Category: Memories

Repurposing The Magic: How We Reimagine Our Moments

Disney Cicerone November 2, 2021 0 Comments
It occurred to me the other day that so much of what we see at Disney isn't actually what we think it is. Or it used to be something very different, but we don't realize it. Let me explain. When you ride on Splash Mountain and sing along (jubilantly, if you're anything like me) with the geese and the swamp critters at the end, you probably aren't thinking about how they were all...

Entering the Magic Kingdom – Words

Disney Cicerone March 22, 2021 1 Comment
Walking under the familiar arch the fade out fade in I so desperately need sights and sounds pull me forth and the curtain is lifted on yet another one of the happiest days of my life The big reveal curve around one way, and then back weaving around the steadfast mainstay who loved his brother until yes there in the distance magic in turrets and gleaming accents lifting my eyes from every sorrow...

How Disney’s hidden magic makes us look closer

Disney Cicerone November 16, 2020 2 Comments
As I shuffled around the MDE (My Disney Experience) app to make my next mobile food order, I found myself having walked to a completely new land without ever remembering how I got there. I stopped abruptly and turned around, aghast at what I had missed. Because every time I walk through Disney, I see something new. An unexpected detail I've never noticed before. A color palette I'd never fully...