by Jeff Dixon | Feb 12, 2020 | Disney Trivia
Imagine walking through the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank. The time is a bygone era…but it is a time that is remembered fondly and the Walt Disney Studios was THE place to be. Innovative, collaborative, colorful design had created a studio that looked more like a...
by Jeff Dixon | Jan 23, 2020 | Disney Trivia
Project: Marceline… the hometown of Walt Disney is the destination for this bit of Disney ArchaeologyWhat was the Marceline Project? The answer is that it was going to be a general living history farm in Marceline, where it all began for Walt Disney. This project had...
by Jeff Dixon | Jan 9, 2018 | Disney Trivia, Photos
Walt Disney in a Timeless Moment Tucked away in WDW’s Wilderness Lodge is a place that many people never take the time to visit. It goes by a number of names, the Disney vets will call it “The Iron Spike Room.” What makes it fun is that is loaded...
by Jeff Dixon | Apr 5, 2017 | Disney Trivia, Photos
From the very outset of the creation of Disneyland, Walt Disney instructed artist Herb Ryman to create a concept of Disneyland to show to the bankers, his instructions were clear: “Herbie,” Walt said, “I just want it to look like nothing else in the world. And it...
by Jeff Dixon | Jan 7, 2017 | Disney Trivia, Photos
From the files of Disney “Did-You-Know?’ here is something else you can add to the list of “things you never knew you never knew!” It is always fascinating to discover ideas, dreams, and concepts that are part of the history of the Walt Disney World Resort. This one...
by Jeff Dixon | Jan 2, 2017 | Disney Trivia, Photos
Here is a Disney “Did-You-Know?’ that you can file under “things you never knew you never knew!” As you can imagine there are many things that are planned in blue-sky meetings as Imagineers toss about ideas and concepts that possibly would fit into the worlds of Walt...
by Jeff Dixon | Dec 21, 2016 | Photos, The Clues
The following is an excerpt from Storming the Kingdom, the third novel in our series of mystery thrillers set inside Walt Disney World and the Central Florida area. This portion of the story comes from chapters 21 and 22 of the novel. The reason for the post is...
by Jeff Dixon | Nov 7, 2016 | Disney Trivia
Any fan of Walt Disney World will remember the names – Disney Village, Disney Marketplace, Pleasure Island, The Landing, West Side… and Downtown Disney. One of the most recent and extensive changes at WDW has been the reimaging and redevelopment of the three separate...
by Jeff Dixon | Sep 15, 2016 | Disney Trivia
Like many of you, I love discovering some unknown tid-bits about the world of Disney. I especially love the discoveries that connect back to the theme parks and resorts. In January 2012, Variety reported that screenwriter Max Landis had sold a pitch to Walt Disney...
by Jeff Dixon | Jun 12, 2016 | News
Normally – this blog and site contains posts related to Walt Disney and Walt Disney World. This one is different. It is posted on the event of the terrorist attack in Orlando. Nothing about Disney is included below, instead some thoughts about life and hope. We...
