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Theme Parkeology - Way Back Style!

2009-07-15T23:33:00.002-04:00

Theme Parkeology (theem pahrk\ŏl'ə-jē) = the study of details, minutiae and history of theme parks. Akin to the archaeological study of human habitation, theme parkeology looks at the often layered and detailed surroundings. Theme Parkeologists relentlessly pour over the tiniest scraps to glean any information about an area of a theme park, past or present. (Term first coined by the original Theme Parkeologist, Jeff Pepper at 2719 Hyperion.)

I present an image from our 1985 Way Back series. Just two people posing in front of the Universe of Energy. Pretty innocuous, right? Not to the Theme Parkeologist!

If we take a closer look at the bag that the young lady is carrying...
We can get an idea about the type of marketing and graphics that the parks were using back then.

Or the oh-so distant relative of PUSH all the way in the back? Not to mention that you can see a row of the older Disney strollers, the color of the cement work, the planted flowers...

Want to learn more?

Update

2009-07-12T23:33:00.000-04:00

We've added two more items to the collection!

Walt Disney Treasures - Mickey Mouse in Black and White

The Art Of The Haunted Mansion

Geek-End Update, Saturday, July 11, 2009

2009-07-10T23:33:00.001-04:00

Disneyland Nomenclature pulls out a shot of Sleeping Beauty's Castle under deconstruction.
Ryan at the Main Street Gazette shares shots of the 1976 America's on Parade, uh, parade.
Over at My Mobile Adventures, Tink finds a hidden grasshopper that should look familiar!
Princess Fee at DF'82 takes us on a whistlestop of the UK Pavilion. And a great Point Photo from outside of the Phanton Manor.
Kevin Kidney has a fascinating look at the Birthday Cake Room at Disneyland.
DisneyShawn reveals a long-held (for me, anyway) Liberty Square mystery.
Major Pepperidge at Gorilla's Don't Blog shares some more 1964 World's Fair images.
Doc Terminus at Passamaquoddy posts an image of the NEW Crustaceans in Flight attraction.
The Disney Food Blog takes a look at Nine Dragons.

Way Back Main Street Electrical Parade!

2009-07-08T23:33:00.000-04:00

Two more images from our 1985 Way Back series. Two more images from the Main Street Electrical Parade. These two floats are part of the To Honor America section, which ran from 1979 to 2001.

Click on the images to see a larger version.

Confessions of a Winning Shopaholic!

2009-07-06T23:33:00.001-04:00

Congratulations to Michael from Ballwin, Mo. for winning the copy of Confessions of a Shopaholic on DVD. Michael sent the following Disney-related shopping experience:

My favorite Disney-related shopping experience is from Epcot, in December 2000. Epcot was sponsoring a Candlelight Processional dining package, which allowed you to have a very nice meal in one of the participating Epcot restaurants, be escorted to a prime seat for the Candlelight Processional program and also included 20% off your entire purchase from an Epcot store.

This being the Christmas shopping season, my wife wanted to pick out some presents for me, as well as for a few other friends and family members on our shopping list. This meant that I got to wander around and point out my wish list; that alone was lots of fun. Then I left the store and let my wife pick out her choices for who was going to give me what.

By the time she got out of the store, Epcot was closed and we headed out to the parking lot ... only to realize that we had parked at the Magic Kingdom and the Monorail was closed for the night. After looking around for options, we finally found a cast member who called for a bus that was willing to take us back to our car.

It was probably 2 am before getting back to our resort room, but it was worth it as I now had lots of exciting dreams going through my head as to what the final gifts would be under the tree in another couple of weeks! That was a fun Disney Shopping Experience!

Thanks, Michael! Your DVD is on the way.

Silent Bid Update

2009-07-04T23:33:00.000-04:00

Don't forget to place your bids!

The winners will be notified Monday morning. Since there will not be another update on the bids until the winners are anounced, so make sure to send the highest amount you feel comfortable bidding.

WD Imagineering Legends $15.00

WD Imagineering $15.00

DL First Quarter Century $30.00

Disneyland Hotel - Early Years $60.00

WDW - 15th Anniversary $20.00

Disney Touch $5.00

Disney Villain $20.00

WDW - First Decade $20.00

Magic with me $13.00

Auction items, in no particular order:

Walt Disney World, The First Decade (review link)

The First Decade is a wonderful look at the first ten years at WDW, when it was just the Magic Kingdom, the Contemporary, Poly, Golf Resort, Disney Village, Fort Wilderness and River Country. You also get a look at some Reedy Creek Improvement District behind-the-scenes photos and info.

