Geek-End Update, Saturday July 5, 2008

• Jessica at If We Can Dream It posts some great images of the Rustic Ranchos.
• Kevin Kidney shares more amazing illustrations from a 1955 newspaper layout. This time it is the Red Wagon Inn, Swift Market House and the Chicken Plantation.
• Richard at Photos From the Parks posts an essay about Harper Goff and his relation to Disneyland. Great article!
• Jedblau at Vintage Disneyland Goodies shares a Press Ghost Pass for the Haunted Mansion opening.
• Dave from Davleand posts some great shots of the Chicken Plantation.
• WOW! Cory at Boing Boing shares a link to build your own Jungle Cruise playhouse!
• The Outlet Appreciation Society is back! Lisa at My Life on the WDW-d List shares seven more outlets for our in-the-park tech needs!
• Jim at Tulgy Wood shares a new collectible from one of my favorite package films.
• Matt at Vintage Disney Alice posts a picture of Walt signing the voice of Alice.
• Didier at the Disney History blog shares news and an interview with the author of an upcoming book.
• Jeff from 2719 posts some of his articles about Pleasure Island from his archives. Great reads, as always.
• Dave, at his Haunted Mansion blog, shares some really great shots of the stretching portraits.
• FoxFurr from Passport 2 Dreams is back with a look at some early Hollywood film connections.
• Matterhorn1959 from Stuff from the Park posts a pre-opening lessee information sheet from Disneyland.

Don't forget to check out the 4th of July cookout at Passamaquoddy.

Geek-End Update, Saturday June 28 2008

• Dave at Davelandblog posts a 1956 series of vintage Disneyland pictures. In this post, he features some of the great attraction posters.
• Princess Fee at DF'82 shares a picture of the Princess bathroom at WDW.
• Jenny at the Blackwing Diaries has a 1940's breakfast menu from the Walt Disney Studios Restaurant in Burbank.
• The Ghost Relations Department has a great detail from the Florida Haunted Mansion. Really, it's not grating at all! Or is it?
• Jeff at 2719 Hyperion posts a great detail from the Disneyland Main Street windows. Jeff also takes a look at a new book on lost Disney animation. From the 2719 Hyperion Archives, Jeff shares a 1989 brochure from the Art of Animation at the Disney-MGM Studios.
• Ryan at Main Street Gazette has a look at Disney Legend George McGinnis and his effect on Epcot.
• Richard at Photos From the Parks has a great article on the voices behind the main Macaws! (Because of their claws? No, because their macaws!)
• Over at Vintage Disneyland Tickets, they take a look at the Enchanted Tiki Room tickets and music in time for the 45th Anniversary of the Tiki Room.
• Jerry at Cartoon Brew gives us a heads up on Disney's Glasgo. Sounds really good. He also shares a great 1954 article about animation featuring Ward Kimball.
• Matterhorn1959 at Stuff From the Park posts some shots of Vintage Disneyland trash cans. Awesome!
• Doc Terminus (and the MIA Glenn W) has a great post showcasing the actors from Dick Tracy.
• Ed at the Blog Wore Tennis Shoes reviews two DVDs that look very interesting!
• Wade Sampson at Mouseplanet takes a look at some great biographies of Walt Disney.
• Kevin Kidney posts artwork from a 1955 newspaper section.

My friend Ray is at Walt Disney World this week and he is loading his Flickr account with some great photos. Check 'em out!

A great shot of Wishes! by Ray.

Geek-End Update

• Tim at Vintage Disneyland Tickets shares a copy of the 1955 Donald Duck Goes to Disneyland book.
• Ryan at Main St. Gazette presents a brief history of the Muppet Studios and a photo tour of the mosaics in the Morocco Pavilion. Ryan reviews a great children's book about the Magic Kingdom.
• Luke from The Blog of Luke LoGiudice posts a great detail in the Haunted Mansion attic scene.
• David at Vintage Disney Collectibles posts a great essay about Roy Disney's time in the Navy during WWI.
• Jack Spence at The World According to Jack posts some absolutely amazing pictures of the MiraCosta Hotel at Tokyo Disney.
• Cheribib at 5 Kingdoms posts an article comparing and contrasting the various Tea Cup rides.
• Jim at Tulgey Wood shares a 1970's era Disneyland coloring book.
• The Art of Disney is now featuring articles in English! Here is a great one on Dumbo.
• Ed from The Blog Wore Tennis Shoes posts scans from the Little Golden Book version of The Black Hole.
• Didier from Disney History shares a scan of the wonderful "You Are Renaissance People" speech by Ray Bradbury to the Imagineers. (We talked about the display from the Epcot 25th Anniversary Museum.)
• Craig at Earning My Ears looks at the early hotels at the Florida property.

Don't forget about the Carolina Disney Meet on Saturday, June 28.

