The Stories Are What Defined Bill [Sully] Sullivan’s Storied Disney Career
The Story — or, more accurately, The Stories — are what defined the 40-year Disney career of William (Sully) Sullivan, who passed away earlier this week at the age of 88. The post The Stories Are What...
View ArticleThe Evolution Of – And My Obsession With – Disney Guide Maps
Ever since the first time I entered a Disney theme park in 1972, I have made it a point to get my hands on three maps – one to use during the visit, another to save for posterity and a third just in...
View ArticleIs A Villains Land The Right Fit For The Magic Kingdom? Thoughts On Recent...
The Magic Kingdom, as Walt Disney himself once said, is a place “where parents and their children can have fun together.” With that in mind, I find the announcement of a villains-themed land to be...
View ArticleTwo Legendary Photographers Documented The Early Days Of Disneyland And Walt...
One took photographs of the hell-on-Earth he witnessed on battlefields during World War II. The other snapped photos of death and destruction of a different kind – on the often dangerous highways and...
View ArticleIt Turns Out, It’s Tough To Be It’s Tough To Be A Bug
With the announcement that It’s Tough to be a Bug! in Disney’s Animal Kingdom is closing in favor of a Zootopia-themed show, we thought it might be a good idea to go back to It’s Tough to be a Bug!’s...
View ArticleThe Beauty Of Disneyland Paris, Captured In Photos
Jay Rasulo, then the Walt Disney Company’s Parks and Resorts Chairman who was about to become the company’s Chief Financial Officer, had perhaps his most career-defining moment years earlier when he...
View ArticleAt Disney, It’s All Relative When It Comes To These Cast Member Connections
Walt Disney was all about family, in his life and in his life’s work. When he created award-winning animated films, it was with family entertainment in mind. And when he conceived Disneyland, the...
View ArticleREVIEW: I Paid $95 for Afternoon Tea at Disney World and I Have THOUGHTS
We're trying out the NEWEST experience offered at The Cake Bake Shop in Disney World! The post REVIEW: I Paid $95 for Afternoon Tea at Disney World and I Have THOUGHTS appeared first on AllEars.Net.
View ArticleHidden In Plain Sight: Mailboxes, Public Phones, and Imagineers’ Tributes
One of my favorite things to do when I visit a Disney theme park is to seek out all the hidden gems. While most other park guests are making a beeline to the next attraction or show – heads down,...
View ArticleRe-Imagined Country Bear Musical Jamboree Is a Much-Needed Upgrade
The Country Bears recently underwent a much-needed refurbishment and my first reaction was: What took so long? Yes, the gregarious, tuneful bruins are wearing new, more colorful costumes and, yes, the...
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