by Jim Smith | Apr 28, 2020 | Disney Trivia, Lists and Trivia
Disneyland opened on July 17, 1955, and when it did there were close to three dozen attractions open and operating. Many, many more attractions have been added over the years, and some of the original attractions have been closed and re-imagined as other guest...
by Jim Smith | Apr 24, 2020 | Disney, Disney Parks & Resorts, Disney Spotlight Series
Welcome back to our series on Disney’s use of illusion to bring us the fantasy we love on film and in the theme parks. Part One and Part Two of our series were focused mostly on the use of forced perspectives on film and in the parks. For these last two posts, we’ll...
by Jim Smith | Apr 17, 2020 | Disney, Disney Parks & Resorts, Disney Spotlight Series
Welcome back to our series on Disney’s use of illusion to bring us the fantasy we love on film and in the theme parks. Part one of our series focused on the magic in the movies. This post, we’ll visit the Disney theme parks for a lesson on how forced perspective...
by Jim Smith | Mar 29, 2020 | Best of the Best - Disney and Beyond, Disney, Travel Planning
Welcome to the worldwide Coronavirus shutdown. Today is May 18, 2020, Day 57 and the start of Week Nine of the worldwide shutdown. Shanghai Disneyland has opened back up to visitors (under strict health-driven operating restrictions), and this week Walt Disney...
by Jim Smith | Mar 10, 2020 | Disney Parks & Resorts, Disney Spotlight Series, Travel Planning
It’s 4:00 PM. Disneyland is jammed, and you’ve used up all your FastPasses. You really want to ride Space Mountain, but it’s a 75 minute wait. You could a) suck it up and wait 75 minutes to ride, b) find another attraction with a shorter wait (Mark Twain Riverboat,...
