Goofy Motorama Die Cast Metal Collection Car

Posted on June 28, 2021 by Dis-LEE

“I’m a Travelin’ Man. Made a lot of stops. All over the World!” – Ricky Nelson

Mr. Nelson may have stopped in Mexico, Alaska, Berlin, Hong Kong, and Hawaii, but I bet he never got as far as Agrabah! But our intrepid Goof made it there and back in his vintage ol’ Jalopy.

Traveling to Agrabah

Yes, note the smile of accomplishment on that face. It’s probable that he achieved this feat of navigation with nothing but a fold-out map and a natural sense of direction. And if you believe that…

Now, the Goof wouldn’t embark on such a perilous journey alone! No, he’s part of a Car Caravan, if you will. You can see the whole group below:

Along for the adventure are Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Scrooge McDuck, and another character I don’t know the name of.

Goofy has outfitted his ride with everything one would need for a long road trip: A chest full of essentials, a bedroll, spare tire, and a padlock on the driver’s door handle to keep car thieves out of his convertible. Yeah. That’ll work.

The packaging says that this is a Die Cast Metal collectible. The main body may be metal but the rest of the parts: fenders, running boards, grill, lights and accessories are all plastic. I do like that the tires are made of a soft rubber and turn freely.

Both doors open. They reveal a water gauge on the driver’s side of the dash and a gas gauge on the passenger side of the dash:

I just noticed when photographing this toy for the post that it is missing a headlight lens (Driver’s side). I’m going to say that Goofy lost it in some minor fender-bender somewhere in his travels. And is that a spare tire on the back or an inner tube for swimming? Maybe he was planning on visiting some of the beaches in Agrabah?

It’s nice to see such a thorough level of detail on the bottom of this toy. You can see the oil pan, drive shaft, and crank case along with the gas tank. You can also see the Disney trademark, that it was made in China, and that the manufacturer was Motorama.

We’ll end this post with a slightly altered excerpt from a song by Bachman-Turner Overdrive:

The time’s real short, you know the distance is long
(Goofy’d) like to have a jet but it’s not in the song
Climb back in the (car), cross your fingers for luck
(He’s) gotta keep moving if (he’s) going to (beat the Duck!)

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Disney Thrill Rides 5-Pack Die Cast Set

Posted on June 26, 2021 by Dis-LEE

“Best be removin’ ’em!” This warning is heard on Big Thunder Mountain in the Disney Parks as you are embarking on the ride. It refers to hats, glasses, and anything else that might fly out of the ride vehicle during the exhilarating attraction. But I think it can easily apply to any of the E-Ticket attractions represented in this 5-pack of die cast vehicles.

‘Packed with excitement and adventure’ well describes what you will find when you sit down and strap yourself into the space ship, train, and cars (called ‘ride vehicles’) below:

I’ve resisted the urge to open this piece of merchandise for years! I purchased it in Walt Disney World because I am fascinated with all forms of transportation. So when I saw how this set combined awesome attractions with awesome vehicles, I was handing my money to whoever would take it!

I like how the vehicles display when left in the packaging. But time has worn me down and I just had to open it up and play with the contents.

$18.00 US might seem a bit steep for this set but it works out to only $3.60 US per vehicle, plus tax.

MISSION: SPACE

“Blast off and slingshot around the moon for the ultimate journey to Mars aboard (the) Mission: Space Attraction!”

When I first rode this attraction, there was no ‘chicken’ version. It had only one very intense version, which I can confirm, was much more intense than the so-called intense version now. It’s the only time I’ve ever felt almost overwhelmed on a Disney ride! But just as I was thinking about tapping out, the ride slowed as we ‘achieved orbit’. Are you a Green or Orange Trainee?

TEST TRACK

“Hop into a futuristic race car and steer a course for top speed adventure on Test Track, one of Disney’s longest, fastest rides!”

I’m glad I got to ride this attraction in its original form. Now it has a convoluted car design element in the line area and a Tron look throughout. Definitely a Team Original guy here! Now I don’t enjoy the ride until it transitions to the test drive outside the show building. How about you? Are you Team Original or Team Tron?

As a side note: This die cast model was released in various colours. In individual packages, you could get red and blue, that I know of. I do have those but am looking for any other colours that may have been released. Must have the full set, you know!

