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Mousellaneous Q&As
Recently, The Walt Disney Company held its 2019 Shareholders meeting in St. Louis, Missouri. During this meeting, CEO Bob Iger made several comments about Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at the Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World parks. He also gave encouraging information about the new Disney+ streaming service.
Both topics have an impact on this site, as it pertains to Disneyland Park and the Disney Vault. What does it all mean? (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…)
Thank you, Netflix
Not a long posting this time around, but I wanted to take a moment to appreciate Netflix for its steaming of several volumes of the Disney Silly Symphonies along some of the obscure, lesser known/released Disney titles such as Great Mouse Detective and The Reluctant Dragon.
As I have said from the beginning, my goal is a creation of a “Vault Disney Channel”, a la (more…)
No Case To Big, No Case To Small
If you need help just call: Chip n Dale’s Rescue Rangers
Created by Walt Disney Television Productions, Chip ‘n Dale’s Rescue Rangers debuted on The Disney Channel on August 27, 1988. After the one time airing of “Catteries Not Included” the show was green-lit for a series premiere.
On March 4, 1989 Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers made its weekday debut, also on the Disney Channel. (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…)
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…)
Quest for the Vault Disney 