Everything’s Coming Up Disney: New Year’s and the Rose Parade
From the Disney Parks Blog and written by: Jeff Kurtti When I was a kid, the inroads to my Disney passion were a great deal more limited than they are…
Ub Iwerks: From Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdom
From the Disney Parks Blog and written by: Jeff Kurtti “Anyone with even a passing knowledge of animation history knows the name Ub Iwerks,” Leonard Maltin says, “He is the…
Boulevards of Movie Dreams Part Two: Imagineering Hollywood
From the Disney Parks Blog and written by: Jeff Kurtti In a recent Disney Parks Blog post, the inspirations for the architectural glamour at Disney’s Hollywood Studios were highlighted. Twenty-five…
Walking in Walt’s Footsteps
Happy Thursday and Welcome Back Main Streeters. Have you ever wondered where the inspiration for Main Street U.S.A. came from? I had always thought it came from Walt’s beautiful imagination,…
Tapestry of Dreams/Nations, gone but not forgotten.
Do you remember? “The gateway of time has opened and the spirit of humanity has brought us together. Let us reach out and touch. Peace and goodwill to all who…
Ten Things Throwback Thursday – Magic Kingdom Edition #tbt
Ten Things Throwback Thursday – Magic Kingdom Edition With all the new and exciting changes coming to Walt Disney World, I could bet that some of us die hard Disney…
A bit of “spooky” Disney…. River Country & Discovery Island, now vs then!
Did you know about the history here? Read on! You know that creepy old abandoned house at the top of the hill that no one will go to?…… Well at…
Haunted Mansion History Part One
Welcome Foolish Mortals….. We’ve all heard about Grim Grinning Ghosts coming out to socialize but have you ever heard of Globetrotting Ghosts haunting mansions and manors worldwide? Well, TMSM friends,…
The June issue of The Main Street Monthly is here! #visitpandora
Happy June everyone! It’s the first of the month, and that means that our latest issue of our magical magazine, The Main Street Monthly, is here! This month, we have…