Take a time travel trip to the fifties and sixties with the inimitable Charles Phoenix the historian with a funny bone and comedian with a feel for retro excellence. Phoenix has scheduled two opportunities to travel into Disneyland’s past. On September 19th, as part of… Read More »Disneyland Retro History Show from Charles Phoenix
I watched the first episode of Walt Disney from American Experience on PBS last night and did a bit of live-tweeting throughout. Overall, I was impressed with the documentary and even learned a tidbit or two I had not previously known. But there did seem… Read More »Walt Disney documentary continues tonight on PBS
The much anticipated biography of Walt Disney premieres tonight on PBS. “Walt Disney” is a historical documentary from American Experience, TV’s longest-running, most-watched history series. The story of Walt Disney’s life has become a part of the fabric of American culture, which makes it a… Read More »Walt Disney on American Experience begins tonight on PBS
My first visit to Walt Disney World was in 1997. That means I missed on on much of the resort’s early history. One of the attractions I never got to experience was the Swan Boats around the hub and Cinderella Castle moat. Thanks to a… Read More »Throwback Thursday – the Magic Kingdom 1975 Home Video
If you have an hour to kill this weekend, you won’t spend it any better than watching this documentary from English Thames “Disney From Fantasia to Fantasyland” released in 1978. It looks at the history of Walt Disney Studios with interviews of many animators, theme… Read More »Rare: Walt Disney Documentary from 1978
After Disney announced the closing of the American Idol Experience at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, they also announced a new name for the theater that it was performed in. The Superstar Television Theater would become Hyperion Theater, a tribute to the location of the animation studio… Read More »Hyperion Theater debuts at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
As Disneyland prepares for its Diamond Anniversary celebrating 60 years of adventures, it’s a good time to flashback to 30 years ago in 1985 when the park was still a young 30 years old. This special report aired on CBS and features a glimpse at… Read More »Throwback Thursday: Disneyland’s 30th Anniversary
Friends of the Walt Disney Birthplace invites you to attend “Broadway to Hollywood” for an evening of magic, featuring Disney Legend Paige O’Hara, the voice of Belle from Disney’s Academy Award-winning Beauty and The Beast! This exclusive dinner event will feature the musical performances of… Read More »Go Broadway to Hollywood to help Preserve Walt Disney’s Birthplace