Geek-End Update, Saturday, June 14, 2008

• Have U Got the Look? Check out Vintage Disneyland Tickets for a 1977 copy of The Disney Look. Also, there is a great post (#4 in the series) about the Santa Fe & Disneyland Railroad.
• Over at Mr. Fun, he shares a bookcase from the Hyperion Studios. He has some great books in that collection, by the way!
• Jerry at Cartoon Brew links to a scan of a Flip The Frog coloring book. Why flip...Ub Iwerks.
• Didier at Disney History posts links to two upcoming Disney books.
• Craig at Earning My Ears posts about the soundtrack to Pirates of the Caribbean. I love this disc!
• Over at the Ghost Relations Dept., they post a colorized photo of the coming soon sign at Disneyland's Haunted Mansion. This sign hung for almost a decade.
• Jessica at If We Can Dream It shares some of the alternative delivery destinations for Space Mountain.
• Mike at The Jungle is "101" posts about the scheduling for Custodial Services at Disneyland in 1984. Very interesting to get a glimpse.
• Richard at Photos From the Parks does a nice comparison shot of the real and 3D Tiki Room. He also posts some great photos of Tom Sawyer Island.
• Jason at Disneyland Nomenclature posts a review of Chris Strodder's The Disneyland Encyclopedia: The Unofficial, Unauthorized, and Unprecedented History of Every Land, Attraction, Restaurant, Shop, and Event in the Original Magic Kingdom. Click through to see his thoughts on the work.
• Michael Sporn Animation shares scans of The Runaway Lamb book based on characters from So Dear To My Heart.
• Jeff from 2719 Hyperion offers a puzzle for us. Can you help identify the people in the picture?
• Ryan at Main St. Gazette posts some covers of several of Disney's Little Golden books.
• Chris from the O.C. History Roundup shares a 1955 picture and castmember anecdote from the Jungle Cruise.
• Princess Fee at DF'82 shares some photos and info about Cars Quatre Roues Rallye at Disneyland Paris.
• Major Pepperidge at Gorillas' Don't Blog has two great aerial shots of Disneyland from the mid-1960's.
• Vintage Disneyland Tickets celebrates their 200th post! Congrats!
• Andy from The Backside of Water shares the Best.Bathrooms. Ever.

Book Of The Week: Walt's People, Volume 6 by Didier Ghez

Geek-End Update, Saturday, June 7, 2008

• David at Vintage Disney Memorabilia posts a great article about Walt Disney and the Boy Scouts.
• Ryan at The Main St. Gazette shares what he found about another crate at the Magic Kingdom. Great job, Ryan!
• Jeff at 2719 Hyperion reviews the new book on Pixar. Ya gotta love Disney book reviews!
• Jenny from the Black Wing Diaries shares a scan of a 1940's Disney Studios Commissary menu. mmmmm...Minnie's Delight!
• Amid at Cartoon Brew takes a look at a recent article on Disney/Pixar and he adds some well-thought out opinions, as well.
• Jeanine at Louminations! shares a great detail from Mitsukoshi in the Japan Pavilion.
• Michael Sporn presents some absolutely amazing Ward Kimbal sketches and drawings. As usual, they showcase Ward's quirky and defiant sense of humor.
• Check out the NEW ride review of Buoy Store Minnow Mania over at Passamaquoddy. As usual, Doc Terminus has outdone himself!
• Cheribib at 5 Kingdoms takes us on a Rail tour of all 5 Magic Kingdom style parks.
• Matt at Paleofuture presents the Official Guidebook of the 1939-1940 NY World's Fair. You do know why the 1939-1940 World's Fair is important, right?
• Matterhorn from Stuff From the Park posts a picture of the Disney Studios circa 1939.
• Matt at Vintage Disney Alice in Wonderland shares a fan card that doubles as a special preview pass.
• Ed at The Blog Wore Tennis Shoes has a great post about the abandoned queue for the Swiss Family Treehouse.

Book of the Week: Spinning Disney's World: Memories of a Magic Kingdom Press Agent by Charles Ridgway

