When you think of the year 1939, what do you think of? You may remember Walt Disney being awarded an Oscar (one large Oscar accompanied by seven smaller ones) at the 11th Annual Academy Awards for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). You may also remember less cheerful events, such as the beginning of World War II and the ...

The Palm Springs Air Museum and Phoenix Air have plans to restore the personal plane of Walt Disney to its original, historic form. As part of the “100 Years of Wonder” event, the Palm Springs Air Museum opened a new exhibit featuring “The Mouse,” Walt’s Grumman Gulfstream I to celebrate Walt Disney’s 121st birthday. Additionally, the Palm Springs Air Museum ...

Disneyland wasn’t Walt Disney‘s first Park. Sure, it was the first Park he built that Guests could actually walk around in, and it’s widely regarded as the first theme park, ever, but before Disneyland even reached the planning stages Walt was focused on an entirely different park. A much, much smaller one. RELATED: 5 Ways to Celebrate Walt Disney at ...

The phrase “E Ticket ride” has become ubiquitous amongst fans of the Disney Parks, and indeed of theme parks in general. When we call something an “E Ticket,” people know we’re talking about the newest, biggest, most exciting, most thrilling, and most popular attractions. These are the rides that people run to at rope drop, and for which they’ll stand ...

Amongst Disney Parks fans, there’s a fandom for everything – attractions, characters, merchandise, food, you name it. The poster art of the Disney Parks is no exception. These gorgeous coming attraction posters found near the front of the Parks – especially in Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom – work to whet Guests’ appetites for the experiences to come while also ...

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 ...