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Meanwhile In Waterford, Oklahoma…

…at Southwestern Oklahoma State University:

Mr. Brad Fitzgerald, Instructor, Department of Industrial & Engineering Technology, received $13,607 from The Disney Corporation for SWOSU/Disney RFID Project Phase II – FY09 to support real time learning experiences for SWOSU students, encompassing quality control, manufacturing operations, statistical analysis, and marketing.

Now I wonder what interest the Disney company […]

In The Beginning… There Was Project Future

Long before the Pueblo Room was a glint in Dick Nunis’s eye, planning was underway for Walt Disney World. Who knows how long Walt had mulled privately over his ideas for a megaproject in the east; but even before the scope of his plans for the Florida scrub became apparent to the public, work was […]

Color!! Color!!

Looks like they’re running tests on the newly-installed equipment for the upcoming Wonderful World of Color show at California Adventure…

Ooh, pretty…

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History’s Mysteries – What Is This?

The mysterious rendering in question

So here’s one for you – what’s this a picture of?

I found this rendering in the State Archives of Florida, listed as an “Artist’s rendering of Disney World, Orlando”. There were no specifics, and no date.

If I had to guess, I’d say that it dates from the late […]

Around The World In Eighty Mehs

A saw a story yesterday that made me realize that there have been a lot of little bits and pieces of news trickling out lately about new attractions that are coming to some of the less-covered Disney parks overseas. These developments don’t tend to get the coverage that new American attractions receive, so I thought […]