Neuschwanstein Castle, located in Southern Germany, was one of the main inspirations for Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland. Next time you are in the Disneyland, see how many architectural influences you can notice.

Cinderella Castle at the Walt Disney World Resort decorated to celebrate Disneyland’s 50th anniversary in 2005. The “Magic Window” on the front of the castle would change periodically through the day to show images from the other parks castles around the world.

Ace Ventura Pet Detective: Live in Action was a short lived show at Disney-MGM Studios from 1995 - 1996. Not only could you watch the show in Streets of America but you could often meet with Ace himself after the performance!

The grand finale Earth Globe from Illuminations: Reflections of Earth at Epcot. At the time of construction the Earth Globe was the world's first spherical video display system. At the end of the show the globe would open up to expose a torch and shoot of fireworks!

An early The Living Seas Pavilion model from 1978. This version of the pavilion would have sat where The Land Pavilion currently sits today. Guests would still enter the pavilion on the right hand side and experience a larger Omnimover attraction than what we have today.

Today we take a unique look at the backside of Cinderella Castle during the 25th Anniversary of Walt Disney World from our friends at RetroWDW. I always find it super interesting that they went all out for the front of the castle and only painted half of the back!

Disney’s Magical Express was a free service to and from MCO offered to guests staying at a Disney property at the Walt Disney World Resort. This service was offered from 2005-2021 and became a popular offering for guests which often marked the beginning (or end) of their trip.

Original signage and name for the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover as seen in 1975. The original name of the attraction from 1975-1994 was the “WEDway PeopleMover” and was changed to the “Tomorrowland Transit Authority” in to coincide with the reimagining of the land.

Entrance to Tomorrowland as seen shortly after the reimagining of the land at Walt Disney World in 1994.

The Living Seas pavilion opening ceremonies at EPCOT Center in 1986.

Step into the past with Imagineer Marc Davis' visionary “Enchanted Snow Palace” from the late 1970s! Though this magical attraction never graced Disney parks, its mesmerizing concept art lives on and is a true testament to the genius of Marc Davis.

Concept art for the Country Bear Jamboree. While all of the bears look very similar to what was actually produced I would take a look at one of the names of the bears and how it differs to what we have today!

Dreamfinder and Figment as seen in the original incarnation of Journey into Imagination that opened at EPCOT Center in 1983. 

The Barker Bird under the original signage outside of Pirates of the Caribbean at the Magic Kingdom. He was removed in 2006 when Jack Sparrow was added to the attraction.

Mickey, Minnie, Donald, and Goofy in their rainbow outfits at EPCOT Center.

Walt Disney and Imagineer Rolly Crump show off the Tower of the Four Winds that was designed for the NY Worlds Fair and erected outside of It’s A Small World.

Today we take a look at the 1975-1981 final scene of the Carousel of Progress at the Magic Kingdom. In this version of the finale the scene began the family singing “The Best Time of Your Life” during the holiday season set in the 70s.

Construction of the Norway pavilion and Maelstrom (then called SeaVenture) facade along with the opening to the attraction which saw guests almost fall over the waterfall! The waterfall was closed when the attraction was converted to Frozen.

Highlights of the Maelstrom mural in the Load/ Unload of the attraction that was featured in the Norway Pavilion at EPCOT Center

Original Dreamfinder and Figment meet and greet as seen in the Imagination Pavilion at EPCOT Center