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On The Barricades With Mickey

There was something I intended to write about upon my return from the D23 Expo, but it wound up gathering a bit of dust on the shelf along with about two dozen other stories I still need to tell from that time. This one is about Disney and labor relations; what would have otherwise been […]

A Model Day At EPCOT – New Tilt-Shift Video!

After the surprising success of their first tilt-shifted video of the Magic Kingdom, the official Disney Parks blog is back with a similar tribute to EPCOT. And it’s gorgeous. And there are FriendShips! Watch, then talk:

Applause, applause! Isn’t that awesome? If you were to look inside my subconscious, I think this is pretty much […]

Retro Neverworlds – The Lost Potties Of Denmark

How do you tell a Disney nerd? This is how.

So, at the Theme Park Review site, they have this swell thread about early EPCOT Center. Of course, its swellness is enhanced by the fact that it says nice things about Progress City, but I digress. The point is, this thread contains thrilling and exciting […]

Hitting The Links In Progress City

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 […]

Oh Noes!! Pplz Iz Smrter Than Me!!1!

It’s been a long time since I’ve done an official roundup of notable links and stories from around the web. This is mostly due to the fact that I can now easily post links of note in Ye Olde Twitter Feed, but also due to my general tonal A.D.D. as I constantly drift the blog […]