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How tall is Walt Disney World 's Space Mountain ? Seems like a relatively straight forward question, don't you think? But the way that Company officials have answered that question has changed greatly over the past 37 years. By that I mean: If you were to ask a spokesperson who works for the...

I have long been a fan & supporter of Didier Ghez 's "Walt 's People" books , that series of paperbacks which collects amazing interviews with Disney Legends. But with Volume 11 of this series, Ghez has truly out-done himself. This 630-page book features 36 separate interviews which...

Jeannine B. writes in to say: I have a friend who worked in the Character Department at the Magic Kingdom back in the 1980s. She has lots of great stories about what it was like to be a member of the Zoo Crew back then. But one of the stranger ones that my friend tells is about when Michael Eisner wouldn't...

Have you heard about this survey that's been making the rounds? The one that asks people who've previously attended performances of La Nouba (i.e. that Cirque du Soleil show that's been entertaining WDW visitors on Downtown Disney 's West Side since December of 1998) about a possible...

Rick Rothschild still remembers when he got that phone from Michael Eisner’s office back in 1985. “Eisner wanted us to come up with some concepts to show George Lucas and Michael Jackson. Michael was hoping that he could get these two to collaborate with the Imagineers on a new 3D movie for the Parks...

So where will you wind up spending MM’s b-day? It’s tomorrow, you know. November 18 th . That’s the date that The Walt Disney Company officially acknowledges as being this iconic character’s “ birthday ” (i.e. the day that “ Steamboat Willie ” – the first Mickey Mouse cartoon with synchronized sound...

It’s often been said that there are only seven basic plots in the world. Seven distinctly different story ideas which have then provided the inspiration for every single play, movie and TV show that’s ever been produced. Well, if this is really the case, then someone needs to make the executives in charge...

Go ahead. Admit it. You were somewhat depressed when Michael Jackson pulled the plug on that memorabilia auction that Julien’s Auctions had scheduled for earlier this year. You were hoping to bid on some of those one-of-a-kind items that Jackson had in his Disneyana collection. And once this event was...

Given that gossip is basically a form of currency within the Broadway community, it's almost refreshing to run into someone like Kissy Simmons . Who really does know how to keep a secret. Take -- for example -- what happened when I asked this talented young actress (Who's currently appearing at the Minskoff...