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By Michael - June 21st, 2010 ‘Cause it’s Mormon Night at Disneyland!
It’s a sultry Friday evening in 1981 and you’re spoiling for fun – what better to do than head on over to Mormon Night at Disneyland!
Yes folks, for the low, low price of $7 you can spend 7 PM until Midnight enjoying all the delights of Disneyland – provided they fall within the parameters of the “L.D.S. standards” which will “be observed.” Your ticket covers all the park’s attractions save, of course, the shooting galleries, and don’t forget to thank the Seminaries and Institutes of Religion which sponsored your exciting evening!
For completists, the backs of the tickets:
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By Michael - June 20th, 2010 Sometimes, things are way funnier when presented out of context:
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By Michael - June 19th, 2010 When the Disney-MGM Studios opened in 1989, there was a great deal of hoopla about how the city of Orlando was now “Hollywood East”. With Universal Studios Orlando opening soundstages a few miles up I-4 from Walt Disney World, there was suddenly an arms race for soundstage space in town, and with plenty of plans for future expansion it seemed certain that productions would be flocking to Florida to take advantage of its lower taxes and economic incentives.
Obviously, that didn’t happen.
Of the three Disney soundstages that were built, two have been converted to ride and show space. A third is earmarked for conversion into the Monsters, Inc. roller coaster. None of them have been used for actual filming purposes in years, and the Disney “backlot” has been slowly pared away as well. Looking back, the hype seems so silly now. But at the time, it was very, very exciting.
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By Michael - June 18th, 2010 Well it hits today – I’m assuming no one here has been spending time in the stone age and is well aware of what I’m talking about. So here are some pretty pictures…
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By Michael - June 18th, 2010 This might be the funniest thing ever. I’m sure it’ll change soon, but as of 4:45 PM EST, the lead story on CBS’s entertainment news page is:
 This is, perhaps, the Platonic ideal of Fail Poor Universal. They can’t win for losing.
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