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By Michael - October 29th, 2011 Walt Disney World was awesome.
OK, maybe “hilarious” is the word. Whatever the case, cast publications in the early years included pictures like this:
"Don Poole instructs Sylvia Tait (right) and Willie Willis on how to use a fire hose at Orange Vista Hospital."
Walt Disney Productions was pretty excited that they suddenly […]
By Michael - October 27th, 2011
Earlier this month I had the privilege of writing a piece for Storyboard, the official blog of the Walt Disney Family Museum. As readers will know, I’m a big fan of the museum so I was very glad to be able to help out. My story concerns the making of The Great Locomotive Chase, […]
By Michael - September 6th, 2011
As Ned Brainard sang in his hit pop standard The Flubber Song, “Flubber – it’s a boon to man.”
Or was it?
Walt Disney was no stranger to promotional tie-in merchandise, going back all the way to his early Hollywood successes. A constant stream of Mickey Mouse tchotchkes had provided a much-needed financial boost […]
By Michael - September 1st, 2011 Filmmakers attend to the massive Sea Castle set for the Horizons "Choose Your Future" finale
The final story in the General Electric promotional booklet for Horizons concerns the wizards of WED that brought the attraction to life. Without further ado…
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By Michael - July 27th, 2011
The 1983 General Electric promotional booklet for Horizons contains a brief feature about artist Robert McCall. McCall, a renowned illustrator of science fiction and science fact, was a constant presence in space-related publications during the 1960s, 70s, and 80s. His highly-detailed work helped define the look of futurism in that period, so it was […]
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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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