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ABOUT ME
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- Brian Sibley
- I'm a writer and broadcaster and if you'd like to know what I've been writing and broadcasting about, check out THE WORKS!
COMING IN NOVEMBER 2016
With essays by Brian Sibley on 'Mary Poppins', 'Alice in Wonderland', 'The Adventures of Ichabod & Mr Toad', 'The Sword in the Stone' and 'Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree'
OUT NEXT MONTH!
Four new Winnie-the-Pooh stories by Brian Sibley & Co.
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Essays by Brian Sibley and Others
SIBLEY BLOGS
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THE FULLNESS OF TIME - The poem below is by *James Stephens* (1880-1950), the Irish poet and author of *The Crock of Gold*, and comes from his 1912 volume of verse, *The Hill o...
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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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1938 Lucienne Dugard Recordings on CD - The Marianne Melodie label in France recently released a CD of the 1938 recordings of Lucienne Dugard singing the songs from *Blanche-Neige*. Beautiful ren...
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New non-Disney owned hotel coming to Walt Disney World - Is another new hotel heading to Walt Disney World? It would seem like the answer is not if, but when. Rumors of a new tower coming to the Swan and Dolphi...
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Joan Rice in 1939 - As some of you know, I am a genealogist and have recently started my own business. My website can be seen here. Family history has been a passion of mine ...
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Random Places - Sometimes, scanning random slides can send me down a rabbit hole of research. Results are iffy - occasionally I am successful, other times, not so much. To...
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Snow White Screening - Tomorrow, Saturday Oct. 21, I will be hosting a screening of Disney's *Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs*. The screening will begin at 1:30pm, at the TCL C...
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All About DLP Star Wars 2018 Season fo the Force! New "Destination" Movie Added to Star Tours, and more... - Here is the official Press Release from Disneyland Paris about the upcoming 2018 Season of the Force and they confirm that a new "destination" movie will b...
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Temple Tuesday: Just the facts, ma'am! - Today's Temple Tuesday post is an update of what has happened to the remaining "lost" vintage Shirley Temple movie costumes since I last wrote about them...
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Epcot At 35: That Krazy Koo-Koo Kitchen Kabaret - One of the original attractions in Epcot® Park at Walt Disney World® Resort on its Opening Day, October 1, 1982, Kitchen Kabaret was an Audio-Animatronics...
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EPCOT Center's Grand Openeing - 1982 - Today is the 35th anniversary of the opening of EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World. A few weeks after the park officially opened, the *EPCOT Center Openin...
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Pirate Tales - Retired Walt Disney Imagineer, mister Chris Tietz (Show Producer Adventureland) reminisces about the construction of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” attract...
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Happy Birthday Freddy! - September 7, 1911 marks the birth of one of the finest talents that ever raised a pencil at Disney Studios, Fred Moore. Although many talented artists h...
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The Quaint Little Church of Storybook Land - "There's nothing quite like messing about in boats," according to Ratty in *The Wind in the Willows,* and anyone who cruises the Storybook Land canal in ...
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A New Post! HISTORIC - RARE - MINT 1957 Disneyland pass handwritten & signed by Walt Disney! - Hello Everyone! Well its been a while since we've had a new post so here goes. I stumbled across this little gem on Ebay (link). Dated *March 24, 1957*, ...
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Opening Day 1955 - Today is the 62nd anniversary of Press Preview Day for Disneyland. Opening on July 17, 1955, Disneyland ushered in a new entertainment form that is still e...
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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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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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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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1935 Mickey Mouse stocking stuffer - In our house the tradition has always been to put a Japanese mandarin orange in the toe of our children's Christmas stockings. It's something my parents an...
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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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