Geek-End Update

• Jeff Pepper from 2719 Hyperion shares another great Lost Imagineering item. Read Jeff's review of Melody Time. You will want to get a copy of this film!.
• Hans Perk at A Film L.A. posts a great shot of The Commissary from the 1940's--and a menu!
• Josh at The Disney Frontier Blog links to a home made video of One Man's Dream at Disney's Hollywood Studios.
• Jason at Disneyland Nomenclature shares his experience meeting Bruce Gordon and Dave Mumford, authors of The Nickel Tour.
• The Ghost Relations Dept. posts concept art of the Bride from Marc Davis.
• Major Pepperidge shares two photos of the treehouse on Tom Sawyer's Island. He also takes us on a trip to the 1094 NY World's Fair. Progressland, anyone?
• Kevin Kidney shares a cut-out project that he and Jody Daily worked on. Makes sure to check out the photo of Bill Justice and X. Atencio.
• Matterhorn at Stuff From the Park has a great picture of the Walt Disney Studio in Burbank.
• Acme Girl at Toons 'n' Tunes posts a fairly comprehensive link collection about Goofy!
• Vintage Disneyland Tickets shares a scan of a 1963 Kodak Guide to Disneyland. With picture spots!
• Bob Cowan presents some great squatch and stretch sketches from Mickey's Rival.
• Chris Jepsen at OC History Roundup shares some shots from the dedication of Ollie Johnston's Stationhouse at the Carolwood-Pacific Society in Griffith Park.
• FoxxFur from Passport to Dreams presents another park mystery.
• Rob from Animation Backgrounds posts several images from Mulan.
• Andy from the Backside of Water shares a detail he spotted in the World Plaza Showcase store.
• Ed from the Blog Wore Tennis Shoes takes a look at Bill Peet's autobiography.
• Michael Sporn posts some amazing drawings and sketches by Bill Peet during the development of The Sword In the Stone.
• Jack Spence from The World According to Jack spent some time at Hong Kong Disneyland. He shares a lot of amazing pictures.
  
  Strange (but amazing) link of the week:
  
• Animators Can't Jump! Jenny Lerew from Black Wing Diaries posts a video from 1980. Ron Miller (and The Producers) vs Tim Burton (and the Animators). You won't believe your eyes!

Book of the Week: Dream Worlds: Production Design for Animation by Hans Bacher

Geek-End Update, May 24, 2008

• Bob Cowan shares another piece from his collection. This time it is the cover from the Vista-United Telephone Directory at WDW. Bob also shares some history with his art: check out the pencil sketch for Gertie the Dinosaur. He also has a pencil drawing of Mickey that might have been done by Ub Iwerks.
• Daveland takes us to 1986 Disneyland. Nice jacket!
• Vintage Disneyland Tickets posts scans of a few covers of Disney News magazine. He also posts a scan of the 1973 Boy's Life visit to Walt Disney World.
• Cheribibi at 5 Kingdoms has an interesting series comparing all five Magic Kingdom-style parks. Check out the post for total land size. They also post about which parks are locked in and which ones have some room to grow.
• Andy at the Backside of Water has a great shot of Everest at night. I need to spend some time at the Animal Kingdom after the sun goes down.
• Jenny from the Blackwing Diaries posts some candid photos of Disney Girls at the Disney Studios.
• Randall at Character Design posts some shots of upcoming Disney characters. Wow! J
• Jeff Pepper from 2719 Hyperion showcases an extremely rare clip that Didier Ghez has provided.
• Major Pepperidge from Gorillas' Don't Blog shares great shots of Tomorrowland and Main St.
• Lou at Louminations! has a shot of the notice for the Jungle Cruise rehab and a behind the barricades picture.
• Ryan at Main Street Gazette has some great details from Expedition Everest and the Matterhorn.
• Richard at Photos From the Parks posts some great Jungle Cruise signage...and a shot of a Disney Geek In Training!
• Matterhorn1959 at Stuff From the Park starts an AMAZING series featuring some possible inspirations for Disneyland. Check out the slides for the 1948 Chicago Rail fair here (part one), here (part two), here (part three), and here (part four).
• JedBlau at Vintage Disneyland Goodies shares some photos of....HIMSELF at Disneyland when he was younger.
• Didier Ghez from Disney History shares an interview with Charles Solomon, author of the upcoming Disney Lost and Found: Exploring the Hidden Artwork from Never-Produced Animation . Didier also shares artwork from the Cowan Collection about an unreleased short: The Janitors.
• Craig at Earning My Ears has been posting about Disney music. He updates with the first two records produced for WDW. He also takes us on a birds-eye tour of 1978 Epcot and the Life and Health Pavilion. Craig strikes back with a book review of John Hench's wonderful Designing Disney.
• Over at Latin Baby, they share a great Russian poster for the Three Caballeros. What a striking change!
• Hans Perk at A Film LA shares some scans from a 1959 Saturday Evening Post and some photos from the Carolwood-Pacific Historical Society at Griffith Park.
• DOC from the Disney Obsession blog shares a hidden-Baloo with us. Great find.
• Jessica from If We Can Dream It cautions us to Choose Wisely!
• Bearride from Videblog shares some great pictures from the opening of the 1998 Tomorrowland.
• Cory at Voyages Extraordinaire takes a look at Miyazaki's animated film Howl's Moving Castle. He also shares some images from the Studio Ghibli exclusive short, Imaginary Flying Machines. Miyazaki is amazing.
• Ray from Grumpy's Hollow shares his lovely (and very talented) wife's project for the Dream Team auction at Magic Meets. It is wonderful!
• Foxxfur from Passport to Dreams Old & New returns with a news item of a different color!
• Jack Spence does it again! This time he shares more 1972 WDW photos. Absolutely amazing!

