The biggest thing to emerge on the Disney historical front during my recent blogging absence was the release, on Passport to Dreams Old and New, of A Musical Souvenir of Walt Disney World. This remarkable two and a half hour audio collection provides an aural tour of the Magic Kingdom circa some time in […]
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Good news, everyone! Under the cover of night, a ray of sunshine landed in Adventureland at Walt Disney World and the Florida Orange Bird reappeared at the Sunshine Tree Terrace, from which he had been absent for many years. First, please watch: So with the Orange Bird back and spiffed up, and Citrus Swirls back […] "Your bathing suit might catch on something on the way down…" In February of 1976, River Country was hardly a water jamboree. It was still under construction, as we see from this picture which was published on February 27th. Well, “thar’s bin aplenty goin’ up” in River Country since our last status report. […] Not pictured: Tom 1.0 I just happened upon this picture of a “solosub” undergoing animation testing at WED Enterprises in January 1983. Later that year it would be packed and shipped to Orlando for installation in Horizons, which opened that October. All I’m saying is that it’s been almost thirty years since the […] As Orange Bird mania sweeps the nation, we felt it necessary to point out this sterling bit of cultural anthropology by Hoot n’ Chief over at Fresh Roasted Corn. Back in the 90s, as the vestiges of old Florida began to fade in earnest, they took a fantastic voyage through the wilds of central Florida […] |
 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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