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Understanding the Swan and Dolphin

July 26, 2006 by Wade Sampson

– Wade Sampson looks into the story behind the design of the Dolphin and Swan hotels.

The Wisdom of John Hench

July 12, 2006 by Wade Sampson

– Wade was once able to attend a luncheon at which John Hench shared his insights. Wade shared some of them today.

In Memory of the Original Pleasure Island Story

June 28, 2006 by Wade Sampson

– An unfortunate scrapping of Disney signage causes Wade to reflect on the

What Got Into Walt’s Matterhorn?

June 14, 2006 by Wade Sampson

– Wade looks back on the history of the Matterhorn and how it gained an inhabitant foreign to the mountain’s Swiss origins.

Charles Ridgway

May 31, 2006 by Wade Sampson

The Story Behind the Legend – In Wade’s inaugural column for MousePlanet, he looks back on the career of Disney Legend Charles Ridgway.

My Family Disney Dynasty, Part 2

March 1, 2006 by Edle Bakke

– Edle Bakke continues the collection of family stories over more than 50 years at Walt Disney Studios.

My Family Disney Dynasty, Part 1

February 22, 2006 by MousePlanet Sponsor

– One member or another of Edle’s family has been working at Disney since 1945, here she collects their stories

Disney Legends

September 28, 2005 by Frank Anzalone

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Disneyland on TV

August 2, 2005 by Shoshana Lewin

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Thurl Ravenscroft

May 31, 2005 by Sheila Hagen

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