Way Back Jungle Cruise

Two more photos from the 1985 Walt Disney World way back series. I love the older entrance sign to the queue. If you click on the photo, you can see the old-style trash can and strollers.

Geek End Update, Saturday, May 23 2009

• Foxxfur at Passport2Dreams has a fairly theoretical (and amazing) look at attraction classification.
• Cheri at 5Kingdoms takes a look at where Alice is located.
• Daveland posts Tomorrowland on Paper (and celebrated his 1000th post).
• Princess Fee at DF'82 encourages us to take some time in the UK Pavilion.
• Kevin Kidney shares some great Richland artwork.
• Major Pepperidge at Gorilla's Don't Blog posts some great images of the Ford Magic Skyway.
• Hans Perk at A Film L.A. reminisces about his first trip to the Disney Studios. And he shares some great images.
• Michael at Progress City, USA discusses the Elseworld of Cypress Point Lodge at Walt Disney World.

Book Update

We've picked up a few more books. I always pick up old guides because they are fantastic for tracing the history of attractions and changes throughout the years. And yes, the Canemaker book is absolutely gorgeous!

Before the Animation Begins: The Art and Lives of Disney Inspirational Sketch Artists

The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland 2006

The Hidden Magic of Walt Disney World: Over 600 Secrets of the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney's Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom

Geek-End Update, Saturday, May 16, 2009

• Daveland looks at Disneyland Under Construction: Peter Pan. Main Street, USA (Part 2),
• Kevin Kidney posts about the weird and wonderful Rolly Crump.
• Jerry at Cartoon Brew shares a 1933 Mickey Mouse (and Walt) bubble gum card.
• Princess Fee at DF'82 discusses some of her favorite Disney titles.
• Wade Sampson at MousePlanet discusses the origins of the Firehouse Five + Two.
• Jeff at Imagineering Disney interviews Imagineer Eddie Sotto.

Main Street!

Concept Art form the Art of Walt Disney World.

This book is amazing!

Airplane Reading...

the boys: the sherman brothers' story

Opens May 22, 2009



Landmark Sunshine Cinema
143 East Houston St
New York, NY 10002
www.landmarktheatres.com/market/NewYork/SunshineCinema.htm

Landmark’s Regent Theatre
1045 Broxton Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90024
www.landmarktheatres.com/market/LosAngeles/RegentTheatre.htm

AMC Metreon
101 4th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
www.moviewatcher.com/theatres/theatre_information.jsp?unit#25

Cinemas Palme D'Or
72-840 Highway 111, #C104
Palm Desert, CA 92260
www.thepalme.com/


Many people are asking if the film will open in more locations. Please share this info with people you know in those initial towns. We'd love to get great first weekend box office numbers and have Disney open the movie in more cities.

Visit the official site for more information.

You can read my review of Walt's Time here.

Geek-End Update, Saturday, May 2, 2009

• Filed under wow: Matterhorn at Stuff From the Park posts an image from the proposed Dwarf Mine Ride and shares a Kevin Kidney story about the drawing.
• Cory at Boing Boing shares his own review of the new 1964 World's Fair box set. You can read my review here.
• Disneyshawn shares a great little detail from Disney's Hollywood Studios.
• DisHippy posts a great tribute to the Tomorrowland Transit Authority.
• Major Pepperidge at Gorilla's Don't Blog shares some more pre-opening WDW photos.
• David Gerstein at Ramapith posts an essay on Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
• Tinker Bell at the Sacred Tree of the Aracuan Bird prompts us to get out our sketch-books!
  

Book Update

Murder in the Magic Kingdom by Foreman Heard showed up unsolicited last week. I don't have much information about the author, though.

Security guard Mark Adams on early morning rounds discovers a body floating in the moat of the castle at the "Happiest Theme Park On Earth." The police believe it is an accident, but Mark follows the suspicious behavior several company employees, and discovers a connection to a major crime figure. His investigation provides him with information that could change his life forever.

Apparently, the book comes highly recommended:

"This is no mouse tale. I loved every minute." M.M.
"I was quacking up when I read it." D.D.
"A fantasy from beginning to end." W.D.

Geek-End Update, Saturday, April 25, 2009

• Daveland takes us on a trip to the actual Disney Studios in Burbank! Part two is here! Check out part three!
• Didier at the Disney History blog posts a short review of the new Art of Walt Disney World book.
• Futureprobe shares some Horizon EPCOT art from Bob McCall.
• Major Pepperidge at Gorilla's Don't Blog posts some vintage photos of El Zocalo.
• Kevin Kidney looks at some familiar Toad artwork.
• Foxxfur at Passport 2 Dreams waxes about her thoughts on changing Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom.