by Jim Smith | Mar 4, 2022 | Disney, Disney Legends, Disney Spotlight Series
(A version of this article was published for Pirates & Princesses on March 5, 2022). Disney Legend Alice Davis is one of those remarkably talented individuals who could shift and pivot as needed to succeed. In an industry full of men, she forged her way with...
by Jim Smith | Mar 2, 2022 | Disney Trivia, Lists and Trivia
When Walt Disney opened Disneyland to paying guests on July 18, 1955, visitors paid a basic admission fee of one dollar, and then paid additionally for each attraction they decided to experience. The price of individual attractions ranged from 10 cents up to 35 cents....
by Jim Smith | Feb 24, 2022 | Best of the Best - Disney and Beyond, Disney, Disney Spotlight Series, Lists, Role Call - The Best of Disney, Star Wars
(I shared a version of this post with Laughing Place on February 16, 2022.) “Your eyes can deceive you, don’t trust them.” Obi-Wan Kenobi Things aren’t always how they seem, and nowhere is that more true than in the Star Wars Galaxy. Our eyes, our ears, and our brains...
by Jim Smith | Feb 18, 2022 | Disney Parks & Resorts, Disney Pocket Guides, Facts and Figment Travel Planning, Travel Planning
(A version of this article was published Pirates & Princesses, along with similar articles on other Disney Resort Pocket Guide pieces.) Want to escape the stress of real life (and even the hustle and bustle of Disney Parks life)? Look no further than this entry...
by Jim Smith | Feb 17, 2022 | Best of the Best - Disney and Beyond, Disney, Disney Parks & Resorts, Role Call - The Best of Disney
(A version of this post was shared with Pirates & Princesses, and published on February 17, 2022) (Updated September 4, 2024) Disney Imagineer and Disney Legend Joe Rohde led Imagineers in the development of Disney’s Animal Kingdom with the mission of sharing an...
