by Jeff Dixon | Sep 24, 2013 | News
The news feeds are buzzing today (not as in Lightyear…but as in all stirred up) over the newly announced plan that Disney has unveiled changing their policy for disabled guests. It is easy to read any news report or hear how a story is told, process it through...
by Jeff Dixon | Sep 13, 2013 | Disney Trivia
Friday the 13th is here…and Disney is embracing it! What about you? Are you afraid or are you ready to make it a great day? As 2013 unfolds or by the time you read this “unfolded”…Disney villains will be – or were in the spotlight at...
by Jeff Dixon | Sep 11, 2013 | Disney Trivia
The words echoed in the Disney theme park and meant so much more than one could ever imagine ” … Due to circumstances beyond our control, the Magic Kingdom is now closed. Please follow the direction of the nearest Cast Member.” The date was...
by Jeff Dixon | Sep 4, 2013 | Disney Trivia
Do you know how close the world came to never hearing of Walt Disney? It is true, a usually forgotten piece of Disney history happened on September 4, 1918. The place is Chicago, on this September day a young postal employee named Walt Disney (who is a substitute mail...
by Jeff Dixon | Aug 22, 2013 | Disney Trivia
Some notes, thoughts, and some life lessons from Dream It! Do It! – My Half Century Creating Disney’s Magic Kingdoms by Marty Sklar Article written by Jeff Dixon, author of The Key to the Kingdom & Unlocking the Kingdom “Help me get out of...
by Jeff Dixon | Jul 31, 2013 | Disney Trivia
You are familiar with the Disney classic, Mary Poppins. In the days ahead, with an upcoming Disney film on the subject, you will be hearing and reading many stories about the creation of the film and the relationship between Disney and the author of the books, P.L....
by Jeff Dixon | Jun 13, 2013 | Disney Trivia
At Walt Disney World there is a sense of excitement as you walk down Main Street, U.S.A. This street that grew out of the imagination of Walt Disney is about an America that is changing and making new discoveries at every turn. It is the turn of the 20th century on...
by Jeff Dixon | May 13, 2013 | Disney Trivia
If you were to have had the chance to see Walt Disney out and driving around…what do you think he might have driven? Walt Disney, enjoyed his cars, but unlike other celebrities of his day, and today … Walt’s was not a guy who was “in love” with...
by Jeff Dixon | Apr 29, 2013 | Disney Trivia
Walt Disney, early on his career, discovered the value of promotional tie-in merchandise. It was this steady stream of Disney merchandise, smarty and saavy cross promotion, and constant looking for new products that became a key source of income for the company. Those...
by Jeff Dixon | Mar 27, 2013 | Disney Trivia
Do you remember reading this headline? “King of Belgium, Walt Disney and Unknown Columnist Lost in Disneyland Underwater Accident.” Of course you don’t, because it didn’t happen. But it was feared that it could have. James Bacon started his...
