From a riverboat deckhand to a brave little tailor and a sorcerer’s apprentice, Mickey Mouse has taken on many roles since his first appearance in 1928. “Mickey Columbus,” a proposed but never-realized concept, would have seen our favorite animated star sailing the seas in an effort to prove that the world was round—and win the …
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By Steven Vagnini In honor of the 60th anniversary of the “E” Ticket, we thought we’d share five of our favorite facts about the ticket books that once admitted us into attractions at Disneyland, Walt Disney World, and Tokyo Disneyland. 1. Although Disneyland opened to the general public on July 18, 1955, ticket books weren’t …
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The comic pages of the past were where he spent his time, and he, his girl, and all their friends could ONLY speak in thyme! Do you know which Disney bug this could be?
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Picture a moody scene of an adobe wall dotted with a mosaic of lanterns—beautiful beacons to weary vacationers trying to get to their rooms before darkness falls. You’ll discover this scene the next time you travel to Kidani Village at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge. And if you’re fortunate enough to arrive here just as a …
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Like they say on the red carpet, “Who are you wearing?” But we’re, of course, not talking about an award show—we’re talking about an even bigger night of the year, Halloween! Our friends at Disney Consumer Products have introduced a (ghost) host of fabulous new costumes for 2015—for adults, kids, and even dogs! So if …
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Today is a very, very special day. Why, you ask? Well, odds are, it’s your un-birthday—it’s most-assuredly ours! But October 6 is also Mad Hatter Day, the day we celebrate Alice In Wonderland’s eccentric, chapeau-wearing tea party host. We’re definitely raising a cup of tea to the Mad Hatter himself today, but we thought this …
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The Good Dinosaur: New Trailer & Disney Parks Sneak Y’know how that giant asteroid hit Earth and rendered dinosaurs extinct? Well, imagine if it had bypassed our little blue planet altogether. What would life be like? That’s the question Disney•Pixar’s next animated film, The Good Dinosaur, aims to answer. And a brand-new trailer, above, clues …
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The iconic and beloved Disneyland Hotel turns 60 years old today, and we wanted to toast one of our favorite hotels anywhere with a gallery of images—many never seen before. Some of our favorite images are ones Disneyland Hotel historian Don Ballard discovered in winter 2011 at a storage vault in Hollywood (a small sample …
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