There’s a stupid game that my brother and I sometimes play. It’s called the Sherman Brothers Game. In this game, the idea is to come up with a new title for a Sherman Brothers song by throwing nonsensical syllables into the song title. As long as it rhymes, it’s a winner. It’s really more of […]
Disney Theme Park Hidden Secrets
Indian Curses are the Least of Your Worries
Forget about flooded ghost towns, howling bobcats, avalanches, steaming geysers, runaway trains, cave-ins, or shrieking flocks of bats. If it’s grave danger you seek, you can start by looking in the loading area. Legend tells of a Big Thunder Mining Company, which struck gold in this little corner of Frontierland. They expanded operations, riddled the […]
Tramp Sleeps With the Fishes
Never go against the family. That’s the lesson here, especially in the high powered Italian underworld of Main Street U.S.A. “Take the gun, leave the meatballs.” Tramp always had it coming. He should have known better than to skim free spaghetti dinners from a kingpin like Tony. And he’s out flaunting his status with those […]
Shoving Complaints Down Your Throat
Go to Walt Disney World enough times and you’re bound to be accosted at some point by Disney survey takers, usually right when you’re leaving the park. The questions they ask are usually pretty innocuous for most guests (“Did you visit American Idol Experience?” “Did you take advantage of our picnic lunch program?” “If Ariel […]
Donald’s Boat Shark Attack Connects to Mickey’s Toontown Fair
Donald’s Boat in Mickey’s Toontown Fair tied in a storyline that went unnoticed by virtually everyone. And yes, it involved a shark.
Back in the Saddle
When it comes to naming a carousel after a Disney movie, one can look back and easily arrive at Cinderella. It’s a natural fit, since she had a pet horse which was turned into a human, and mice which were also turned to horses for about twenty seconds of screen time. This obvious conclusion only […]
capitalizing on a tower
Nothing says that the world is tiny like a giant, soaring 120 foot tower. If it was still around today, it would be the second tallest structure in the Magic Kingdom, but of course it’s gone. Pepsi Co isn’t even the sponsor of “it’s a small world” anymore. That honor is reserved for the Daisy […]
Shakespeare’s Ghost
When it comes to famous writers in Disney theme parks, Mark Twain got an island named after his character, a riverboat named after his pen name, and a frontier fortress named after himself. He’s doing pretty good. Jules Verne used to have a submarine ride, a guest spot in Timekeeper, and an entire land at […]
Hymns in a Theme Park
It’s been about about 13 years since the Southern Baptist boycott of Disney. Some readers may be too young to remember this, but there was a time during the Michael Eisner years when Disney veered sharply away from their family friendly image and started embracing less savory elements. Mainly the boycott was concerned with the […]