. Thanks readers! Enjoy Part 1 here. Super stylish G.E. Horizons cast...
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Walt Disney World in 1971 [Part 2]
Walt Disney World and Magic Kingdom opened almost exactly 41 years ago. Let's look at some more of the park as finishing touches are added. Then let's enjoy the new park with some photos taken right...
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EPCOT 30TH: A Photo Tour of the Past [Part 3]
Happy 30th Anniversary, EPCOT Center! Right now fans at the park are celebrating the occasion with lots of anniversary-related activities. 30 years ago this month guest participated in a number of...
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Disney + 90s Star Power!!
In case you forgot about the synergetic power of Disney teaming up with 1990s actors, singers, or athletes to appear on medium-sized magazine covers, we bring you these. Oh Bob Saget and Baby...
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My 10-Point Plan for Better Character Attraction Placement
I have a plan. I have organized my plan into ten points. Ten rules. Ten basic guidelines. If implemented, I believe the Disney parks will offer better experiences and better environments. The plan...
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That's What Walt Said
I put together a few of these images recently to post to Twitter and decided to do a whole collection. I think some of my relatives and neighbors think my wife and I talk like this at home. We did...
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Inside Walt Disney World Maintenance Shops
Let's take a behind-the-scenes look at the kind of work that goes on in backstage maintenance shops at Walt Disney World. Friend of the blog, Nomeus, share these wonderful photos from 2005 from one of...
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The Wonders of Nature's Wonderland [ PART 3 ]
More incredible additions to Sam Towler's stunning scale model of Disneyland's extinct Mine Train Thru Nature's Wonderland. Bear Country before water is added. New, fake water. A little beaver for...
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