Disneyland, The First Quarter Century (Update link)

The First Quarter Century is similar to Walt Disney World, The First Ten Years. It describes the history and construction of Disneyland--and the additions up to 1970. Lots of great photographs of Disneyland throughout the years.

The Disney Villain by Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas (Review link)

Johnston and Thomas take a detailed look at the Disney Villains throughout the years. It is beautifully illustrated (and written) with a lot of concept art.

Walt Disney's Imagineering Legends by Jeff Kurtti (Review link)

Kurtti is one of the more prolific and talented Disney historians around. In this work, Kurtti investigates the development of the Disney Theme Park through some of the greatest Imagineers ever. Wonderful artwork. Every Theme Park student needs to own this one.

Disneyland Hotel, The Early Years by Donald Ballard (Review link)

Ballard has created a one-of-a-kind resource on the Disneyland Hotel. Ballard looks at the construction, additions and history of the Hotel. It is almost out-of-print, so get a copy soon.

Walt Disney Imagineering

This is the quintessential book on Imagineering and the art of designing theme parks. Released in 1996, it is one of the few resources to look at most every major aspect of Imagineering. It was one of the first Disney-related books that I owned and is a constant and reliable resource.

The Disney Touch by Ron Grover (no review)

Covering the early part of the Eisner years (1984-1990), Grover looks at how Eisner and Wells re-invented Disney and saved the company.

Walt Disney World 15th Anniversary (no review)

This book follows Walt Disney World, The First Decade by five years. It was published to celebrate the 15th Anniversary of Walt Disney World in 1986. A large portion of the book is dedicated to covering EPCOT Center, which was only a few years old. It is a wonderful book for enthusiasts that are looking for a nostalgic look at Walt Disney World or for doing a little research on a Walt Disney World that is no more.

The Magic Begins With Me

Produced as an employee keepsake for the 50th Anniversary of Disneyland, this book looks at and celebrates castmembers from all of the Disney Parks. Included are testimonials from guests and remembrances from current cast.

Geek-End Update, Saturday, July 4, 2009

2009-07-03T23:33:00.002-04:00

FoxxFur at Passport 2 Dreams finally lays another park mystery to rest and offers her thoughts on what may have happened.
Daveland looks at the Jungle Cruise Dock (and the underside of a boat).
Princess Fee at DF'82 looks at a few of the Disneyland Paris street signs.
Ryan at the Disney Film Project shares a brief discussion of Ub Iwerks and Carl Stalling.
Michael at Progress City, USA takes us back in time to EPCOT 1979.
Jerry at Cartoon Brew posts info about a relatively new (and hard-t0-get) biography of Walt Disney.
The Disney Food Blog takes us to the new Wishes Fireworks Dessert Party with lots of pictures!
Ryan at the Main Street Gazette posts about a really cool vintage Walt Disney World book for kids!
Chris at the OC History Roundup has some good shots of the old Disneyland Hotel.
DisneyShawn shares how Trader Sam at the Jungle Cruise got his new name!

Awesome Video Section:

Let's fly tandem with Shontell Crawford at DVC By Resale over Bay Lake! (Anybody want to buy this for me for my birthday?)
Glenn Whelan has posted some fantastic videos of the Pretty Good Movie Ride.

Silent Auction Day 04

2009-07-02T23:00:00.000-04:00

WD Imagineering Legends $15.00

WD Imagineering $15.00

DL First Quarter Century $30.00

Disneyland Hotel - Early Years $60.00

WDW - 15th Anniversary $20.00

Disney Touch $5.00

Disney Villain $20.00

WDW - First Decade $20.00

Magic with me $13.00

To answer another question, at the close of auction payment will be accepted in the form of PayPal (credit card, also) or personal check (personal check will need to clear prior to shipping).

Silent Auction Update Day 03

2009-07-01T21:58:00.002-04:00

A few of the books are starting to heat up!

WD Imagineering Legends $15.00
First Quarter Century $30.00
Disneyland Hotel - Early Years $60.00
WDW - 15th Anniversary $20.00
Disney Touch $5.00
Disney Villain $20.00
WDW - First Decade $20.00
Magic with me $10.00

The aution will continue until midnight on Sunday, July 5.

