Disney History Archives - Doing Disney With Mark https://doingdisneywithmark.com/category/disney/history/ I Do All The Work...So You Have All The Fun... Tue, 20 Aug 2024 17:04:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://doingdisneywithmark.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/cropped-IMG_1766-1-32x32.jpg Disney History Archives - Doing Disney With Mark https://doingdisneywithmark.com/category/disney/history/ 32 32 139730580 Picnics and Parades: The Short-Lived History of Disneyland’s Holidayland https://doingdisneywithmark.com/picnics-and-parades-the-short-lived-history-of-disneylands-holidayland/ Tue, 06 Aug 2024 13:31:30 +0000 https://doingdisneywithmark.com/?p=3388 Disneyland, since its inception, has been a place of innovation and imagination. One of its lesser-known ventures was Disneyland’s Holidayland, an outdoor recreation and picnic area that operated from 1957 to 1961. Located near what is now New Orleans Square, Holidayland provides a fascinating glimpse into Walt Disney’s vision and the challenges of expanding Disneyland’s...

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5 Things To Know About Disney’s Famous Turkey Legs https://doingdisneywithmark.com/5-things-to-know-about-disneys-famous-turkey-legs/ Mon, 27 Aug 2018 20:30:15 +0000 http://doingdisneywithmark.com/?p=1658 The Disney Turkey leg is more than just a snack, in many cases it is actually a full meal. For years it has been the butt of many snide jokes about Disney Food. Its source is a long held point of urban legend. For most Disney Fans it is a must have on every trip....

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ONCE UPON A TIME IN DISNEYLAND PARIS … FANTASYLAND https://doingdisneywithmark.com/once-upon-a-time-in-disneyland-paris-fantasyland/ Tue, 15 May 2018 23:00:00 +0000 http://doingdisneywithmark.com/?p=1028 It may be in French but there are Subtitles, A bit of Disney Paris History Laurent Cayuela, Show writer at Walt Disney Imagineering Creative Paris, takes you through the stories that make Disneyland Paris unique. For this seventh episode, discover the kingdom of Fantasyland, or rather, the kingdoms of Fantasyland …

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Disney and Marvel Voice Actor Chuck McCann, “The Dreamfinder”, Dies at 83 https://doingdisneywithmark.com/disney-and-marvel-voice-actor-chuck-mccann-the-dreamfinder-dies-at-83/ Tue, 10 Apr 2018 00:47:48 +0000 http://doingdisneywithmark.com/?p=902 Actor, comedian, and voiceover artist, Chuck McCann, sadly passed away on Sunday, April 8. He was 83. McCann might be remembered by those of us, who grew up as fans of Sid and Marty Kroft’s Far Out Space Nuts, in which he played Barney, the Straight man to Bob Denvers Junior. He also recorded many famous...

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Throwback Thursday: My 4 year Old Meets Her Princess Idols for the First Time at Akershus Royal Banquet Hall in Epcot’s Norway Pavillion https://doingdisneywithmark.com/throwback-thursday-my-4-year-old-meets-her-princess-idols-for-the-first-time-at-akershus-royal-banquet-hall-in-epcots-norway-pavillion/ Thu, 11 Jan 2018 15:00:47 +0000 http://doingdisneywithmark.doingitallwithmark.com/?p=327 Ten years ago, we took our annual trip to Disney, at the time my wife was 6 months pregnant, my oldest son was 6, my youngest son at the time was 2, and my Princesswas 4. This was here first real encounter with the Gauntlet of Princesses of the Akershus Royal Banquet Hall in Epcot’s Norway...

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This Day In Disney History: December 20, 1971 https://doingdisneywithmark.com/this-day-in-disney-history-december-20-1971/ Wed, 20 Dec 2017 10:00:09 +0000 http://doingdisneywithmark.doingitallwithmark.com/?p=205 On this Day 46 years ago, Roy O. Disney, Walt’s brother and business partner and Co-Founder of Walt Disney Company passed away at the age of 78. We all know Walt as being the creative mind behind the magic, but those who knew the brothers will state that is was Roy’s business mind that enable...

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