From Mickey Mouse’s 1928 debut through today’s digital exclusives — 97 years of Disney character merchandise in one comprehensive timeline.
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The Disney Ink and Paint Department: The Women Who Made the Magic
The Disney Ink and Paint Department was staffed almost entirely by women and created the hand-painted cels that brought Disney’s animations to life. Their work is increasingly recognized.
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The Progress City Radio Hour â Episode 31 â Scott Girard Town Hall, Part I
Disney landscapers lower the Liberty Oak into place in Liberty Square in 1971. Among the crew are Scott Girard (to the left, in orange shirt), Charlie Sepulveda (the yellow shirt, center), and Bill Evans (the mint green shirt, far right).
Today! The Progress City Radio Hour presents part one of our Town Hall […]
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The Progress City Radio Hour â Episode 30 â The Glorious Fourth!
The Progress City Radio Hour picks up our fife and drum for another celebration of the Fourth of July! In this patriotic episode we’ll look back at how Disney parks celebrated the Bicentennial, and examine some very early concepts for Epcot’s American Adventure. We’ll also walk you through a lengthy televised spectacle of […]
Instagram!
If you’re still reading this site, you probably know that I’ve been pretty active over on Twitter for the last decade. I’ve posted a ton of old images and historical tidbits over there, but amid all the other tweets and silliness I’ve worried that the real historical content has gotten lost down the bottomless […]
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The Progress City Radio Hour â Episode 29 â Frontierland! Part II
The Progress City Radio Hour sets sail down the mighty Mississippi for more wild west excitement in Frontierland! In part two of this month’s episode we look at how Mark Twain influenced Walt Disney’s youth. We’ll also look at Frontierland dining options from Disneyland’s past, hear a catchy ditty about Nature’s Wonderland, […]
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This Monthâs Podcasts: Into the Wilderness!
Bob Baranick and Phantom Manor
Another month means another wave of Progress City Radio Hour episodes! This month we head off into the wilderness with a wide range of frontier discussion and yet another interview with a veteran theme park designer.
First comes our Wilderness episode. Here we grab our musket and […]
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New Podcasts: Interviews and Snowy Things!
Frank Stanek
The podcast train keeps on rolling, as we have some new episodes of The Progress City Radio Hour for you. For starters, we have an extensive two-part interview with former Disney executive Frank Stanek, who began by flipping pancakes at Disneyland in 1961. He went on to work at the 1964/65 […]
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RCA Leads The Way!
Here’s to the future and you!
In the lead-up to the creation of Epcot Center during the 1970s, a common refrain from Disney publicity was that, in many ways, Waltâs futuristic dream for the city of EPCOT had already come true in the Florida swamps. The underlying systems and technologies in use at […]
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Podcastinâ!
Three years goes by pretty quick, doesn’t it?
Not that much has changed. Aside, of course, from the sweeping global pandemic that has kept us locked up inside for four months.
There’s at least one positive (?) outcome of all this cabin fever – there has been plenty of time for podcast shenanigans. I’ve […]
