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By Michael - July 24th, 2009 The Disney/Pixar animation panel at the San Diego Comic-Con
Another day, another zillion nifty things going on in San Diego that I’m missing out on. Yesterday, the focus was on Disney’s upcoming live-action fare. Today the spotlight shifted to animation, with sneak peaks from both Pixar and Walt Disney Feature Animation. There were no shocking [...]
By Michael - July 21st, 2009 Through his Twitter feed, Pixar director Lee Unkrich recently held a contest to find the “most annoying, awful piece of Toy Story fan art.” Sadly, I did not win. But it did give me a chance to embrace two of my favorite pasttimes: scribbling vaguely psychotic drawings, and acting like a total idiot. Gaze upon [...]
By Michael - May 31st, 2009
For quite a while, the most popular post here on Progress City was a text-light collection of stills from WALL-E. While I try to take this as a reflection of that film’s popularity and not a referendum on my writing, it’s obvious that people love to get online to find pictures of their favorite [...]
By Michael - April 11th, 2009 Feel the flow, here we go…
What better way to clear out my bookmarks than to start out with a nearly year-old post from Passport to Dreams Old & New? When Foxx originally posted this piece about the new souvenir guidebooks at Walt Disney World, I was excited to hear about the possibility of a [...]
By BeaconJoe - October 14th, 2008
When Walt Disney was involved in planning the Florida property, transportation was one of his highest priorities. A jet airport of the future, a revolutionary city (EPCOT) that would provide public transportation to all, and a welcome center where folks could leave their cars behind and board a high speed monorail that [...]
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Four Decades of Magic

Essays about the first forty years of Walt Disney World, including two pieces by yours truly. Available in print and for Kindle.
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