I was a Disneyland Cast Member for 15 years. Currently a freelance writer.
In April 1957 Disneyland opened up the Walk-Through portion of Sleeping Beauty Castle. Gorilla’s Don’t Blog has unearthed pictures of the original dedication ceremony with Walt Disney and Shirley Temple. Temple had previously presented Walt with the special 7 dwarves oscar statue in 1939. The Walk-Through existed for many years in its original form with… Read More »Shirley Temple Dedicating the Sleeping Beauty Castle Walk-Through
LaughingPlace.com has just completed a redesign of their excellent Disney fan site. This new look makes it much easier to access whatever information your looking for. Since LaughingPlace.com covers more of the Walt Disney Company than any other Disney fan site, so there’s a ton of great information to be found. Movies, theme parks, television,… Read More »7 questions with LaughingPlace.com
"Everwood" creator Greg Berlanti has revealed the title and star of his first show for ABC. "Eli Stone" will star Jonny Lee Miller and is a legal drama about a lawyer who discovers that he may in fact be a prophet. Okay… but can you say, "Joan of Arcadia"? Also please, don’t pair it with… Read More »Next show from Everwood Creator on ABC
Sure, it’s shameless promotion by Disney, but who doesn’t like to see bloopers. Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause with Tim Allen and Martin Short opens November 3rd
I was never able to get my photos of the Magic Kingdom’s Halloween Parade uploaded this month. However, it may be a day late, but these photos of Paris Disneyland’s Halloween Decorations and Parade are quite something. Looks like an army of Pumpkin Men has taken over the park. (Be sure to scroll down for… Read More »Disneyland Paris Halloween Photos
Former ESPN baseball analyst Harold Reynolds has filed a $5 million lawsuit claiming breach of contract and unfair dismissal. Reynolds claims in his complaint, filed yesterday in state court in New Britain, Connecticut, that ESPN failed to give a reason for firing him and didn’t properly investigate an allegation about his giving a female intern… Read More »ESPN Sued by Fired Analyst
Back in August I wrote about James McCown, aka Yeti Man, who had ridden Expedition Everest over 500 times. He’s now passed the 1000 ride mark. James McCown (right) of St. Petersburg, FL, screams Oct. 30, 2006 as he rides Expedition Everest for the 1000th time at Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park in Lake Buena… Read More »1000 Summits for Yeti Man, Take that Sir Hillary.
May your all encounters with ghouls and beasties on this happy night be good ones. It’s also the 94th birthday of Ollie Johnston, legendary Disney animator and the last surviving member of Walt’s Nine Old Men. Thanks to CartoonBrew for the reminder.