In one of my recent holiday shopping endeavors, I ran cross a series of unique banks, in shapes and of images not typical of the usual “piggy” variety. As one who always has part of her brain on Disney, I looked at these banks and wondered would at an Imagineer would do with them and [...]
We are back! This blog celebrates those of us who are “Secret Imagineers”: people who look at attractions, show, and parades and imagine how WE would write, direct, and produce them in a way that celebrates the Disney spirit of storytelling! This week, we are exercising our creative muscles with an image submitted a great [...]
Happy Friday, my friends! It’s time once again to channel that deep-seated desire to one day be a Disney Imagineer and brainstorm how to use an everyday object within the Walt Disney World Resort. Today, I present for your consideration this most interesting lamp. I laughed when I saw it and could not grab my [...]
I’ve spent much of the last two weeks watching the athletes of the London 2012 Games perform amazing athletic feats. During that time, I’ve experienced a peculiar mixture of admiration and awe with a dose of inadequacy and wonder; the wonder being, “I wonder what type of an event I could be an Olympian in?” [...]
Everyone loves a parade, right? And at the holidays, there is nothing more quintessentially magical than sitting on a sidewalk in Disney, with your family on either side, watching a parade go by as you sip some hot chocolate. You can do it in the Magic Kingdom. You can do it in Animal Kingdom. You [...]
Christmas in July, it seems, is everywhere!!! Earlier this week, I wandered into one of my favorite stores (after the Disney Store, of course): Hallmark. I love their selection of Disney merchandise and was delighted to discover their Disney holiday ornaments were on display…. and there are a lot of them!! The gallery below showcases [...]
According to a June 22 press release from Disney, a group of engineers, scientists , and astrophysicists were recent guests of the Walt Disney Resort for a presentation entitled “Science Behind the Magic,” led by Manager of Simulation and Analysis of Engineering division, Michael Tschanz. A part of NASA’s 25th annual International Space University Special [...]
Welcome back, everyone! Recently I was in New York City and had the thrilling chance to see the Space Shuttle Enterprise being placed atop the USS Intrepid. I stood among hundreds of awestruck onlookers as this symbol of American ingenuity was lowered onto a symbol of American strength. I was proud to see how many [...]
