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Someone posted this chestnut from 1990 on a message board today, and I thought it was good for a chuckle or two. Or, you know, tears. Lots of tears. Counting generously, I have them at zero-for-seven on those announcements. That’s a hitting percentage of… .000. Nice. Although I guess you could be super generous, and […] Sometimes, things are way funnier when presented out of context: Related Posts…Podcastin’!Ducks, Ghosts, and DisneylandiaChronicling Walt Disney WorldDonald Takes A HolidayA History Of Animatronics When the Disney-MGM Studios opened in 1989, there was a great deal of hoopla about how the city of Orlando was now “Hollywood East”. With Universal Studios Orlando opening soundstages a few miles up I-4 from Walt Disney World, there was suddenly an arms race for soundstage space in town, and with plenty of plans […] This might be the funniest thing ever. I’m sure it’ll change soon, but as of 4:45 PM EST, the lead story on CBS’s entertainment news page is: This is, perhaps, the Platonic ideal of Fail Poor Universal. They can’t win for losing. Related Posts…What Is Happening In […] Back in the 1970s and 80s, there was a syndicated television show called PM Magazine. The evening entertainment and lifestyle show aired in markets across the country, packaging syndicated features with wraparound segments featuring local hosts. In 1989, the nation’s media descended on Orlando to cover the opening of the Disney-MGM Studios. Lest we […] |
 From the Progress City archives comes this collection of 33 tall tales and true from Disney history. Available in paperback, hardback, and ebook formats.  |
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