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Now THAT’S Propaganda!

Ah, the Disney travel planning video.

Disney’s been sending out these little gems for years now, first on VHS videotape and now on the much more compact DVD disc. The videos themselves have changed a lot over the years; nowadays, more often than not, they center on whatever the promotion-of-the-moment is. There’s typically a very […]

Here’s A Picture Of Jim MacPhee Drinking Beverly

Then-EPCOT VP Jim MacPhee pours himself some Beverly on October 1st, 2007

The title pretty much says it all.

This picture is why MacPhee, who is now Walt Disney World’s Senior Vice President of Operations and Next Generation Experiences (whatever that means), will always be my favorite WDW exec. It also doesn’t hurt that he […]

Back.

Well, we’re back.

After a week in the Vacation Kingdom of the World, and a bit of time away from Progress City (has it really been that long since the last post?), we’re gearing up for the next wave of activity here. I have books to review, DVDs to review, stories to write and […]

Tom Sawyer Island Photos – Then and Now

Meet the World has a new post up of a photo essay of Tom Sawyers Island in 1974. It’s pretty interesting to see how little has changed on the Island save the very significant growth of foliage. I went back to some pictures I took last year on a visit to WDW, and […]

Hooray For Bollywood!

OK, I’m actually at work so I can’t linger but I’ll bet that when you woke up this morning you didn’t think your day would involve seeing a 1977 Bollywood musical that was filmed guerrilla-style at Walt Disney World. I mean, I always hope my day will wind up that way but it never does. […]