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For many Disney animation fans, The Rescuers released June 22, 1977 is considered a neglected favorite that receives little attention, affection and documentation. Financially, it was more ...

When EPCOT Center opened in 1982, the icon for the new Disney theme park was Spaceship Earth that dominated the entrance. It served as the primary landmark and could be seen throughout Future ...

to lose a parent or a child? Or for a loved one to die in war, in an accident, or in a natural disaster? What determines the magnitude of a catastrophe—how ...

I haven't made it down to the most magical place on Earth since the start of the pandemic, which is kind of depressing. That said, you can never keep a good shopper down, and thankfully I've been ...

With Michael Jackson’s tragic death in June 2009, there was a flood of special magazines and media tribute projects that detailed the life and achievements of the innovative singer/dancer.

As I was researching Pleasure Island and the Adventurers Club, my good friend and Disney historian Jeff Kurtii directed me to Craig McNair Wilson who was the artistic director of an Orlando ...

As we continue to celebrate Disney's Animal Kingdom's 22 nd anniversary this month, I thought it might be interesting to take a closer look at the park's first year of operation and, in particular ...

As I mentioned in part one (link) “The Great Mouse Detective” was rushing to completion in 1985 and the fate of Disney feature animation was in the balance. Could inexperienced and unproven ...

This is a year filled with many Disney anniversaries, including the 25th birthday of the acclaimed film Who Framed Roger Rabbit (no question mark at the end because of a Hollywood superstition ...

Some Disney fans don’t even know there is a restaurant almost hidden at the back of the Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park. Perhaps people don’t immediately think of Mama Melrose’s ...

chairs along the deck of a cruise ship instead, with a life preserver ring logo we would see constantly throughout the rest of the cruise.