Disney PhotoPass has been around for 15 years. Here’s how it got its start.
December 4, 2004. The gates to EPCOT at Walt Disney World opened to guests who were ready to make memories, and that morning, be offered to have them captured by[…]
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Bowers Museum is Southern California is now home to another Disney Archives
Not that many people know about Bowers Museum outside of Southern California. It’s technically considered a regional museum, typically serving its surrounding community with original art displays and occasional traveling[…]
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Mickey Mouse is everything at the new exhibit at The Walt Disney Family Museum
Presented by The Inn at the Presidio * * * I recently had the chance to visit my friends at The Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco to check[…]
Monorail Blue // Episode 24: Farewell to Paradise Pier
For this week’s stop, Jordan and Andy reminisce about Paradise Pier at Disney California Adventure Park. They talk about its history and their favorite memories of this iconic part of[…]
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A brief history of Disney Store on its 30th anniversary
30 years ago today, Disney opened the first ever Disney Store. It was the Company’s first dive into the world of retail and had a unique position within the industry[…]
Here are the reasons why Mickey Mouse wears gloves
Fact – Mickey Mouse wears gloves. Yes, go check! In fact if you’re of a certain age, you probably have never came to question a statement like that because the gloves[…]
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The recently released special edition of Disney’s “Pinocchio” Blu-ray makes old animation new
I always look forward to seeing Disney classics released from the Disney Vault. Even though many releases for home entertainment don’t add any value besides the special features and movie[…]
Some Disney Legends don’t want you to think of Walt Disney as a demigod
Yesterday marked the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney’s death and celebrations were had in various forms, including D23’s official Walt Week tribute walls where guests at Disney Parks could post[…]
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How a Mary Poppins ride concept inspired one Imagineer’s Disney career
Mary Poppins turned 52 just yesterday, and though film doesn’t have an official ride at Disneyland, that didn’t stop one dreamer from taking inspiration from the film to make his own[…]
Go.com was Disney’s failed attempt at creating its own version of Google
Back in 2000 when the internet first started becoming part of every day life, Disney knew they wanted to take part in facilitating the public’s desire. That lead to the[…]
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Celebrate The El Capitan Theatre’s 90th Anniversary with 9 fun facts about the theatre
The historic El Capitan Theatre is celebrating 90 years of being “Hollywood’s Classic Movie Palace” this year. That’s over nine decades of movie magic shown on its screens. From outside,[…]
How Disneyland Came to Anaheim
We all know of the story of how Walt Disney first imagined Disneyland: sitting at Griffith Park while watching his daughters play. The plan was to create a theme park[…]