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By Michael - January 15th, 2012
One of the mandates during the creation of EPCOT Center was to differentiate its offerings from what could be found in Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom. One of the more famous elements of that agenda was the lack of traditional Disney characters in the park; instead of Mickey and friends, EPCOT would showcase new [...]
By Michael - January 14th, 2012 When we old people bemoan the need for ambition, scope, and class in Disney’s current efforts, this is what we mean…
By Michael - December 11th, 2011 This week the great guys at the always-amusing WEDway Radio podcast celebrate their 100th episode – an amazing milestone in any medium! To celebrate, they decided to host a round-table discussion about a subject obviously near and dear to me – EPCOT Center, and the Future World of old. I was honored to be invited, [...]
By Michael - December 2nd, 2011
A subject that comes up often when discussing EPCOT of old is the strange giant dolls that used to roam the promenade around World Showcase before characters were allowed in the parks. Disney wanted to offer a completely different theme park experience at EPCOT; if people wanted characters, went the thinking, they could go [...]
By Michael - November 12th, 2011 The next time you’re in the Italy pavilion at EPCOT…
Don’t blink.
DON’T
BLINK
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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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