by Tim Foster | Jun 9, 2024 | Disney Parks and Resorts, Lists and Trivia
The Secret Behind the Leaping Fountains at the Imagination Pavilion When Disney’s Imagineers began designing the park that would become EPCOT, they approached it with a different sort of vision that had previously been used in Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom....
by Tim Foster | Jun 3, 2024 | Disney Entertainment, Lists and Trivia
10 Things You May Not Know About Mushu 1. In early drafts of Mulan, Mulan’s companions were going to be two reptilian creatures, not dragons. As the story continued to be developed, it was clear that two sidekicks were too many. The character was then morphed...
by Tim Foster | May 12, 2024 | Disney Entertainment, Disney Parks and Resorts, Lists and Trivia
By the Numbers: Captain EO 100 Length of the sentence (in years) that the Supreme Leader passes on Captain EO. Calling them infidels (“You infect my world with your presence!”) and sentences Captain EO is sent to her deepest dungeon for a century of torture. (The rest...
by Tim Foster | May 5, 2024 | Disney Entertainment, Disney History, Lists and Trivia
10 Things You May Not Know About The Princess and the Frog 1. A Return to Traditional Animation Released in 2009, The Princess and the Frog was a pivotal film in several respects. Following in the footsteps of Bolt and Meet the Robinsons, it marked a brief but welcome...
by Tim Foster | Apr 21, 2024 | Disney Parks and Resorts, Lists and Trivia
10 Things You May Now Know About the Tree of Life Today is Earth Day, which also marks the anniversary of Disney’s Animal Kingdom, which opened on this day in 1998. To honor this beautiful park, we thought we would share some fun facts about the centerpiece of...
by Tim Foster | Apr 7, 2024 | Disney Parks and Resorts, Lists and Trivia
10 Things You May Not Know About Kali River Rapids 1. Not So Fast… Construction on Kali River Rapids began in the summer of 1997. But when the Animal Kingdom opened on April 22, 1998, the attraction was nowhere near completion. In fact, it would be nearly an...
