Mr. Dickens Goes to Disney
In December of 1843, Charles Dickens published “A Christmas Carol, In Prose: Being a Ghost Story of Christmas.” Dickens wrote the story over the course of six weeks, but in that brief time, he composed a masterpiece. Immediately popular, the book sold out its first...
5 Festive Facts about the Holidays at Walt Disney World
This month, we’ve delved into the world of holidays past with a look at the Country Bear Christmas Special and the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights, but it doesn’t do to live in the past forever (even if Disney makes it comfy, cozy, and oh-so-easy to get...
10 Facts About the Country Bear Christmas Special
Last week, we took a loving look back at the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights, one of the most beloved holiday attractions in Walt Disney World’s long history. But those dancing lights aren’t the only treasured holiday memory from Christmases Past. While it...
10 Facts About The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights
It’s hard to deny that nostalgia plays a major role in the holidays. Just picture it: Bing Crosby crooning "White Christmas." A triple dog dare to lick a frozen flagpole. Jimmy Stewart finding Zuzu’s petals in his pocket. Or just the smell of hot cocoa and...
These Will Always Be E-Ticket Attractions To Us!
In our new podcast episode, we talked about those attractions that, while they may not be true E-ticket attractions, we love just the same. Those attractions that offer up just as much Disney magic as their bigger cousins, but don’t get all the attention. In last...
4 Hidden Gems of Walt Disney World
The E-ticket attractions. We know them. We love them. We engage in Byzantine planning to ensure we get to ride them. From Flight of Passage and Rise of the Resistance to Remy's Ratatouille Adventure and the forthcoming Tron Lightcycle Run, these masterpieces of...
Behind the Voices of 7 Beloved Walt Disney World Characters
There are so many little things that go into making the magic at Walt Disney World. The brilliant innovation of the Imagineers. The music. The landscaping. Everything has a part to play. One oft-forgotten building blocks of the Disney experience are the voices heard...
The Haunted Mansion and Halloween: By-the-Numbers
1313The page which the “Necronomicon: Book of the Dead” is open to in the séance room. This is the page that contains Leota’s incantations (you’ll have to trust us on that one as it's far too dark to read!). 15Inclination, in degrees, of the descent your Doom Buggies...
Meet the Grim Grinning Ghosts of the Haunted Mansion (Part 3)
Alas, dear reader, all good things must come to their final resting place. And so it is with our examination of the Haunted Mansion’s numerous residents. If you missed the first two installments, you can read Part 1 and Part 2, but do be quick about it. The bells in...
Meet the Grim Grinning Ghosts of the Haunted Mansion (Part 2)
So, you’ve decided to join us once again as we tour the Haunted Mansion? And I felt dead certain we’d frightened you away. It appears I was gravely mistaken. Wait…don’t go…I promise that’s the last pun. At least, for a little while. Last week, we met a few of the...