Did YOU know today’s Tiggerific Tuesday Trivia about Disney’s Animal Kingdom? On this date, Earth Day, April 22, 1998, Walt Disney World Resort opened the gates to Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park! It was always Walt Disney’s intention to have live animals in a Disney park. In fact, his original plans for Disneyland’s Jungle Cruise included [...]
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Mission: Space
Walt Disney was fascinated by the space race of the 1950s and ‘60s. That’s evident by the many space travel attractions and themes both in his parks and in his television broadcasts of that time. Walt aired three episodes of his Disneyland TV show, “Man in Space,” “Man and the Moon,” and “Mars and Beyond,” [...]
Epcot’s Spaceship Earth
If ever there were a permanent World’s Fair installation, it would closely resemble Walt Disney World’s Epcot. While the Park is a greatly reduced version of Walt’s Florida Project concept, it does encapsulate his intent to offer the world a showcase of the ever-evolving present as mankind advances into the future. At Epcot, not only [...]
Disney’s Magical Storytelling: Pirates of the Caribbean
Welcome to those of you joining me from DELIGHTFULLY DISNEY and those of you just hopping aboard. I am the Final stop on our Magical Blogorail. I was excited to see this month’s Blogorail topic! Storytelling is the essence of Disney entertainment, and I’m not just talking about TV shows and movies. Nothing is done [...]
it’s a small world
Magical Mouse Schoolhouse is thrilled to welcome very special Guest Jan Sleeper today! Jan is a veteran homeschooler and has been traveling to the Walt Disney World Resort yearly since 1985. Having successfully graduated her homeschoolers, she has turned her love for Disney toward helping plan magical vacations as a 3D Travel Specialist. Contact Jan [...]
Wordless Wednesday: Walt Disney
This week’s theme: Walt Disney Happy 111th birthday, Walt! Add MAGICAL MOUSE SCHOOLHOUSE to your home library!
Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln
All photos via Disney Parks Walt Disney had a particular interest in the life and times of the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. Biographer Neal Gabler says, “In the fifth grade [Walt] fashioned a stovepipe hat out of cardboard and blackened it with shoe polish, dabbed a wart on his cheek, wrapped [...]
Tiggerific Tuesday Trivia
Did you know?In designing Disneyland, Walt wanted the storefront windows on Main Street to be placed closer to the ground than would be period-correct so that children would be able to see inside. (Via The Imagineering Field Guide to Disneyland) Photo via Disney Parks get the InLinkz code Pooh-sized thanks to Mike of My Dreams [...]
Disneyland’s Jungle Cruise
Photo via Disney Parks Welcome aboard the Leaki Tiki. Adventure lovers, my name is Jodi and I’ll be your captain- unless we run into trouble—in which case your new captain will be…YOU, sir! What did you say your name was? You might call Disneyland’s Jungle Cruise the original Disney Cruise Line! An opening day attraction, [...]
Time Warp Tuesday
Welcome to Time Warp Tuesday! This week we’re looking back to 2010 at Walt Disney’s European Travels. Walt poses by Red Cross truck, 1918 Walt Disney first traveled to Europe at the age of sixteen after joining the Red Cross with a forged birth certificate at the end of World War I. He celebrated his [...]
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