Shouting a big hey howdy hey to all of our readers. Hope your summer is going well. Ours has been a whirlwind of new attractions and excitement. SAMLAND is on summer vacation today and our new video columnist, Sarah of the MiceChatter blog on YouTube, is filling in today to help keep you entertained. A couple of notes. First, the ...
Not long ago I tried to compare the Splash Mountain in Disneyland to the one at the Magic Kingdom, I even declared a winner. Time to take a look at another pair of Disney mountains and, if possible, we'll pick another winner. Now, I understand that this is not directly an apple-to-apple comparison. But, in many respects, they share similar details with ...
Updated 04-07-2011 at 12:33 PM by SAMLAND
As a planning historian, I always want to learn more about what drives different projects. So I have tried to find out the design influence for Walt’s original City of Tomorrow that he was going to call EPCOT. This two part series is an excerpt from a section I wrote for “Four Decades of Magic” a collection of essays by many terrific authors about Walt Disney World. In ...
Updated 03-16-2011 at 03:30 PM by SAMLAND
“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” – Charles Caleb Colton There are a lot of cross-continent Disney park goers out there (and even more wannabes) and there is nothing more fun then a little debate. So, time to ask and answer an age-old question; for rides that exist at Disneyland and Walt Disney World, which version is better? You bought the ticket. Time to go ...
Updated 03-03-2011 at 06:29 AM by SAMLAND
BREAKING PHOTOS! CaptPhoebus made a Herculean effort to bring us some photos of the new location of The Disney Gallery inside Disneyland. For those of you who may not know, The Disney Gallery has been relocated to the former Bank of Main Street building. There was a surprise waiting for CaptPhoebus when he went to check out the new digs. Denise nbodyhome Preskitt ...
Updated 10-04-2009 at 06:56 PM by Weekend Update
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