by Jim Smith | Mar 26, 2022 | Disney, Disney Parks & Resorts, Extinct Disney Attractions
(A version of this article was published for Pirates & Princesses on March 25, 2022.) “Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls. Disneyland proudly presents our spectacular festival pageant of nighttime magic and imagination. In thousands of sparkling lights,...
by Jim Smith | Mar 6, 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.) Wanna stay right in the magic of Disneyland, while feeling a world away? Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel and Spa is the perfect...
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 | Jan 31, 2022 | Disney Parks & Resorts, Disney Pocket Guides, Facts and Figment Travel Planning, Travel Planning
If you want to visit Walt Disney’s World (as in, the world Walt truly lived in) stop number one is the theme park that started it all – Disneyland Resort in Anaheim California. As Walt himself said, “Here age relives fond memories of the past, and here youth may...
