A few years ago, we accompanied our two granddaughters and their parents to Disney World for their first time. Carly was six and Brylie was three. The vacation was wonderful, and all through the week ... read more
Get the scoop on "Meet the Robinsons" -- from director Steve Anderson's personal connection to the story, to the Disney touches you won't want to miss.
DON'T MISS OUT!
THE MAIN ATTRACTION
Mike Wazowski is your host for a show full of laughs that's different every time.
Peek at the Latest Walt Disney World Attraction
Ever seen Turtle Talk with Crush at Epcot® or Disney's California Adventure Park®? Kids are spellbound as Crush interacts directly with them -- somehow, the big sea turtle knows they're there and can answer their questions! Well, the amazing technology that lets Crush talk directly to your "little dudes" is at work again at the Magic Kingdom -- and this time, it's being put to work in a brand-new attraction to make you crack up.
At the Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor, laughter is a serious business, and it's up to the dedicated employees to keep the laughs coming. Inspired by Disney/Pixar's film "Monsters, Inc.", the attraction places Guests in the audience of a hip comedy club staffed by Monstropolis denizens both familiar (like Mike and the intimidating Roz) and new. What follows is a night at a comedy club -- staffed entirely by monsters. Any new attraction at the Parks is eagerly watched by Disney fans, and we've gotten the Imagineers to give us a preview of what you'll see later this spring when the Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor opens its doors.
DO YOU KNOW DISNEY?
When a new structure is built in a Disney Park, there is a special ceremony which occurs when the highest piece of the structure is installed. What is this ceremony called?
THIS WEEK IN DISNEY HISTORY
March 20, 1948 - At the 20th Academy Awards in Los Angeles, Disney wins 2 Oscars for the film Song of the South when Allie Wrubel and Ray Gilbert win for their song "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" & actor James Baskett wins a Special Award for his portrayal of Uncle Remus.
March 21, 1865 - Composer Johann Sebastian Bach is born in Eisenach, Germany. His work Toccata and Fugue in D Minor will be used in Disney's 1940 Fantasia.
ASK DAVE
YOUR QUESTION
Where or how did Walt obtain the funds to build Disneyland?
- Mike, 46, Tustin, CA
DAVE'S ANSWER
Disneyland ended up costing $17 million, a lot of money in 1955. To get the project started, Walt sold his vacation home in Palm Springs and hocked his insurance policies, but eventually he received funding from the ABC Television Network and from Western Publishing, the company which published most Disney books at the time.
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