Most Disney fans can list a few attractions that Disney made based on an existing film. But can you name the seven Disney theme park attractions that were made into movies? OK, there are six that have already been released and one has been delayed until July 2021. Plus here’s another clue – one is…
Category: Disney Movies
The Skywalker Legacy: A Mouse For Less Review
Now streaming on Disney + For me, Disney and Star Wars have always been inexorably linked. This is probably because both entered my life at about the same time. I was 5, going on 6, when I first visited Walt Disney World. And I was 6, going on 7, when I went to the movie…
Waking Sleeping Beauty – A Must See for Disney Animation Fans
I’ve been doing a lot of reading and watching documentaries about Disney in the 80’s. It is a fascinating time in Disney’s History. During this period Disney studios, parks and animation were reborn. I found that “Waking Sleeping Beauty” provides the best and most interesting coverage of the Disney animation revival. “Waking Sleeping Beauty” is…
Movie Review: Tonka
Based on David Appel’s 1951 novel Comanche: Story of America’s Most Heroic Horse and loosely on the events surrounding the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn, Disney’s Tonka was theatrically released on Christmas Day 1958. The live action drama is ninety-seven minutes in length. Plot Summary In 1876 Montana Territory, a teenage Sioux named White…
The Science of Disney Imagineering: Levers and Pulleys
The Science of Disney Imagineering: Levers and Pulleys The last DVD my daughter and I watched in the Science of Disney Imagineering series was Levers and Pulleys. This DVD taught us that even the most complicated machinery used in theme park attractions is based on this very ancient, simple system. Our Imagineering guide, Asa, starts…
The Science of Disney Imagineering: Gravity
The Science of Disney Imagineering: Gravity The next Science of Disney Imagineering DVD that my daughter and I watched together was Gravity. I knew this was going to be a fun one. After all, so many Disney theme park thrill rides involve the thrill of feeling gravitational forces. Riders feel 5 g’s on the Rock…
The Science of Disney Imagineering: Energy
The Science of Disney Imagineering: Energy I should have known that when my daughter and I started watching the Science of Imagineering DVDs she received for her birthday, we’d be watching all of them in one sitting. The next one we watched was all about Energy. Out of all the Disney Imagineering DVDs, this one…
The Science of Disney Imagineering: Design and Models
The Science of Disney Imagineering: Design and Models One of my daughter’s birthday presents was a set of DVDs called The Science of Disney Imagineering. My daughter had already received one of these, with the subtitle Trajectory, from her grandparents. We all enjoyed that so much that we were looking forward to watching the next…
Lady and the Tramp Review: A Live-Action Spin on a Timeless Classic
I recently watched the new live-action remake of Lady and The Tramp on Disney+. Before I share my thoughts and impressions, I wanted to give some context. The original Lady and the Tramp from 1955 is my all-time favorite Disney movie. I love the beautiful style of animation, the simple plot, and the playful score…
Frozen 2: See it Now or… Let it Go?
As a proud member of D23, the Official Disney Fan Club, I was able to see Frozen 2 over a week before its official release date. Back in 2013, Frozen became the highest grossing animated movie of its time. With warm hugs, sisterly love and a ballad that every little girl sang until she was…