by Mike Renfrow | Dec 16, 2017
“God Bless Us, Every One!” -Tiny Tim (Image from IMDB) Even though it debuted in 1983, each year I’m surprised at how many people—even Disney fans—still haven’t seen Mickey’s Christmas Carol. Watching this classic short has become an annual tradition at our house, and...
by Mike Renfrow | Sep 30, 2017
“I’m late / I’m late / For a very important date. / No time to say ‘Hello, Goodbye,’ / I’m late, I’m late, I’m late.” – White Rabbit, Alice in Wonderland During a recent visit, my family and I were waiting...
by Mike Renfrow | Aug 21, 2017
“Ready when you are, C.B.!” We made a bittersweet visit to Hollywood Studios last weekend to enjoy The Great Movie Ride one last time before it closed forever on Sunday, Aug. 13th. As an original attraction that opened with the Studios in 1989, its closure...
by Mike Renfrow | Jul 25, 2017
“Did you ever see such rain, Pooh?” -Piglet Every time I walk past the Splash Mountain signs featuring Brer Rabbit that warn, “You May Get Wet,” I wonder if Disney should post one at the entrance of each park. According to usclimatedata.com, Orlando, Florida averages...
by Mike Renfrow | Jun 6, 2017
“Music has always had a prominent part in all our products, from the early cartoon days. So much so, that I cannot think of the pictorial story without thinking about the complementary music which will fulfill it.” – Walt Disney, quoted in Jim...
by Mike Renfrow | May 20, 2017
“I don’t like formal gardens. I like wild nature. Just the wilderness instinct in me, I guess.” Walt Disney, quoted in Jim Korkis, Walt’s Words: Quotations of Walt Disney with Sources, Theme Park Press. I had a chance to visit Epcot on Thursday recently,...
