Disney Legend Marty Sklar has been honored by the Walt Disney Company at the Ryman Arts Foundation with a fund in his name.Nearly $400,000 in contributions from Disney and individual donors will endow and entire class of art students at Ryman Arts. Ryman Arts, together… Read More »Sklar Legacy Fund establised to honor Imagineer
Our west coast correspondent Pam has send along the good news that Imagineer Mary Blair has been given a portrait in the Disneyland Opera House. One wonders if this is a sign of bigger things to come to honor Mary. Also added was a copy… Read More »Mary Blair Photo added to Opera House
Progress City, USA has the story of George McGinnis, a student whose undgraduate design project was able to catch the eye of Walt Disney and many Imagineers. Eventually it was the key to his landing a job a WED, know known as Walt Disney Imagineering.… Read More »How a student project opened the doors of Disney for one Imagineer
As part of a media event today Disney had Imagineer Jason Roberts speak on some of the changes he and his team are bringing to Disney’s Hollywood Studios, The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror as part of the Summer Nightastic! promotion. Tower of Terror adds… Read More »Summer Nightastic! brings changes to Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
If you’re unable to be at Disneyland on July 17 to celebrate its 55th birthday, here’s something that might be a bit more special and honor the man who dared pursue a dream others said would never work. The Walt Disney Family Museum at The… Read More »Walt Disney Family Museum in S.F. to celebrate Disneyland’s 55th anniversary
I wish I could say I remember the 1964 World’s Fair, but alas I wasn’t quite even a glimmer in my parents eye then. I do feel like I’m acquainted with the project based on everything I’ve read about it and the four Disney created… Read More »1964 World’s Fair with Imagineer Marty Sklar
Okay. It’s not the color green, but the philosophy. I’m of the mind that big companies can always do more to cut their carbon footprint, but the Walt Disney Company does a lot of good for the planet for a company their size. The latest… Read More »Blizzard Beach is now painted Green
The presence of the Walt Disney Company in central Florida has brought many good things to the community. But next year one of the best will open. It’s a pediatric care center at the Florida Hospital that will feature 200 beds and a staff of… Read More »Preview of Walt Disney Pavilion at Florida Hospital