Silent Auction Update Day 02

2009-06-30T23:00:00.002-04:00

Here is the latest on the Imaginerding Silent Auction:

Walt Disney Imagineering Legends - $15.00
Walt Disney Imagineering - $11.00
Disneyland - First Quarter Century - $25.00
Disneyland Hotel - Early Years - $51.00
WDW - 15th Anniversary - $15.00
Disney Touch - $5.00
Disney Villain - $20.00
WDW - First Decade - $10.00
Magic Begins With Me - $10.00

Several bidders have asked about shipping: we will offer shipping at the literal cost and Media Mail is the cheapest option with optional insurance...but it is up to the winner to advise how they would like it shipped, etc. They can calculate shipping online at usps.com using zip code 27370.

Day One Bids!

2009-06-29T22:00:00.002-04:00

The First Day bids are in!

Here are the current high bids:

Walt Disney Imagineering Legends $15.00
Walt Disney Imagineering $10.00
Disneyland: First Quarter Century $25.00
Disneyland Hotel - Early Years $50.00

There is still time to bid on these and the other items.

The silent auction will end at midnight, on Sunday, July 5th. We will post daily updates here and on twitter. For this silent auction, e-mail drama_eliminated@yahoo.com the title of the book(s) and the amount you are bidding. You will have the opportunity to bid again after the daily update. Some of the items have multiple copies and the two highest bidders will win. If you have any questions about the condition of the book, let us know.

Auction items, in no particular order:

Walt Disney World, The First Decade (review link)

The First Decade is a wonderful look at the first ten years at WDW, when it was just the Magic Kingdom, the Contemporary, Poly, Golf Resort, Disney Village, Fort Wilderness and River Country. You also get a look at some Reedy Creek Improvement District behind-the-scenes photos and info.

Disneyland, The First Quarter Century (Update link)

The First Quarter Century is similar to Walt Disney World, The First Ten Years. It describes the history and construction of Disneyland--and the additions up to 1970. Lots of great photographs of Disneyland throughout the years.

The Disney Villain by Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas (Review link)

Johnston and Thomas take a detailed look at the Disney Villains throughout the years. It is beautifully illustrated (and written) with a lot of concept art.

Walt Disney's Imagineering Legends by Jeff Kurtti (Review link)

Kurtti is one of the more prolific and talented Disney historians around. In this work, Kurtti investigates the development of the Disney Theme Park through some of the greatest Imagineers ever. Wonderful artwork. Every Theme Park student needs to own this one.

Disneyland Hotel, The Early Years by Donald Ballard (Review link)

Ballard has created a one-of-a-kind resource on the Disneyland Hotel. Ballard looks at the construction, additions and history of the Hotel. It is almost out-of-print, so get a copy soon.

Walt Disney Imagineering

This is the quintessential book on Imagineering and the art of designing theme parks. Released in 1996, it is one of the few resources to look at most every major aspect of Imagineering. It was one of the first Disney-related books that I owned and is a constant and reliable resource.

The Disney Touch by Ron Grover (no review)

Covering the early part of the Eisner years (1984-1990), Grover looks at how Eisner and Wells re-invented Disney and saved the company.

Walt Disney World 15th Anniversary (no review)

This book follows Walt Disney World, The First Decade by five years. It was published to celebrate the 15th Anniversary of Walt Disney World in 1986. A large portion of the book is dedicated to covering EPCOT Center, which was only a few years old. It is a wonderful book for enthusiasts that are looking for a nostalgic look at Walt Disney World or for doing a little research on a Walt Disney World that is no more.

The Magic Begins With Me

Produced as an employee keepsake for the 50th Anniversary of Disneyland, this book looks at and celebrates castmembers from all of the Disney Parks. Included are testimonials from guests and remembrances from current cast.

Imaginerding Silent Auction!

2009-06-28T23:33:00.001-04:00

I have duplicates of some great titles that I will be auctioning off this week (my wife is making me do this). Many of them have already been reviewed and will make an incredible addition to any Disney enthusiast's library.

Auction items, in no particular order:

Walt Disney World, The First Decade (review link)

The First Decade is a wonderful look at the first ten years at WDW, when it was just the Magic Kingdom, the Contemporary, Poly, Golf Resort, Disney Village, Fort Wilderness and River Country. You also get a look at some Reedy Creek Improvement District behind-the-scenes photos and info.

Disneyland, The First Quarter Century (Update link)

The First Quarter Century is similar to Walt Disney World, The First Ten Years. It describes the history and construction of Disneyland--and the additions up to 1970. Lots of great photographs of Disneyland throughout the years.

