Category Archives: Reviews

Pete’s Dragon ’77 VERSUS Pete’s Dragon ’16

Which is better? The original or the remake? This question has taken on a new dimension since Disney has started releasing cherished animated features as live-action films. So far we have had Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, and the Jungle Book. … Continue reading

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BOOK REVIEW: Disney’s Adventure Guide to Florida

A FODOR’s Travel Book Size: 7″ x 10″ Type: Soft Cover Pages: 64 ISBN: 0-679-00575-7 Distributed by: David McKay Company, Inc. Date: 1980 Fodor’s Travel is the world’s largest publisher of English language travel and tourism information and the first … Continue reading

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BOOK REVIEW: This Was Radio

Isn’t media wonderful? Here I am writing a post for the Internet that I will share on social media about a hardcover book which describes the early days of radio. If I could find a way to throw television in … Continue reading

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Disney MOVIE NIGHT – The 1980’s

Today we are sharing movie night ideas based on Disney movies from the 1980’s. C O N D O R M A N Condorman? Really? Yup, we’re starting the loop off with an old live-action superhero romp from 1981. Condorman … Continue reading

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BOOK REVIEW: Funny! (The Pixar Story Room)

Twenty-five Years of Laughter from the Pixar Story Room Forward by John Lasseter / Intro by Jason Katz Right out of the gate I will say this book was a disappointment. ‘Not Very Funny!’ would probably have been a more … Continue reading

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Places: Walt Disney World All-Star Sports Value Resort Review

Today we are sharing our review of a value resort at Walt Disney World. ALL-STAR SPORTS RESORT I’ll admit right off the bat (pun intended) that this isn’t everyone’s favorite value resort. Unless you’re heavily into sports most find the … Continue reading

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BOOK REVIEW: The Art of the Disney Golden Books

Publisher: Disney Editions Type: Hardcover Pages: 160 ISBN: 978-1-4231-6380-0 Price: $35.00 US & CAN This is a great book for anyone who loves the Little Golden Books. I think we all have memories from our childhood of one title or … Continue reading

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BOOK REVIEW: Stan Lee’s Marvelous Memoir

AMAZING     FANTASTIC     INCREDIBLE A Marvelous Memoir For those unfamiliar with Stan Lee, all three of you, this is called a ‘marvelous memoir’ because Stan the Man brought a comic book company named Marvel to fame and prominence while doing quite … Continue reading

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BOOK REVIEW: The Ultimate Guide to an Affordable Disney World Vacation

– This publication has been provided by the Author for review – by Kevin Barry Publisher: Frugal Enterprises, LLC ISBN: 978-0-9974363-1-0 Pages: 122 Type: Soft Cover Size: 6″ x 9″ Synopsis: This book was written to help cut the costs … Continue reading

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BOOK REVIEW: The Making of King Kong

I love reading anything about the early days of film making, especially the earliest examples of animation, whether they be hand-drawn or stop-motion as in the case of King Kong. So when I came across this old first edition published … Continue reading

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