Disleelandia - .EPISODE 10 Jim Korkis Interview, Part 3 .In this part of my interview with Disney Historian Jim Korkis, Jim talks about his time as a Disney Employee, and after he was let go from the Company...... Read more

Disleelandia - Basically Complete.For a while now I have been communicating with a fellow collector named Pascal from Holland about a series of Big Figs based on the animated Short called Symphony Hour..It all started when I wondered if there were more of these in the series than my Goofy. By connecting with Pascal, I learned that there were. . .Goofy from my collection.  .Clarabelle, Mickey, and Donald from Pascal's collection. Pascal has been diligently looking to complete the set, but still needs one piece: G... Read more

Disleelandia - Guest Archivist: Karen Beatens.As you dear readers may know, I, Karen Beatens, am Lee's wife.  I also have celiac disease which is an auto-immune disease that means that I am unable to digest the protein found in many grains such as wheat, barley, oats (unless grown in a place where they don't grow wheat) and rye.  If I accidently have some, I will be sick...long term cheating leads to untimely death.   So I have to be very careful about what I eat and equally careful about how it is prepared... Read more

Disleelandia - A couple of my favorite Jungle Cruise jokes:.If you want to take pictures go ahead, all the elephants have their trunks on...Ohhh, don't worry kids. See, those lions are protecting that sleeping Zebra.. .What are some of your favorites?.... Read more

Disleelandia - Lee featured one of the great souvenirs to be had at the Cozy Cone at  Disney California Adventure  back on March 3rd, the Hazard Cone Cup.. My wife and I got one of these, but we also picked up a Cars Land Souvenir cup... The drink inside this cup is Red's Apple freeze, which is apple juice with a hint of toasted marshmallow with a passion fruit mango topping. It was very sweet, but grew on me as I drank it..frozen apple juice with a hint of toasted marshmallow and passion fruit-mango foam - Se... Read more

Disleelandia - .Disney's PhotoPass.Disney California Adventure - Tower of Terror.... Read more

Disleelandia - Two of a Kind.We found many of these great little curio boxes at Disneyland during our recent visit. Most were based on attractions, like the two below. Interestingly enough, however, the first one is no longer found in Disneyland:..Big Al from The Country Bear JamboreeHappiness is a Song.The Country Bear Jamboree was originally designed for Disney's Mineral King Ski Resort in the mid-1960s but was eventually built in the Magic Kingdom (Florida) for opening day of 1971. It proved so popular that a... Read more

Disleelandia - After "Bambi", "Peter Pan" is the next most nostalgic Disney Animated Classic for me personally.I try to live by Peter's "Never grow up" mantra daily..Like the "Bambi: Disney Classics" app I reviewed earlier today, the "Peter Pan: Disney Classics"app for iPad and iPhone, has the same Golden Book feel to the illustrations. ...Also like the "Bambi" app, you can add a photo. It differs from that app in the "This book belongs to:" area, as it doesn't give an option to "sign" it, a feature I really liked on "... Read more

Disleelandia - Frequent readers may know, "Bambi" was my first Disney movie, and seeing this classic on the big screen is one of my earliest memories. I have more of an emotional connection to "Bambi" than most other Disney movies..The "Bambi: Disney Classics" app for iPhone and iPad brings all these emotions back with it's lovely music and beautiful illustrations reminiscent of classic Golden Books, which really ratchets up the nostalgic factor for me.. .On the home screen, you can add a photo and type in or write your n... Read more

Disleelandia - The Muppet Stage 1 Company Store is located opposite the exit of Muppet Vision 3D at Disney's Hollywood Studios.. .It's pretty hard to miss, and you shouldn't pass it by, as it is one of the best themed stores in all of Walt Disney World...Muppet fans can spend plenty of time just looking at all the great props around the shop, picking out references to favorite Muppet characters. ..  ..And there is plenty of Muppet merchandise as well, of course...Tee-shirts..The sign in the wall says "Look Here.... Read more