BIG THUNDER MOUNTAIN

“Climb towering peaks, make swift plunges and take breathtaking freefalls on the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad!”

This attraction hasn’t changed since it was introduced and that’s just fine with me! It isn’t the most intense roller coaster in the wilderness, but it is fun and very well themed. And it has a goat. So there’s that.

DINOSAUR

“Step into a Dinosaur Time Rover to begin an electrifying journey back through time to face a gargantuan asteroid and save a stray dinosaur!”

This ride is also pretty much unchanged from its introduction. It is very intense with frightening scenes and loud noises. In other words: It’s awesome! But no matter how many times you volunteer to help the Institute, you will always say: “That’s not our dino!”

ROCK ‘N ROLLER COASTER

“Get set for dizzying loops and leaps of imagination as you race through the flashy streets of Los Angeles in a super-stretch limo on (the) ROCK ‘N ROLLER COASTER Attraction!”

This is perhaps one of my favorite roller coasters! Largely because of what I did to my brother-in-law. He wasn’t too sure if he wanted to ride it but I told him it wasn’t that bad. I neglected to mention the launch from 0-60 miles an hour and the wild, jarring, track along with blaring music by Aerosmith. Details, details. Oh, and I convinced him that sitting in the front of the car would be fine. His screams were epic. His laughs after it was over were even better!

This is perhaps my favorite vehicle in the set. I love the level of detail:

Not much of a stretch limo, but the actual ride vehicles are longer. This is the only die cast model in the set that have a detailed bottom. The others are simply smooth with ‘Disney’ and ‘CHINA’ printed on them.

Check out the awesome grill work and long fins! I believe this is modeled after a Cadillac.

Just for fun, click on over to my post entitled If I Were a Disney Imagineer for a Day to see what change I would make to this iconic attraction. My idea may surprise you!

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Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse Story Book Album

Posted on June 25, 2021 by Dis-LEE

Publisher: David McKay Company Inc.

Year: 1934

Pages: Unmarked (approximately 80)

Type: Hardcover

ISBN: 0-679-20801-1

Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggety dog
Now we got ears, it’s time for cheers

So say the lyrics to the Hot Dog song from the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse children’s show. And although that little television ditty didn’t come along until 2006, I found an interesting link that stretches across the years between it and this book. But more on that later.

I don’t believe this book ever had a dust jacket. It was reprinted as a cheaper volume of an original release so as to make it more available to readers.

The dedication by ‘Walt Disney’ (more likely written by the publisher or a Disney company employee) is charming and I’m sure this book did ‘bring more happiness into (the) homes’ of many children.

This title was first published in 1931. It was a more elaborate binding with this 1934 release being a second printing of a pared down version.

So what can we say about the book’s contents? It contains reworked stories based on animated Shorts. There are eight in all:

The Birthday Party / Mickey Steps Out / Traffic Troubles / The Castaway – All in Black & White

Mickey Mouse in ‘Giantland’ – Longer in length and in Full Colour

Pioneer Days / The Delivery Boy / The Moose Hunt – All in Black & White

Many of these stories would be problematic today as they contain culturally insensitive material and stereotypes galore! But one has to expect that from writings of this period.

Each story contains verse and text along with stills from the original Shorts. The verse usually follows a four-line format with end-of-line rhyming. There doesn’t seem to be any uniformity as sometimes the first and third lines will rhyme with the second and forth lines rhyming. But other times it is the first and second and then the third and forth that rhyme. Other times one line won’t rhyme at all! Shakespeare or Frost this Ghost Writer was not.

As noted in the opening comments, there is a connection between this book and the Hot Dog dance. Look at the little figures of Mickey and Minnie in the lower corners of the pages above. They are dancing. They also appear on multiple pages making for a little flip-book action. And when you flip through the pages, Mickey and Minnie do… the Hot Dog dance!

Mickey Mouse in ‘Giantland’ is the only story to appear in colour. It appears in the center of the book. Below is the only splash page:

This wouldn’t have been a duplicate of the original poster for the Short, as these usually had a generic Mickey standing next to a shape that would have the latest title inserted within it. But more elaborate posters were used when colour Shorts began:

The book has a nice drawing of Mickey and Minnie doing the Hot Dog dance:

Hotdog! Hotdog!

