I’m Going to Disney World In 1987, following up on a suggestion by Michael Eisner’s wife, Jane, Tom Elrod and his Walt Disney World marketing staff came up with the idea of asking quarterback Phil Simms on camera as he ran off the field, “Now that you’ve won the Super Bowl, what are you going …
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IllumiNations Fireworks, lasers, fountains, and music show at Epcot, beginning on January 30, 1988. Superseded Laserphonic Fantasy. General Electric sponsors this nightly show, during which different pavilions of World Showcase are individually spotlighted, accompanied by music associated with that particular country. Lasers synchronized to music blast from the tops of many of the buildings across …
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I’ll Be Home for Christmas (film) Jake Wilkinson, a self-absorbed prep school student, finds himself, just days before Christmas, stranded in the middle of the California desert, wearing a Santa suit and a white beard glued to his face. Put there by the football team who thinks he double-crossed them by not providing the correct …
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If You Had Wings Tomorrowland attraction in Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World sponsored by Eastern Airlines, from June 5, 1972, until June 1, 1987. Guests were transported past exhibits, many of them utilizing film clips, showing areas serviced by Eastern. Replaced by If You Could Fly when Delta became the sponsor, and later …
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