by Jim Smith | Oct 14, 2022 | Hidden
In Pixar’s 2013 short film Toy Story of Terror, what is the name of this super intense (but still lovable) military-based character? Bonus points if you also know the name of this character’s “one-third scale counterpart.” Image: Disney Answer: Combat Carl “Combat...
by Jim Smith | Oct 14, 2022 | Disney, Disney Spotlight Series, Extinct Disney Attractions, Lists, Role Call - The Best of Disney
We’ve all seen those old photos of the early days of Walt Disney World’s EPCOT Center. Some of us have been in a few of these photos, or even taken them ourselves. Well, old is new, retro is in, and EPCOT has turned forty years young! To celebrate, let’s take a look...
by Jim Smith | Oct 5, 2022 | Disney, Disney Connections, Harry Potter, Universal Studios
Editor’s Update: March 10, 2024. “The truth. It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution.” — Albus Dumbledore Image: NBCUniversal Disney and Universal. Universal and Disney. Back and forth since the early...
by Jim Smith | Oct 5, 2022 | Disney Trivia, Lists and Trivia
Our delightfully progressive friend EPCOT has turned 40 years young! In honor of the occasion, I wrote a piece in my ongoing “Dearly Departed Disney” dedicated to EPCOT’s CommuniCore. In performing my due research on this long lost Future World pavilion, I came across...
by Jim Smith | Oct 5, 2022 | Hidden
Which opening day EPCOT Center attraction (located in CommuniCore) has the dubious distinction of being the first of the park’s opening day attractions to close? Answer: Astuter Computer Revue This show was designed to make computers seem less foreign and intimidating...
