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Themes Dreams & Schemes: 40 Years Behind a Nametag
Walt Disney World Resort
Blog Post:
How "One Little Spark" nearly fried the Dreamfinder
Jim Hill
As a kid I'd tune in the Wonderful World of Color every Sunday night. Most of the time Walt would introduce some western or historic feature - or some story like "Melvin, the Manic Marmoset" - and I'd switch over to watch Ed Sullivan . He had ventriloquists ! On a good week, there'd be an animated feature...
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15 Jul 2008
Blog Post:
"We're rollin' on the Mickey's Birthdayland Express"
Jim Hill
Today's lesson: Sometimes our Disney fan obsessions do pay off. When EPCOT Center opened in 1982, Steve Hansen was already an accomplished puppeteer and performer, working as the PuppetMan in World Showcase. Someone as talented & versatile as Steve was bound to go far in the Walt Disney world. In...
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6 Mar 2008