The Vault is Open
It is now shopping season, preparing for the upcoming holidays. In honor of this, I am revealing my “Money Is No Object Disneyland Bucket List.” Although this is something I have always had in the back of my head, it wasn’t until I heard a recent episode of the Enchanted Tiki Talk Podcast (more…)
Everybody Loves a Parade
As we prepare to re-enter ExtinctAttractionLand, please have your tickets out and hands stamp ready for the UV blue light. We’ll gather on the plaza as we wait for thousands of sparkling lights and electro-synthe-magnetic musical sounds.
The Main Street Electrical Parade opened in Disneyland on June 17, 1972. (more…)
In Memory of Diane Disney Miller
A philanthropist was lost today. A legacy bearer was lost today. Diane Disney Miller, the oldest daughter of Walt and Lillian Disney, passed away today, November 19, 2013.
Photo used from the Walt Disney Family Museum website, waltdisney.org
The Start of Something Big
“I only hope that we don’t lose sight of one thing – that it was all started by a mouse.” Walt Disney, October 27, 1954, Season 1 Episode 1 of Disneyland. (more…)
Karaoke: The Disney Version
I admit it, I love to sing. Admittedly, I am a tenor. As in (more…)
Release the “In Plain Sight” Lost Classic
Hello, and welcome back to my thoughts and musings. Today I take a look at one of the most famous Disney movies to not be released on DVD in the United States. (more…)
A View From Above
Hello, and wlecome back to my thoughts and musings.Today I want to venture into a gone but not forgotten section of Disneyland (and Disney World, as we shall see), by entering into ExtinctAttractionsLand.
Happy (non)Un-Birthday!
Hello, and welcome to my thoughts and musings. Today I honor a long lost, and recently honored Disney Legend, Ed Wynn.
Isaiah Edwin Leopold was born on November 9, 1886 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He made his vaudeville debut in 1903. It was during his vaudeville career that he developed the high pitched giggle he famous for. (more…)
Remembering a Mooseketeer
Hello and welcome back to my thoughts and musings. Today I look at a Disney Legend, an original Mouseketeer, and creator of the quintessential Disney park souvenir, Roy Willams.
On July 30, 1907 Joseph Roy Willams was born in Colville, Washington. Following his father’s passing in 1920, his family moved to Los Angeles. (more…)
A Voice For Generations
Hello, and welcome back to my thoughts and musings. Today I direct appreciation towards a future Disney Legend, Jim Cummings.
Born in Youngstown, Ohio on November 3, 1952, James Jonah Cummings accepted his first Disney role in in 1983. Another Disney Legend, Sterling Halloway, had fallen seriously ill, and voice actor Jim Cummings was selected to replace Halloway as the title role in Winnie the Pooh and the Day For Eeyore. (more…)
Quest for the Vault Disney 