Despite the return of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit to the Walt Disney Company, Disney has seemed reluctant to fully integrate Mickey Mouse’s plucky rubber hose-style predecessor into their Parks, media, and merchandise. Created by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks for Universal Pictures, the emotive cartoon rabbit, Oswald, made his debut in Trolley Troubles (1927). Since then, he featured in many ...

Did the Walt Disney Company just confirm that Imagineers plan to keep classic Splash Mountain audio-animatronic figures in the all-new Tiana’s Bayou Adventure attraction? New concept art released today of the upcoming 2024 ride would suggest so. The refurbishment of both the Splash Mountain attractions at Disneyland Park and Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom has been a source of contention ...

It’s not an easy job looking for a special present for a Disney Parks fan. With so many bits of merchandise out there – ranging from apparel to Funko Pop!s, pins, puzzles and beyond – it can be an arduous task to surreptitiously discover what somebody owns, what they might want, and what they have no interest in. However, if ...

The New York World’s Fair of 1964/1965, held in Flushing Meadows park in New York City, looms large in the history of the Walt Disney Company and the Disney Parks. It’s there that, after opening Disneyland and successfully operating it for the better part of a decade, Walt Disney and his hand-picked team of Imagineers set their sites on the ...

How familiar are you with Oswald the Lucky Rabbit? The iconic character has grown more of a fan base in recent years, especially since the release of Epic Mickey on the Wii in 2010, where he starred prominently in quite the imaginative storyline alongside Mickey Mouse. Save for the occasional new merchandise and some short-lived (and very limited) character meet-and-greet ...

“Step right up and come on in, here’s where the fun begins! There’s so much to do, getting ready just for you. Everybody’s busy bringing you a Disney Afternoon!” If you’re of a certain age, those words take you back to your childhood, excitedly setting down in front of your television set for the best cartoons around – Adventures of ...

Disney Parks fans who grew up in Orlando or Anaheim were lucky. Those kids got to go to the Parks whenever they wanted, spending endless hours going on their favorite rides, eating at their favorite restaurants, and buying merchandise at all the best stores. Those who grew up elsewhere (at least until the international expansion of the Disney Parks brought ...

If the Disney Parks had a Mount Rushmore, clearly Walt Disney and Roy Disney would make up half of it. But who would be the other two figures? Some of the early Imagineers who helped invent the Parks would certainly be in consideration, like John Hench, Marc Davis, or Mary Blair. Or perhaps Joe Rohde, the Imagineer whose singular vision ...

Like Cinderella’s Castle at the Magic Kingdom and the Tree of Life at Animal Kingdom, Spaceship Earth is the icon for Walt Disney World‘s EPCOT. But when we talk about it as an icon we usually just mean the immense geodesic dome that many a Guest has confused for a giant golf ball. The ride inside that dome, though, is ...

Roller coasters might just be the most popular amusement park attraction in the entire world. Dating back to the days of the first parks in New York’s Coney Island, roller coasters have always been high-speed, high-thrill attractions that serve as preeminent draws to hard-working people just looking to let their hair down and have a good time. Traditionally, though, roller ...