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By Michael - June 14th, 2010
Seeing as we’ve dedicated this month to Disney artist Herbert Ryman on the occasion of what would have been his 100th birthday, it’s only appropriate that we review at last a book about Mr. Ryman that came out earlier this year. Warp and Weft: Life Canvas of Herbert Ryman is far from a conventional […]
By Michael - June 8th, 2010 Artist’s rendering of Thunder Mesa, circa 1969
No, this isn’t a big article about Western River Expedition. I’m not yet ready to make that rite of passage that every Disney blog eventually must face. It’s been something I’ve wanted to do since day one, but I just haven’t had that breakthrough of research yet to […]
By Michael - June 6th, 2010 Odds are that if you’re reading this, you’ve put together a school project at one point or another. Maybe it was your elementary school science fair, or maybe it was your doctoral dissertation in particle physics. Either way, you’ve spent some time working one one of these projects. Maybe you won a blue ribbon for […]
By Michael - June 4th, 2010 Imagineer Herb Ryman (1910-1989) paints a rendering of Benjamin Franklin for EPCOT Center’s American Adventure pavilion
It has officially been declared “Herb Ryman Month” here at Progress City; the veteran Disney artist and Imagineer would have been 100 years old this June 28th.
An on-and-off member of the Disney family from the days of Fantasia, […]
By Michael - June 2nd, 2010 Gather ’round, young ones, and I’ll tell you a tale of the distant days of yore when the Disney Channel featured programming related vaguely to Walt Disney and the Disney films and parks.
One staple of those great days was interstitial segments that aired between programs (the channel had no commercial breaks back then), which […]
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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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