You can really see the similarities when you compare the moves from then to now:

Goofy Joins In!

It’s nice to note one other connection between this old book and the newer Mickey Mouse Clubhouse television series. Both have the older characters, such as Clarabelle Cow and Horace Horsecollar, among others.

I believe this book would still delight children today! The stories are simply written and contain numerous pictures. The poems are basic but effective and fun. And speaking of poems, I can think of no better way to conclude this book review than with the final verses of the Hot Dog song. Only slightly altered:

Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggety dog
Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggety dog
We’re splitting the scene
We’re full of beans

So long for now from DisLee (That’s me!)
And the Disleelandia blog

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Timex Winnie the Pooh Finger Watch

Posted on June 24, 2021 by Dis-LEE

“We believe every watch has a soul. Ours comes from a relentless pursuit of craftsmanship, quality and design. In 1854, we combined European clockmaking and American ingenuity to take clocks from the mantels of the 1% and brought them to the world.” How’s that for an opening paragraph?

Yes, it’s the watch that ‘Takes a licking and keeps on ticking!’ – TIMEX. Remember the commercials where the guy was wearing his Timex watch and stuck his hand and wrist into a tub of water, just to prove how tough it was? That’s still impressive in a world where you dare not even sweat on your Smart Phone!

Timex has gone from big to bigger over the years, but then switched watch gears and went significantly smaller. Behold… the Finger Watch:

And who would be cuter on the face of such a small watch than Winnie the Pooh? That silly ol’ bear looks perfectly happy to watch the hands of time go around and around him!

To get an idea of the size of this finger watch, the box it comes in is about the same size as a ring box. It’s kind of obvious I guess, considering what it is. Because it looks bigger in the pictures, though, so I should include that the face is only 1/2″ in diameter!

Being so small, it left no room for numbers on the face. Only the brand name is shown other than the character himself. On the back we find the POOH logo and the word ‘Disney’ is in the script around the edge. I can also make out ‘Assembled in China’, ‘Stainless Steel Back’, ‘Use Metal (?) Only’, and then there is a single word I can’t make out. This is not a self-winding watch.

I placed the finger watch on my pinky finger for the picture above.

The watch came with a large fold-out set of instructions. As with most things, these instructions are a one-fits-all listing of information. This particular Timex does not have the Indigo Lighting, is not water resistant, and does not have a second hand.

There was an extended warranty offer. For just $5.00 you could your 1-year warranty by another 5 years. That’s just a buck a year! But you had to send in for it within 30 days of purchase.

There is no indication of a date of manufacture for the watch. I have had it for many years and purchased it used. I would estimate a timeframe in the late 1980s or in the 1990s.

If you’re interested in the history of the TIMEX watch company, you can click the link and visit the ‘Our Story and History’ section of their website. It’s very interesting! And if you’d like to see more Disney-themed finger watches, you can check out my Disney Rings post, which features this image of the finger watch in this post surrounded by nine Chinese knock-offs:

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Hallmark Cards Walt’s 100th ‘High Five’ Ornament

Posted on June 23, 2021 by Dis-LEE

“Give me five!” A ‘High Five’ is a gesture of celebration or greeting in which two people slap each other’s open palm with their arms raised. The ‘five’ refers to the number of fingers on each hand. It appears to have come into use and was thus popularized by sports athletes in the late 1970s and was added to the dictionary in 1980. But the ‘Low Five’ is purported to have preceded the higher slap by many years, being a part of African-American culture since the 1920s.

And in 2001, the High Five was immortalized in cast form by Hallmark Cards:

Give Me Some Skin !

Other fun ways to use the gesture is to pull your hand away at the last moment while calling out “Too slow!” or you could combine two interactions with a high five followed by a low five, or you can playfully leave me hanging by not responding to the call to engage. But be careful with that last one, for it can also be interpreted as an insult.

Walt was born in 1901 which would make the year 2001 his 100th birthday. Of course, he passed away in 1966 at the age of 65, so this is now more of an anniversary of a life remembered by those who respected the man.

The base is in the shape of a star. This may be to commemorate the Stars Walt was awarded along the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The award was given in 1960 in the category of Television. The Star was laid at 6747 Hollywood Blvd.

