by Jim Smith | Feb 19, 2024 | Disney, Disney Parks & Resorts, Disney Spotlight Series, Lists
(A version of this article was shared with Me and the Magic and published on August 7, 2023. I also had the pleasure of joining Amanda Bauner on the Me and the Magic Podcast to discuss Part One of all things “Walt” in Walt Disney World.) Disney parks worldwide...
by Jim Smith | Nov 21, 2023 | Disney, Disney Legends, Disney Spotlight Series, Marvel
Walt Disney knew a great many people in his life – his family and friends, members of the Walt Disney Studios and Disneyland, Hollywood celebrities and studio executives, and even world leaders. Every once in a while, one of those people to come across Walt’s...
by Jim Smith | Sep 5, 2023 | Disney Trivia, Trivia, Trivia and Games
Disney history buffs, this trivia post is for you! Today (September 5, 2023) marks the 96th birthday of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, who first graced the screen on September 5, 1927 in the short Trolley Troubles. Oswald went on to star in a total of 26 animated shorts...
by Jim Smith | Jun 5, 2023 | Disney, Disney Parks & Resorts, Lists, Role Call - The Best of Disney
Disney Parks are known for their immersive storytelling, putting guests in the middle of the story through the use of art, design, and…well…Imagineering. While we guests are usually laser-focused on what is happening around us (or sometimes on our phones) while at the...
by Jim Smith | May 23, 2023 | Disney, Disney Parks & Resorts, Disney Spotlight Series, Lists, Star Wars
By now, most Star Wars fans and Disney Parks fans alike are well aware of Disney’s recent unexpected, yet not entirely surprising, news of the planned closure of Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser. Having been open for barely more than a year, the swiftness with which...