Women have long been an important part of the Walt Disney Company. Over the years, I’ve had the privilege to write about a number of them. Retta Scott, the first female Disney animator. Lindsey Collins, Vice President of Development and … Continue reading The Women of Disney – D23 Expo 2017 Preview
If one book can change the way you operate your business, Be Our Guest is likely that book. Be Our Guest: Perfecting the Art of Customer Service was written and published by The Disney Institute with Theodore Kinni and describes … Continue reading Be Our Guest – The Book That Can Change Your Business
If you love park trivia and you love reading about the minute details about what goes into building a Disney theme park, then hopefully you already own The Imagineering Field Guide series. This terrific series of books is written by … Continue reading The Imagineering Field Guide Series – Books to Treasure
When was Disneyland going to get it’s own Epcot? For years, it was rumored that the West Coast would get its own version of the now landmark Experimental Prototype City of Tomorrow (EPCOT) that was featured in Orlando, FL, but … Continue reading Whatever Happened to WESTCOT?
Location: Future World in EPCOT Type: Guided Tour Specialty: Taking you behind the scenes of Future World Cost: $64 Craig’s Favorite: Going backstage and seeing the cast member areas If you are a Disney fan or just curious about the … Continue reading Ever Wondered What’s Back There? – UnDISCOVERed Future World at EPCOT
As you can imagine at a place like D23 Expo, it’s FILLED to the rafters with merchandise – some of it free… most of it not. But there are lots of great things to add to your collection no matter … Continue reading D23 Expo 2013: The “Stuff” – All the Merchandise You Can Shake A Stick At
Overall, D23 Expo 2013 was wonderful! Fans were excited, lots of news was shared, great stuff was given away, but that’s not to say there isn’t room for improvement. Taking inspiration from one of my favorite Dr. Seuss books (If … Continue reading D23 Expo 2013: If I Ran D23 Expo…
To celebrate the Enchanted Tiki Room’s 50th anniversary at Disneyland park, the folks at Disney decided to celebrate with an all out pin trading, Vinylmation, collectible merchandise buying extravaganza. Featuring of course the beloved totems and animals of the Tiki … Continue reading Enchanted Tiki Room 50th Anniversary Event
A couple of weeks ago, I attended one of the most well-run events ever put on by D23 – a Mickey’s of Glendale shopping day. For a Disney Imagineering fan and pin-trading nerd, this was like a little slice of … Continue reading New Fantasyland Preview Day – D23 and Mickey’s of Glendale Team Up
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