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By Michael - October 21st, 2009 Oh, this is a good one:
For some time now, I’ve looked for a map that would illustrate the path of the now-legendary Fort Wilderness Railroad with any degree of detail. It’s a route that is poorly known today, having been abandoned long before the days of ubiquitous home videos, Flickr and YouTube. Thanks […]
By Michael - October 20th, 2009
For about a week now I’ve been immersed in the world of 1941 thanks to J.B. Kaufman’s excellent new book South of the Border with Disney: Walt Disney and the Good Neighbor Program 1941-1948. I had hoped to have a full interview ready by today, when the book arrives in stores, but my little […]
By Michael - October 18th, 2009 In scanning some things from a 1974 GAF guide to Walt Disney World, I came across some excellent photography “tips” that I’ll share with you soon. One, though, I found far too hilarious to hold back; it’s so good that it deserves a post of its own. The pearl of wisdom that GAF chose to […]
By Michael - October 17th, 2009 One of the things I’ve been most remiss in covering recently has been this month’s opening of the Walt Disney Family Museum. Sadly, due to circumstances beyond my control I was unable to attend the previews at the end of September, so I’ve had to miss out on all the historical goodness that Diane Disney […]
By Michael - October 16th, 2009 Disney World hates and mocks you. From 1971:
All that was missing was the countdown voice-over and the mushroom cloud. And is that Orson Welles at the end?!
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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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