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Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck Help to Make Learning English Fun in China

July 13, 2010

Last week, I read an interesting article at International Business Times‘ web site about how The Walt Disney Company is using its characters to make learning English fun and easy for Chinese children. Apparently, private English education is a fast growing business sector in China and Disney has decided to throw its hat into the [...]

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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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Captain EO Returning to Epcot’s Imagination Pavilion

April 29, 2010

Yesterday, the Disney Parks Blog announced that Captain EO will return to Epcot on July 2, 2010, almost exactly sixteen years after its closing in 1994. For those unfamiliar with the attraction, Captain EO is a 17-minute 3D film starring Michael Jackson and directed by Francis Ford Coppola that was shown in the theater currently [...]

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Windows on Main Street: Don Edgren, John Wise et al.

April 10, 2010

Continuing along Main Street, U.S.A., above the entrance to the Emporium at the intersection of what used to be West Center Street is a set of three windows dedicated to a group of Walt Disney Imagineering engineers who worked on the opening of Magic Kingdom. The windows read as follows: Super Structures, Inc. Engineers and [...]

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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: Emile Kuri

February 19, 2010

The next window dedication on Main Street, U.S.A. is around the corner from Robert Jani and Charles Corson’s windows, on the portion of the Emporium designed to look like green stone. The window reads: Home Sweet Home Interior Decorators Emile Kuri Proprietor Emile Kuri was a set director who won two Academy Awards and was [...]

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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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The Weekly Mickey: November 22, 2009

December 6, 2009

It’s been a busy past couple of weeks and I haven’t been able to write much, but the Disney blogosphere has been as busy as ever. George Taylor at 2719 Hyperion points out some great Disneyland tributes shown during one of the final scenes of Monsters, Inc. At The Disney Food Blog, AJ has an [...]

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The Weekly Mickey: November 1, 2009

November 1, 2009

As always, there were lots of great Disney blog posts this week, so let’s jump right in! Shawn Slater at DisneyShawn spent the week leading up to Halloween writing a great series about the Haunted Mansion, beginning with an article about oft-overlooked exterior details. Etckt has a write-up about how Adventures by Disney is teaming [...]

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