I was a Disneyland Cast Member for 15 years. Currently a freelance writer.
Out here in Orlando, Disney is in the middle of re-envisioning Pleasure Island, their Dance and Nightclub area. One of the new concepts they’re introducing is a themed restaurant called ‘T-Rex Cafe.’ I haven’t been very excited about this until I caught sight of some of the amazing props and furniture that are being created… Read More »T-Rex Cafe, amazing photos of props under construction
I was a pretty lucky kid growing up. My father had amassed a huge collection of National Geographic magazines going back to the early 50s. I’d often spend long hours learning about the people and areas of the world I would probably never visit. But there was one issue I always returned to. The August… Read More »National Geographic 1963 Disney article
The San Diego Union Tribune reviews the newly released Walt Disney Treasures – The Mickey Mouse Club Featuring the Hardy Boys and find it stands the test of time. Fifty years after it debuted on “The Mickey Mouse Club,” the “Hardy Boys” serial retains its entertainment value surprisingly well in the sixth set of four… Read More »Hardy Boys on DVD
I had a lot of good responses to my earlier question about what connected the pattern on the floor with the naming of Club 33 at Disneyland. On the first day the best answer I got was from KC who speculated that it was a representation of a Mason symbol since Walt Disney was a… Read More »Club 33 Answer
Chris Foxx, who created the excellent Haunted Mansion information cache that is GrimGhosts.com, has a new blog called "Passport to Dreams Old and New". In it she critiques the design, function, and meaning of "themed" space as invented by Walt Disney’s Imagineers. I recommend devouring the whole site if you have some downtime this holiday… Read More »A Passport to Dream
Two news clips featuring footage of backstage secrets at Disneyland Paris have shown up on YouTube. The first features a lot about Space Mountain and some interesting shots of the new Buzz Lightyear attraction (I dig those guns). The second is more about the details and the people that go into making the magic. Alas,… Read More »Disneyland Paris: Behind the scenes
Two big earnings numbers were released for the Walt Disney Company tonight. First we learned that the DIS Stock price has jumped to a 52 week high riding on the recent tech announcements at CES, but also on the next year of films, which is sure to be huge with Pirates III and Ratatouille. This… Read More »Earnings News and Shareholder Meeting
The Lost Blog brings up a good point, as usual. What happened to the rest of the LOST cast? Seems some of the other actors are wondering the same thing. Apparently they think that the cause is ABC executives sticking their noses in asking for the storyline to be drawn out a bit. I think… Read More »LOST: What happened to the rest of the cast?