The entrance to the Archives exhibit, a large mirrored walk-thru sculpture spells out "100" and I stand in the first 0.

D23 Celebrates 100 Years of the Disney Studio

September 14, 2022, 1 Comment

Last weekend was the long anticipated event, D23 Expo (originally slated for last year, but pushed back due to COVID), return! The three day event celebrates all things Disney and takes place at the Anaheim Convention Center (conveniently located just across the street from Disneyland) and includes exhibits, panels, and shopping. It’s something I’ve attended…

Donald Duck gestures to myself, wearing a green University of Oregon shirt, featuring him as the Oregon Duck, and I hold my hands in the shape of an O, a common practice to show team spirit.

Ruffled Feathers: Donald Duck and the University of Oregon

September 5, 2019, 5 Comments

It’s football season, and while I may not be a football fan, I am reminded of my alma mater, the University of Oregon, and its unique mascot history with Disney. Yes, as you may already know and can see here, Donald Duck was (and still kind of is) the mascot for the University of Oregon.…

Myself standing in front of the Haunted Mansion, Myself standing in front of a fountain surrounded by trees dripping in Spanish moss, wearing a black t-shirt with Madam Leota (a medium with her head floating in a crystal ball) and music instruments floating about on it, reading "Having a Ball" and a black full skirt, holding a sign reading "50 Years of Frightening Fun"

Foolish Mortals: How the Haunted Mansion Manifested to Frighten for Fifty Years

August 13, 2019, 3 Comments

Last week Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion, the “delightfully unlivable” southern plantation that is home to 999 happy haunts, turned 50. Patrick and I visited the “happy haunting grounds” to wish it a spooktacular birthday. What few may know about the Haunted Mansion is that the ghosts could have been having their “swinging wake” for much longer.…

Donald and his arsenal to do his taxes: A range of books (including two law books, a math book, and an algebra book), yardstick, globe, a bottle of paste, a bottle of aspirin, a box of files, two adding machines, a compass, and his piggy bank.

That Time Donald Duck Helped America Pay Their Taxes

February 11, 2019, 4 Comments

For those in the United States, it’s tax season…everyone’s favorite time of the year, right? Well, once upon a time, a little angry duck helped everyone pay their taxes a lot quicker. On December 12th, 1941 Walt Disney received a call from the United States government. Walt had already lent his studio’s services for the…

Walt Disney Studio Tour

April 10, 2018, 8 Comments

Over the weekend Patrick and I were lucky enough to tour the Walt Disney Studios thanks to our friends Danielle and Anees. Disney offers tours of the Studio in a variety of ways. One is through Adventures by Disney, with their Disneyland Resort and Southern California tour. Another way is through the Disney fan club…

Walt’s Barn at Griffith Park

March 19, 2018, Leave a Comment on Walt’s Barn at Griffith Park

Fans of Walt Disney may know that Walt adored trains. So much so that in 1950 he built a 1/8th scale steam train railroad, which he and his guests were able to ride, at his home in Holmby Hills. Today portions of that train and the barn he built as a workshop live on at…

Palm Springs Postcards

February 20, 2017, 1 Comment

Eons ago I shared a selection of vintage Los Angeles postcards I had collected over the years, mentioned it would be a series, sharing other vintage postcards from my collection. Well, here we are well over a year later and I am finally going to share some more gems with you! I decided to share vintage…

All Aboard!

May 12, 2016, 2 Comments

While many were busy celebrating Mother’s Day last weekend, we were busy celebrating Patrick’s birthday, which happened to fall on Mother’s Day this year, just as it did when he was born. Now, that isn’t to say we didn’t think of our mothers that day! So don’t sit there thinking we totally ignored them! Anyway!…

D23

August 17, 2015, 6 Comments

Oh my, it’s been awhile, hasn’t it? Well, for several reasons, I was really stressed out over something, which I hope to share soon, and my summer cold has been dragging on and on. But I still managed to get myself to the Anaheim Convention Center this weekend for D23 Expo. So, what is D23,…

A Visit to the Studio

March 18, 2015, 10 Comments

Another one of the perks of being a Cast Member for the Disneyland Resort is access to the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank. Of course it is limited access, I can’t just go stepping onto a sound stage during filming, but it is access nonetheless! Recently, the ultimate Disney fan club, D23, announced the recent…