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My Favorite Disneyland Attractions Is…

Hello, and welcome to my Disney thoughts.  I appreciate you taking a few moments of your day to read my thoughts and ramblings.

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I’m stepping out of my traditional subject of Vault Disney, in that I’m not looking at Disney television shows that are no longer available to watch on television. I’m also not going to be pushing Disney to create a separate channel for classic Disney shows like Wonderful World of Disney or Mickey Mouse Club.  Today, I want to focus on one of my pseudo-pet peeves.

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It’s a question I get asked anytime I start talking about Disneyland: What’s your favorite ride at Disneyland?

The answer is:   (more…)

Big Bands at Disneyland

Hello, and welcome back to my thoughts and ramblings.  Growing up, my favorite station on TV was The Disney Channel, if you haven’t figured that out by now.  Even at five, going on six, I loved being able to see anything about Disneyland in particular, especially as we got closer to a family vacation to Anaheim.  Any show would do.  Even, and especially, Big Bands at Disneyland.

The series, hosted by Peter Marshall, was filmed at (more…)

Welcome to Pooh Corner

One of the original shows of The Disney Channel, the first live action Winnie the Pooh show debuted the day the Disney Channel launched on April 18, 1983.  The show debuted at 7 am EST, making it the first program to air on The Disney Channel.

Disney Archivist Dave Smith described the show as performers in costumes and masks in storybook a settings.  The show used a technique described as “advanced puppetronics.”

The half hour time-blocked show would consist of (more…)