Adventures in Walt Disney World

This is my Walt Disney World Disney Cast Member Blog, started in Spring of 2013! Keep Moving Forward. These are personal posts and do not reflect views of The Walt Disney Company.

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More Moana facial expressions.

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November 1995 New Yorker cover by Meet The Robinsons (a.k.a. A Day with Wilbur Robinson) writer, William Joyce.

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Disney heroines chibies, by princekido (Facebook - Blog - Instagram - Tumblr)

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6 facts about Mickey Mouse in celebration of his 88th anniversary (adapted from Oh My Disney)

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Follow Us to Walt Disney World (1984)

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Ratatouille (2007) dir. Brad Bird 

original score by Michael Giacchino

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m o a n a ’s song releases (so far)

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Just a heads-up: Former Disney + Disney Infinity animator Thomas Estrada (The Emperor’s New Groove, Treasure Planet, Atlantis) is currently selling one-of-a-kind, ORIGINAL ART on etsy for $20 EACH!

My suggestion? Buy one now, before the holiday shopping season really kicks in and they all disappear!

For prices, pics and details, check out Estrada’s etsy store, ArtofThomasEstrada. Tell ‘em The Disney Elite sent you!

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The Disney book I’m most excited for?

Maps of the Disney Parks: Charting 60 Years from California to Shanghai

Maps of the Disney theme parks are more than just atlases used by guests to find their way to the nearest restroom. They’re snapshots of a place and time, relics treasured by collectors, and gorgeous pieces of artwork. After all, it was a map – imagined by Walt Disney and drawn by Herbert Ryman – that was used to sell the idea of Disneyland to investors.

Maps of the Disney Parks: Charting 60 Years from California to Shanghai by Vanessa Hunt, Susan Neary and Kevin Neary is bursting with beautiful maps dating back to Disneyland’s opening day in 1955, right up to the recent opening of Shanghai Disneyland. It features dozens of gorgeous full-page spreads, as well as some fold-out reprints of vintage maps!

What a cool way to discover details on how and why the domestic and international parks have changed over time, and enjoy six decades worth of skillful creativity.

Maps of The Disney Parks: Charting 60 Years From California to Shanghai will be released this TUESDAY. Click here for more info!

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August 27th, 1964 - Mary Poppins is Released.

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Walt Disney Pictures intros and outros (set 2) (set 1)

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9 facts about Disney villains (adapted from Oh My Disney)

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happy first day of summer! ☼

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Mark Rylance gives the biggest performance of his life in The BFG.

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Zootopia - Matthias Lechner

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The first teaser trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is here! In a press statement by Disney the plot synopsis of this Star Wars spin-off is as follows: “[Rogue One] tells the story of how a group of unlikely heroes unite to undertake a daring and seemingly impossible mission to steal the plans for the Death Star.”

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Shanghai Disneyland °o°