Mickey Mouse and His LiMOUSEine

Mickey Mouse's LiMOUSEine 1989

Did you know that Mickey Mouse had a limo?  It was a one-of-a-kind 40-foot LiMOUSEine that he used to tour the country in 1989 promoting the opening of the Disney-MGM Studios (now Disney’s Hollywood Studios). What a sweet ride!  The LiMOUSEine was an advanced state-of-the-art vehicle for it’s day.  It …

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Tour of 1989 Disney-MGM Studios at Walt Disney World

Disney-MGM Studios at Walt Disney World Opening Day 1989 Entrance

May 1, 1989, the gates of Disney-MGM Studios at Walt Disney World opened to a capacity crowd.  To celebrate the anniversary, let’s return to the 1989 park to complete our tour of opening day. This is the third of a three-part series on 1989 Disney-MGM Studios. In Part I, “Disney-MGM …

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A Look at 1989 Disney-MGM Studios

Disney MGM Studios logo 1989

Disney Hollywood Studios is celebrating it’s opening day on May 1st.  To celebrate, I thought it would be fun to take a look at 1989 Disney-MGM Studios as it was called then. In its original concept, the 1989 Disney-MGM Studios was a real working studio where you could see how …

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Disney-MGM Studios Opening Day 1989

We have another Disney anniversary approaching on May 1st– The Disney-MGM Studios opening day 1989.  It was the largest opening day press event in Disney World history. The Studios (now called Disney’s Hollywood Studios) was the third Walt Disney World theme park and its opening was highly anticipated.  So much …

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Walt Disney’s First Home and Birthplace is Being Restored

Walt-Chicago-Birthplace-hourse

Great news from Disney! Walt Disney’s first home and birthplace is being restored and, viagra once completed, will be home to the Center for Early Childhood Creativity and Innovation. A group of dedicated Disney fans through a not-for-profit organization have been saving and restoring the Chicago house to its original …

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A Look Back at Discovery Island at Walt Disney World

Discovery Island at Walt Disney World 1974

Even before I moved near Disney World in Orlando I was fortunate enough to visit often.  This allowed me time to see the extra and little known attractions like Discovery Island.  The natural-made island located in Bay Lake was originally called Treasure Island. I thought it would be fun to …

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Walt Talks About Carousel of Progress

Carousel of Progress, John and Rover

Disney’s Carousel of Progress is still rotating at Walt Disney World’s Tomorrowland after 40+ years.  There are very few attractions left that Walt Disney had a personal hand in developing – that’s one of the reasons it’s a very special attraction.  Walt talks about Carousel of Progress in this video …

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