by Tim Foster | May 4, 2023 | Disney Entertainment, Disney History, Lists and Trivia
10 Things You May Not Know About Pete 1: Quick, who is the oldest current Disney character? Mickey? Oswald? Donald? Nope! That distinction goes to Pete, who made his debut three years before Mickey and two years before Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. His first appearance was...
by Shaun Jex | Mar 25, 2023 | Disney History, Lists and Trivia
Meet the Voices Behind 7 More Walt Disney World Characters Back in November of 2022, we took a look Behind the Voices of 7 Beloved Walt Disney World Characters. It was so much fun that we continued the story in the Spring 2023 issue of Celebrations in the article “The...
by Shaun Jex | Jan 20, 2023 | Disney History, Lists and Trivia
5 Feathered Friends (and One Fowl Fiend) from Disney History We’ve come to a conclusion here at Celebrations: Disney is for the birds. Hold on and hear us out. We don’t mean it in a bad way. Think about it. How many classic Disney characters are feathered? Both in...
by Shaun Jex | Dec 17, 2022 | Disney History, Lists and Trivia
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...
by Shaun Jex | Dec 4, 2022 | Disney History, Lists and Trivia
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...
by Shaun Jex | Nov 26, 2022 | Disney History, Lists and Trivia
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...