I Want My D-TV
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In 1984, a year after the premiere of The Disney Channel, D-TV was introduced as a five minute short between standard evening programming. Playing off of MTV music videos, D-TV was a classic oldie song mixed with Disney animation. (more…)
Walt Disney Home Movies
Friday Night! Home Movie Night in front of the TV and VCR! Uh…for those who don’t know:
This is a VHS. But I digress. It’s movie night! Before Blockbuster and Hollywood Video, it was a trip to the mom and pop shop to rent a movie, and you were really never sure what you would get. (more…)
Might Solve a Mystery
If you just said to yourself, or SANG to yourself “or rewrite history”, then this is the place for you!
Disney’s Ducktales debuted on September 18, 1987 on local broadcast television (KPTV12 at 3pm in my neighborhood) as the forerunner of The Disney Afternoon, a two hour block that would premiere in 1988. (more…)
In Line for a View
Hello, and thanks for stopping by! Today I want to focus on one of the shortest-lived, and long forgotten attractions at Disneyland, the Viewliner.
On June 26, 1957, the Viewliner train began operating on two tracks inside Disneyland. The lines were known as “the fastest miniature train in the world” and had single-circuit stations in Fantasyland and in Tomorrowland. (more…)
Disney’s Michael Jackson Tribute
Hello, and thanks for stopping by again. This is place where I look back at the way Disney was in the past, how how it could look in the future. My goal is to focus on broadcast shows, park attractions and the people who helped shape both.
On September 18. 1986 Captain EO opened at Disneyland inside Tomorrowland in the Magic Eye Theater. It starred Michael Jackson in the title role, with (more…)
Remembrances again and Honorings
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As June 24 winds to a close, there are two occasions I want to recognize related to today. (more…)
Dear Disney Programming
Hello, and thanks for taking the time to read my thoughts again today. Instead of Disney history today, a quick look at the process that inspired this blog. Last week I engaged on a Twitter discussion with some friends regarding Disney programming, which spawned this blog entry: http://confessionsofadisnerd.com/2013/06/21/lock-me-in-the-vault/
I posted a comment on that feed, which I also emailed directly to the Disney Company. Below are the comments I posted on Friday, as well as (more…)
Audio-Animatronics Advancements and Archival Acheivements (Alliteration, an awesome aide)
Adventureland, June 23, 1963: Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room opened at Disneyland.
Significant for several reasons, the first being this is being written on the 50th anniversary of the opening. Secondly, this is the first attraction in Disneyland to use Audio-Animatronics, created by Disney’s Imagineering department. (more…)
Remembrances
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As I stated previously, my goal here is to share and hopefully unlock the Disney Archives of historic material fans would enjoy seeing again (and again and again). To that affect, there are parts of the Disney Archives that cannot be seen again, as we already have 999 Grim Grinning Ghosts and cannot seem to increase that number.
On June 22, 1920 Paul Frees was born. (more…)
To All Who Enter This Place, Welcome
Hello, and thanks for stopping by! This is a place to remember classic, hopefully never to be forgotten, Disney of the past, or Vault Disney. I refer to the classic shows, attractions and characters that now reside inside the Disney Archives, physically located in Burbank California and metaphorically located in our minds.
Here’s some examples of what I mean. When I was a kid, my family subscribed to the Disney Channel, when it was a premium content channel. (more…)
Quest for the Vault Disney 