Book of the Week: Cooking with Mickey (Gourmet Mickey Cookbook) Volume II: The Most Requested Recipes from Walt Disney World and Disneyland

Geek-End Update, May 17, 2008

• Jeff Pepper at 2719 Hyperion talks about collecting, investing and what Disneyana really means to us.


• Hans Perk from A Film L.A. posts the scans from a 1940 article that looks at Walt Disney's home in the Los Feliz/Silverlake district. Very cool!


• Haunted Mansion Collectibles shares some spooky (and awesome) pin sets.


• Ed over at The Blog Wore Tennis Shoes updates us with his post about the East Winds Lounge. Great post!


• Princess Fee at DF'82 is taking us on a tour of the Disneyland Paris Resort. Come on!


• It looks like Disneyland Nomenclature is going to start a series featuring photos taken by a Club 55'er from over the years. He has also posted an amazing look at the Atlantis Expedition that never was!


• Jessica from If We Can Dream It brings us the latest Toy Story Midway Mania shot: the trashcan!


• Kevin Kidney posts an amazing look at the Frito Kid.


• Over at Magical Kingdoms blog, Cara Goldsbury talks about the daily life of a travel writer.


• Michael Sporn has some great stills and storyboards from Dumbo. He also has a look at one of the few female animators (if not the first): Rhetta Scott.


• Matterhorn 1959 at Stuff From the Park shares a shot of the Disney Studios in Burbank from back in the day!


• JedBlau over at Vintage Disneyland Goodies posts a Gold Opening Day Ticket.


• Jack Spence at The World According to Jack shares some perspective on Adventureland. Jack also shares some amazing photos of WDW from 1972. Wow...no trees, huh?


• Rob at Animation Backgrounds posts some beautiful backgrounds from Lilo and Stitch.


• Andy from The Backside of Water captured a great detail of the Sailing Ship Columbia. He also posts a shot of another famous hidden character.


• Bob Cowan at The Cowan Vollection has quite a large collection of amazing Disneyana. He shares some wonderful background cells from Old MacDuck. He posts a great Goofy model sheet.


• Daveland posts some shots of the 20,000 Leagues exhibit--including the rarely seen signage. Dave presents a great historical look at the Disneyland Bandstand.


• Didier Ghez at Disney History announces that Walt's People Volume 6 is ready to go!


• Tom at My Disney Collection blog writes about the first Disneyland Guide book. I gotta get me one of these!


• DOC at the Disney Obsession blog posts about the Animation Courtyard and the ties to four of the Nine Old Men.


• Major Pepperidge at Gorilla's Don't Blog shares some viewfinder images of the 20K exhibit at Disneyland.


• Ray at Grumpy's Hollow announces a new project he has been working on! Check it out!


• Jerry at Cartoon Brew takes a look back at Joe Grant. Jerry also shares some upcoming Chronicle Books (Pixar and Star Wars--but not together!).


• Michael Barrier shares another Where's Walt article looking at Walt's visit to his old elementary school. Does everything add up?


• Chris Jepsen from OC History Roundup posts two videos from 1957 Disneyland.


• David at Vintage Disney Collectibles presents an e-mail from Diane Disney Miller about Kay Kamen.

Geek Education Link:

• Jerry at Cartoon Brew! shares an amazing video by Ryan Petersen that humorously and succinctly sums up the Eisner years. You must watch it!

Book of the Week: The Wonderful World of Disney Television: a Complete History

Geek-End Update, May 10, 2008

• Michael Sporn shares some wonderful art from Fantasia. There's some more here.
• Matterhorn 1959 shares a picture from the Burbank Studio in 1940.
• JedBlau from Vintage Disneyland Goodies has photos of a Disneyland Emporium Gift box from 1955/56. He also has a box from Casa de Fritos. Cool....
• Vintage Disneyland Tickets posts a Souvenir Saturday two-parter with a classic Little Golden book Disneyland on the Air.
• Hans Perk at A Film L.A. discusses synchronizing Mickey for the first time.
• Andy and the Backside of Water posts a shot of Toad's Family Crest. Toadi Acceleratio Semper Absurda!
• Ed at The Blog Wore Tennis Shoes shares a scan of Chip and Dale's Country Morning Jamboree. Make sure to look closely at the ages and prices of the meals. He also has posted some vintage shots of the Tencennial Parade at WDW from 1982. Ed finishes up the shots of his parents 1972 trip to WDW. Make sure to check out the rare shot of the China Seas junk parked in front of the Poly.
• Daveland has some great shots from August 1974. I love the Tiki shots! He has also posted some PeopleMover shots. I wish they still had that one at Disneyland!
• Over at The Disney World Blog, they review a great pictorial Disney book.
• At Disneyland Nomenclature, Progressland takes us through the deconstruction of Cascade Peak. He also shares a research article about the Todd Shipyards!
• The Ghost Relations Dept. Blog shares some wonderful concept art by Marc Davis.
• Kevin Kidney posts an amazing piece of 1955 artwork an d a great shot of the Clock of the World!
• Jeff Pepper at the always amazing 2719 Hyperion regales us with an essay on the trailer's appearance in animated shorts and theme parks.
• Ryan at Main St. Gazette posts a picture of a motley crew. All GREAT guys, though.
• Over at My Disney Collection, he posts about the Disney Gallery Inaugural Exhibit book. I need to get a copy of this one!
• Didier at Disney History posts part of an interview with the artist of the famous Paris Match cover after Walt's passing.
• Major Pepperidge at Gorillas Don't Blog has some wonderfully detailed shots of Main St. USA!
• Donald Ballard over at The Original Disneyland Hotel blog posts some pictures of the amenities found at the hotel in the early years.
• Jessica over at If We Can Dream It horses around a little bit over at Saratoga Springs.
• Mark at TagTOONZ talks about learning to draw Mickey Mouse.

