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10 More Walt Disney World Attractions That Walt Had a Hand in Creating

February 18, 2019 by Chuck Schmidt

A recent AllEars.net blog highlighted four Walt Disney World attractions that Walt Disney had a hand in creating. But there at least 10 other WDW attractions with Walt's imprint on them.

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5 Things You Didn’t Know About the Jungle Cruise

February 16, 2019 by admin

The Magic Kingdom's Jungle Cruise in Adventureland holds at least 5 secrets you never knew.

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Five Things You Never Knew About Disney World’s Electrical Water Pageant

February 8, 2019 by Molly McCormack

Five things you didn't know about one of Disney's oldest shows: The Electrical Water Pageant, which makes its rounds on Bay Lake and Seven Seas Lagoon nightly.

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4 Disney World Attractions That Walt Disney Worked On

February 6, 2019 by Molly McCormack

Even though Walt Disney never set foot in Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, there are at least four attractions that he himself worked on.

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As Walt Disney World nears 50, looking back at the Florida Project’s beginnings

January 21, 2019 by Chuck Schmidt

As Walt Disney World moves toward its 50th anniversary in 2021, we thought we’d take a look back … back to when The Florida Project was a massive construction site fraught with earth movers, scaffolding and thousands of helmeted workers …

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A Stroll Down Memory Lane… Magic Kingdom 1973

March 21, 2018 by Debra Martin Koma

Recently, my husband and I did some home renovations, which led us to clearing out a lot of closets and throwing out a lot of old junk. Wow, it’s amazing what you accumulate after you’ve lived somewhere for 25 years! In the midst of Operation: Purge, my husband decided it was time to finally convert … Continue reading "A Stroll Down Memory Lane… Magic Kingdom 1973"

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Disney Pic of the Week: Goodbye to 2015

December 29, 2015 by Scott Thomas

As the Norway pavilion in Epcot’s World Showcase prepares for Frozen Ever After, we bid goodbye to the Maelstrom boat ride through Norway’s lore, wildlife and off shore oil platforms. Before boarding the longboats, the queue was overlooked by huge murals giving a preview of the ride’s scenes. Mural in the queue to ride the … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Goodbye to 2015"

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Photographing the American Adventure in Epcot

November 13, 2015 by Scott Thomas

Photographing the American Adventure audio-animatronics show in Epcot’s World Showcase is just like photographing one with live performers. Disney lights their shows the same regardless of the kind of performers. Very moody with bright areas used to focus the audience’s attention where the show’s producers want them to. I set my camera up to use … Continue reading "Photographing the American Adventure in Epcot"

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Disney Pic of the Week: Tomorrowland

March 17, 2015 by Scott Thomas

Predicting the future is tough enough but when attractions are built showing the near future, time tends to catch up and even pass those attractions. Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress premiered during the 1964 World Fair, traveled back to Disneyland and then moved to its current location at the Magic Kingdom in 1975. The first … Continue reading "Disney Pic of the Week: Tomorrowland"

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President Lincoln vs President Nixon

June 19, 2014 by Lisa Berton

Hold your horses, this isn’t a political battle. I’m just posting two photos from Hall of Presidents that were taken using the same low light from the same seat and tweaked completely differently in PhotoShop. Why? It’s fun and I wanted to make each image look like it may have come from the period of … Continue reading "President Lincoln vs President Nixon"

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