Walt Disney absolutely loved skiing. On a trip to the Swiss Alps, he came up with the idea of constructing a mini-mountain in Disneyland and turning it into the Matterhorn Bobsleds. He was the director of pageantry for the 1960 Olympics in Squaw Valley, California. And he had an idea for a ski resort that helped to usher in the ...

Despite its majestic facade, each Disney attraction has seen its share of unhinged behavior. This specific incident took place at Disneyland Park’s “it’s a small world” attraction. With multiple brawls breaking out at Disney’s Magic Kingdom, belligerent guests shutting down Casey’s Corner, and influencers live-streaming attractions like Under the Sea – Journey of the Little Mermaid, Cast Members can’t always ...

If you’re going to visit Disneyland in order to see one of the final remaining elements of founder Walt Disney‘s vision for the theme park, you’d better hurry. One of the last original parts of the legendary park is being irrevocably changed as the company decides to, ironically, modernize Tomorrowland. Nearly a century ago, Walt Disney opened the original Disneyland ...

Disney Dining Reservations are coveted among visiting guests…but things can happen, and sometimes we need to cancel our plans. Here’s the best way to cancel your Disney Dining Reservation without facing any consequences! The Walt Disney Company has a long and enduring reputation for providing the very best of the best in experiences for folks of all ages. And among ...

A Walt Disney World Resort Magic Kingdom transportation service has finally returned after being refurbished for five years. Read this next: Disney+ Revives Beloved Remake Amid ‘Snow White’s’ Scandal Roger E. Broggie Locomotive Returns to Magic Kingdom After 60-Month Refurbishment After undergoing extensive refurbishment for nearly five years, the Roger E. Broggie locomotive has returned to service at Magic Kingdom. ...

In a letter that is going viral online, we learn the shocking reason that Disney once rejected a woman’s job application. The world has changed quite rapidly over the last 100 years. Technology has progressed in ways many might have never thought possible, and developments like AI have become some of the most integral parts of our everyday (be it ...

It seems safe to say that Disney fanatics love to wax nostalgic about their favorite Disney memories. One potent Disney memory has Disney fanatics up in arms, however — because according to some sources, it didn’t actually happen! Back in the day, Disney movies began with an animated intro that was instantly recognizable, and that featured the Disney castle and ...

Throughout his life. Walt Disney taught all of us to live our dreams. He passed that belief on to everyone around him, and it continues to live on through Disneyland and his final dream, Walt Disney World. Disney was also incredibly generous to those around, none more so than the Disney Family’s live-in housekeeper, Thelma Howard. But Howard’s story, before ...

For years now, a strange urban legend that Walt Disney was cryonically frozen has been circulating, but is it true? This rumor resurfaces every few years, and we at Disney Fanatic jumped in to parse out how this started and what the reality is. It’s not entirely surprising that people are invested in seeing the founder of the Walt Disney ...

Walk around the Walt Disney World Resort, or any Disney Park for that matter, and it’s everywhere. It was one of the items that Walt Disney banned from his parks, but now it has become as ubiquitous as Mickey-shaped ice cream bars or popcorn. It is alcohol. Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort have embraced the sale and consumption of ...