by Tim Foster | Oct 19, 2026 | Disney History, Disney Parks and Resorts, Lists and Trivia
10 Fun Facts About Journey Into Imagination 1. Introducing Figment When EPCOT Center first opened, the Kodak-sponsored pavilion had only one attraction, the film Magic Journeys which played in the Magic Eye Theater. At the time, our little purple friend was still...
by Tim Foster | Oct 4, 2026 | Disney Parks and Resorts, Lists and Trivia
The Legend of Albert Awol and the Jungle Cruise Before you see sail past the Gorilla Camp (“Look what they did to my truck! They left the lights on. Now I’ll never get that thing to turn over”), before you see the African Veldt and those lions generously having...
by Tim Foster | Sep 27, 2026 | Disney Entertainment, Disney Parks and Resorts, Lists and Trivia
10 Fun Facts About Coco 1. World Showcase Inspiration for Coco initially came from, of all places, Epcot! When writer-director Lee Unkrich saw the papier mache folk art at Epcot’s Mexico Pavilion, it sparked an idea that led to the creation of this beautiful film....
by Tim Foster | Sep 20, 2026 | Disney Entertainment, Lists and Trivia
5 Fun Facts From Pixar’s Animated Shorts 1) Renderman RenderMan is the photorealistic 3D rendering software developed by Pixar in 1987. It takes your final modeled scene and outputs the final image (or animation) by calculating variables such as cameras,...
by Tim Foster | Aug 23, 2026 | Disney Entertainment, Disney Parks and Resorts, Lists and Trivia
10 Fun Facts About the Jungle Book 1. Origins The 1967 animated classic, The Jungle Book, was Disney’s 19th animated feature. Loosely based on the Mowgli stories of “The Jungle Book” by Rudyard Kipling, the film follows the adventures of Mowgli as he befriends a black...
by Tim Foster | Aug 16, 2026 | Disney Entertainment, Lists and Trivia
10 Fun Facts About Encanto 1. Let’s Get Cozy Disney wanted Encanto to have an intimate feel with an emphasis on family. One of the ways they decided to accomplish this was by formatting the film in a cozier aspect ratio of 1.85:1, unlike recent films like Frozen,...
