by Jim Smith | Apr 26, 2022 | Disney, Disney Legends, Disney Spotlight Series
(A version of this article was published for Laughing Place on April 30, 2022.) You’ve heard his laugh. That unforgettable, whimsical hoot. Ed Wynn – vaudeville comic, radio performer, and comedy legend turned serious actor – has done a little bit of...
by Jim Smith | Apr 22, 2022 | Disney Parks & Resorts, Disney Pocket Guides, Facts and Figment Travel Planning, Travel Planning
(A version of this article was published on Pirates & Princesses, along with similar articles on other Disney Resort Pocket Guide pieces.) If you want to feel like you’re in the heart of Africa, while still enjoying the amenities Disney is so well known for,...
by Jim Smith | Apr 20, 2022 | Disney Trivia, Lists and Trivia, Marvel
If you were asked to name the top five Avengers, who would you choose? How about if you were asked to name the five founding members of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes – as they first appeared in comics? Would your answer change? That is exactly the question in play....
by Jim Smith | Apr 19, 2022 | Disney, Disney Legends, Disney Spotlight Series, Marvel
(A version of this article was published for Laughing Place on April 25, 2022.) “Bang! Boom! Pow!” These words are like poetry to generations of superhero comic fans. These pieces of pulp art were first popularized in the United States in the 1930s, as pillars of...
by Jim Smith | Apr 13, 2022 | Disney, Disney Parks & Resorts, Disney Spotlight Series
When Disneyland’s Tomorrowland underwent an epic expansion in 1959, three new blockbuster attractions were added to the park. These included the Disneyland Monorail, Submarine Voyage, and the Matterhorn Bobsleds. Disneyland’s “second opening” for Tomorrowland occurred...