Walt Disney also received a Star for Motion Pictures, as seen above, left. Walt’s brother, Roy O. Disney, received his star at 6833 Hollywood Blvd. in 1998 in the category of Motion Pictures as well.

Star of the Show

Hallmark Cards has released so much excellent Disney merchandise over the years! This is just another reason to keep your eyes open, for some of the best Disney goodies can be found both outside the Parks, and from non-Disney retailers.

For more photographs of Disney-related Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, check out my post which has photographs I took while visiting Hollywood, California. And for a little added fun, check out a Hidden Mickey door handle I also saw while strolling down Hollywood Blvd.

FUN FACTS: National High Five Day is an actual ‘thing’ and was started to encourage the giving out of high fives and is typically held on the third Thursday in April. Did you join in last April or did you leave us all hanging?

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Disney’s 101 Dalmatians Pongo Bone China Figurine

Posted on June 21, 2021 by Dis-LEE

I always thought that ‘Pongo’ was an unusual name for a dog. It appears to have originated from a 16th-century account by Andrew Battel, an English sailor held prisoner by the Portuguese in Angola. He describes two anthropoid “monsters” named Pongo and Engeco which are now believed to have been gorillas. But by the 18th century, the terms orangutan and pongo were used for all great apes.

So did Dodie Smith name the lead character in his 1956 children’s book The Hundred and One Dalmatians after apes? Not likely. Another possibility for the strange name comes from a popular fictional character named Pongo Twistleton, who appeared in P. G. Wodehouse’s Uncle Fred stories from the 1930s to 1960s. This would fit the time period as Mr. Smith would have been familiar with the Uncle Fred stories in his day.

Or yet another possibility is that Roger, Pongo’s owner, named him after the British military slang for ‘soldier’, that being ‘pongo’, as used especially by members of the Royal Navy or RAF. So Pongo would be Roger’s ‘little soldier’.

Pick the one you like best, for I’m not aware that Mr. Smith or Disney have ever explained the origins of the name.

Even if he does have a name that makes you wonder what his owner was thinking, he does have a strong character and sense of duty to family. And demonstrates bravery and loyalty that are examples to us all!

This figurine stands about 5″ tall. He appears to have about 50 spots, whereas his animated doppelganger is said to have 72 spots. You may also notice that he does not have a collar. In the Disney animated movie Pongo wears a red collar, but has been seen with a blue collar in later appearances and sequels.

This figurine is made of Bone China and was manufactured in China. Appropriate, wot?

FUN FACTS: When is a bark not just a bark? Why, when it’s heard again and again, of course! Some of Pongo’s growl’s and barks in the animated movie were recycled from the live-action film Old Yeller. And later, some of those same sounds were paid further forward in The Great Mouse Detective for the faithful tracking dog Toby. “Sit!” Good readers. But I meant Toby.

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Disney Pin Trading featuring Unique Pins

Posted on June 20, 2021 by Dis-LEE

Disney pin trading is undoubtedly one of the longest running promotional gimmicks the company has ever created. Vinylmations, Tsum Tsum, and other fads have come and gone for the most part, but those small, enamel pins live on! These collectible pins can feature Disney characters, attractions, icons, events or any other element designers feel will sell. The practice is a hobby officially supported and promoted by Disney.

Prices can now range from just under $10.00 to well over $20.00 or more. Ouch! But it is a fun way to remember a vacation or commemorate a special event enjoyed while at a Disney Park.

This post will feature three pins from my personal collection that I feel have a unique element about them. First:

The subject matter, Mickey as a Canadian Mountie, is not unique in itself. But the fact that the pin is primarily a bronze cast with only enamel highlights, is. By the way, I’ve lived in Canada all of my life and have never seen a real Canadian Mountie! For a mounted police force so tied to my country, you’d think I’d have tripped over one at least once.

Why I included this pin was because of the pin back. It isn’t the more traditional Hidden Mickey variation. Instead, it’s a more generic metal pin back. I believe this dates this pin as an earlier release. It also refers to an AMX Official Licensee. I can’t find any information about this company.

