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By Michael - January 12th, 2010 I got a press release today about an event this Friday, January 15th, in Kansas City that every Disney fan in the area should attend. I certainly wish that I could make it!
Local group Thank You, Walt Disney is holding a fundraising event and special premiere screening of Ted Thomas’s documentary Walt and El […]
By Michael - December 17th, 2009 Roy Disney, smiling in Honolulu after completing the 43rd Transpacific Yacht Race on July 24, 2005. Disney and his crew aboard the Pyewacket finished second in the race. (AP Photo)
What’s weird is that I was thinking about Roy E. Disney just this morning.
I don’t remember why; my Disney-related reveries while I should be […]
By Michael - December 16th, 2009
I read the news today, oh boy.
More on this tonight, but Roy… you’ll be missed terribly.
UPDATE: The official statement from The Walt Disney Company.
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By Michael - November 24th, 2009 Rendering of golf cart for Progress City (EPCOT) by George McGinnis
Those of you who saw my birthday tribute to Imagineer George McGinnis will recall that his first job for Disney was to design transportation systems for Walt’s Progress City model. This model, which served as the grand finale for the original Carousel of Progress […]
By Michael - November 19th, 2009
This might seem totally random, but stick with me. Today is actor Alan Young’s birthday, and while most notices will probably dwell upon his best-known turn in the 1960s television classic Mr. Ed, Disney fans who might not know him by sight will definitely know him by sound.
After a long career in film […]
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The Progress City Primer
 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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