by Jim Smith | Sep 27, 2021 | Disney, Disney Spotlight Series, Media
Animation has progressed to infinity (and beyond!) since the early days of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and Mickey Mouse. Hand drawn sequences have been replaced by computer aided illustrations. Computer programming and processing have relieved artists of the painstaking...
by Jim Smith | Sep 21, 2021 | Disney Trivia, Lists and Trivia
When Walt opened Disneyland in 1955, he envisioned his park as a place where adults and children could have fun together. Historically, Disney parks have not boasted the same degree of high intensity thrill rides as more conventional amusement parks. But that doesn’t...
by Jim Smith | Sep 21, 2021 | Best of the Best - Disney and Beyond, Disney Trivia, Lists and Trivia
Editor’s Update: March 26, 2024. Buckle your safety belt and carefully stow your belongings under your seat. Here are the fastest rides in the Walt Disney World theme parks. TRON Lightcycle/Run Hop on a lightcycle from the fabled TRON film franchise in...
by Jim Smith | Sep 15, 2021 | Disney Parks & Resorts, Disney Pocket Guides, Facts and Figment Travel Planning, Travel Planning
Walt Disney World is home to over 25 resort hotels. Add in three more at Disneyland, plus a host of non-theme park-based resorts (Aulani, Vero Beach, etc.) and it can be hard to keep them all straight! planDisney just released the newest installment in the Pocket...
by Jim Smith | Sep 13, 2021 | Disney, Disney Parks & Resorts, Disney Spotlight Series
Walt Disney World is full of attractions, restaurants, shops, resorts…and people. But let’s admit one thing – taking a family vacation there is hardly what you might consider relaxing. Believe it or not, there is a peaceful place hidden right in the heart...
