The infamous Dragon’s Lair in the early days of Disney’s Animal Kingdom on the Discovery River Boat cruise. I took this during cast preview of the park in March 1998. #disneysanimalkingdom #dak #animalkingdom #wdw #disney #waltdisney #waltdisneyworld #disneyworld #themeparks

Clip of WDI test footage of The Great Movie Ride Oz scene prior to opening day.

Feeling very Disney-MGM Studios today.

Did you know in the early months of the Great Movie Ride, the tour guide was shot in the gangster scene? The tour guide pockets were tear away, revealing a bullet wound. It made the Anubis reveal that much more dramatic. Every once in awhile, I’d get one of those shirts.

Happy New Year!

Things that didn’t need to go.

Happy Birthday, Dick van Dyke! Imagineering test shot of Burt for The Great Movie Ride. circa 1988.

A mystery story at Journey into Imagination.

Musical Street (Footlight Parade), at The Great Movie Ride, Imagineer test shot. 1989.

The Great Movie Ride’s Footlight Parade from Busby Berkeley’s vantage point.

Me and Figment just hanging out.

“Get a load of dat chunk of ice.” Anubis scene at The Great Movie Ride.

During COVID the cast of Tapestry of Nations did a Quarantine Edition. Here was my contribution.

Disney-MGM Studios was poppin’ back in March of 1999. I forgot they added the time lengths to each attraction back then.

My official Imagination Institute credentials during my Journey into Imagination/Honey, I Shrunk the Audience days. Clearly, my responsibilities were paramount to the Institute’s success.

I worked on the production of the opening of RnR, as well as most of the TV promos that starred Aerosmith. I’m even in the (very back) of the limo for one Monday Night Football promo with the band at the front.

Disney-MGM Studios tip board. How many attractions on the board still exist?

Not sure if popular opinion or controversial opinion, I hate what the Studios has become. It used to have so much personality and magic. I thought the addition of Sunset in 1994 was brilliant. Now, it’s just a mess, and getting worse. Here’s a shot from 1989.

Saying goodbye to Horizons on 1.9.99. Though, I was able to ride it a few days after closing via some Attractions Mgmt friends. Taken with a Sony Mavica that used 3” disks.

Kickin’ it during my Tapestry of Nations days. One of the greatest experiences of my life was performing at Epcot on 12.31.1999. It was an honor to be in this parade.

Just kickin’ it at Journey into Imagination. This costumes were the comfiest. Circa. 1996

Imagineering models of Alien at The Great Movie Ride. Circa. 1987

The Preshow console at The Great Movie Ride. To this day, I can recite every line of dialogue from the Preshow trailers in my sleep.

Kickin’ it in Banditland at The Great Movie Ride. This was right behind the Snake character.

Just getting up to speed on here. In the meantime, let’s enjoy this pic of pre-open Disney-MGM Studios’ NY Street with parking trams running through it.