As we look forward to Thanksgiving Week, I want to take a moment and look backwards. When we think about the history of Thanksgiving, most of us remember the stories from the pilgrims, the Mayflower, and the Massachusetts Bay Colony. What you may not know, or may not remember…
Read moreIf it weren’t for Nabisco, I’m not sure that I ever would have noticed. It took a package of Oreo sandwich cookies, a special edition package, for me to realize that Mickey Mouse and Steamboat Willie…
Read moreOn October 5, 2001, Disneyland guests experienced their first official “Nightmare.” No, the park didn’t close early, experience a multitude of mechanical breakdowns, or (gasp) run out of ice cream.
Read moreOctober is a big month for fans of Walt Disney World. October is when the Orlando Sentinel announced in 1965 that Disney was coming to Central Florida. October is when the…
Read moreIt was important that I go back.
Granted, I have been to Disneyland more times than I can possibly count. But thirty years after stepping into Walt Disney’s original Magic Kingdom for the first time, on August 19…
Read moreLast month, I took my Dad to a Braves baseball game in Atlanta. The promotional event that evening, on a hot and humid summer night, was “Christmas in July.” Given my obsession with the 1990s band…
Read moreNiki and I spent some time in Chicago this summer. While there, we stopped by the Museum of Science and Industry to experience the excellent Science of Pixar exhibit…
Read moreGreetings from 33,000 feet! Niki and I are on a Southwest flight headed to Walt Disney World. Again….
Read moreI have a wonderful job. I travel the world and talk to people about Disney. One of my favorite conversations is to ask folks about their favorite Disney park attraction. Popular choices include “it’s a small world,” Pirates of the Caribbean, and Peter Pan’s Flight…
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