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At Disney, It’s All Relative When It Comes To These Cast Member Connections
Posted onWalt Disney was all about family, in his life and in his life’s work. When he created award-winning animated films, it was with family entertainment in mind. And when he conceived Disneyland, the world’s first theme park, the impetus was to build a place where parents and their children could have fun together. So it … Continue reading "At Disney, It’s All Relative When It Comes To These Cast Member Connections"

It Turns Out, It’s Tough To Be It’s Tough To Be A Bug
Posted onWith the announcement that It’s Tough to be a Bug! in Disney’s Animal Kingdom is closing in favor of a Zootopia-themed show, we thought it might be a good idea to go back to It’s Tough to be a Bug!’s roots, to learn how that attraction came to be.

Two Legendary Photographers Documented The Early Days Of Disneyland And Walt Disney World
Posted onOne took photographs of the hell-on-Earth he witnessed on battlefields during World War II. The other snapped photos of death and destruction of a different kind – on the often dangerous highways and city streets in and around southern California in the 1940s and ‘50s. Both rose out of the mayhem to become key figures in documenting Disney history.

EVERY SINGLE Disneyland Ride Announcement You Missed From D23
Posted onWe are rounding up all the announcements that were made for Disneyland Resort during D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event!

The Stories Are What Defined Bill [Sully] Sullivan’s Storied Disney Career
Posted onThe Story — or, more accurately, The Stories — are what defined the 40-year Disney career of William (Sully) Sullivan, who passed away earlier this week at the age of 88.

Why Disney Adults Have the Taxpayers of Illinois to Thank for…Well, EVERYTHING
Posted onLet's talk about why Disney Adults have Illinois taxpayers to thank for basically everything!

I Can’t Believe People Still Think This BIZARRE Myth About Disney World Is True
Posted onWe can't believe people STILL think these bizarre things about Disney World are true!

Disney At The 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair: General Electric’s Progressland
Posted onMore than any of the other Disney-created New York World's Fair pavilions, General Electric's Progressland – which showed guests how the world of electricity had grown in leaps and bounds over the years – was all about change. And those changes occurred both inside and outside the massive domed building, designed by the firm owned by Walt Disney’s good friend, Welton Becket.