Vagnini, Steven

Vagnini, Steven After several years as a Walt Disney World cast member and an intern at the Walt Disney Archives, he joined the staff of the Archives as an archivist full time in 2010. He has written articles for Disney publications, spoken to Disney groups, and produced programs for D23 events. In 2018, he transferred …

Vacation Villas

Vacation Villas Opened in December 1971 as townhouses primarily for lease to corporations, the original 27 units were eventually expanded to 133. By 1977, the townhouses were known as Vacation Villas, and were available for overnight guest rentals. They became part of The Disney Institute in 1996 and were removed in 2002 to make way …

Vacation Club Resort, Vero Beach, Florida

Vacation Club Resort, Vero Beach, Florida Ground was broken on Jul. 28, 1994, for a new Vacation Club Resort in Vero Beach. This was the first Disney resort built separately from a Disney park. Disney’s Vero Beach Resort opened Oct. 1, 1995, with an inn and villas, Shutters and Sonya’s Steak & Chops restaurants, Bleachers …

Vacationland Campground

Vacationland Campground Campground across West Street from Disneyland. It closed at the end of 1996 to make way for construction on the Disneyland Resort.

Vacation Club Resort

Vacation Club Resort Time-share hotel facility at Walt Disney World; opened October 1, 1991. Guests can learn about time-share ownership in the Commodore House. The resort includes dining at Olivia’s Cafe and shopping at the Conch Flats General Store. In January 1996 it was renamed Disney’s Old Key West Resort.

Utilidors

Utilidors Web of tunnels, called Utilidors, which connect all areas of Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World. Actually, because of the high water table in Florida, the Utilidors had to be built on top of the ground. Then the park was added on top of that, essentially putting it on the second floor. The …

Ustinov, Peter

Ustinov, Peter (1921-2004) Actor; appeared in Blackbeard’s Ghost (Blackbeard), One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (Hnup Wan), Treasure of Matecumbe (Dr. Snodgrass), and provided the voices of Prince John and King Richard in Robin Hood. On The Disney Channel, he played the grandfather in The Old Curiosity Shop.

Vacation Club Resort, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Vacation Club Resort, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina This 123-unit resort opened on March 1, 1996. Adjacent to Shelter Cove Harbour along the intracoastal waterway, it was designed as a 1940s Carolina Lowcountry vacation lodge. Separate from the lodge itself but part of the resort is Disney’s Beach House in Palmetto Dunes, featuring private access …

Using Simple Machines (film)

Using Simple Machines (film) Educational film; released in September 1986. 14 min. The film explains basic concepts of mechanical physics.

Upjohn Pharmacy

Upjohn Pharmacy Drugstore display on Main Street at Disneyland; open from July 1955 to September 1970. Decorated like a turn-of-the-century pharmacy, it was primarily a display, though in early days guests could pick up tiny free sample bottles of vitamins. Became the New Century Clock Shop.