Ten Things You May Not Know About Flight of Passage
1. An Unassuming Entrance The entrance to the Flight of Passage is completely different from what most Disney Guests are accustomed. Instead of grand marquees or towering architecture that can visually draw Guests from the entire land, the entrance to Flight of...
Becoming A Member of The Pirates League
Let’s be honest, not every girl dreams of being a princess and not every boy wants to be a knight. Some children (and their parents) dream of being pirates. Honestly, what could be better than strapping on a sword, donning a bandana and setting out to swash buckles...
Ten Things You May Not Know About Dumbo
The illustrator of the original book, Helen R. Durney, was a native of Syracuse, New York. Her original drawings are maintained in a collection in the Syracuse University Libraries. Though an animators’ strike (profiled in the January/February 2013 issue of...
Ten Things You May Not Know About Alice in Wonderland
1. The film was created in five years for $3 million, largely because Walt Disney had created a full live-action version of his film so that the animators had something to work with. 2. The talking doorknob was the only new character that Walt created for the film. 3....
A Magical Transformation at the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique
Has your little one ever dreamed of becoming a Disney princess or a brave knight who battles the forces of evil? Disney’s Fairy Godmothers in-training help those dreams come true every day at the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique in the Magic Kingdom. It’s a once in a lifetime...
Disney Pin Trading: Getting Started On Your Newest Disney Addiction!
I have to confess: I am a thing finder. I live in a family of thing finders. We love to collect various odds and ends from our travels. We’ve got gadgets and gizmos a plenty. We’ve got whosits and whatsits galore. Want thingamabobs? We’ve got way more than twenty. In...
Six Things You May Not Know About Slinky Dog
A Rough (Ruff?) Start We all know Slinky Dog as the laid-back toy with an easy-going southern drawl from the Toy Story universe. Surprisingly though, he wasn’t always intended to be so happy-go-lucky. In the original draft of Toy Story, Slinky was the least popular of...
Ten Things You May Not Know About the Monorail
1. The Monorail’s Origins The forerunner of the modern monorail system was tested in Germany in the 1950s, and two of Walt Disney’s Imagineers introduced him to a monorail system created by the Alweg Corporation in Germany in 1958. This system allowed Walt to see the...
Saving the World With Perry the Platypus!
Enjoy the magic of Disney all year 'round with Celebrations Magazine! 6 issues/$29.99! Click here to order! He’s a semi-aquatic, egg-laying mammal of action! He’s a furry little flatfoot who’ll never flinch from the fray! He’s got more than just mad skill. He’s got a...
The Things You May Not Know About the 1964/65 New York World’s Fair
Enjoy the magic of Disney all year 'round with Celebrations Magazine! 6 issues/$29.99! Click here to order! 1. The 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair was a pivotal event in Disney history. The fair provided a unique opportunity for Walt Disney to perfect many of the...