Vacationland was a magazine published three times a year by Walt Disney World. It was distributed through hotels, motels, and tourist attractions and was targeted to the people vacationing throughout Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and Louisiana. This is the Inaugural Edition from Fall, 1971. It's interesting to see the marketing of WDW and the partnerships Disney... Continue Reading →
Our family took a vacation to Universal Orlando the first week of August, 2016. It was the first visit for my children, and my wife and my first visit since around 2000. We used to live about a mile north of UO, and we had annual passes for many years and visited often, through the... Continue Reading →
In honor of Independence Day, below are images of the Vacationer's Guide to Walt Disney World when "America on Parade" was running in honor of America's Bicentennial. I have the "America on Parade" book, and I'll be scanning it and posting it. I may post it closer to Election Day (2016). If you want to... Continue Reading →
Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show ran from May 5, 2005 and ended its run on April 2, 2016. My family only watched the show one time in 2014, and it was entertaining. I think I kinda resented LMA for the longest time because to make room for it, Residential Street was demolished, and I... Continue Reading →
When I was a kid I loved Disney Dollars. For those unfamiliar, they’re Disney’s paper notes that look like real money and feature cartoon characters such as Mickey Mouse and Dumbo on the front. They’re only good at Disney Parks and stores, making them essentially like gift certificates. But Disney will stop printing Disney Dollars... Continue Reading →
Well, these aren't that old. But they are from our trip to Disneyland last month. I'm not thrilled with the cover of either guidemap, but they're still Disney guidemaps, so I love them. 🙂 You can download the full PDF of the Disneyland guidemap here, and the California Adventure guidemap can be downloaded here. .
I obtained this guidemap thanks to my good friend who attended the Epcot 25th Anniversary celebration on October 1, 2007. I had moved back to New Orleans a month earlier and was bummed that I wouldn't be there to attend the festivities. He took a day off of work to be there and to get... Continue Reading →
Although it’s now just a part of Epcot’s history, World of Motion was one of the park’s original attractions that guests flocked to on opening day. The attraction, then sponsored by General Motors, took guests on a time travel journey through the history of transportation - man’s foibles and triumphs in designing new vehicles, the... Continue Reading →
Imagine it's April, 18, 1983. You wake up and there's a new channel in your cable lineup. You turn it on in the morning and there's classic Mickey Mouse cartoons, Mousercise, So Dear to My Heart, Epcot Magazine(!), and the main feature of the day: Tron. Just look through the offerings on the channel in... Continue Reading →
