Welcome to another installment of my series Patriotic Disney in which I’ll be discussing the many facets of Walt Disney’s patriotism and how it permeates his work and legacy. 📍EPCOT | World Showcase | American Adventure Many of the lands and attractions in Disney’s theme Parks reveal his patriotism, his love of the American way […]
Walt Disney World’s Liberty Tree
Walt Disney was a very patriotic man, proud of and confident in the American spirit. He looked forward to what we could achieve and back at what we had achieved. Disney’s theme parks are filled with homages to that spirit. From the lands within the parks: Main Street U.S.A., Liberty Square, and Frontierland; to the […]
The 1970′s heyday of Apollo 11 and Tomorrowland
With all of of the coverage the past two weeks of the anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission it got me reminiscing about the early 70’s. I was in grade school and the Apollo Program was in full swing at that time. I was so into every thing having to do with the space program. I’d memorized everything I could about the space program and the solar system in general.
A Trip Down Memory Lane a.k.a Interstate 75
For many years I was stationed in Ohio, during that time we made the long drive to Florida every year to visit family and of course Mickey Mouse too, at Walt Disney World. Note, this post dates from 2009! On the second day of our drive we’d be crossing into Florida from Georgia on Interstate […]