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Disney Legends

Golden Oak Resort Community Unveiled by Walt Disney World Resort

June 24, 2010

Yesterday, Walt Disney World Resort unveiled plans for Golden Oak, a luxury residential resort community offering people the opportunity to purchase a home on Walt Disney World property. The community will sit on a 980-acre plot of land that, from the looks of Disney’s not-to-scale map, will be situated west of Fort Wilderness, south of [...]

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Windows on Main Street: Jack Lindquist

June 4, 2010

Adjacent to Cecil Robinson’s window on Main Street, U.S.A. is a set of three windows dedicated to Disney Legend Jack Lindquist. Together, the windows read: Peterson Travel Agency Reservations by Cable Anywhere in the World Passages Boarded By Sea & Rail “Exclusive Representatives for the Titanic” Jack Lindquist, Purser Jack Lindquist began his career with [...]

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Windows on Main Street: Bill Walsh

May 6, 2010

Moving along the cut-out of the Emporium that used to be West Center Street, the next window on Main Street, U.S.A. is dedicated to Disney Legend Bill Walsh. The window reads as follows: Walsh’s Chimney Sweep and Pest Control Professor Bill Walsh The Bug Lover Cincinnati, Ohio Burbank, Calif. Bill Walsh, unable to serve in [...]

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Windows on Main Street: Joyce Carlson

February 23, 2010

Moving northward along Main Street, U.S.A., the next window dedication we find is also above the Emporium, this time on the far left over the section labeled “Toys, Puppets, Collectibles, Soft Toys, Toys.” The window, dedicated to Joyce Carlson, reads: Dolls by Miss Joyce Dollmaker for the World New York, California, Florida, Japan & Paris [...]

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Windows on Main Street: Charles Ridgway

February 21, 2010

Continuing along Main Street, U.S.A. toward Cinderella’s Castle, the next window dedication is above the section of the Emporium that used to be the Penny Arcade. Unfortunately, the only photo of the window I have is when the building’s facade was covered by a tarp during renovations, but thanks to Disney’s excellent attention to detail, [...]

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Windows on Main Street: Robert Jani and Charles Corson

January 26, 2010

The last set of Main Street, U.S.A. windows that we looked at were above the Emporium and honored Ron Logan, Lonnie Lindley and Ed Bullard. Moving along the west side of Main Street, the next set of windows is near the corner entrance to the Emporium. The two windows read: New Era Band & Choir [...]

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Windows on Main Street: Ron Logan, Lonnie Lindley and Ed Bullard

September 21, 2009

Continuing the series on Main Street, U.S.A.’s windows dedicated to those who played important roles in the creation of Walt Disney World, the next set of windows is above the section of the Emporium labeled “Books, Records and Toys.”

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Windows on Main Street: Buddy Baker, Bob Jackman and George Bruns

July 21, 2009

One of the first few posts I wrote for The Daily Mickey was about Lee Cockerell and Bruce Laval’s windows on Main Street. At the time, I didn’t put very much thought into how that post might be part of a series on the stories behind the different windows, so I simply wrote it and [...]

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