The Disney Villain by Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas (Review link)

Johnston and Thomas take a detailed look at the Disney Villains throughout the years. It is beautifully illustrated (and written) with a lot of concept art.

Walt Disney's Imagineering Legends by Jeff Kurtti (Review link)

Kurtti is one of the more prolific and talented Disney historians around. In this work, Kurtti investigates the development of the Disney Theme Park through some of the greatest Imagineers ever. Wonderful artwork. Every Theme Park student needs to own this one.

Disneyland Hotel, The Early Years by Donald Ballard (Review link)

Ballard has created a one-of-a-kind resource on the Disneyland Hotel. Ballard looks at the construction, additions and history of the Hotel. It is almost out-of-print, so get a copy soon.

Walt Disney Imagineering

This is the quintessential book on Imagineering and the art of designing theme parks. Released in 1996, it is one of the few resources to look at most every major aspect of Imagineering. It was one of the first Disney-related books that I owned and is a constant and reliable resource.

The Disney Touch by Ron Grover (no review)

Covering the early part of the Eisner years (1984-1990), Grover looks at how Eisner and Wells re-invented Disney and saved the company.

Walt Disney World 15th Anniversary (no review)

This book follows Walt Disney World, The First Decade by five years. It was published to celebrate the 15th Anniversary of Walt Disney World in 1986. A large portion of the book is dedicated to covering EPCOT Center, which was only a few years old. It is a wonderful book for enthusiasts that are looking for a nostalgic look at Walt Disney World or for doing a little research on a Walt Disney World that is no more.

The Magic Begins With Me

Produced as an employee keepsake for the 50th Anniversary of Disneyland, this book looks at and celebrates castmembers from all of the Disney Parks. Included are testimonials from guests and remembrances from current cast.

Geek-End Update, Saturday, June 27, 2009

2009-06-26T23:33:00.000-04:00

Michael at Progress City, USA takes a look at the concept art for Neverworlds. Check out the vintage picture of the Swan Boat as Vacuum Boat!
Daveland takes us sailing through Sundays on the Jungle Cruise.
Michael Sporn holds Mickey Class 101.
Ryan at the Main St. Gazette shares some vintage Walt Disney World photos from his earlier vacations.
Wade Sampson at MousePlanet looks at the history of the Subs (and other watercraft) at Disneyland.
Princess Fee at DF'82 points us to another fantastic Point Photo (or Picture Spot--I love those!).

Book, er, DVD Update and Mini-Review

2009-06-25T23:33:00.001-04:00

I was thrilled to receive the Walt Disney Treasures - The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit for Father's Day.

Mini Review:

We watched the entire collection on Sunday and Monday. The boys loved the cartoons and my oldest even thought that Steamboat Willie (on the bonus disc) was a great cartoon. The documentary on Ub Iwerks, The Hand Behind the Mouse, was very enjoyable. I had seen it on Ovation, before, and I thought it really highlighted all of the artistic and technical advances that Ub brought to the Disney Studios.

Many of the Oswald cartoons are still missing and a few of the ones featured on the disc are 16-mm prints or borrowed negatives from collectors and cartoon museums.

Didier Ghez, at the impressive Disney History blog, recently posted about the lost silent Disney cartoons. Here is the list of missing Oswald titles:

Poor Papa
The Bauher's Daughter
Harem Scarem
Rickety Gin
Neck ' N ' Neck
Empty Socks
The Ole' Swimmin' Ole
Africa Before Dark
Sage Brush Sadie
Ride 'Em Ployboy!
Hungry Hoboes
Sky Scrappers
Sleigh Bells
Hot Dog

That is a lot of missing history!

Although they were all silent, Disney has added a score to each short that enhances the mood and adds to the story. If you are a fan of animation or want to get a look at Disney's first star, then you need to pick up this DVD.

The above image features a sampling of the only existing pencil drawings of Sagebrush Sadie, on of the missing Oswald cartoons.

Skyway Way Back

2009-06-23T23:33:00.001-04:00

We have two shots from the Skyway from the 1985 set.

You don't get to see views of the Castle like this any longer.

You can see the other posts in our Way Back series.

Media Review: Confessions of a Shopaholic

2009-06-21T23:33:00.002-04:00

Confessions of a Shopaholic, DVD 2009. Rated PG.

Not the usual fare that you see reviewed at Imaginerding, is it? Make sure you check out the contest at the end of the review--you could win a copy of the DVD!

