From Kirk Douglas' 1988 autobiography  The Ragman's Son :  "I was shocked at Disney's audacity in exploiting my children....

  Everyman Goofy became handyman Goofy in the cartoon Home Made Home, released seventy-five years ago today on March 23, 1951. The title was...

Seventy-five years ago on March 16, 1951, Donald Duck and his nephews were helping the Easter Seals charity by way of this one-panel comic t...

Editor's Note :  Restoration efforts continue on the McConahy Building in Kansas City.  Tremendous progress has been made in the eightee...

Harambe is one of my most favorite locations in all of Walt Disney World.  The attention to detail on the part of the Imagineers is simply s...

It's always fun to find trace evidence of bygone popular culture lingering in the background of a classic Disney cartoon.  Such evidence...

Today marks the 75th Anniversary of the classic Donald Duck cartoon Dude Duck , released on March 2, 1951.  Directed by studio veteran Jack ...

While he certainly has one of the most recognizable voices in the history of Disney entertainment, Winston Hibler has ironically remained on...

 This week's best clickbait.  It landed in a Google feed. "Fan-Favorite Magic Kingdom Attraction Now Facing Intense Criticism"...

It's fitting that one of Mickey Mouse's best cartoons would also have one of the studio's premiere title cards. Released in 193...

"Down in Brazil there's a sing-song game they play, When you hear this tune it haunts you night and day. Just play it once and I...

I miss Sid Cahuenga.  During the early years of the Disney-MGM Studios, this retail location just inside the front gate was a gold mine of m...

We are introducing a new series here at 2719 Hyperion that celebrates a largely overlooked and little appreciated component of classic anima...

This month marks the sixtieth anniversary of the Disney incarnation of A. A. Milne's beloved character, Winnie the Pooh.  The animated s...

This week's best clickbait.  And trust me, I don't search for this stuff.   "I’m a Professional Disney Adult. Here Are 9 Things...

The Rivers of America was sadly on its deathbed when I visited Walt Disney World this past June.  The barricades were mere weeks away when A...

About ten years ago, I began a writing project that was largely inspired by Bill Bryson's very entertaining memoir The Life and Times of...

Certainly even more relevant today than it was on October 5, 1963.  A now sentimental moment when one cultural icon acknowledged another.  M...

 Probably not.  But what the heck.  Retirement beckons and it's time to visit some old haunts.  More to come, if only for my own self-sa...

Ah, what is the perfect summer movie? Jurassic World ?  Incredibles ? Solid arguments could be made for these and countless others...