All posts tagged "Walt Disney World"
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History 4 months agoFrom Birthday Wishes to Toontown Dreams: How Toontown Came to Be
In the latest release of Episode 4 of Disney Unpacked, Len and I return, joined as always by Disney Imagineering legend, Jim Shull. This two-part episode...
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History 11 months ago31 Long-Gone Rides, Shows & Attractions at Disney-MGM (Hollywood Studios)
May 1, 1989 … It was 34 years ago that the Disney-MGM Studio theme park first opened its door. So many great attractions have come &...
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Theme Parks & Themed Entertainment 1 year agoGet Your Hands Dirty with Disney-MGM Studios “Star of the Day” Program
Not so long ago, we got a query from a “Disney Dish” listener about some of those concrete slabs that Guests can see over at the...
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Theme Parks & Themed Entertainment 1 year agoDisney’s Hottest Attractions: Fires in the Park
Okay. By now, you have to have seen all of the videos from Saturday night, April 22nd. That’s when – as the 10:30 p.m. performance of...
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Television & Shows 1 year agoWho Wants to Film a Game Show? – History of Game Shows at Disney Theme Parks
On April 10, 2001, a fleet of armored cars rolled through the streets of Disney’s Hollywood Studios. And no, they weren’t hauling away all of those...
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History 2 years agoThe Closing of Walt Disney World’s “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea”
I need help from a Disney World employee. To be specific, someone who used to work at the Magic Kingdom back in the late 1980s /...
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History 2 years agoFort Wilderness – What Might Have Been
The Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue at Fort Wilderness Campground has been silent for 27 months. On June 23, 2022, Pioneer Hall will come roaring back to life...
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History 2 years agoHistory of Reedy Creek Improvement District: Part 4
This article is part of a series – History of Reedy Creek Improvement District. Be sure to check out our additional research on the RCID. History...
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Theme Parks & Themed Entertainment 9 years agoWhen Woody Met Mickey: The Day Universal’s Walk-around Characters Almost Stormed WDW’s Magic Kingdom
Picture — if you will — a WDW Security Officer in her vehicle, frantically waving her arm and honking her horn, trying to stop a caravan...
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Theme Parks & Themed Entertainment 13 years agoWhy For did WDW wave “Buh-Bye” to Seven Seas Lagoon’s Wave Machine?
TikiTerry writes in to say: I’ve really been enjoying all of these Disney World history stories that you’ve been sharing with JHM readers lately. So I...
How Disney’s “Bambi” led to the creation of Smokey Bear
Introducing “I Want That Too” – The Ultimate Disney Merchandise Podcast
