Donald Duck visited the Sunshine State nearly two decades before Walt Disney World emerged out of central Florida swampland in late 1971. D...

Upon seeing yesterday's post on the Donald Duck cartoon Modern Inventions , Bob Cowan kindly sent on some wonderful production art piece...

The future frequently envisioned in the 1930s was a bright and shining place, filled with tall skyscrapers and mechanical automatons that t...

A computer keyboard, a Sony Walkman and and Pokey (AKA Clyde) all pay tribute to the decade of the 1980s at Walt Disney World's Pop Cent...

Vastly underrated, largely unrecognized, and sadly little discussed by even the most serious and well respected of Disney historians is the ...

Though Jiminy Cricket is certainly best remembered for his star turn in Pinocchio , he is that rare feature film character whose career quic...

Two of my favorite Disney characters, Ranger Woodlore and Humphrey, do their part on behalf of fire safety at Disney's California Advent...

Among the very earliest of proposed countries for EPCOT Center's World Showcase was this conceptualization for a Venezuela pavilion. Li...

Probably not . . . Here are two different subjects that separately tend to get people's blood boiling--gasoline (as in the price of), an...

Didier Ghez has showcased a miracle of sorts on his always informative and wonderful Disney History blog . The Disney-produced animated seq...

Mickey, Donald and Goofy were in fact the original ghostbusters, chasing down troublesome spirits in the 1937 cartoon Lonesome Ghosts . The...

What is truly wonderful about the Haunted Mansion at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom is that the show continues well after you leave y...

Today marks the 50th Anniversary of one of my favorite pieces of Disney entertainment. This occasion will likely go unnoticed by most; its ...

Five years separated these pennants that celebrated Disneyland anniversaries. I was a big fan of the Disneyland 35 Years of Magic motif fro...

I frequently receive emails from readers that request my services as an appraiser of sorts. Many equate my knowledge and experience in matt...

Horace Horsecollar is certainly one of the better known of Disney's secondary cartoon players. Like his female counterpart of sorts Cla...

Playing to the darker and more sinister atmosphere of the Villains in Vogue store in Disney's Hollywood Studio is a decor that could be ...

It is an icon of roadside popular culture. A home on the road for tin can tourists. Over the years, Disney cartoon makers incorporated the...

I am very happy and excited to announce that Amanda Chin, Victoria Gatarz, Emily Jarosiewicz, and Valentina Pannullo have been awarded First...

There is a much more casual dynamic to the characters at Disneyland. It was a refreshing change of pace from the long lines and general mob...