Disney Parks Rewind – Wilderness Lodge Turns 25
Disney’s Wilderness Lodge Resort opened to guests on May 28, 1994, twenty-five years ago. Based on the grand lodges in national parks, the 729-room facility was part of Disney’s larger […]
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Nick Moreau works at an archives, delving into his community's past. On DisKingdom, he focuses on vintage Disney content.
Disney Parks’ New Bo Peep Debuts
The new Bo Peep costumed character, in her Toy Story 4 outfit, has started to make the rounds. In the last few days, she appeared on the Disney Wonder cruise […]
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Disney Rewind – May 1994 – Weather Channel considers pavilion at Epcot
Still reeling from the sudden death of executive Frank Wells in April, and preparing for the release of The Lion King in June, Disney was largely quiet in May 1994. It […]
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Howard Ashman Documentary to Stream in Late 2019
Audiences at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival watched and applauded a documentary about Howard Ashman, the lyricist for Disney hits The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin. Since […]
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Disney Parks Rewind – All-Star Sports Turns 25
Walt Disney World’s All-Star Sports Resort opened twenty-five years ago, the morning of April 29, 1994. The first phase of Disney’s first economy resort, Surf’s Up, had 384 rooms. Disney […]
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Disney History: Beauty and the Beast premiered on Broadway April 18, 1994
It’s hard to ever think of Disney as an underdog, but Beauty and the Beast fought massive odds. It faced a record-setting budget, a new crew, a possible boycott, and […]
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Disney Rewind – April 1994 – Frank Wells dies, Beauty opens on Broadway
April 1994, 25 years ago, was marked with both tragedy and triumph for the Disney. The same month saw Beauty and the Beast, the company’s first Broadway musical, open and […]
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Disney Rewind – Lion King Merchandise Debuted 25 Years Ago
While we’re still a few months away from The Lion King‘s 25th anniversary, June 14, it’s not too early to celebrate the anniversary of the movie’s merchandising. Rewind a quarter […]
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Disney Parks Rewind – April 1994 – Hall of Presidents To Move?
Plans for the Hall of Presidents and Snow White’s Adventures, a smoking ban, and a fall from the Skyway Gondolas featured in the Disney Parks news from April 1994, twenty […]
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Disney, Marvel, Star Wars cosplay at Toronto Comicon 2019
Today is the final day of Toronto Comicon 2019, a pop culture convention in Canada. The annual event is a three-day spring event with hundreds of retailers and artists, celebrity […]
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15 Things About 25-Year-Old TV Movie “To My Daughter With Love”
A quarter century ago, today, CBS’ The Magical World of Disney debuted a TV movie called To My Daughter With Love. The film stars Ricky Schroder as a father trying […]
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Rewind to 1994: EPCOT’s Magical World of Barbie
You’ve likely heard that the Universe of Energy and France at Epcot are getting Guardians of the Galaxy and Ratatouille makeovers, much in the same way that Norway was Frozen […]
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Rewind to the first Disney Marathon in 1994
The Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend has just begun, all leading up to the twenty-sixth running of the popular race. At the first running of the event, in 1994, Disney […]
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Voice Actor Jim Cummings Fills Room At The Fan Expo Canada
On Friday at Fan Expo Canada in Toronto, voice actor Jim Cummings shared stories of his extensive career. Despite being scheduled opposite the director of Ralph Wrecks the Internet, he […]
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Incredibles 2: The Official Guide Review
As someone who appreciates DK’s “Disney: The Ultimate Visual Guide”, I was moderately surprised by “Incredibles 2: The Official Guide”. They may have the same publisher and similar names, but […]
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