I’d like to thank my readership (all thirteen of you) for your patience and continued patronage while I ran off to Southern California for my son’s first birthday. It was wonderful thanks in large part to the excellent planning by my incredible wife. We even managed to make it to Disneyland for a little RnR… Read More »Disneyland Secret
Dave has created one of the most spectacular tributes to Walt Disney World’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea attraction. It’s all the more amazing given the fact that he only went on the ride once, when he was three. Alas this attraction is now gone with no hope of ever returning to Disney World (Disneyland’s… Read More »20K Ride
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?
Expect posting to be slow Friday through Sunday. It’s my wonderful son’s first birthday and we’ll be busy celebrating. If we’re lucky we might even make it to Disneyland!
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
or the bean counters? In the last fifteen years or so, there’s been a big shift in how the parks handle retailing. I don’t know if this was because they put the former head of the Disney Store in charge of the parks, or they put him in charge because they wanted to increase retailing,… Read More »Has Disney World Gone to the Dogs?
One of the many things that Disney does right is the Disney Magic Music Days program. The program is a chance for children to perform at a Disney themepark, get a discount on admission and sometimes lodging, and learn a little about what it means to be a paid performer. Disneyland and Disney World participate.… Read More »Disney Magic Music Days
I missed this over the weekend. Disneyland Security has approved a new contract. It’s not for as long as they wanted. But hey, it’s a contract.