Category Archives: Disney

Disneyana Fan Club Convention Flashback — Conserving Animation Art

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This year’s Disneyana Fan Club DisneyanaMania Convention is now less than a week away, so today I’m excerpting parts of one of my favorite convention presentations.  In 2006, Ron Stark of S/R Labs explained how to preserve and restore valuable collectibles, information that is always timely.  For more information about this year’s convention, visit http://www.disneyanafanclub.org/content/disneyanamania-2016-wednesday-july-13-through-saturday-july-16-2016 This

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Some Personal Disney Memories

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How big an influence has Disney had on my life?  Uncle Walt was personally responsible for two of the most unusual experiences of my childhood. I remember my first Disney memory was watching the “Disneyland” TV show.   It was an episode of Davy Crockett fighting Indians under General Andrew Jackson, so it must have been

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“More of the Story” — An Insider’s Disney Tale

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This time of the summer means I’m between Disney events.  Our local Dayton Disneyana show was June 10-12, and our national DisneyanaMania Convention is coming up July 13-15 in Anaheim, CA (actually Garden Grove).  If that piques your interest, all the information is on the club’s website, http://www.disneyanafanclub.org/home, under the Events tab.  For a quick

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The Magic of Disneyland

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I thought this would be a good time to share some Disneyland memories.  This piece was originally published on LaughingPlace.com on June 10, 2004.  The photo is from Google Images. The Magic of Disneyland We all know Disneyland is a magical place. That’s especially true for those of us who live on the opposite side

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Collecting — We Aren’t the Only Ones

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A few years back, I had the privilege of writing for my favoite Disney website. LaughingPlace.com  (http://www.laughingplace.com/).  Recently I happened to think of those old columns, and have decided to share one today.  This originally ran on April 28, 2004, and offers some thoughts on collecting in general.  By the way, the NFFC is now the

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Happy Birthday, Mickey Mouse!

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I don’t know what I was thinking.  I forgot my favorite animated character’s birthday! Mickey Mouse’s birthday is November 18, because that was the day in 1928 when he made his first appearance, in a cartoon short entitled Steamboat Willie at the Colony Theater in New York.  Steamboat Willie was actually the third film made, but it was

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The Psychology of “Inside Out”

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I’ve seen the latest Pixar animated feature Inside Out twice now, and I thought it was a remarkable film.  As an adult, it gave me a lot to think about, yet if I was a kid, I would’ve enjoyed it just as much.  It’s a great starting point for explaining emotions and memories to children.

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The Cost of Meeting Davy Crockett

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I’m a Disney collector, and I’ll be first to admit we sometimes do strange things.  Not that they seem strange then, but looking back in hindsight, they can seem, well, just kind of weird.   For example, I attended the Official Disneyana Convention at Walt Disney World, September 6-10, 1995.  If you never attended any of these conventions

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