EPCOT Center, 30 Years…A bittersweet life lesson…

Having just arrived back 2 nights ago from a quick trip to WDW, any of our faithful followers will with out a doubt ask “What? You didn’t stay for the D23 event, the merchandise and hoopla?”. No I didn’t, and in a way I’m kind of glad. Let me explain… This is part rant, part brain dump, and part nostalgia, so hang on! My first trip to EPCOT Center was in 1986, just after the Living...Read More...

Kitchen Kabaret Reincarnated…well, sort of…

Our story comes from Storyland in Glen, NH...it is a bit on the frightening side and a blatant rip-off of our beloved Kitchen Kabaret. I'm not sure if I can classify this as an attempt to be cute with food or a good representation of what happens if you had a nightmare where you were trapped in an evil 1986 EPCOT...Read More...

If We Can Dream It, Then We Can Do It…

I listened to the full audio version of Horizons today.  I have to admit, that is hands down my all-time favorite Walt Disney World attraction.  I have a feeling I have painted it better in my memories than it actually was, but that’s okay.  We all have an attraction that is or was near and dear to our hearts and this one is mine.  I can honestly say I rode Horizons over 100 times and was...Read More...

WDW Pictorial Souvenir Timeline – History Through Photos

At one time I had most of the Pictorial souvenirs from 1971 up to 1986 in my possesion. One day several years ago I came to the realization that from year to year only minor changes were made to the books and I really had no need to keep multiple copies of essentially the same thing.  The differences inside were minor, a changed picture here or there so I wound up selling them and keeping those...Read More...