On a different note, congratulations to my good friend Ray, who happened to place THIRD at the Battle of the Bodies in Tulsa, OK on May 3, 2008. It was his first bodybuilding competition. Way to go RAY!

Book of the Week: The Imagineering Way: Ideas to Ignite Your Creativity

Geek-End Update, May 3, 2008

• The Ghost Relations Dept. Blog posts concept art by Marc Davis for a Ghostly Kitchen.
• Hans Perk at A Film L.A. shares an article about the end of Hyperion. He also posts a mini-review of the Ingeborg Willy Scrapbook.
• Andy at The Backside of Water shares a neat detail between the Oasis and Africa. He also posts a great pressed penny machine. These are a must in my household.
• Honor at Blue Sky Disney posts about Disney's love of Art Deco and how it has influenced many of the hotels.
• Progressland at Disneyland Nomenclature posts an org chart for Disneyland Food services in 1972. He shares a story about the Moonliner and its return to Disneyland
• Major Pepperidge at Gorillas Don't Blog has a nighttime shot of the Clock of the World and an overhead of Center Street. He has a post with a shot of an empty Mine Train and the chalet.
• Matterhorn 1959 at Stuff From the Park has a series of photos from the 1941 strike. Part one and part two and part three. He also posts a unique photo of the pay telephones on Main St.
• Mark Sonntag at Tagtoonz posts an essay about one of Walt's early gigs in Kansas City.
• Ed over at The Blog Wore Tennis Shoes shares another book with us! One with Baby Gyro! And another book with Mickey and trucks.
• Daveland takes us on a one-day trip to Disneyland 1963!
• Jessica from If We Can Dream It shares a look at the Getaway Stage Coach Line.
• Michael Sporn posts some beautiful artwork from Bambi from a personal collection. He shares some wonderful Milt Kahl drawings of King Louie.
• Daveland shares a then and now post of the Pistol Dueler from Pirates of the Caribbean.
• It may not be Disney, but: Cory from Voyages Extraordinaires posts an essay about the history of Coney Island.
• Jerry at Cartoon Brew tells us about the Animation Book Look happening on Saturday, May 17th in Sherman Oaks. Anyone going? Let me know. He also points to a fashion accessory that is right up Jennifer's alley (from Broke Hoedown)!
• Princess Fee at DF'82 shares a book she just got from Amazon. Go Fee!
• Over at The Disney Traveler, they have posted a photo essay about the Magic Kingdom's Jungle Cruise.
• Vintage Disneyland Tickets shares the album Walt Disney Takes You to Disneyland--with videos for the sound clips.
• Passamaquoddy is BACK!
• Lou from Louminations! posts the transcript from an interview he did with Imagineer Bill "Sully" Sullivan. He also posts what might be considered an endangered Hidden Mickey.
• Rob at Animation Backgrounds shares some shots from The Brave Little Tailor.
• Cory from Boing Boing links to an amazing 3-D printed model of Cinderella's Castle.
• Cabollerofan at Snowy Tundra Training posts some screen caps from the Saludos Amigos DVD.
• Bearride at Videblog shares a picture of Tomorrowland at Disneyland from 20 years ago... You can still see one of the famous Mary Blair murals opposite of the line for Star Tours.
• Jeff Pepper at 2719 Hyperion shares some more from his archives. This time it is back to 1969.
• David at Vintage Disney Collectibles has some great images and artwork from the 1941 strike.
• Mike Scott posts a link to scans and info about his brick paver at Disneyland.
• ZapperZ over at My Disney Mania is blogging live from Walt Disney World!
• Those Darn Cats have run away from home! Check out their new podcast...
• Richard from Photos From the Parks takes a detailed look at the queue for Mission Space.
• Mr. Fun shares a visit to Lucasfilm!

