Don’t Stop Believin’
Greetings from Niagara Falls, Canada! I’m writing while also sharing The Wisdom of Walt with a great group of folks from various businesses in agriculture at the Grow Your People Summit. It is fitting that the event is taking place in Ontario…
Are We Having Fun Yet?
What is your favorite Disney Park attraction? Better yet, on which attraction do you find yourself having the most fun? For me, the answer has always been Disneyland’s Space Mountain. There are arguably better, more advanced, and more impressive attractions.…
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Advance
Half-a-billion bucks! That’s how much Disney’s newest roller coaster, located just inside Epcot, cost. Let me rewind for just a second…half-a-billion bucks! For a single stand-alone attraction. Five-hundred-million dollars is approximately half of what Epcot in its entirety (all 300 acres) cost…
Taking Chances
Want to hear something ironic? I’ve just returned from a near-perfect trip to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. I emphasize the location because we were originally scheduled to fly in on Wednesday, September 28, the day MCO (Orlando’s airport…
All Roads Lead to Resiliency
Have you ever heard the expression “All Roads Lead to Rome”? Well, when I taught my history classes, and especially my government courses, I often joked that “All Roads Lead to Disney!” At first, my students thought I was joking.…
The Wisdom of Walt D’Isigny
Statistically, the name is not at all common, yet it seems everyone knows the name “Disney.” Out of 350 million plus people in the United States, fewer than 5,000 have the surname Disney. Nonetheless, it is a name synonymous with…
Wishing You a Happy Memorial Day!
As we head into a very different three day weekend celebration, I want to take a moment to share with you some short inspirational, motivational, and patriotic video clips.
See You Real Soon
It feels like forever. I know it has only been a bit more than eight weeks, but it feels like forever. Disneyland closed…
The Light at the End of the Tunnels
I’ve told this story a hundred times. I write about it in The Wisdom of Walt in “Chapter 3: Listening to Your ‘Walter’ Ego.” I talk about it on stage in my keynote presentations.
The Next Right Thing
Well, this is a fine mess! Needless to say, a lot has happened since the last time you heard from The Wisdom of Walt, including: