New Disney Legends
The Walt Disney Company inducted twelve new members into the equivilant of the Disney Hall of Fame, the Disney Legends.
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Post Eisner Coming Clearer?
Is the future of the Walt Disney Company post Michael Eisner coming clearer? Michael thinks so and has told the board that he supports Bob Iger to be his successor. This is important because the Disney Board of Directors has some decisions to make shortly regarding another contract for Iger. Iger would like some wording… Read More »Post Eisner Coming Clearer?
Reverse Engineering Disneyland’s Monorail Orange
Disneyland’s celebrated Monorail fleet has served the park well since 1959. We’re currently on the Mark V, the third version to be used at Disneyland. Mark VI is currently in use at WDW. But the years have taken their toll on the fleet and its time for another upgrade to the system. Last year the… Read More »Reverse Engineering Disneyland’s Monorail Orange
Disneyland Casino?
Word is out from Garden Grove that they intend to sell or lease a prime piece of real estate to a California Indian tribe with the goal of building a casino resort. Steve Wynn, Las Vegas uber-mogul, has been mentioned as a possible developer. Garden Grove borders Anaheim about 2 miles south of Disneyland on… Read More »Disneyland Casino?
The Fall of Imagineering
How is it possible that the same people who created EPCOT Center, Splash Mountain, Indiana Jones Adventure and Tokyo Disney Seas, also created Disney’s California Adventure, Walt Disney Studios Paris, DinoRama, and Journey into YOUR Imagination? The answer is simple…they didn’t. At SaveDisney.com Pen name writer Tom Morrow starts a new series of columns on… Read More »The Fall of Imagineering
Old Disneyland/Anaheim Googie Pics
Disneyland was built as the Googie architecture craze was coming into it’s own in Southern California. So much of the surrounding areas of Anaheim that arose with the success of Disneyland featured the Googie style. My favorite Googie site is Space Age City. I just found this link to Synthetrix’s “Photos of the Forgotten” and… Read More »Old Disneyland/Anaheim Googie Pics
The Great Hidden Mickey Quest
Disney Mike is on a quest to compile a complete list of all Hidden Mickey’s at Disneyland. Let’s help him out. What is a Hidden Mickey? According to HiddenMickeys.org it: started out as inside jokes among the Walt Disney Imagineers. A Hidden Mickey is an… Read More »The Great Hidden Mickey Quest
DL Trip Report from the Blogosphere
I’m actually at Disneyland right now. (Look for the guy in the cheesy Hawaiian shirt pushing a stroller with the cutest baby in the world in it.) But through the wonders of the ‘publish on’ button I’ve made this post appear. It’s a short trip… Read More »DL Trip Report from the Blogosphere