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Experiencing Disneyland and Walt Disney World, One Week Apart

March 25, 2025 by Chuck Schmidt

This past January, I accomplished something I had never done before. I conquered a coast-to-coast, “six Disney parks in 16 days” adventure. Talk about an E-ticket ride!

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It Blows My Mind That THIS Franchise Has (Almost) No Current Theme Park Presence!

March 21, 2025 by Brian Delpozo

When will theme parks reach this final frontier?

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War and Cholera: Why Disney’s Original Concept for Pop Century Hotel Would Have Been a Disaster

March 13, 2025 by Brian Delpozo

Maybe Pop Century is better off "half" finished?

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Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Won’t Be Nearly as Chaotic as the CANCELED Disney World Muppets Ride from the ’90s

March 10, 2025 by Brian Delpozo

The new Muppet coaster may ROCK, but it'll never match what might have been.

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Reliving Disneyland Memories…and Creating New Ones With My Friend Kevin Rafferty

March 10, 2025 by Chuck Schmidt

Disneyland is more than a place where parents and children can have fun together, as its creator, Walt Disney, intended. It’s also a place where precious memories reside.

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Remember EPCOT’s Millennium Village? This Short-Lived Pavilion Briefly Brought DOZENS of New Countries to World Showcase

March 4, 2025 by Brian Delpozo

For a brief period 25 years ago, the World Showcase was greatly expanded.

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Disney’s Forgotten How To Make Rides Like the Great Movie Ride

February 24, 2025 by Brian Delpozo

The Great Movie Ride hasn't been replicated since it closed.

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Disney Dollars Were The Brainchild Of Disney Marketing Guru Jack Lindquist

February 24, 2025 by Chuck Schmidt

The Disney Dollars initiative was the brainchild of Disney Legend Jack Lindquist, who was among other things, a marketing genius. He joined the Disney fold in 1955, working in Disneyland’s marketing department, where he dreamed up some of the park’s most famous promotions, including Grad Nites, Vacationland Magazine, The Magic Kingdom Club and the Disneyland Ambassador Program. “I got the idea for Disney Dollars by reading the financial pages,” Lindquist said. "It dawned on me that Disneyland was big enough to have its own currency."

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5 Disney Shows I Can’t Believe Don’t Have Rides

February 21, 2025 by Brian Delpozo

It's somewhat surprising that these Disney shows never got rides of their own.

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To Quote Marty Sklar: The Walt Disney Family Museum Is ‘A Real Gem’

February 10, 2025 by Chuck Schmidt

“It means a lot to me to preserve Walt's legacy,” Marty Sklar said. “Diane (Disney Miller) was always intent on doing just that. I've always appreciated what she tried to do ... to focus on Walt the man, and what he accomplished. That was always her goal" in creating the Walt Disney Family Museum.

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