by Jeff Dixon | Mar 9, 2013 | Disney Trivia
If you could get into a time machine and travel back in time to October 9, 1966 with Walt Disney you would find him in Kansas City. Walt was returning to the Kansas City Art Institute, the very place he attended classes 50 years earlier. This Kansas City trip had...
by Jeff Dixon | Feb 22, 2013 | Disney Trivia
The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award is awarded to “Creative producers, whose bodies of work reflect a consistently high quality of motion picture production.” Who was Irving Thalberg? He was the vice president and head of the Production Division of...
by Jeff Dixon | Feb 16, 2013 | Disney Trivia
In Disneyland, the year was 1966 and it was the grand opening of New Orleans Square and the Blue Bayou Restaurant. The mayor of New Orleans had been invited and Walt Disney was having some fun with the visiting city official. The mayor said to Walt, “Looks just...
by Jeff Dixon | Feb 5, 2013 | Disney Trivia
If you have ever been to a Disney theme park you have had the chance to walk around and notice the landscaping. Often you will see a sign that indicates the name of the type of plant, tree, or flower you are looking at. Keep that in mind as you read this little...
by Jeff Dixon | Jan 23, 2013 | Disney Trivia, Photos
This unusual gravestone represents a very important…and often lost or forgotten piece of Walt Disney history. In the mystery thriller, Unlocking the Kingdom, author Jeff Dixon explains why this gravestone, as unique as it is…unlocks the world of...