The next pin was one I received on a lanyard in Disney Springs at the “Disney Design-a-Tee presented by Hanes” innovative next-generation store for apparel souvenirs at Downtown Disney in the Walt Disney World Resort. Wow. That was a mouthful!

This pin was given away in 2009 as part of the Hanes Comfort Rewards Program. I don’t remember exactly why I got one when visiting the shop, unless I was there during the opening festivities, which is possible, but I rarely look a free gift horse in the mouth regardless!

In 2011, Hanes announced a new Rewards Program called just Comfort Rewards.  You could earn points on each Hanes purchase you made and then save your points and redeem them for items such as free products. It now seems to have been revamped and renamed Total Rewards.

I enjoy collecting unique and exclusive items! Next is a fun little pin with the Hidden Mickey feature:

As you can see, this pin is in the shape of a pennant. A Pennant is a long triangular or swallow-tailed flag denoting a sports championship or other achievement. In this case, it is advertising Walt Disney World and emulates the actual pennants you can still buy at the Vacation Kingdom.

Disneyland Version of Cloth Pennant

The pin is a version known as HM (Hidden Mickey pin). They always have a little black Hidden Mickey shape somewhere on the front of the pin.

This pin is also a WDW (Walt Disney World® Resort) release. As you can see, Pin Traders have an acronym for everything to do with pin trading! I’ve found literally dozens.

Released in 2012, this pin is part of a five-pin Hidden Mickey set. Below is a picture of the complete set:

What’s your favorite colour?

My favorite colour is red, so I’m happy to have just this one version. Releasing multiple versions of the same thing is a sure-fire way to get Disney Fans to buy, buy, buy, though! Admit it: It works on you too, right?

I have multiple sets of pins. At one time, we used to buy 12 pins per Walt Disney World visit, each to commemorate some new thing we experienced or place we visited. Then I would attach them to belts and hang them on the wall for display. It certainly was a different way of remembering our vacations! Do you collect Disney Pins? For a different kind of pin, check out my cool DREAM pin!

FUN FACTS: Do you know what a Pinjury is? It is defined, in Pin Trading circles, as the unintentional stabbing of oneself with a pin post, sometimes drawing blood. Is that really a thing?

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Story and Songs from Peter Pan Long-Play Record

Posted on June 19, 2021 by Dis-LEE

“OFF to Neverland!” Here we go with another wonderful soundtrack. This one is from 1969 by Disneyland Records and the Walt Disney Music of Canada production company. It contains an abridged version of the story along with the key songs from the animated movie. And as a bonus, we get 11 pages of illustrations!

Twelve, if you count the Title Page.

Being as this is representing an animated classic, the artwork is painted. Live Action films may have painted or photography as the medium of choice. The cover for this LP is a composite showing all of the main characters in a shot that would not be from the source material.

I love the style of artwork on the Title Page:

Although not as fully rendered as the rest of the artwork, this image stands out for its playfulness and simplicity. On the right (above) we start our story with the reattachment of Peter’s shadow.

Pages 2 and 3 start us off on our journey over London, past the second star to the right, and onward to Neverland!

On Page 4 we are already in ‘real trouble’! If Tiger Lily isn’t found and returned by sundown, its the end for our intrepid troop. But not to worry, on Page 5, Peter is already in pitched battle with Captain Hook to save the young maiden.

Yea! On Page 6 we see that Peter has won and the ol’ Captain must swim for his life, or give more of himself to the crocodile! Back at the Indian camp, Page 7 shows a celebration is being had with Peter honored with the new name of “Flying Eagle”.

Page 8 has us skipping a goodly chunk of the plot as we jump ahead to the capture of Tinker Bell and subsequently, the capture of Wendy and the boys. Page 9 brings us to Peter’s rescue of Wendy. And we presume the rest of the boys.

The last two-page spread (Pages 10 & 11) wrap up things with the children being returned safely home and Peter heading back to Neverland aboard the Jolly Roger.

Extra plot details are included via text if not shown in the drawings. You can enlarge the images for the full story.

Back Cover

The back cover gives us a list of the songs contained on the album. ‘You Can Fly’ is an obvious inclusion. ‘A Pirate’s Life’ and ‘Following the Leader’ are also on Side One. Side Two has the wildly inappropriate ‘What Made the Red Man Red?’, the sweet ‘Your Mother and Mine’, and the one I don’t remember: ‘The Elegant Captain Hook’. A reprise of ‘You Can Fly’ provides a nice Finale.

