Beyond Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge’s displays, both obvious and understated, there are numerous Cultural Representatives employed by the resort. They are there to educate, engage, and share the beauty of their home countries, and one of the best ways they do this is through the String of Memories activities.
By: Kendall Foreman Throughout history, rivers have served as connecting lines between the past, present, and future. Established cities served as jumping off points for
Why would Disney choose to honor their multimillion dollar housing hamlet with a dusty, wild west themed cart serving up the food of the everyman? They didn’t. Disney Golden Oak and Golden Oak Outpost both share a common namesake.
If you grew up in the 1980s and 90s, and you were a Disney fan, there is one song from which you undoubtedly know at least one lyric. The chorus goes a little something like this: Join right in, sing-along with your favorite Disney song…
What do the French flaneur Thomas O’Malley and the citrus-headed Orange Bird have in common? They are both orange…? That’s about it right?
By: Kendall Foreman Act I When William Shakespeare wrote the words, “All the world’s a stage,” he meant so in a literary sense, but for
Just as a technological through-line can be traced from Great Moment with Mr. Lincoln to The Hall of Presidents to The American Adventure, so too the artwork of so many named and unnamed artists can be seen woven throughout the three attractions.
Leading up to Disneyland’s opening day, Walt employed all sorts of methods with which to pique the interest of the public, and for the littlest park-goers, Disney decided to craft a legend as magical as park itself.
Fans of Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress show their devotion not only by quoting its most memorable lines, but also in their knowledge of its visual elements. Whether it is that somewhat creepy jack-o-lantern in the 1940s scene or the presence of a disappearing daughter from the turn-of-the-century scene, details both small and large do not go unnoticed.
I have been visiting Walt Disney World for over thirty years. The question of where I would like to vacation each year was not multiple choice; it only ever had one answer. That is until…
The Town Square Theater in Magic Kingdom is so much more than a glorified Meet and Greet location. It is a trip backstage, a peek behind the curtain, a VIP visit to the main mouse’s dressing room, and as such, this elevated experience treats observant visitors to a number of callbacks, gags, inside jokes, and Easter eggs.
Perhaps the reason this scene is such a perfect encapsulation of that moment in history is because it is based on a photograph that was taken for the purpose of conveying the hardship of the Great Depression.