The Disney Frontier Blog

They’d say, ‘I want to go on the Jungle Cruise, the Mark Twain Riverboat, the Pirates of the Caribbean…but I don’t want to go on any of the rides!’ I figured out that rides meant the whip or the Ferris wheel at amusement parks. The public recognized these were different. They all had stories.
- Marty Sklar : Long Time Walt Disney Imagineer

Adam points out a mistake made by Disney Imagineers. They put the 2 in the wrong place - doh. Psychohistory Scientific Illiteracy at Disney’s California Adventure Theme Park

Ward Kimball, famed Disney animator and close friend to Walt Disney, shared Walt’s passion for railroads. Apparently, Mr. Kimball like to visit Virginia City in Nevada to ride the V&T Railroad. He took the time to even draw a nice map of it. Check it out here.

[via The Computer Vet]

If you haven’t heard or didn’t know, the shop windows on Main Street contain names of those that helped make Disneyland what it is today. These are often referred to as the “credits” if you think of Disneyland as a giant movie. DisneyGeek.com has photos from both sides of the streets of many of these shop windows.

East Side Main Street Shop Windows
West Side Main Street Shop Windows

In 2003, Lucky the Dinosaur was on trial at Disney’s California Adventure. Mouseplanet has photos and video of it (scroll past the pictures for videos). Lucky is the only free movement audio animatronic that I know of. As you can see, he was capable of walking around the park and interacting with the crowds.

Lucky has since made his home at the Animal Kingdom in Walt Disney World. This video shows him there interacting with the cast members.

Technorati : Animal Kingdom, California Adventure, DCA, Dinosaur, Lucky

The Unofficial Walt Disney Imagineering Page (TUWDIP?) has lots of great information on Walt Disney Imagineering. For those who don’t know, this group is responsible for attraction creation through all the Disney parks. This is the uber cool position to have within Disney that many cast members aspire to. This site has a blog - last updated 2/28 - a FAQ, WDI art and attraction posters and much more. Spend some time here, you won’t be disappointed.

Technorati : Disney, Imagineering, WDI, Walt Disney