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'
NOW IN PAPERBACK
Four new Winnie-the-Pooh stories by Brian Sibley & Co.
THE SHY SNAIL
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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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SNAPPING THE CLICHÉ-RIDDEN
A Photo-Essay
by
Brian Sibley & David Weeks
"I never take pictures of gondolas," the Photographer told me as I eyed-up
a shot...
Beautiful Main Street, U.S.A.
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Let's celebrate Main Street U.S.A. today! Why the heck not? As I have
mentioned too many times before, Main Street is a land that I didn't
appreciate that ...
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I have to admit that I am really looking forward to seeing Amid Amidi's
biography of Ward Kimball released by publisher Antibookclub. It is now
scheduled ...
Just a Beautiful Drawing
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...by Wilhelm M. Busch for a bookcover.
An ordinary pose, drawn in an extraordinary fashion. This approach applies
to animation as well.
Often you get to do...
Lords of the Greenwood by Chris Thorndycroft
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Occasionally I have reviewed books connected in some way to the Robin Hood
legend - the last one was Elizabeth Chadwick's excellent Lords of the White
Ca...
Shanghai Disneyland Hotel and the Art Nouveau
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We show you how the Shanghai Disneyland Hotel and its Magic Kingdom Club
look like and assess if Disney managed to create a successful variation on
its Vic...
The Swisskapolka!
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Don't call me swissy-pants.
Let me tell you, it was no job for the faint-hearted. The turnstile
position at the Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse required ...
Hey, That's My Scan!
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Do you remember my blog post from April 17, 2008? Good. It showed what the
very second publication of the Disneyland Line looked like. Unfortunately,
I s...
Storybook Land Scenes
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Two snapshots featuring scenes along the bank of the canal through
Storybook Land. The attraction reflected Walt's love of miniature and also
Ken Anderson'...
Snow White Sabbatical
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Image copyright Disney's Official Snow White Facebook page, February 2016.
After eight intense years of sitting in front of this computer, researching
a...
Happy Halloween 2017!
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To greet the great and ghoulish day, here are two favorite things—Ray
Bradbury and Walt Disney's Magic Kingdom—in one October 31st post. A little
known tre...
Happy Birthday Freddy!
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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...
Remembering George McGinnis
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Disney Imagineer George McGinnis with a model of the Indiana Jones
Adventure ride vehicle.
This one is tough to write.
Disney Imagineer George McGinnis ...
Screamin’ in California
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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...
Blu-ray Review: Pixar's "The Good Dinosaur"
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“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...
Finding Dory in Japan
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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 ...
Napoleon and Samantha - 1972
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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...
ASIFA EAST Memorial for Michael Sporn March 2, 2015
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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...
An Open Letter to Tom Fitzgerald
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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 ...
What do you give a 58-year-old Magic Kingdom?
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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...
'Monsters University' viral site
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Briefly: Pixar's viral marketing division hit a home run with its
just-released *Monsters University *website.
The site is incredibly detailed, featuring ...
THE ATTRACTION POSTER BOOK IS HERE!!!!
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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...
Keep Calm And...
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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
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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...
1935 Mickey Mouse stocking stuffer
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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...
Out and About: Meet Me at The Derby! II
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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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