Tuesdays With the Timekeeper – All That Jazz
Animators. What do they do for hobbies? Their career would be considered a hobby by most of the world, right? Well, starting in the 40s, a group of Disney animators participated in a Dixieland jazz band – in their spare time. The group was call The Firehouse Five Plus Two. Fireh
October 21, 2014
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Tuesdays With the Timekeeper – All A Flutter
So, you may know that Paul Winchell was a ventriloquist, actor, and comedian who hosted his own TV show, The Paul Winchell Show. I bet you also know he was the voice of Tigger, Shun Gon in The Aristocats, Boomer the woodpecker in The Fox and the Hound, and Zummi Gummi in Disney’
Tuesdays With the Timekeeper – Helium + String = Magic
“Nobody can be uncheered with a balloon.” (1) . . . especially if it’s a Mickey balloon. As I was trying to decide what to blog about, my husband suggested Mickey Mouse balloons and I thought how fun. Boy was I wrong. There’s not a lot of information available
Tuesdays With the Timekeeper – Tickets Please
For years, I had known about the ticket booklets that were sold and used for the attractions at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. You know, the reason great roller coasters are called “E Ticket Rides.” But, until our first trip to Disneyland in 1998, I had never given much
Tuesdays With the Timekeeper – Prefab-ulous
When you hear prefab building, do you think of a mobile home or one of those metal barns? Well, those are prefab products, but there is so much more… The earliest component buildings were homes like the Manning Portable Cottages and Sears Craftsman homes, which were available th
September 09, 2014
Tuesdays With the Timekeeper – Hide and Seek
One of the exciting things to result from Marvel becoming part of the Disney family is the introduction of new comic book series. Namely, Disney Kingdoms: Seekers of the Weird. The coolest aspect in this new series is the history behind the project: The original vision for the Haunted
Tuesdays With the Timekeeper ~ Robin Williams
Tuesdays wouldn’t be the same for me without the Timekeeper; and this week, the world will not be the same without him as well. Robin Williams was named a Disney Legend in 2009 and rightfully so, as he brought joy to many fans around the world. Robin’s first role for Disne
August 12, 2014
Tuesday With the Timekeeper – King of the Mountain
This past week, my family visited Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park. While we were enjoying alpine slides, a cog train, and an areal tram, I thought of a Disney project that would have been very similar to the attractions in the Rockies – a ski resort in Mineral King
Tuesdays With the Timekeeper – Campy Films
While preparing for the family vacation, I was thinking of the camping films and shorts produced by Disney. What I realized is how much Donald likes to camp… …with Mickey and Goofy in the camper that I always wanted. I thought our pop-up camper was pretty cool as it had be
July 15, 2014
Tuesdays With the Timekeeper ~ A Real Fairy
“I have an organization of people who are really specialists. You can’t match them anywhere in the world for what they can do.” – Walt Disney Walt always hired the best people for his organization. He didn’t look at gender, age, or race but based his requiremen
July 01, 2014
Tuesdays With the Timekeeper ~ Please Remain Seated
From the first time I rode a roller coaster, I was hooked. The speed, the thrills, and the excitement of anticipation combine into an unmatchable adrenaline rush. Disney has Imagineered a few coaster firsts for its parks: The Matterhorn Bobsleds (1959) was the first steel roller coast
Tuesdays With the Timekeeper – Smoke & Mirrors
June 17, 1821 marks the birth of John Henry Pepper, a British scientist and inventor, who perfected the projection technique called ‘Pepper’s ghost’. The first known writing of this illusion appeared in 1584. Giambattista della Porta wrote in his work, Magia Naturali
Tuesdays With the Timekeeper – Flying Tires?
The first time I remember seeing a hovercraft was while watching Star Wars in 1977 – I was six years old. At the time it seemed quite possible that “a long time ago” would hit around the year 2000 and we’d all be driving in hovercars. By the time I was a teen t
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