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Merriweather Pleasure Sails Into The Sunset…

In today’s Tapestry article, Jackie Steele takes a look back at the rich history of Downtown Disney Pleasure Island, and how its origins were firmly rooted in the original plans for the Florida Project.

Read This Article 1 comment September 30th, 2008

Sizing Up EPCOT: How does it compare to the World’s Fairs?

Epcot has been billed as a “permanent World’s Fair.” So how does it stack up in terms of size when compared to the World’s Fairs of days gone by? Today’s article gets out the measuring tape to find out.

Read This Article 1 comment June 8th, 2008

Before the Omnimover…

Before there were Omnimovers, there was the Carry-Go-Round… learn a bit about the granddaddy of the omnimover, and find out about different kinds of continuous-loading attraction vehicles.

Read This Article 1 comment May 13th, 2008

1939’s Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow

MousePortal takes an introductory look at some of the similarities that the 1939 and 1964 World’s Fairs share with today’s Disney theme parks.

Read This Article 1 comment February 23rd, 2008

Kilimanjaro Safaris: The Jungle Cruise Unplugged

In today’s “Tapestry” article, we take a look at how Kilimanjaro Safaris came to be, standing on the shoulders of the Jungle Cruise and the True-Life Adventures television episodes.

Read This Article 2 comments February 23rd, 2008

Welcome to MousePortal.com

Great. Another guy who thinks he should put up a Disney website and blog. So what makes MousePortal.com any different from the rest of the sites out there? Read on to find out.

Read This Article Add comment February 23rd, 2008