This series was almost over before it even got off the ground. Last week I made a commitment to visit a different Disney World park each week and seek out some random place which I had never before set foot in. I started in Magic Kingdom, took a tour of the Speedway Grandstand, threw up […]
Disney Theme Park Hidden Secrets
Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom Botches Plot of 101 Dalmatians
Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom has officially debuted. It attempts to build on Epcot’s Kim Possible experience in two ways: Ditch the second-rate TV animation star in favor of some heavy hitters from the Disney Vault Ditch the expensive smart phone controller in favor of Pokemon cards I’m not going to recount the basics of […]
Euro Disney
I am not normally a conspiracy theorist when it comes to Disney. I don’t believe any of that stuff about frozen Walt or the Little Mermaid movie poster or pretty much anything beginning with the phrase “According to the research of Marc Eliot.” Collapses in case of hurricane. But I could maybe be persuaded that […]
Indiana Jones’ Whip and How the Great Movie Ride Mishandles a Classic Movie Prop
It is hard to be a bigger Indiana Jones geek than me. I’m not sure it’s possible. Raiders of the Lost Ark is my all time favorite movie. Unless I’m in an Empire Strikes Back mood. But no really, it’s Raiders. Today, at least. As a true Indiana Jones fan, I possess secret knowledge that […]
There is Just One Moon And One Golden Sun
If the Sherman Brothers taught us anything in It’s a Small World, it’s that there is just one moon and one golden sun. And a smile means friendship to everyone unless you’re a mentally unstable Batman villain or a crocodile. But will someone please call the fire department? I don’t mean to cause any panic, […]
Walt Disney: Junior Time Traveller
Disney California Adventure is sort of like an alcoholic that has managed to stay sober for over a year now. We’re all very proud. Doesn’t mean we trust it to drive the kids home from the New Year’s party, but we’re glad it has turned its life around. A lot of this progress is due […]
The Two Faces of Teddi Berra
You say “Two Faces of Teddi Berra” in public, and the connotation is you’ve got a bear with some serious mental problems. Like maybe one day she’s the quiet neighbor upstairs. The next day she’s on trial for beheading a deer, a moose, and a buffalo. Like a twist ending to the Goldilocks story, where […]
Gangster Rap
There are certain things I should know by now. Hollywood Studios is, what, 22 years old now? You’d think I have a good understanding of how some of these things work. But sometimes stuff slips by me. Simple stuff. Last Friday, I just noticed something for the first time, and if it weren’t for the […]
World of Disney Has a Weird and Wonderful Bird Mural You Probably Never Noticed
The World of Disney Store is a weird confluence of Disney imagery. Fairy Godmothers paint your daughter up like Miley Cyrus. A giant blue alien spits at you. Animatronic pirates rattle their cages while giant faux chrome characters loom overhead like nightmarish Macy’s Day Parade balloons. For creepy sculptures, none beats the soul-less form of […]