On the off chance you’re vacationing at Disneyland and decide to take a day off away from the resort, let me recommend a unique tour to you. It’s the Los Angeles Burger tour as highlighted so nicely by The Food Section blog. LA is the home of many a unique burger and they help give… Read More »What to do when you’re not at Disneyland
One of the little known facts about Walt Disney World is that the property rests on a special governmental district known as the Reedy Creek Improvement District. This gives the company municiple powers on the property (which spans two counties) and exempts it from certain state and local planning requirements.
When Comcast threatened to buy Disney back in April, the Florida Legislature realized that they had no idea what would happen if another company purchased or controlled the RCID. As it turns out they don’t have to worry. The Legislature givith, and they can taketh away if they ever want to. More at the OrlandoSentinel.
Here’s a short write up of an art installation that attempted to reimagine the original Disneyland Map. Alas, there isn’t much detail provided. I’d love to get more info from anyone who attended. If the graffiti of "Re-Imagineering" saluted Dada more than Donald Duck, all the better to create a "jarring, alternate reality for parkgoers"… Read More »Maps R Us
I just found two great sites that cover the last 50 years of amazing souvenirs from Disneyland. If I had the dough I’d buy all this stuff as often as it came up on eBay. First is MouseMaps (featured yesterday on TDB: Kid’s World) which has images from most of the Disneyland park maps. Starting… Read More »50 years of Souvenirs
Despite improved attendance numbers, apples to apples profit numbers reveal that the parks are having their worst years since the 80s. I’m sure the number crunchers up in Burbank have better models than me, but since you asked… the company is now reaping what it has sowed. The 90s were supposed to be the Disney Decade at the Themeparks. Instead we saw cuts in attraction budgets, a reliance on the cheaper (sometimes! remember the expensive mistake that was Light Magic) entertainment, cuts in training, and an across the board slashing of maintenance budgets. Not only has this resulted in death and injury at the theme parks, but it affected Disney brand as the top quality family entertainment vacation destination.
Comingsoon.net reports on the progress of two new Disney flix: A remake of Swiss Family Robinson and a new film based off Disney’s themepark attraction, The Jungle Cruise. Now since the theme of The Jungle Cruise was largely lifted from the African Queen, you’d think they would find some similarity there. But it looks to… Read More »Jungle Cruise, The Movie
For a long time, Peter on the stage was played by a young woman in tights – the rump, as it were, of late Victorian theatre. A nubile woman in the role, with her frank appeal to the heterosexual adult tastes of the fathers in the house, obscured the difficult matters of child sexuality, sibling… Read More »Oedipus Pan
Over at The Disney Blog: Kid’s World, we’re examining the origins of my favorite Disney song "It’s a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow."