by Jim Smith | Aug 20, 2024 | Bits & Pieces, Disney Parks & Resorts
What’s your favorite thing about EPCOT? Is it the culture of the World Showcase Pavilions? The cutting-edge attractions in the front end of the park (which will always be known as “Future World” to me)? How about the nearly perpetual presence of seasonal festivals?...
by Jim Smith | May 30, 2023 | Disney Trivia, Lists and Trivia
Intellectual Property (commonly referred to as IP) has been prevalent in Disney Parks ever since the earliest days of Disneyland. Walt Disney was a master of synergy, and he brilliantly used a combination of film, television, and Disneyland to cross-pollinate all of...
by Jim Smith | May 30, 2023 | Disney Trivia, Lists and Trivia
Here is the answer to the trivia question: Question: What was the first attraction in EPCOT’s World Showcase to feature characters from a Disney film? Answer: Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros Image: WDW Magic The original boat attraction in the Mexico...
by Jim Smith | Feb 16, 2023 | Disney, Disney Parks & Resorts, Extinct Disney Attractions
(A version of this article was published for Pirates & Princesses on February 15, 2023.) “You are not the first to pass this way, nor shall you be the last. Those who seek the spirit of Norway face peril and adventure—but more often find beauty and charm.” These...
by Jim Smith | Jan 31, 2022 | Best of the Best - Disney and Beyond, Disney, Disney Parks & Resorts, Role Call - The Best of Disney
(A version of this post for was shared with Pirates & Princesses and published on January 31, 2022) (Updated February 16, 2024) Epcot has long been considered the more “adult” Disney theme park. While that has historically been still true to some extent, as Bob...
