by Jim Smith | Jul 25, 2024 | Disney Parks & Resorts, Lists
America is filled with amusement parks – dirty places filled with blinking lights and clunky rides of questionable safety. But Walt Disney redefined the concept of an amusement park, creating what is widely recognized as the first theme park. Instead of the...
by Jim Smith | Jul 23, 2024 | Disney Connections, Disney Legends
(A version of this article was shared with Laughing Place and published on July 18, 2024.) All great accomplishments start with a dream. Disneyland is perhaps one of the clearest modern-day examples of a dream pursued to perfection. But Walt Disney didn’t create his...
by Jim Smith | Jul 12, 2024 | Disney Parks & Resorts, Facts and Figment Travel Planning, Lists
(A version of this article was shared with Pirates & Princesses and published on July 12, 2024.) Disneyland is the heart of Walt Disney’s whimsy and imagination, come to life for guests of all ages to experience for themselves. Disney’s original theme park is...
by Jim Smith | Jul 11, 2024 | Disney, Disney Parks & Resorts, Lists, Travel Planning
Disneyland will always have the distinction of being the only Disney theme park that Walt Disney ever roamed. We could make a case that Walt walked the grounds of Walt Disney World, but the resort wasn’t developed until years after he had passed. Disneyland is infused...
by Jim Smith | Jun 30, 2024 | Disney, Disney Parks & Resorts, Disney Spotlight Series
(A version of this article was shared with Laughing Place and published on July 1, 2024.) Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue is one of America’s longest running dinner shows of all time. This vaudeville style high-spirited music-and-comedy revue is happily paired with a...