Geek-End Update, April 26, 2008

• Hans Perk at A Film L.A. has an interesting copy of a lecture about the shadowgraph and Walt Disney's only patent. He also posts one of the ONLY known pictures of Walt wearing ears.
• Major Pepperidge at Gorillas Don't Blog has a great scan of a older photo showing the shoreline of the Rivers of America before the Fantasmic! changes. He also shares some boring pictures (his words) that show some of the amazing landscapes!
• Jim at Tulgey Wood shares some behind the scenes info about What's My Crime? from 101 Dalmatians. He also has a GREAT post celebrating National Library Week.
• Mr. Fun (Floyd Norman) shares a few anecdotes and information about Sam McKim. You do know how Sam KcKim is, right? He also talks about being in a meeting with Walt.
• Princess Fee at DF'82 shares some different views of Le Chateau de la Belle au Bois Dormant. She even goes inside the Castle to show us the balcony.
• Jennifer at Broke Hoedown shares link to Donald Duck's family tree done by Don Rosa.
• Maz at The Maz Disney Blog shares some older WDW videos from Youtube.
• Michael at MichaelSporn Animation has some great color sketches of Bambi.
• Michael Barrier has two great articles for us: he takes a look at what might be the job ad that Rudy Ising responded to and he shares a picture of Ub Iwerks from 1922--dressed as a pirate! With the first article, you get a sense of the research that Mr. Barrier does when writing his books and articles! Mr. Barrier has added an essay on Walt and his feelings for the Goof.
  
• Matterhorn at Stuff From the Park takes us on a tour of the Columbia and Fowler's Harbor.
• Jedblau at Vintage Disneyland Goodies posts two scans of posters featuring the Grand Canyon Diorama and the Monorail (what'd I say?)
• Jeff Pepper at 2719 Hyperion shares his thoughts on the 10th Anniversary of the Animal Kingdom. Very well done!
• Ed at The Blog Wore Tennis Shoes shares some info about some of the Disney Nieces. Now, that's an untapped market!
• Progressland at Disneyland Nomenclature posts about Edward T. Meck and his Window on Main St.
• Daveland, at his Haunted Mansion blog, posts two pictures of the Caretaker from almost 40 years apart!
• Jessica at If We Can Dream It shares some out of the way places at Mombasa Marketplace.
• Cory at Boing Boing points us to a link of scanned images from the 1964-1965 World's Fair from National Geographic.
• Didier at The Disney History shares a mini-interview with the author of the upcoming Pixar book. Click through and you can get a small taste of his Walt's People book series.
• Craig over at Running to Disney shares some info about the Smucker's museum and the connection to WDW.
• FoxxFur has posted an essay that de-constructs the Hall of President's attraction as she discusses the early films of WDW.
• Outside The Berm shares an early park mystery and asks for our help! To the Gurr-Mobile!
• The Man With The Hat Is Back: Daveland (and his amazing Technicolor hat) has added the 3rd post in his 1978 visit to WDW at My Disney Blog.
• Chriss Barry at MousePlanet has started a new column on collecting Disney Stuff.
• Alain at Disney and More takes a look at Marc Davis. Great concept art.
• No need to brush up on your French, but head over to The Art of Disney Animation blog and check out the tour of the Art of Animation at the Walt Disney Studios in Paris.
• Ryan at Main St. Gazette takes us on a photo tour of the landscapes at FutureWorld.
  

Geek-End Update, April 19, 2008

• Andy at the Backside of Water comes to us with a great visual for how to load the Matterhorn Bobsleds. He also takes us to visit a bird mansion.


• Princes Fee at DF'82 shares more images of Disneyland Paris.


• Alain at the always impressive Disney and More shares some concept artwork for Dick Tracy's Crimestoppers that would have appeared at the Disney-MGM Studios. He also shares some of the inspiration for the figures in the Phantom Manor.


• Matterhorn 1959 from Stuff From the Park takes us on another trip to the Disney Studios.


• Ryan at Main St. Gazette posts an article by Imagineer Tony Baxter about where inspiration can come from. He also shares some Toontown license plates.


• Jeff Pepper from 2719 Hyperion posts another in his series on the Toontown Field Guide. Keep a chin up! Check out the news items in Monstropolis! Jeff answers another mailroom question about Morty and Ferdie.


• Ed at The Blog Wore Tennis Shoes has another great book find. An ULTIMATE book, no less. He also takes us on another trip outside Disney.


• Jerry at Cartoon Brew points us to an interesting video starring some vintage Mickey collectibles.


• Dave from Davelandblog has some great 1956 Frontierland shots. Mosey on over...
  He has also posted some shots of the Chicken of The Sea at Disneyland and some of the construction shots.


