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By Michael - October 7th, 2009 Related Posts…The Progress City Radio Hour – Episode 58 – Town Hall: Davy Feiten, Part IIThe Progress City Radio Hour – Episode 57 – Town Hall: Davy Feiten, Part IThe Progress City Radio Hour – Episode 44 – Voyages Extraordinaires!The Progress City Radio Hour – Episode 31 – Scott Girard Town Hall, Part IThe Progress City Radio Hour – Episode 30 – The Glorious Fourth!
By Michael - October 5th, 2009 In the continuing cascade of surprising executive news from Team Disney, the mysterious and possibly mythical Disneyland Resort President Ed Grier announced today that he would be retiring Friday. When asked for comment, Disneyland cast members said, “Who?”
Grier capped his 28-year career at Disney, where he started as a senior auditor at Walt Disney […]
By Michael - September 26th, 2009 Walt Disney stops to chat with employees, 1966 (L.A. Times Photo Archive)
I don’t really have a lot to say on this one; I just really liked this photo.
It’s also especially timely because, now that I’ve been to Disneyland, I finally understand the mystique and prestige that Pirates of the Caribbean holds in the […]
By Michael - June 23rd, 2009
This little sketch comes from 1965; it’s concept art for Space Mountain, which was then under development for Disneyland’s New Tomorrowland. The ride, of course, wouldn’t open until 1975, and then only in Florida. It wouldn’t appear at Disneyland until 1977.
I have absolutely no profound reason to post this piece, aside from the […]
By Michael - April 10th, 2009 Remember when I was doing this list thing?
#4 – Detoonification Make. It. Stop.
OK, let’s get one thing crystal clear upfront: I know that this one is never, ever going to happen. I know it, you know it and the American people know it – no matter how much the parks would benefit and […]
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