Author Archives: Dis-LEE

Top Five Disney Weather Conditions

Posted on April 23, 2016 by Dis-LEE

You’ve spent months planning the perfect Disney vacation. You’ve accounted for every possible contingency. You’ve packed enough stuff to outfit an expedition to the real Mount Everest. You’ve psyched your entire family into a Disney-induced preoccupation. And now you’ve arrived … Continue reading →

Posted in Disneyland, Humor, Lists, Tips, Vacation Planning, Walt Disney World | Tagged cold, Disneyland, Hot, Humor, Lists, Tips, Top 5, Vacation Planning, Walt Disney World, Weather | Leave a comment

BOOK REVIEW: The Grasshopper and the Ants

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Dis-LEE

This is one of my favorite Silly Symphonies (1934) and I have a few items of memorabilia featuring it in my collection. It’s a classic tale of industriousness versus laziness with the lead character, the Grasshopper, learning a sobering lesson… … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Reviews, Shorts | Tagged Book Reviews, Books, Disney Press, Larry Moore, Margaret Wise Brown, Shorts, Silly Symphonies, The Grasshopper and the Ants | Leave a comment

Original Radio Broadcast Long Play Records

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Dis-LEE

Although I love Disney, it doesn’t have a stranglehold on my interests. My attention turns to anything interesting and especially vintage! This post contains no less than ten LPs I found at a local flea market. And what they contain … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectibles, History, Humor, Soundtracks | Tagged Collectibles, History, Humor, Laurel and Hardy, LP, Orson Welles, Peter Lorre, Radio, Radio Broadcasts, Sherlock Holmes, Soundtracks, The Fat Man, The Green Hornet, The Lux Radio Theatre, The Mercury Theatre on the Air, The Shadow, The Thin Man, Vintage, Vinyl Records, War of the Worlds | 4 Comments

Monday Topics: Best of Disney

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Dis-LEE

W E E K T H R E E BEST OF DISNEY Our friends over at Love Our Crazy Life have asked some of their blogging friends (like me) to participate in a Blogging Challenge. So for four … Continue reading →

Posted in Lists | Tagged Anna, Baymax, Big Hero 6, Blogging Challenge, Frozen, Herbie the Love Bug, Lists, Love Our Crazy Life, Mary Poppins, Mickey Mouse, Monday Topics, Song of the South, Top 5, Uncle Remus | Leave a comment

BOOK REVIEW: Donald and the Big Cheese

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Dis-LEE

There’s a title for ya! This book is part of Disney’s Small World Library series which featured original stories based on the geography and customs of twenty-eight different countries. You can view the covers and read reviews for each book … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Education, Reviews, Travel | Tagged Book Review, Books, Daisy Duck, Disney's Small World Library, Donald and the Big Cheese, Donald Duck, Education, Grolier Enterprises Inc., Netherlands, Travel | Leave a comment

Black Mickey Mouse Alarm Clock

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Dis-LEE

My favorite part of using my iPhone to get up in the morning is the variety of sounds I have to choose from, and that it has a snooze feature. And it’s quiet! When we first got the alarm clock … Continue reading →

Posted in Merchandise | Tagged Alarm Clocks, Merchandise, Mickey Mouse | Leave a comment

BOOK REVIEW: The Walt Disney Song Book

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Dis-LEE

Perhaps even more than the story or the characters it’s the music we remember the most from our favorite Disney movies. From the iconic Some Day My Prince Will Come from Snow White to fun tunes like Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah from Song … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Music, Reviews | Tagged Ballad of Davy Crockett, Bill Mumy, Book Review, Books, Casey Junior, Ev'rybody Has a Laughing Place, Golden Press, Heigh-Ho, It's a Small World, Lyrics, Mickey Mouse March, Music, Portobello Road, Rascal, Reviews, Summer Sweet, The Walt Disney Song Book, Western Publishing Company | Leave a comment

Sinclair Oil Corporation Inspired Dinoco

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Dis-LEE

The Sinclair Oil Corporation is an American petroleum corporation, founded by Harry F. Sinclair on May 1, 1916, by combining the assets of 11 small petroleum companies. Originally a New York corporation, Sinclair Oil reincorporated in Wyoming in 1976. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, History, Signage | Tagged Apatosaurus, Cars, Dinoco, Dinosaur, Education, Gas Stations, Harry F. Sinclair, History, Pixar, Service Station, Signage, Sinclair, Sinclair Oil Corporation, Sinclair: You Are a Retailer, Toy Story, Tyrannosaurus Rex | 1 Comment

Monday Topics: Disney Tutorial

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Dis-LEE

W E E K T W O DISNEY TUTORIAL Our friends over at Love Our Crazy Life have asked some of their blogging friends (like me) to participate in a Blogging Challenge. So for four weeks in April, … Continue reading →

Posted in Artwork, Reviews, Tips | Tagged Artwork, Beanstock Mickey, Blogging Challenge, Book Review, Books, Daisy Duck, David Gerstein, John Loter, Learn to Draw Mickey Mouse & Friends, Longbilled Donald Duck, Love Our Crazy Life, Monday Topics, Tips, Walter Foster | 2 Comments

Found Disney: Mickey Mouse Meets Carol Burnett

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Dis-LEE

Once again I have found a Disney reference in an unexpected place. My wife and I have been watching the lost episodes of The Carol Burnett Show: Episode #108 – November 4th, 1968 The above episode started with a Q&A … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectibles, Found Disney, Television | Tagged Bradley, Carol Burnett, Collectibles, Found Disney, Mickey Mouse Watch, Q & A, Soupy Sales, Television, Watches | 3 Comments