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• M-I-C ... as in "I wish that this microphone would work properly"

  In honor of Disney's Hollywood Studios' 19th anniversary, Ron Schneider looks back on that theme park's opening day. When a malfunctioning microphone ruined many a stars' big entrance Read More... Posted Thursday, May 01, 2008 12:00 AM | 6 Comments Filed under: Dreamfinder , The Dreamfinder, EPCOT, EPCOT Center, "Journey in Imagination" , Figment, Future World, Walt Disney World, Disney World , The Walt Disney World Resort, Walt Disney World Resort, little purple dragon, theme park, studio theme park, Hollywood , "Themes Dreams & Schemes: 40 Years Behind a Nametag" , Disney, Disney Legend, Disneyland , Disneyland Park, performance , Walt Disney, rehearsal, director , preparation, Skyleidoscope Lagoon Show, Gary Paben, announcer, Disney-MGM Studios , Disney-MGM Studios theme park, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Chairman of the Board, 1989, Michael Eisner, TV stars, movie stars , dedication ceremony , Chinese Theater, the Chinese Theater, celebrity, celebrities, Bob Hope , Ernest Borgnine , Don Knotts , Morey Amsterdam , Rose Marie , Stan Freberg , Regis Philbin , Richard Dawson, April, 1983, Kodak, Disney character, parade, the Dapper Dans, fireworks, Billy Barty, "One Little Spark", pre-recorded track , sound booth , stage manager , Disney Guests

• Wally Boag feted at Golden Horseshoe event

  Ron Schneider's back with a blow-by-blow account of last month's celebration. When over 300 fans & luminaries turned out to honor the life & times of this Disney Legend Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 12:00 AM | 5 Comments Filed under: theme park, performers, Disney, Disney enthusiasts, Disney enthusiast, Walt Disney Company, theme park fan, theme park fans , traveling salesman, Wally Boag , stage show, live stage show , Disneyland , Disneyland Park, music , musician, The Golden Horseshoe Revue, performance , The World’s Longest Running Live Stage Show, World's Longest Running Live Stage Show, Walt Disney, ventriloquist , ventriloquist dummy, audience, Clown Prince of Disneyland, Disneyland cast member, California, stage, show, trouper, Fulton Burley , Betty Taylor , Dana Daniels, Dick Hardwick , Frontierland, understudy, understudies, Disneyland alumni, on-stage , theater , Golden Horseshoe Event, Ape Pen Publishing , entertainer, the Golden Horseshoe , gags, can-can dancers, stand-up comic

• The toughest critter west of the Alamo: The one, the only, Wally Boag

  In his JHM debut column, Ron Schneider pays tribute to the Disney Legend who inspired him to pursue a career in performing Read More... Posted Tuesday, February 26, 2008 12:00 AM | 8 Comments Filed under: themed entertainment , Dreamfinder , The Dreamfinder, EPCOT, EPCOT Center, LeapFrog Fountain , Journey into Imagination pavilion, Journey into Imagination, Figment, WDW, Imagineers , Imagineer, WED, dragon, Marx Brothers, Universal Studios Florida, Universal Studios Orlando, Universal , Universal tour, studio theme park, Hollywood Boulevard, the Magic Kingdom , Magic Mountain , Six Flags Magic Mountain, Six Flags, Disney enthusiasts, Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney Productions, theme park fan, behind-the-scenes , themed entertainment industry, Wally Boag , theme parks, franchise, music , Golden Horseshoe Revue, popular, 1986, Walt Disney, singer , Australia, bagpipes, eccentric dancing , nightclub act, mature audience, Clown Prince of Disneyland, the Clown Prince of Disneyland, Backstage Disneyland magazine, Backstage Disneyland , Disneyland cast member, cast member, cast members, 1964 Winter Olympics, cameo, movie, Disney films, reference model , Adventureland, Disney theme park attraction, Tokyo Disneyland , trouper, principals, Fulton Burley , 1995, Steve Martin, Dana Daniels, Dick Hardwick , Frontierland stage, Frontierland, 25th anniversary celebration, celebration, ponies , reunion , Golden Horseshoe Event, 2008, Ape Pen Publishing , "The Golden Horseshoe Dinner Show & Celebration" , Sheraton , Sheraton Anaheim, The Magic Makers