by Head Mouse | Mar 6, 2014 | epcot
There is one constant at Disney’s Parks and Resorts, and that is change. Whether we like it or not, the ethos of Walt’s philosophy continues to evolve the experience at the parks. Going back quite a few years, when EPCOT Center was the name, you could...
by Head Mouse | Feb 27, 2014 | magic kingdom
On October 1, 2011, the Magic Kingdom Theme Park celebrated it’s 40th birthday. The company invited a lot of original cast members, imagineers and other dignitaries to attend the festivities as they put on a show that only Disney knows how to throw. The image...
by Head Mouse | Feb 20, 2014 | archives
When Pleasure Island opened, it was markedly different in tone than what is currently in place…and under construction. There was a fee to enter the island after hours and it was a sometimes raucous place due to the various nightclubs and late-night partiers. It was...
by Head Mouse | Feb 13, 2014 | featured, magic kingdom
Looking into the archives during the production of our book, Elements of Magic: The Interactive Guidebook for Disney’s Magic Kingdom, we uncovered lots of vintage shots from the parks. Some of them made it into the book, while others didn’t quite fit the...
by Head Mouse | Jan 22, 2014 | disneyana, featured
Keeping with some history about all-things-Disney, the documentary Frank and Ollie debuted at the Sundance Film Festival on this day in 1995. It was released in October that year in Los Angeles for Academy Award consideration. The film primarily consists of Frank...
