John Gullion
Below the Magic Kingdom, the hierarchy of Disney theme parks is shifting. It’s hard to rank the Magic Kingdom anything other than first in the pecking order. For me, Hollywood Studios comes next with the …
I’m old enough to remember the massive cultural footprint the Simpsons unleashed upon the world. Despite a deep affiliation with Simpsons-style humor, I was never the biggest Simpsons fan. And while I recognize the quality and cultural impact over the …
Back in the olden times, before Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth helped sow the seeds of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Marvel company was struggling financially. How did the company address this …
We recently had some family friends go to Orlando and they only hit EPCOT and the Animal Kingdom. They are chaos merchants, and I do not understand them at all. But if I only had …
We want to measure worth in dollars. So when someone asks if something’s worth it, you look at the price tag and consider what else you could have purchased for the same price. But when …
I was 5 years old the first time I stayed on a Disney property. We camped for a week at the Fort Wilderness Resort. I remember campfires, taking a pontoon boat out to the islands and …
When I was young, I got to go on a 10-day European vacation. We visited four countries. I knew a little something about Amsterdam and the Netherlands, but I was almost completely ignorant of Brussels …
I sometimes wonder why – in the land of delicious, cool and refreshing Dole Whip – would anyone go to the Disney turkey leg cart in 1,000-degree relative heat? Well, they are good, for starters. …
After more than a year of political squabbles in the aftermath of the Disney Company’s standing in opposition to Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill making major changes to …
Walt Disney had a vision – one of many really. He wanted to take the lessons learned in building Disneyland in California and apply them to the mega-site he was preparing in Central Florida. In …