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- Brian Sibley
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SIBLEY BLOGS
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birthday bunny - yesterday, apart from being easter sunday, was my umpty-first birthday and, even though brian and david completely forgot, i was very lucky that a certain ...
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THE SHY SNAIL - There was a Snail who was painfully shy and timid. “You know what your trouble is,” said the Blackbird, “you’re far too insular and self-possessed, too ret...
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The Return of Christopher Fair - It's been almost 3 years since jester/unicycler Christopher Fair has appeared at Daveland. Today's July 1963 image shows him cruising by the Chicken of t...
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Exclusive: Johnny Depp Gets Sneak-Peek at Overhauled DLP Pirates of the Caribbean Attraction Reopening July 24 ! - When the Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge film team made a surprise visit to Disneyland Paris, Johnny Depp was the first to check out one of the...
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The Columbia, February 1961 - Happy Memorial Day! I love this first shot of the Columbia on the Rivers of America - it has just set sail - with no sails! Maybe all of those colorful nau...
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Wonder Bread "Crazy College Pennants" - In the mid-1970s, Wonder Bread ran a Crazy College Pennant promotional campaign, offering a series of 25 Disney-themed stickers in the shape of school spor...
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More on Cleworth's Dragon - I posted about animator Eric Cleworth before regarding his work on the dragon fight sequence from *Sleeping Beauty. *It is a powerful piece of animation...
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New projection show debuting at Disney’s Hollywood Studios tonight - We’re hearing from guests visiting Disney’s Hollywood Studios today that a new digital mapping projection show has been announced for tonight at 9pm. It’...
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Richard Todd's Signed Robin Hood Video - Signed video by Richard Todd It is always great to see the memorabilia that readers have of Walt Disney's *Story of Robin Hood and his Merrie Men *(1952). ...
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Places I've Never Been - Lion Country Safari - I'm starting a new series of posts themed around "Places I've Never Been" and Lion Country Safari happens to be one of those places! When I was a kid, my ...
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Happy Birthday Alice Liddell - In an uncanny coincidence, today is not only Star Wars day, but Alice Pleasance Liddell's birthday! "Who is that?" I hear you say. Well, she was the real...
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The Original WED Imagineers! - This is a favorite photo of mine taken Ive been told around 1965. It includes many of the wonderful folks we know as Disney *“Imagineers”.* I had the plea...
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Perilous Illustrations by Mort Künstler - Eeee-YOW! This pair of hair-raising paintings by Mort Kunstler really pack a wallop. These two guys—or perhaps the same unlucky guy—are about to become f...
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Remembering George McGinnis - Disney Imagineer George McGinnis with a model of the Indiana Jones Adventure ride vehicle. This one is tough to write. Disney Imagineer George McGinnis ...
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Bringing back the Sparkle – Designing the Rivers of the Far West - We invite you to embark on a steam-powered journey along the Rivers of the Far West with Walt Disney Imagineers Jeff Burke and Beth Clapperton. This is ...
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B'rer Animals in New Orleans Square - In preparation of Mardis Gras, a lovely image of B'rer Fox and B'rer Bear dancing in New Orleans Square. At this time period, Song of the South was still c...
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Let Us Keep Holiday - In these earliest hours of Christmas Day, here's an artful cover from Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact (December 1966) celebrating this holiday where the "pr...
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Macy's - parade and premiums - The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, formerly called the Christmas Parade, had its genesis in 1924, when a group of employees organized a parade that includ...
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Duck Eyes - [image: Daffy Duck 457]
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Screamin’ in California - One of the great things about walking around Paradise Pier is when riders go whizzing overhead on California Screamin’. It’s a driving force to the livel...
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The "F" Ticket repost - In* June of 1959* Disneyland added the “E” ticket to its lineup of letter attractions tickets. The “*E Ticket*” has since become part of the American Lexic...
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Blu-ray Review: Pixar's "The Good Dinosaur" - “This is probably one of the greatest experiences I’ve ever had in my life, probably the toughest gig I’ve ever had,” says *The Good Dinosaur* director P...
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Finding Dory in Japan - Pixar is giving us a new Nemo adventure on the big screen but the Oriental Land Company is giving their guests a new Nemo attraction in the parks. OLC has ...
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Napoleon and Samantha - 1972 - Cute kids and animals were a hallmark of live-action Disney films and at first glance *Napoleon and Samantha* looks like just another in a long list. How...
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A Mountain Dream Come True - *What are you looking at?* I have previously blogged about Mineral King, discussing my first visit there in 2005 with Bob Gurr, the way you can see it th...
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ASIFA EAST Memorial for Michael Sporn March 2, 2015 - Michael Sporn was one of the giants of the New York animation community. From 1980 until his untimely death last year, Michael Sporn’s studio produced many...
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An Open Letter to Tom Fitzgerald - Dear Mr. Fitzgerald, I read last week that you are taking over the creative direction of EPCOT, and I know I am not the first to write an open letter to ...
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Disney Wonder California Coast Cruise Sept 2013 (Day 2) - Day 2 was a sea day and I’ll be honest, I think sea days are the best part of any cruise. Seriously, I’m there to enjoy the boat, and there’s SO much to en...
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What do you give a 58-year-old Magic Kingdom? - What do you give a 59-year-old Magic Kingdom on her birthday? Especially when she has everything, like she did when I first pinned on a Mickey Mouse namet...
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'Monsters University' viral site - Briefly: Pixar's viral marketing division hit a home run with its just-released *Monsters University *website. The site is incredibly detailed, featuring ...
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Gem - Another gem I picked up the other day. How would you like to take delivery of 70,000 Art Corner cards?
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THE ATTRACTION POSTER BOOK IS HERE!!!! - Finally!! After several years its here!! Late May this Bible will appear at the parks. While it doesn't show EVERYTHING, it does have a good historica...
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Keep Calm And... - You've all seen versions of this floating around, so I thought I would make my version of it. Grab a copy and enjoy- just remember you saw it here first! ...
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Mickey's 60th Birthday Parade - The year 1988 Disneyland celebrated Mickey's 60th with a "Special " Birthday Parade... The Premise of the parade was that Mice from all over the world were c...
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Out and About: Meet Me at The Derby! II - Well, you waited 5 months for the breathtaking conclusion to my first post about the Brown Derby (link). Thanks, and welcome back! Today's post focuses on ...
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