Thursday, August 28, 2014

Fantasmic´s Original Name

The show was originally called ‘Imagination’, as the title song implies, but everyone felt it needed a stronger title, so finally – and fortunately – it was renamed ‘Fantasmic!’



Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Toy Story Characters Reactions for “Andy’s coming!”

Toy Story characters used to drop to the ground when guests yelled, “Andy’s coming!” but the practice has been discontinued for safety reasons.

Toy Story characters used to drop to the ground when guests yelled, "Andy's coming!" but the practice has been discontinued for safety reasons.

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Fourteen of the Opening Day Attractions in the Magic Kingdom are still Running

Walt Disney World opened on October 1st, 1971 with 22 attractions and 5,000 costumed cast members. The 14 attractions still running are: “Country Bear Jamboree,” “Dumbo the Flying Elephant,” “Frontierland Shootin’ Arcade,” “Jungle Cruise,” “Mad Tea Party,” “Peter Pan’s Flight,” “Prince Charming Regal Carrousel,” “Swiss Family Treehouse,” “The Hall of Presidents,” “The Haunted Mansion,” “Tomorrowland Speedway,” “Walt Disney World Railroad,” “Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room,” and “It’s a Small World.”



You can read the 1971 LIFE magazine about the opening day below. Please, allow the appropriate time for the .pdf to load before you can view it or click here to open it in a new page.

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