I had the opportunity to preview the DVD and thought that it might be fun for an at-home date night. We got the popcorn ready and set the kids up in the playroom with the Wii and a new cartoon.

I was familiar with the title; it is based on a book by Sophie Kinsella. Sophie is known in the library world as the author of the Shopaholic series and as one of the pre-eminent authors in the chick lit genre. I assumed, based on the marketing and the title, that it was going to a romantic-comedy.

And plus, Isla Fisher is cute!

When fashionista Rebecca Bloomwood’s out-of-control spending reaches the outer limits of her credit cards, she is forced to find employment to pay for her label-icious wardrobe. Her dream job is a position at New York’s top fashion rag Alette, but she has to settle for a desk at Successful Saving, a struggling financial magazine owned by the same publishing company. With a dogged debt collector (Robert Stanton) hot on her stilettos, Becky becomes the unlikely author of a column on saving money—with a little help from her friends at Google. Her unconventional outlook on money matters attracts the approval of her dreamy boss, Luke Brandon (Hugh Dancy), and Becky begins to think maybe there is a whole new world waiting for her just a few steps away from Madison Avenue.

I was surprised by the amount of laughs--especially uncontrolled laughing--we had during the film. It started a little slow, but quickly gained momentum as the story and characters were set. During the tough economic time, I think most of us can relate to Isla's character. She has big dreams and is trying to make them come true. She keeps getting distracted, though, by sales and one-of-a-kind deals. You can't help but root for her and her dreams!

The cast is full of big name actors with small, pivotal, quirky and charming roles. John Goodman and Joan Cusack play comical and doting parents to Isla's character. Throughout the film, they try their best to help their daughter. Kristin Ritter is her BFF (am I even allowed to say that?) and is Isla's rock during the film. She helps ground the character and continually tries to turn her in the right direction.

Joan Cusack, John Goodman and Isla Fisher.

My favorite part, by far is Edgar West played by one of my favorite actors, John Lithgow. John's character is the head of a vast magazine empire...

He describes the character: “Edgar West is the head of the publishing company, he would be someone like the CEO of a company such as Condé Nast, the head of the entire magazine empire, in charge of many different magazines. He is not a fashionista at all, he is at the very pinnacle of the magazine publishing world and he is extremely powerful. As I figured out his character, I see him as a man with a twinkle in his eye. He sees and absorbs everything and he is involved in the big reversal, the surprise at the end, that is all him – he is the one who surprises Hugh Dancy’s character. He likes keeping things secret.”

I enjoyed the film and wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to family and friends. Isla's character is wide-eyed, innocent and charming. She is surrounded by family and friends (and a few enemies) and you enjoy the story.

Don't forget to pay attention to the credits--you see where Isla's character gets her amazing dancing skills!

Contest:

I have a copy of the DVD to give away! Send me an e-mail (biblioadonis at yahoo.com) with your favorite Disney-related shopping experience--whether it is at a Disney park or the Disney Store. The winner, chosen by me, will have their entry posted on Imaginerding and will receive the DVD. All entries are due by midnight on Friday, June 26, 2009. Make sure to put Disney Shopaholic in the subject line.

Geek-End Update, Saturday, June 20, 2009

2009-06-19T23:33:00.000-04:00

DisneyShawn takes a look at CommuniCore and traces its early history.
Matterhorn1959 celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Matterhorn, Monorail, Submarines and Motor Boat Cruise!
Princess Fee at DF'82 takes a look at a Euro-Disneyland detail.
Didier at Disney History shares information about two upcoming Disney-related books.
David at Disney O Rama looks at the Utilidors (and shares a nifty map).
Alain at Disney and More has some great artwork for the Western River Expedition.
Foxxfur at Passport2Dreams looks at a more modern Vanishing Walt Disney World.

White Rabbit's Gingerapple Fizz

2009-06-18T23:33:00.000-04:00

(click on the image to see a larger version)

Drew left a comment asking about a specific recipe that he remembered that had apple juice, ginger ale and ice cream. I promised to scan it and post it for him.

Drew, can you make enough to serve 500?

Ask Dave!

2009-06-17T23:33:00.001-04:00

In this week's Disney Insider, a reader asks Dave Smith a question about biographies on Walt Disney and the planning, designing and construction of Walt Disney World.

