Disney Store Turns Thirty
March 28, 1987 – the day Michael Eisner and Frank Wells cut the ribbon on the first Disney Store in Glendale Galleria. I was not there at the beginning, but I started my tenure pretty soon after. My first role was a for a holiday position at Dallas Galleria, Store 87. We opened on Nov
Main Street Electrical Parade
Have you heard? The Main Street Electrical Parade is returning to Disneyland on January 19th. This limited engagement run is in honor of its 45th anniversary. The Main Street Electrical Parade debuted on June 17, 1972 at Disneyland. Over the years it has appeared at Walt Disney World&
I Thought I Saw a Dragon
There were two films I remember going to see in 1977 – Star Wars and Pete’s Dragon. As a six-year-old, I was far more afraid of the men trying to capture and kill Elliott than I was of Darth Vader – I had to climb into my dad’s lap for safety until the dragon c
Susie the Little Blue Coup
Some of my favorite Disney short films are those that feature anthropomorphic characters – namely Susie the Little Blue Coup and The Little House. Featuring five fun facts about Susie, because she’s my favorite: 1 Susie the Little Blue Coup was written by Bill Peet, who al
Magic Skyway
Five Fun Facts about Ford’s Magic Skyway: 1 Ford’s Magic Skyway, at the New York World’s Fair, was the platform utilized to launch the Mustang. The Mustang was introduced on April 17, 1964, a late entry date for new vehicles – thus the nickname the “1964
Play Ball!
As baseball season gets wound up, I thought it would be fun to share five fun facts about Angels in the Outfield: 1 Walt Disney was one of the Angels’ original Board Members. The Angels moved to Anaheim in 1966 – and Disney created a promotion that included admission to D
The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
Five Fun Facts: Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow 1 Disney’s American TV mini-series and British feature film was based upon a series of novels by Russell Thorndike. The first book, Doctor Syn: A Tale of the Romney Marsh, was published in 1915. 2 On November 11, 2008, a limited rele
March 15, 2016
Pooh for President
Five Fun Facts: Pooh for President 1) Winnie the Pooh ran for president during the 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980 elections. 2) His ’68 election was kicked off at the Hollywood Bowl with these celebrity friends in attendance: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Mickey & Minnie Mouse
Dude!
Five Fun Facts: Andrew Stanton 1 In 1990, Andrew became the second animator and ninth employee to join Pixar Animation Studios. His first duties were working on television commercials. 2 Before joining Pixar, Stanton worked as an animator on Pencil Test with Nancy Tague (future Mrs. L
Columbia
Five Fun Facts: Columbia Sailing Ship 1 The Columbia opened on June 14, 1958. For the ship’s christening, Joe Fowler (Imagineer in charge of design) was dressed as an 18th century sailing captain with the Mouseketeers as his crew. 2 The original Columbia, Columbia Rediviva, was the fi
January 12, 2016
Finding Disney Christmas
For today’s history blog I thought it would be fun to have a scavenger hunt. I’ve located Christmas scenes in classic Disney movies – not specifically Christmas movies or specials. I’ll start with The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, in which we see Toad swi
One Hour in Wonderland
Walt Disney’s first television production was a Christmas special. On Christmas Day, in 1950, One Hour in Wonderland was broadcast on NBC and sponsored by Coca-Cola. The story begins with Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd driving to the Disney Studio to attend a
Sleeping Beauty
My family enjoyed watching Sleeping Beauty this weekend at our local Cinemark*. I insisted we go, even though we have the film at home, because this movie was truly created for the cinema. The film was originally released on January 29, 1959 in the Super Technirama 70 widescreen proce
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