Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Kodak Presents Disneyland '59 (Video)

By Keith Mahne




For years, the Walt Disney Company believed that they had lost the full video recording of Kodak presents Disneyland ’59 — the TV show that celebrated the grand opening of the Matterhorn, Monorail and Submarine Voyage.  Thanks to this kinescope recording of the live, 90 minute television special, we can travel back to Disneyland of the 50's and join Walt Disney as he shows the world the brand new attractions he built for the happiest place on earth. Join us today for Kodak Presents Disneyland '59...

Friday, September 21, 2018

My Dad Walt Disney (Video)

By Keith Mahne




In 2006, a few years prior to the opening of the Walt Disney Family Museum, Diane Disney sat down with American film critic and historian Leonard Maltin for an interview that appeared in the bonus features of the Walt Disney Treasures DVD Your Host Walt Disney. Join us today for a warm and intimate look back at Diane's heartfelt memories of her dad, Walt Disney...

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Disneyland USA at Radio City Music Hall (Video)

By Keith Mahne




Disneyland USA at Radio City Music Hall is a six-minute short filmed in CinemaScope for Radio City Music Hall in 1962. The short was created as a pre-show for the documentary Disneyland, U.S.A. As you are about to see, Walt Disney is on the film interacting with Mickey Mouse, a costumed performer on the stage of the nation's largest indoor theatre. Join us today as we watch the 1962 short Disneyland USA at Radio City Music Hall featuring the one and only Walt Disney...

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Imagineering the Cinderella Castle Suite (Video)

By Keith Mahne




Who hasn't wanted to spend the night inside of Cinderella Castle? Join us today as we let the Imagineers take us on a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the Cinderella Castle Suite in today's new article...

Saturday, September 8, 2018

A Complete Edition About Walt Disney World (1969)

By Keith Mahne




A Complete Edition About Walt Disney World “The Vacation Kingdom of the World” is probably one of the best Florida Project booklets ever made. Released in 1969, it offers an extensive look at how Walt Disney Productions thought Walt Disney World would look once complete. Although a ton of details did become a part of the final version, several of the concepts and ideas featured throughout eventually died somewhere between the release of this booklet and the opening of WDW. Let's take a look for ourselves at what Roy O. Disney and the Disney Company had in mind for "The Vacation Kingdom of the World" back in 1969 in today's new article...

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Listen to Disney's Coronado Springs Resort Music Loop

By Keith Mahne



Disney's Coronado Springs Resort allows you to relive the romance of Spanish Colonial Mexico while finding your mythical city of gold in a Southwestern-themed haven—from brightly colored casitas to rustic ranchos. Part of the theming used to really set the mood is, of course, the sound of the Latin style, classical guitar area music heard throughout the resort. Join us today as we take a listen to Disney's Coronado Springs Resort music loop in today's new article...

Sunday, September 2, 2018

Listen to Disney's Contemporary Resort Music Loop

By Keith Mahne



A stay at Disney's Contemporary Resort offers guests the ability to retreat to an original ultra-modern Disney Resort hotel where you can discover award-winning dining, spectacular views and dazzling pools. Whether you’re staying in the iconic A-frame Contemporary tower or the nearby Garden Wing, you can walk to Magic Kingdom main gate or catch the Resort Monorail as it breezes through the tower. Another thing that you might have noticed during a visit to the Contemporary Resort is the area music heard in the Lobby. Sit back and relax as we take a listen to Disney's Contemporary Resort music loop in today's new article...