by Jim Smith | Nov 25, 2024 | Disney, Disney Legends
(A version of this article was shared with Laughing Place and published on December 18, 2024.) The Golden Age of the Disney Studios was a time of unparalleled talent, creativity, and progressive thinking. From the Silly Symphony series, to Snow White and the Seven...
by Jim Smith | Jul 4, 2022 | Disney, Disney Trivia, Lists and Trivia
Disney Legend Ward Kimball is famous for his humor, wit, and colorful antics. This veteran Disney animator of over forty years also founded the Disney-adjacent jazz band Firehouse Five Plus Two (if that sounds familiar, it’s because the band name served as inspiration...
by Jim Smith | Jul 4, 2022 | Hidden
In which now-extinct Walt Disney World attraction could you once see the sea serpent Kimballum Horriblus? (Bonus if you can tell me where there is still a reference to this character in a Disney Park) Answer: World of Motion One of the founding attractions in EPCOT...
by Jim Smith | Dec 10, 2019 | Disney Trivia, Lists and Trivia
At the end of the Disney Film The Princess and the Frog, Louis the alligator is seen living his dream, performing live music in Tiana’s Place with a group of jazz musicians called Firefly Five Plus Lou. What is the name Firefly Five Plus Lou a reference to? Image:...