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Friday, 17 July 2015

MY DISNEYLAND SOUVENIRS

Well, some of them...

Read my reflections on 60 years of Disneyland

View some of my Disneyland photos

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HAPPY DIAMOND ANIVERSARY, DISNEYLAND!

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Wednesday, 6 May 2015

CASTLE GLIMPSES

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Labels: castles, Disneyland, posters

Wednesday, 1 April 2015

HAPPY FOOL'S DAY

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Tuesday, 17 March 2015

HAPPY ST PATRICK'S DAY

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Saturday, 21 February 2015

DOES THIS RING A BELL...?

A bizarre vintage Pinocchio toy from Fisher Price...

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Labels: Pinocchio, toys

Saturday, 7 February 2015

ON A PLATE

A fab piece from the talented Brenda White...

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Labels: Alice in Wonderland, Brenda White, ceramics, Cheshire Cat

Sunday, 4 January 2015

DISNEYHEAD

Spotted in Venice, Italy...

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Labels: stamps

Thursday, 1 January 2015

DATE SENSITIVE

New Year calendars past...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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Thursday, 25 December 2014

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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Labels: Christmas cards

Sunday, 21 December 2014

A CAROL FOR CHRISTMAS

Time to put the Mickey's Christmas Carol figures on display...

And from the Writer/Director and Producer of Mickey's Christmas Carol...

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Labels: figurines, Mickey's Christmas Carol

Friday, 12 December 2014

LIGHTING UP TIME

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Labels: Christmas, Dumbo, Fantasia, Mickey Mouse, Silly Symphonies, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Thursday, 27 November 2014

THANKS TO DISNEY

HOLIDAY GREETINGS

to all my American friends

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Labels: comics, Donald Duck, holidays, Mickey Mouse, posters

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buttons' blog ramblings of a rabbit

bunny brexit - today's the day the big people were supposed to settle something called 'brexit'... last night brian and david took me to see what was – for a bunny – a ve...
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Gorillas Don't Blog

More Disneyland Hotel - It's time for even more November 20th, 1980 photos from the grounds of the Disneyland Hotel - photos taken by Lou Perry, and scanned and shared with us b...
Deja View

Scar Roughs - A few of my animation rough drawings arranged for a mini poster by a fan. I remember animating any one of those scenes.
Walt Disney's Story Of Robin Hood

Richard Todd & The Major Oak - Richard Todd visited the Major Oak in Sherwood Forest in 1951 as part of his preparation for the role of Robin Hood in Walt Disney's *The Story of Ro...
Disney History

- This is a peculiar poem by Disney story writer Dorothy Ann Blank that I found yesterday in an old issue of the international United Artists newsletter. ...
Davelandblog

Whatever Happened to Manuel’s? - This recently acquired San Diego slide from March 1958 baffled me, as I didn’t recognize this building which according to Google was located in Old Town ...
Meet The World

"Random People" Photo Dump - The Summer Edition - In honor of Father's Day and the first day of summer (both on the 21st of this month), I'm going to share some more photos from my dad's collection. In ...
Vintage Disney Alice in Wonderland

The Proof Copies Have Arrived! - The proof copies have arrived, won’t be long now!
Progress City, U.S.A.

Introducing World Showcase - The development of EPCOT Center was a long and arduous process. After Walt’s dream of a futuristic city faded away, Imagineers and others were left to fi...
Ink & Paint Club - Michael Peraza

Multiplane Magic! - There are many interesting articles that have been written by folks about the amazing camera stand at the old Disney Studios known as the "Multiplane"...
Tulgey Wood

Yet Another Happy Thanksgiving With Captain Kangaroo - 2025 marks the 70th anniversary of the *Captain Kangaroo *TV series. This long-running program was broadcast on CBS for the next three decades. Thanksgiv...
Vintage Disneyland Tickets

America Sings Complimentary Admission Ticket - September 1974 - *America Sings* is seriously one of my favorite vintage Disneyland attractions. I've seen it in person at least 50 times, one day in the early 80's I had...
The Disney Blog

Test Track 3.0: A First Look at EPCOT’s Reimagined Ride Experience - I had the chance to preview the newly updated Test Track 3.0 at EPCOT, thanks to a helpful cast member. We ended up experiencing the attraction three tim...
Disney and more

Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway Countdown : New “Wonders of Deep” Poster Released ! -
Disneyland Nomenclature

50 Years of the Disneyland Line - Can you believe that the Disneyland Line debuted 50 years ago today? I don't know what the University of Disneyland employees expected this publication wou...
Designing Disney

Midnight reflections on Disney’s Hotel New York – The Art of Marvel - We reminiscence over our past visits to the original Disney’s Hotel New York and analyze the forthcoming changes to this beloved place. This is only an ...
Kevin Kidney

Swiss Family Treehouse Sprouts - It's the early part of 1962 and six tons of steel are rapidly becoming the Family Robinson's island homestead. Had construction stopped right here it still...
stuff from the park

Flying Elephants and Teacups - Once upon a time there was a magical ride that went from Fantasyland to Tomorrowland over the lands. And from this magical ride, many a great photograph wa...
Filmic Light - Snow White Archive

Snow White 80th Anniversary WDI Pin - Snow White 80th anniversary jumbo pin. Available at the Walt Disney Imagineering Store for D23 Gold Members and guests. Issued on December 10, 2017. Limite...
Michael Barrier

Duck Eyes - [image: Daffy Duck 457]
Tours Departing Daily - Disney Blog

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...
Mouse Tracks

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...
Vintage Disney Collectibles

In the Service of the Red Cross - My new book documenting Walt Disney's time in France as a volunteer driver with the Red Cross at the end of World War I has just been released in soft-cove...
Mousekingdom Blog

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 ...
Michael Sporn Animation - Splog

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...
The Disney Films

The Boatniks - 1970 - Walt Disney Productions started the 1970's focused mostly on getting Walt Disney World ready than anything else. With construction in full swing on the ...
EPCOT Central

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...
My Year With The Mouse

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...
The Best Possible Job

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...
Disney, etc.

'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...
Disneyland Postcards

Gem - Another gem I picked up the other day. How would you like to take delivery of 70,000 Art Corner cards?
DISNEY PARK ATTRACTION POSTERS

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 historic...
W.E.D. Enterprises

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! ...
Disney On Parole

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...
Disneyana World

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 ...
2719 Hyperion

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Disney History Institute

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Imaginerding!

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