Here’s a great story about the Indiana Jones Adventure from composer Richard Bellis. He arranged the music for many of Disney’s greatest attractions including Indiana Jones Adventure, Star Tours, and Tower of Terror. The below text is an excerpt from his book, The Emerging Film Composer: An Introduction to the People, Problems, and Psychology of the…
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This week we talk to Don Carson, ex-Disney Imagineer, who worked for Disney Imagineering for six years and spent that time working on Splash Mountain and Toontown in Disneyland. This week’s Disneyland secret features the Disney Cast Member name tag pins that celebrate the amount of years they have worked for the Disney company. I also…
It’s here again – much in the fashion it arrives every year: May the Fourth. Brought in by Star Wars geeks with much pomp, circumstance, and amazing Sci-Fi deals everywhere. Star Wars Day. We pull out the worn out Star Wars movies and adore the mistakes and the puppets and pay homage to the amazing…
Well the old Disneyland Traveler is getting ready to make his next trip to Disneyland in about 2 weeks. Will be there for about 5 days. It’s been awhile so I can’t say how much I’m looking forward to returning to my favorite place and seeing some old friends which I find with various rides…
Is Legoland a treasure or just another attempt to one up Disney World? My family had the pleasure of visiting Legoland Florida this weekend. We had discounted tickets to Legoland so it certainly beat the $79 ticket price at the gate. The theme park is spread out but it is still not as expansive as…
We spend almost every Saturday either at a stadium or in front of a TV watching football. Yeah, besides being a Disney guy, I’m also a sports guy, mostly football and baseball but you can throw in some basketball and hockey once playoff time rolls around. As I watch the games I think about the…
When visiting the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, it isn’t unusual for visitors to have a limited amount of time or for the parks to be exceptionally busy, leaving them wondering what the must do’s of their visit should be. Here is a list of some of the most popular attractions voted as must do’s…