Most of us remember the song ‘What Made the Red Man Red?’ but not so much of the lyrics. Below are reprinted the words from the third verse that answers the title question:

What made the red man red?
What made the red man red?
Let’s go back a million years
To the very first Injun prince
He kissed a maid and start to blush
And we’ve all been blushin’ since

To make the song even more cringe-worthy, the two previous verses give dubious reasons for why the ‘Injun’ says “How” and “Ugh”. And the use of ‘Injun’. Sigh.

A modern-day performer reworked the controversial song and gave his own answer to the question of what made the Red Man red. Take a look at the pertinent lyrics:

Tell me why you think the red man is red
Stained with the blood from the land you bled

You made me red when you killed my people
Made me red when you bled my tribe
Made me red when you killed my people
(Like savages/ Like savages)

This version was released by Frank Waln (or Oyate Teca Obmani = “Walks With Young People”) on December 29th, 2015. He is a Sicangu Lakota rapper. Waln grew up on the Rosebud Indian Reservation and first began listening to hip-hop as a teenager. He later graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a B.A. in Audio Arts and Acoustics.

Many Disney classics are being reworked and edited to make them more culturally sensitive. Peter Pan is definitely one of the movies revisited for this purpose. Although we do not condone any form of discrimination on this site, we do present vintage material as produced in an attempt to preserve history so that we may all learn from it.

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Mini Disney ‘Fab Five’ Bone China Figurines

Posted on June 18, 2021 by Dis-LEE

John, Paul, George, and Ringo may have taken the world by storm in the 1960s, but before they ever became FAB, Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, and Pluto rocked that nickname! Well, actually, you have to swap out Daisy for Goofy, but you get the idea.

I never understood why Daisy Duck never got the same love as the other main Disney characters. She was certainly a long-suffering sidekick to Donald and has waited just as long for a proposal as Minnie has. She’s earned the FAB moniker!

As compensation, I’ll be including two Daisy figurines in this post. More of her later, but first, let’s meet the group:

Coming in at just under 2″ tall each the Disney gang lines up for a group picture. All appear in their signature clothing styles.

These miniature figurines show some minor paint wear. The animation style of the sculpts is reminiscent of the 1940s or 1950s but I can’t say for sure if they date from either of those eras.

Pluto sits pretty. Do you think he looks a little younger than his normal appearance? He almost looks closer to a pup than an adult dog to me. But definitely cute!

Daisy shows the most paint wear, as you can see how faded she is from the front compared to her back. She also looks a little too demure for her feisty character, don’t you think?

Now as promised I present another miniature version of Daisy. She is a little bigger in size than the figurine that goes with this set:

Same Pose – Different Outfits / Size

The Daisy on the left (above) has much better paint than the other Daisy. She is slightly taller and is a bit more rotund. But don’t tell her I said so! As the pose is identical, I have to assume another set was released featuring the entire character lineup. But was it produced before or after the smaller set?

Being made in Taiwan doesn’t help to date these figurines. But the addition of ‘Bone China’ on the larger Daisy might. I’d say the larger set came after the smaller. Usually later sculpts are less detailed (note how the larger Daisy has a simpler blouse) or larger to make manufacture easier. The addition of ‘Bone China’ on the larger Daisy would simply be because there was now room for that detail to be printed on the limited area afforded on the bottom of the figurines. Make sense?

Either way, I had forgotten that there were variations on these figurines. Now I have to hunt the wide world over to find Large Mickey, Large Minnie, Large Donald, and Large Pluto! Will my labors never be done? My wife hopes so. I hope not.

To see a unique piece of merchandise featuring the oft-overlooked Daisy, check out her Nascar crossover promotional item. And to see which of Disney’s Fab Five you are, just click the link and take the survey!

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Photo Bombed at The Magic Kingdom in WDW

Posted on June 17, 2021 by Dis-LEE

Don’t you just hate it when some wiseacre jumps into your perfect picture? Me too! With the crowds being what they are at Disney Parks, though, I guess it’s kind of inevitable. But…

I never expected my photo bomber to be the Main Street Train Station!

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