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Happy Presidents Day. Which is when we – as Americans – are supposed to honor the memory of two of our country’s commanders-in-chief: George Washington (born on February 22, 1732) and Abrah...

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First came “Cars” in June of 2006. This Pixar Animation Studios production did so well (Of all the high grossing films released that year, “Cars” was No. 2 at the box office. Only “Pira...

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This year is the 30th anniversary of the release of National Lampoon’s “Vacation.” Warner Bros. released this Harold Ramis movie to theaters back in July of 1983. John Hughes adapted his ow...

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Things get built at the Disney Theme Parks – but not always for the reasons that you might think. Case in point: The Swiss Family Treehouse, which first opened at Disneyland Park back in Novemb...

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It’s the early 2000s. Things are starting to get spikey between Michael Eisner and Steve Jobs in regards to Pixar Animation Studios. These two titans of industry are trying to hammer out a thir...

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I need help from a Disney World employee. To be specific, someone who used to work at the Magic Kingdom back in the late 1980s / early 1990s. The reason I’m asking for help is that there used t...

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Since we’ve gotten such strong reaction to previous “Disney Dishes” where Len & I talked about original Disneyland lessees like Swift Meats (who sponsored the Red Wagon Inn at the Park, whi...

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Did you ever hear about … “Khrushchev at Disneyland”? It was back in October of last year that Disney+ revealed that they were now working on a film about the creation of Disneyland. Given ...

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It’s 1996. And Disney Parks & Resorts is already thinking about how it should handle the Millennium. Not that Y2K bug thing, mind you. Y2K and the Disney Theme Parks Do you remember how – bac...

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Quick trivia question: What were the names of the three stage shows that were presented on the Disney Magic on that vessel’s maiden voyage back in July of 1998? “Disney Dreams” “Voyage of...

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