by Jim Smith | Jul 25, 2024 | Best of the Best - Disney and Beyond, Disney Parks & Resorts, Lists
(A version of this article was shared with Laughing Place and published on August 4, 2024.) 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...
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 | Best of the Best - Disney and Beyond, 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 | Best of the Best - Disney and Beyond, 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.) “Call me butter, ’cause I’m on a roll!” Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue – perhaps the corniest piece of entertainment in all of Walt Disney World –...
