It’s fun to find out information about our roots, isn’t it? Tracing back our ancestry, meeting long lost relatives, or actually visiting the places where our parents grew up are all great ways to learn about ourselves. Walt Disney had a curiosity and passion for his roots as well.
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Chip & Company Week in Review for week of April 18th, 2011
This has been a busy week for the writers over at Chip & Company! There is so much to talk about. This week we’ll be looking more at posts about the “The Ballad of Nessie”, the upcoming release of the Cars Blueray combo pack, and more details about the incredible
Wednesday with Walt: A Powerful Force
“We share, to a large extent, one another’s fate. We help create those circumstances which favor or challenge us in meeting our objectives and realizing our dreams. There is great comfort and inspiration in this feeling of close human relationships and its bearing on our mutual fortunes – a powerful
Wednesday with Walt: Poor Henpecked Father
I love reading old articles and transcripts from interviews with Walt or Lillian Disney about their family life. They had a love for each other that is refreshing to read about. In one of my favorite articles, which was printed in McCall’s magazine in February, 1953, Mrs. Disney talked openly, honestly
Walt’s Inspirations Contest
The Walt’s Inspirations Contest is your chance to relive Disney movie magic! Lovers of the art and magic of Disney are in for a treat this holiday season since “The Boys: The Sherman Brothers’ Story,” “Waking Sleeping Beauty” and “Walt & El Grupo” all debuted on DVD. Fans can recapture
Wednesday with Walt: Integrity
I am sure almost all of us have been asked this familiar question when playing some type of ice-breaker game: “If you had to choose one word that defined you and your life, what word would it be?” Sometimes it is asked in a different way such as, “What is
Wednesday with Walt: Music in Motion
“There is a natural hootchy-kootchy motion to a goldfish.” – Walt Disney Alright, Disney friends, I have to admit I chose this quote today because it gave me a chuckle! Thank you, Mr. Disney, for still being able to make me laugh nearly 45 years after your passing. Walt was
New restaurant and lounge planned for California Adventure park
The Sunburst has been dismantled at Sunshine Plaza at the center of the Disney California Adventure entrance, and the Carthay Circle Theatre replica will be built in it’s place. The Carthay Circle Theatre is a tribute to the landmark that used to show Silly Symphony cartoons and the first full-length
Wednesday with Walt: A Perfect World
“We have created characters and animated them in the dimension of depth, revealing through them to our perturbed world that the things we have in common far outnumber and outweigh those that divide us.” – Walt Disney Walt Disney produced the spectacle and pageantry of the opening and closing ceremonies
Pick YOUR Best Time Of Year To Visit Walt Disney World
Picking your “best” time to visit Walt Disney World is, for many, less a choice or a “pick” than it is a time frame dictated by your family/travel group situation. Families with children in traditional schools nearly always must visit during vacation periods while folks like us, married with no
Wednesday with Walt: Simplicity at Its Best
There was an article printed in the March, 1941 issue of Ladies Home Journal entitled, “Mr. and Mrs. Disney.” Before you ask, yes I do! The article talks about Walt’s life growing up and how he and Lillian met, and talks about Walt as a person. One paragraph in particular
Tom Staggs – Overview of Parks & Resorts Report in plain English
If you were the Chairman of WD Parks & Resorts, what would you announce for the coming years? What would you be excited about in regards to what has already been announced? Would you start your Report with bad jokes? Well, that’s what present Chairman Tom Staggs did as
Wednesday with Walt: And the Oscar Goes To…
Seventy-two years ago today, Walt Disney received a special Academy Award for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. On February 23, 1939, a precious little girl named Shirley Temple presented Walt with the award consisting of one full-size Oscar and seven smaller Oscars on a specially-built wooden pedestal. The Academy
ANNOUNCEMENT: DisneyToon Studios Announces Planes!
The sky’s the limit as DisneyToon Studios proudly announces PLANES – a spectacular, full-length CG animated comedy action adventure movie for everyone set high above the world of CARS. PLANES will introduce an entirely original and hilarious crew of daredevils from every corner of the globe and draws inspiration from
