I had forgotten all about this strange little episode in Walt Disney World history until a friend of mine reminded me about the Epcot space elephants. Yes, you read that correctly. Elephants invaded Epcot for a circus spectacular sometime in the mid 80s, and it is indeed everything you could hope for. The circus was […]
It’s Tough to Be A Bug’s Exit Sign is Its Best Effect
The in-theater effects in “It’s Tough to Be a Bug” are some of the best around, but the greatest is the very last one involving the exit sign
Footprints in Cement
Disney’s Hollywood Studios likes to make a big deal out of the celebrity handprints around the Chinese Theater. And I’ve already called out the handprints of famous animators that were once easily accessible at the Animation Tour. But there are even more celebrity footprints over by Echo Lake, and most people just walk right over […]
Beware of Sea Serpents on Your Cruise
Even casual Disney fans know about the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Submarine Voyage that used to exist in Fantasyland’s north corner. And if you don’t, you should think twice before roaming around that Pooh Playground. It’s holy ground. The subs were a great example of the type of incredible, fantastic adventure that Disney was […]
The Island Demands It
There are two giant ruins in Walt Disney World, coincidentally very close to each other. River Country is over on the shores, a lost water park that closed a good many years ago. But even older is the once-civilized island in the middle of Bay Lake, now a land that time forgot, ripe for a […]
These Fifes Sure are Tasty
Hidden away in a secluded area behind Liberty Square is the ruin of a small venue known as the Fife and Drum Snack Bar. It closed shop right around the time the Constitution was ratified, and once sold refreshing beverages to parched Liberty Square guests who didn’t know that the Hall of Presidents had air […]
Kurt Russell Pwns Eric Idle
I mean this is no contest, right? If it was Russell vs Idle in a celebrity death cage match, you go with the guy who played Snake Plissken and Wyatt Earp, not Monty Python’s Sir Robin. And when you have a train wreck like the current incarnation of Journey Into Imagination, you want the guy […]
The Most Feared Carnivore in the Park
Forget that tubby Carnotaurus, with his cherry Kool-Aid skin and asymetrical horns. He’s just a school-yard bully with stubby little arms. No, how’d you like to have this bad boy coming straight at you: Yes, this velociraptor has been happily on the loose since Opening Day, roaming around an enchanting little garden, just waiting for […]
Before Disneyland Had Yellow Submarines
I’m wanting to do some kind of 2009 wrap-up here, but I couldn’t let a golden opportunity pass by, to pay tribute to a bit of history. Well, actually I guess I could let it pass by, since I’m now 4 days after the anniversary. But at any rate, you may not know that the […]