Walt Disney’s Vision for EPCOT: By the Numbers
As we all know, Walt Disney's original vision of EPCOT was that it would be an actual city, his Experimental Prototype Community Of Tomorrow. But what would this city have been like? This week we'll dive into the details and take a look at EPCOT the city...By...
10 Things You May Not Know About the Mad Tea Party
1. Alice Comes to the Magic Kingdom When Disneyland was being developed, several concepts were considered when planning the Mad Tea Party attraction. One would have placed the Mad Hatter’s table at the center, and prominent figures of the Mad Hatter and March Hare...
A Sneak Peek at “The Little Mermaid – A Musical Adventure” Coming This Summer
There's lots of excitement heading our way this year at Walt Disney World, and Disney's Hollywood Studios will be kicking things off with some "under the sea" magic! The air (sea?) will be filled with bubbles this summer when “The Little Mermaid – A Musical Adventure”...
The Cinderella Castle Mosaic: By the Numbers
5 Number of murals in the Cinderella Castle breezeway. As you enter from the Main Street side, the five murals depict:1) Lady Tremaine reading the invitation to the ball, with Cinderella, Drizella, and Anastasia (Cinderella’s step-sisters) looking on.2) The Fairy...
10 Fun Facts About It’s Tough To Be a Bug
As we say goodbye to It's Tough To Be a Bug, we thought we would take one last look at the Pixar-inspired attraction and uncover some facts (and a few bugs)! Here we go! 1. Simba In the Tree of Life? Once the concept of the Tree of Life was agreed upon, the...
New Details Revealed for the Monsters, Inc. Door Coaster
As we anxiously wait for all the new attractions and experiences coming our way in 2025, it's always exciting when a bit of news is revealed. It could be new concept art, a new detail that gets revealed (and best of all, opening date announcements!). Walt Disney...
8 Fun Facts About Carl and Russell from “Up”
1. A Ripe Old Age At 78 years old, Carl Fredricksen from Up is the oldest protagonist in a Pixar film. Or is he? We have to introduce a couple of asterisks here. We should properly say “human” protagonist because, strictly speaking, WALL-E would be the oldest, seeing...
8 New Things to Do at the EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival
The temperature may still be nippy, and the snowflakes may still be swirling, but it's never too early to be thinking about Spring! And if you're a Disney fan, when you think of Spring, you think of the EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival. It may be hard...
10 Things You May Not Know About the Barnstormer
1. Happy Birthday Mickey! To celebrate Mickey Mouse’s 60th birthday in 1988, a new area was created in the Magic Kingdom next to 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea in Fantasyland. The new land, called Mickey’s Birthdayland, opened on June 18th. Mickey’s Birthdayland was all...
10 Fun Facts About Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
1. Thunder Mesa When the Magic Kingdom opened on October 1, 1971, Frontierland looked much different than it does today. The areas where the headliner attractions Tiana’s Bayou Adventure and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad now reside were vacant lots. Disney’s plan was...