Lin-Manuel Miranda Recorded a Special Video for an Absent Student’s Skeptical History Teacher. We’ve all heard excuses like “The dog ate my homework,” or “I don’t feel good” with a half hearted cough for good measure, but student and history enthusiast Luke Stevens had the best excuse to skip class
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Learn All About American History Through Disney’s Magic Kingdom
Learn all about American History through Disney’s Magic Kingdom! Outschool, a website that offers video chat classes by teachers, allows children to learn while they’re out of school due to current Coronavirus concerns. There is now a one-time class, “American History Through Disney’s Magic Kingdom,” taught by Outschool teacher Courtney
Beware the Untold Legends at the Haunted Mansion!
Have you experienced the Haunted Mansion attraction at Magic Kingdom? If so, you know about the spooky Ghost Host and the eerie hallway of doors that knock and move. You know about the Portrait Chamber that stretches to reveal the fates of the people in the paintings. You know about
Top 10: Educational Experiences at Disney World
Disney World is the ultimate field trip! Learning and having fun at the same time is their speciality! There are hundreds of “secretly educational” things going on at Disney all the time. Epcot is the nerdiest Park ever (my favorite Park, actually) and is all the science and social studies any
Walt Disney’s California Party House is For Sale
Who wouldn’t want to own a piece of Disney History? How about living in a home where Walt Disney himself entertained friends, family, and esteemed guests, including the fabulous Lucille Ball? In the 1950s and 60s the Disney family owned a secluded home in the California Palm desert, that hosted
History Of Disney: Would you like some tea?
This is the first of a weekly column that you will see here at Chip and Co. I will be exploring the history behind the rides of the Disney Theme Parks, the Resorts, Restaurants and even the Special Events. When trying to decide where to start I had many people
A Star Wars Thanksgiving
Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving from all of us at Sorcerer Radio and Jedi Mouseketeer! Hopefully your tummy is nice and full right now!
Mr. and Mrs. Bunny Meet & Greet at the Magic Kingdom
From now until Easter, Mr. & Mrs Easter Bunny will be available for meet & greets at the Magic Kingdom Tour Guide Gardens next to City Hall at various times throughout the day. Check your times guide for official Meet n Greet times. Check out our past article for a
Wednesday with Walt: Master of Sneakiness
With my youngest child graduating last week, I have been on an emotional roller coaster. I feel rather like Marlin in “Finding Nemo” or James in “College Road Trip” in that both of these dads had to learn lessons in letting go and letting their children grow up. Being a
Wednesday with Walt: The Gift of Mentorship
“A lot of young people think the future is closed to them, that everything has been done. This is not so. There are still plenty of avenues to be explored.” – Walt Disney Next week, my baby boy will graduate from high school. This is a bitter-sweet time for me
Disney’s Forgotten Treasure: Walt’s First Studio
Located super close to my house in Garden Grove, CA is the Stanley Ranch Museum. The museum is home to several of the original buildings and homes built in Garden Grove, the oldest dating back to the mid-1860s. Garden Grove is next-door to Anaheim, the home of Disneyland. The “studio”
Best Things I Love About Disney – Walt Disney One Man’s Dream
I think I’ve mentioned the three things it takes for an attraction to make my “favorites” list, they are the back story, the quality of the theme, and the ride itself. This attraction made the list without really having any of these things. The back story is not needed because
