While searching around for an image to use in this post, I came across a video on The Walt Disney Family Museum website, someone talking about how Walt Disney went about all of his work without forgetting what it was like to be a kid. I like that about him. Kind of like in this […]
Read MoreWe are welcoming back Anthony once again with his latest contribution to Walt Wednesday! Be sure to check out his blog if you haven’t already: Moved by the Mouse. It’s the best (and features a new Date Night focusing on 101 Dalmations!) Lately, I have had one album in constant rotation on my iPod. It […]
Read MoreHappy Wednesday everyone! Just want to thank Anthony from Moved by the Mouse once again for jumping in and working on Walt Wednesday! On December 5th, 2011, Walt Disney (born in 1901) would have turned 110 years old. If some are to be believed, all we have to do is take him out of a cryogenic freezer […]
Read MoreWelcome back to Anthony from Moved by the Mouse who is gracing us with another Walt Wednesday! Ask anyone who knows me and they’ll confirm that I am indeed a media hoarder. In the corner of my small Queens apartment resides a veritable Matterhorn of books, CDs and DVDs. There is a very loose system […]
Read MoreTHP would like to welcome our friend Anthony from Moved by the Mouse who was kind enough to fill in for this week’s Walt Wednesday! I have a secret to tell you. I was never really into trains. As a kid, I vaguely remember wearing a conductor’s cap with my name embroidered on it, but I […]
Read MoreForty-six years and one day ago, after 18 months of secretly securing land, Walt and Roy took part in the official press conference to announce that Disney would be coming to Florida. For years they had been scouting out several locations for this venture including Niagara Falls, the Washington D.C. area, and St. Louis. In […]
Read MoreOdds are that if you’ve been to the Magic Kingdom, you will recognize the large bronze statue of Walt holding Mickey’s hand at the end of Main Street, USA. Without a doubt, every time I visit the world, I see a myriad of guests standing in front of it, trying to get their picture taken […]
Read More“To tell the truth, more things of importance happened to me in Marceline than have happened since– or are likely to in the future.” – Walt Disney This is the quote that opens the trailer for the documentary, Marceline by Andy and Sara Neitzert. When I first heart about it on The Disney Blog, I thought […]
Read MoreLegacy (Noun): Something from past: something that is handed down or remains from a previous generation or time. We see that word a lot. I can’t count the many times I’ve read a Disney book or blog entry where the author talks about Walt Disney’s legacy. When I was training to become a cast member, we spent the […]
Read MoreIt’s a running joke here at This Happy Place Blog that Estelle and I are as opposite as night and day. Our different personalities make this blog (and our friendship) interesting. It’s good to have someone in your life who challenges you to be better and who doesn’t just agree with everything you say. Our […]
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