New Toy Story Souvenirs Announced and Hopeful Ideas from Pixar Fest
With Pixar Fest kicking off in Disneyland, we are getting a glimpse at some of the truly amazing Toy Story merchandise that Disney has been working on for this event. At this time, one can only hope that WDW will see something similar to Pixar Fest in the near future....
Remembering Chuck McCann, the Dreamfinder
On April 8, 2018, the world lost Chuck McCann, a gifted actor and comedian whose talents delighted fans worldwide through the mediums of radio, television and film. To fans of Walt Disney World, McCann is the voice of the whimsical Dreamfinder from Epcot’s original...
Ten Things You May Not Know About Lightning McQueen
Steve McQueen? Old-time movie fans might think that Lightning McQueen was named after actor Steve McQueen. It would make sense, as McQueen was an on-screen costar of Paul Newman’s (who of course provided the voice of Doc Hudson), and he was also an avid race car...
Six Facts About the Prince Charming Regal Carrousel
There is something magical about a carousel. No matter your age, you can feel young again simply by taking a spin on a carousel horse and losing yourself to the organ music. Add the magic of Disney and you have something altogether more wondrous. The Prince Charming...
Ten Facts About Sterling Holloway
In the pantheon of Disney history, perhaps only Ed Wynn has a voice as distinct and beloved as that of Sterling Holloway. Over 36 years, he worked as a voice actor and narrator for Disney features and short films. He became a Disney Legend in 1991, the first to...
Ten Things You May Not Know About Nemo
Finding Nemo...In Other Movies Finding Nemo was released in 2003, but that wasn’t the first appearance of everyone’s favorite orange fish. If you looked carefully, you could spot a stuffed toy Nemo on a couch in Boo’s room in Monsters, Inc. Nemo would go on to make...
The Unlikely Partnership of Disney and Dali
Walter Elias Disney, more commonly known as Walt Disney or even “Uncle Walt”, hailed from the midwest. Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquis of Dalí de Púbol, known to most as Salvador Dali, was born in Figueres, Catalonia, Spain. One made animated...
Ten Things You May Not Know About Alice in Wonderland
1. The Disney animated classic Alice in Wonderland was released in 1951, but Walt Disney’s interest in Alice went all the way back to 1923. That’s when Walt created an animated short called Alice’s Wonderland. The film combined live action with animation, and though...
New 2018 Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival Merchandise
The 2018 Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival kicked off on Feb. 28, bringing an extra layer of color and beauty to the park. But besides the topiaries, special gardens, seminars, outdoor kitchens and live music, the festival offers up something else that...
The Epic Career of Ub Iwerks
1. Kansas City The son of a German immigrant, Iwerks was born in 1901 in Kansas CIty, Missouri. While working for the Pesmen-Rubin Commercial Art Studio, he met a young Walt Disney and the two started a business called Iwerks-Disney Studio Commercial Artists. The...