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    The History of Disney’s Fast Pass-Should it remain free?…

                                                                                                                                           It’s been quite a long spell since my last article, the Holiday season of Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas has taken their toll of my time, and the Honey-Do list is larger than the national debt, but its good to be back at my desk. However, this is the first time in my over 17 years of covering Disney that I totally disagree with my beloved Walt Disney Company. Over the years, I was not happy with some decisions, i.e. the loss of Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, Magic Kingdom’s Skyway, and I did enjoy Body wars in EPCOT, but I knew Disney needed to keep things fresh and new for…

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    Walt Disney’s “Nine Old Men”…

                                                                                         Walt Disney, as all of us know was a brilliant showman, storyteller and animator. You might even say he was clairvoyant, for he seemed to know what would work and become successful, despite all odds to the contrary. But for many, the animator part was not quite true. Walt once famously quoted…  “You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality.” No one knew this more than Walt.                                                                                      Although he studied the infant art form of animation, experimented and knew what he wanted, as an artist and draftsman, he was pedestrian at…

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    Roy O. Disney, Walt’s best Friend…

                                                                                                                      I must admit, I’m a bit behind my time with this article. The last few months have been, to say the least hectic. With my daughters’ wedding now past, my wife finally got called back to work and I just finished up three major projects, it’s now time for my favorite pastime, writing about Disney. But with this Covid and Flu season, my favorite place in the world, Walt Disney World, is almost unrecognizable! No fireworks, no parades, no meet and greets, no shows, half my favorite eaters not yet opened, limited character encounters, etc. No annual passholder tickets being offered, and now you have to make a reservation…

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    Disney’s “Splash Mountain”… Should it be re-imagined?

    I have never disagreed with what Disney has planned, offered, re-imagined, removed or added since writing about everything Disney since 2005. Remember when Disney was going to add Captain Jack Sparrow and other characters from the franchise to the storyline? The internet was livid with complaints how that would destroy a Disney classic, but Disney did it right and it enhances the pirate’s tale. The Same with the Haunted Mansion, with the changed queue and graveyard. I had faith, and it was rewarded, the additions set the attraction’s bar even higher. Disney’s decision to re-imagine Splash Mountain, originally inspired by “The Song of the South” to reflect the film, “The…

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