by Jim Smith | Dec 19, 2023 | Disney, Disney Legends, Disney Spotlight Series
(A version of this article was shared with Laughing Place and published on January 10, 2024.) “If these walls could talk…” Those instantly famous words ushered in Disney’s recently released short Once Upon a Studio, celebrating 100 years of Disney magic. But do you...
by Jim Smith | Dec 13, 2023 | Disney Parks & Resorts, Facts and Figment Travel Planning, Travel News, Travel Planning
(A version of this article was shared with Pirates and Princesses and published on December 13, 2023.) Disney Vacation Club has offered new details and updated renderings for reimagined Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort. The reimagined cabins will become the...
by Jim Smith | Dec 12, 2023 | Beyond Disney, Seasonal Holidays, Spotlight
“Christmas had come officially. We plunged into the cornucopia quivering with desire and the ecstasy of unbridled avarice.” To say A Christmas Story is my all-time favorite holiday film is not at all a stretch. It is a certain, unquestionable fact. I first saw the...
by Jim Smith | Dec 2, 2023 | Disney, Disney Parks & Resorts, Extinct Disney Attractions, Spotlight
(A version of this article was shared with Pirates & Princesses and published on December 2, 2023.) One fateful day in 1986, a young girl asked her father if he could please decorate their house with lights for Christmas. Dad said “yes.” But this was no ordinary...
by Jim Smith | Nov 27, 2023 | Best of the Best - Disney and Beyond, Disney, Disney Parks & Resorts, Lists, Role Call - The Best of Disney
(A version of this article was shared with Pirates & Princesses and published on November 27, 2023.) The holidays are upon us here at Walt Disney World. Plenty of festive decor adorns the theme parks, both water parks, Disney Springs, and all the resorts (if you...
