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By Michael - January 28th, 2011 Now officially known as New Fantasyland, the expansion has seen many changes
Ending months of online speculation, Disney took the opportunity of a recent Parks and Resorts press event to reveal a number of changes to the previously-announced expansion of the Magic Kingdom’s Fantasyland area. Prompted by criticism of the earlier plan’s heavy focus on […]
By Michael - January 18th, 2011 By far the coolest Disney-related fan project of recent vintage is Horizons: Resurrected, an exciting attempt to recreate the classic, beloved EPCOT attraction with interactive CGI.
This isn’t the first attempt to re-live Horizons virtually; an attempt was made several years ago to create a computer model of the pavilion, but despite some very exciting […]
By Michael - January 14th, 2011 If you mess with Polynesia…
The collected interwebs lit up yesterday afternoon with the breaking news that the Magic Kingdom’s “The Enchanted Tiki Room – Under New Management” attraction had closed due to a small fire. Twitter immediately commenced with a torrent of snark poking fun at the unpopular attraction, and to all the scolds […]
By Michael - January 12th, 2011
Tiki Talk has posted this intriguing artwork, which was found, of all places, at a flea market. Apparently the artist made a living in the 1980s doing renderings for architectural firms; he produced this work for a Houston company that was bidding on the contract for a mid-’80s refurb of the Polynesian Resort at […]
By Michael - December 23rd, 2010 And by awesome, I mean posting this picture:
A very groovy Jimmie Rodgers holding court in the Top of the World Lounge at the Contemporary Resort
The Disney Parks blog has announced a new cookbook for Walt Disney World, and in a nifty turn this new book features vintage dishes from the resort as well […]
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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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