• Alain at Disney and More helps feed our Miyazaki addiction with a teaser trailer for an abandoned 1984 project. The video clip is astounding.


• Mr. Fun has a great photo of the animators (including himself) and voice of Mickey Mouse during the Big Cheese's 60th birthday.


• Jessica at If We Can Dream It shares a stop in Desperation.


• Vintage Disneyland Tickets has some 1965 promotional items and tickets that celebrate Disneyland's Tenth Anniversary.


• Princess Fee at DF'82 takes us on a tour of Walt's at Disneyland Paris.


• Ray at Grumpy's Hollow has a great take on the IASW debacle. Good post, Ray!


• Wade Sampson at MousePlanet posts an excellent article about Plane Crazy.


• Vintage Disneyland Tickets shares some scans of the Disneyland Executive Club and looks into the Three Fences mystery.


• Jennifer at Broke Hoedown has posted a survey about her blog. Great idea. Head on over there and taker her survey.


• Major Pepperidge at Gorillas Don't Blog has some wonderful photos of the Ford Pavilion at the 1964 World's Fair.


• Chris at the OC History Roundup shares a picture he has of the short-lived Phantom boats.


• Cory at Boing Boing points us to a pretty cool papercraft of the Disneyland Skybuckets.


• Progressland at Disneyland Nomenclature posts his story of one of his heaviest and strangest souvenirs...and his brush with Disney Security.
  



• Foxxfur finishes up her quest for coffee over at our sister blog. We should have an official taste testing at MouseFest this year!
  

Geek-End Update Saturday, April 12, 2008

We continue with another look at the last two weeks worth of posts...

• Cory at Boing Boing shares a Haunted Mansion style office. He also points us to a really cool video of a family vacation to Disneyland in 1956.


• Daveland at his Pirates blog has a close-up of the Redhead from the bar scene of the Haunted Grotto.


• Jim Fanning at Tulgey Wood points us to a new-er Disney related blog, Mr. Fun.


• Vintage Disneyland Tickets has a great post with scans from older airline tickets and brochures. An early WDW travel package.


• Cory the Raven at Voyages Extraordinaire posts more Marc Davis concept art found on some Disneyland postcards. It be too late to alter course...


• Jack Spence posts some more of his amazing 1972 WDW pictures.


• David at Vintage Disney Collectibles shares a toy balloon catalog from many years ago. Very interesting items.


• Andy at the Backside of Water posts an interesting detail about the Mission Tortilla Factory silos. I missed that one!


• Ed from the Blog Wore Tennis Shoes brings us some really wonderful 1972 photos from Adventureland and Frontierland. Wow. Thank goodness for trees!


• Any Ghibli fans out there? Daniel at Conversations on Ghibli links to the first episode of the Ghiblies. Not Miyazaki, but from the animators at his studio. He also links to the second episode. It is a lot more polished and expands on the stories from the first one. The art style is simply astounding!


• Princess Fee at DF'82 takes us on a brief tour of Main Street USA at Disneyland Paris. It looks absolutely amazing!


• Ryan at Main St Gazette has been posting about some of his Disney crushes...still waiting on the one on Ariel.


• Miscellainey returns with a post about early Disney music on iTunes.


• Raymond over at New Fantomorrontierstreet Land posts about the 20th Anniversary of the closing of America Sings. He has some pretty cool pictures.


• Chris Jepsen from the OC History Roundup blog celebrates the 20th Anniversary closing of America Sings, as well!


• Vintage Disneyland Tickets offers a post (with video) about the anniversary of America Sings, too!


• Jerry at Cartoon Brew posts an early image of Presto, the short in front of Wall-e.


• Matterhorn 1959 at Stuff From the Park shares two images of the Omni-Bus at Disneyland.


• In the WOW category: Mr. Fun posts about visiting Walt's Garage and several other Disney/Kansas City landmarks.


• Progressland at Disneyland Nomenclature posts an essay about the validity of Disneyland history. He offers some great points!


• Christopher Xuereb writes a post for Lou Mongello's Louminaton's about Siemen's relationship with Disney and how the Spaceship Earth refurb came about.


• Daveland is doing another guest post over at My DisneyWorld Blog. It is a look back at Dave's 1978 trip with his family. The hat...I can't get over the HAT! Read part ONE and part TWO.
  
  
• Over at our sister blog, Minute-by-Minute, FoxxFur ventures into the Disney Hollywood Studios on her epic quest for coffee.

Geek-Ly Update

This week, I will try and catch up with the links from the Disney blogs that I subscribe to. When I logged in after 9 days at WDW, there were over 2,500 items!