As far as biographies, Dave mentions the following:

The Magic Kingdom by Steven Watts
Walt Disney: an American Originalby Bob Thomas
Walt Disney, The Triumph of the American Imagination by Neal Gabler (meh--so, so with lots of documented inaccuracies)
The Animated Man: A Life of Walt Disney by Michael Barrier (my personal favorite)

In addition to Jeff Kurtti's fantastic Since the World Began, I would also recommend some other titles about Walt Disney World:

Realityland: True-Life Adventures at Walt Disney Worldby David Koenig
Walt Disney's Epcot Center: Creating the New World of Tomorrowby Richard Beard
The Art of Walt Disney Worldby Jeff Kurtti and Bruce Gordon

You can see other books about Walt Disney World on my bibliography page.

Book Update

2009-06-15T17:07:00.005-04:00

My dad found Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Cookbook: Favorite Recipes from Mickey and His Friendsfor me last weekend. It is a 1975 printing.

Some of the recipes:

Morty and Ferdie's Merry-Go-round Cake
Snow White's Sugar Glaze
Scrooge McDuck's Cheeseburgers
Robin Hood's Meat Sandwich
Mickey Mouse's Beanie-Weenie Soup
Smee's Fried Eggs
Archimedes' Meat Loaf
The Caterpillar's Corn on the Cob
O'Malley's Tuna Fish Salad
King Louie's Fruit Salad
Jiminy Cricket's Cherry Vanilla Freeze
Chip and Dale's Nutty Fruit cup
Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee's Banana Split
Maid Marian's Mulled Cider

Geek-End Update, Saturday, June 13, 2009

2009-06-12T23:33:00.010-04:00

Ryan at Main Street Gazette shares the history of Stormalong Bay.
Michael at Progress City, USA posts a link to a website about the Fort Wilderness Railroad and shares info about the proposed Wilderness junction.
Princess Fee at DF'82 starts us on a tour of Disneyland Parc (Paris) with the dedication plaque.
Richard at Photos From the Parks takes us on a photo tour of the Sleeping Beauty Walk-Through at Disneyland.
Daveland has a great look at the Disneyland Adventureland gate.
SmaLand's Disney Adventures posts a scan of the Adventure Thru Inner Space.
My Disney Collection has scanned a fantastic concept postcard.

Way Back Goofy

2009-06-10T23:33:00.000-04:00

Two more shots from the 1985 Way Back series. Here we see the Goof in parade mode: day and night version!

Geek-End Update, Saturday, June 06, 2009

2009-06-06T08:00:00.000-04:00

Hans Perk at A Film L.A. posts a scan of a swell 1932 invitation. He has also celebrated his three-year blogging anniversary! Stop by his site and tell him how awesome he is!!!
Disney on Parole looks at the Disney Studios on Kingswell, with a special then and now look.
Doc from the Disney Obsession posts about Gertie the Dinosaur at the Disney Hollywood Studios--and why she is so much more than an ice cream stand! (Great pic, too!)
Wade Sampson at MousePlanet presents a fantastic history of the Empress Lilly (and the Lake Buena Vista Village).
David at Vintage Disney Collectibles shares some interesting postal images.
Daveland celebrates three years of blogging with some nighttime images of Disneyland. Head over and congratulate him!

Blog Alert:

I have been reading the Mesa Verde Times for a few weeks now and just wanted to point them out.

See them? Over there?

It is an amazing blog with behind-the-scenes photos from Horizons. CHIEF and Hoot Gibson can be described as self-styled, guerilla theme park adventurers. Or something like that.

Way Back Jungle Cruise

2009-05-27T08:00:00.000-04:00

Two more photos from the 1985 Walt Disney World way back series. I love the older entrance sign to the queue. If you click on the photo, you can see the old-style trash can and strollers.

Geek End Update, Saturday, May 23 2009

2009-05-22T23:33:00.000-04:00

Foxxfur at Passport2Dreams has a fairly theoretical (and amazing) look at attraction classification.
Cheri at 5Kingdoms takes a look at where Alice is located.
Daveland posts Tomorrowland on Paper (and celebrated his 1000th post).
Princess Fee at DF'82 encourages us to take some time in the UK Pavilion.
Kevin Kidney shares some great Richland artwork.
Major Pepperidge at Gorilla's Don't Blog posts some great images of the Ford Magic Skyway.
Hans Perk at A Film L.A. reminisces about his first trip to the Disney Studios. And he shares some great images.
Michael at Progress City, USA discusses the Elseworld of Cypress Point Lodge at Walt Disney World.