by Jim Smith | Jul 25, 2024 | Disney Parks & Resorts, Lists
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 amusement park, creating what is widely recognized as the first theme park. Instead of the...
by Jim Smith | Jun 13, 2024 | Disney, Disney Parks & Resorts, Disney Spotlight Series
(A version of this article was shared with Pirates & Princesses and published on June 12, 2024.) For decades, Jim Henson’s Muppets have been tucked in and around the Disney Parks. Sometimes they are front-and-center, like Muppet*Vision 3D. Other times they can be...
by Jim Smith | Jun 28, 2022 | Disney Trivia, Trivia and Games
Walt Disney Imagineering finds design inspiration from all aspects of life: not just engineering education, but personal experience as well. One excellent example of this is Imagineer Mark Sumner, who saved an iconic Disney Parks attraction from certain doom using a...
by Jim Smith | Nov 8, 2021 | Disney Parks & Resorts, Disney Pocket Guides, Facts and Figment Travel Planning, Travel News, Travel Planning
November 12 will mark two years since Disney debuted the Disney+ streaming service. Since then, Disney+ has given fans access to countless classic films and programming, blockbuster new series from the Marvel and Star Wars universes, fascinating documentary series to...
by Jim Smith | Sep 6, 2021 | Disney Trivia, Trivia and Games
There are four Tower of Terror-style attractions at Disney parks across the globe. Two of them – located in Walt Disney World and Disneyland Parus – are themed after The Twilight Zone. The tower in Disney California Adventure was rethemed from The Twilight...