• Jeff Pepper from 2719 Hyperion brings us some more great posts: he continues the Lost Imagineering series with a look at the Crocodile Aquarium; another detailed look at Toontown at Disneyland--this time it is the Post Office; and he brings us another look at the real world inspiration for Disney's Hollywood Studios.
• Rob Richards at Animation Backgrounds shares some backgrounds from Melody Time.
• Andy from The Backside of Water shares some posts: fancy trash, anyone; he also takes a look at the Big Thunder Iron Works; and a nice desktop of the Yakitori House.
• Ed South from The Blog Wore Tennis Shoes shares a book review of a wonderfully illustrated children's title.
• Amid from Catoon Brew points us to a few links that pertain to Bob Thomas' The Art of Animation book from 1958. Very cool...
• Princess Fee from DF '82 shares a dental detail from Disneyland Paris. If you look further through her Main St. USA tags, you will see some wonderful Main St. USA Windows of Disneyland Paris!
• Daveland takes on a 1969 ride through Nature's Wonderland Mine Train Ride. You can see Part 2 here with a few shots of Bob Gurr's Main St. Window.
• Alain at Disney and More has some wonderful concept artwork for Sunset Boulevard and the Tower of Terror.
• A girl after my own heart...Jennifer at Broke Hoedown talks Disney and Star Wars!
• Josh at the Disney Frontier takes a look at the 4 Indiana Jones attractions from around the world.
• DOC from the Disney Obsession blog continues his series of looking at the Disney Legends. This time is is Marc Davis.
• Progressland at Disneyland Nomenclature posts about deconstruction--he has some amazing shots of the deconstruction of the Disneyland Tomorrowland Mary Blair Mural.
• The Ghost Relations Dept has some pictures of the queue for the Tokyo Disneyland Haunted Mansion. Some day...
• Major Pepperidge shares a great picture of Disneyland that he just took...oh wait a sec...what was the date of that post?
• Jessica at If We Can Dream It has found herself staring at some illuminating lamp posts. She also found an older Figment sign (she is a serious Figment fan, in case you didn't know...) at Pleasure Island.
• Kevin Kidney has added some items to my wish list for my birthday and Christmas...
• Ryan over at The Main St. Gazette shares a very touching article about his father and sharing the magic. I hope I am doing the same for my son.
• Over at MichaelSporn Animation, Michael shares some storyboard drawings from 101 Dalmatians.
• Outside The Berm has a look at the Monsanto Hall of Chemistry and Star Tours.
• Richard from Photos From the Parks is doing a series on Downtown Disney. Lots of great pictures, as usual.
• Matterhorn at Stuff From the Park shares two posts with photos from the 2719 Hyperion Studio. Part one and part two. He also has some great posts with photos of the signage from Tom Sawyer Island here, here, here and here.

More to come throughout the week. Getting back to real life always takes some time...

Make sure to leave some of these hard-working bloggers linked to above some Disney Geek Love. Let them know that you are reading their work!

Geek-End Update, March 29, 2008

I am at Walt Disney World this week--with very limited Internet access--so the postings will be Live Updates From the Parks! There won't be another Geek-End Update until April 12.

• FoxxFur has updated her quest for coffee at Walt Disney World over at our sister blog.
  
• Rob at Cels and Setups details the process he uses for restoring some of the cels he has been fortunate enough to purchase. He even talks a little about the Art Corner at Disneyland.
• Don at Magical Hotel has posted some early Disneyland monorail material. You do need to scroll past the blog entry to see the scans and pictures.
• Richard from Photos From the Parks details some great billboards for us!
• Daveland has some nice POTC Disneyland details at his Pirates blog.
• Matterhorn at Stuff From the Parks spends another day at the Ink And Paint Department.
• Jim at Tulgey Wood shares a scan from the Disneyland AP newsletter about the new Pixar Play Parade.
• Disneyana World finishes the tour of the pop culture museum--and shares a strange Castle Coaster game.
• Daveland has posted scans of the Devlin Family collection. He starts us out with Tomorrowland construction shots from 1959. Dave also has a great post about the Frontierland Railroad station and its connection for Grizzly Flats.
  
• Michael Sporn talks about one of his favorite animation books, The Art of Animation.
• Jedblau at Vintage Disneyland Goodies shares a 1958 map to help you find your way home!
• Jeff Pepper from 2719 Hyperion details the Official Toontown Seal (cracks me up everytime I type that!).
• Carrie and Sam from Haunted Mansion Collectibles finish up their 24 hours with Legendary Imagineers. Wow...
• Andy at the Backside of Water muscles in with another detail shot.
• Progessland from Disneyland Nomenclature has a great post with some Disneyland newspaper ads.
• The Doombuggies.com official blog points us to an older Disneyland Nomenclature post about the origins of the building for Anaheim's Haunted Mansion.
• Chris at the OC History Roundup shares more information about the Wizard of Bras--including a picture of the Wizard(ess).
• Jack Spence from The World According to Jack has another great round of early 1970 WDW pictures. Thanks, Jack!
• Ed from The Blog Wore Tennis Shoes posts some vintage Magic Kingdom shots from 19