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Sesame Street BERT Big Fig Statuette

Posted on May 30, 2021 by Dis-LEE

Bert and Ernie are two Muppets who aren’t part of the Muppet cast of characters currently owned by Disney. They actually appear together in numerous skits on the long-running PBS/HBO children’s television show, Sesame Street. Jim Henson made sure to separate the Sesame Street characters from his other interests to ensure that they would always be available for use in children’s programming. Originally performed by Frank Oz and Jim Henson, the characters are currently brought to life by puppeteers Eric Jacobson and Peter Linz.

The original concept for the characters was to show that even though two people may have totally different personalities, they can still be the best of friends. Even live together!

Bert is usually angry or frustrated with his buddy Ernie so it’s unusual to see him with such a big smile on his face. A typical sketch involves Ernie coming up with some far out idea or activity that Bert tries to talk him out of. This rarely works, usually getting Bert all frustrated, leaving Ernie dumbfounded by his reactions. Why can’t they just get along? Of course, this also describes most of the interactions between me and my wife, so who am I to judge?

Bert is a “hand rod puppet”, which means that while the puppeteer’s right arm is inserted into the head to control the mouth, the puppeteer’s left hand uses rods to control the arms of the puppet. However, it seems that the Big Fig version is able to stand all by himself, without any help.

Bert is about 18″ tall and skinny as a rail. He is quite heavy as he is a solid casting, and not hollow, as some statuettes are. Don’t let the hole in the base fool you!

This Big Fig was produced for the Sesame Workshop in 2007. I picked him up at a local charity shop for under $20.00 CAN.

FUN FACTS: Sesame Street premiered on November 10, 1969, with Bert and Ernie being two of only a select few Muppets to appear. Their sketch tested so well with audiences that it was decided to make Muppet characters a bigger part of the show. The rest, as they say, is history! And now we know who to thank for all those cherished childhood memories.

I have one other statue from this set: Super Grover! And unlike Bert, he’s cute!

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Hidden Mickey Hallmark Kitchen Spoon Rest

Posted on May 29, 2021 by Dis-LEE

Sometimes the smallest things can be special. And so can the simply practical. Our kitchen has a few Disney-themed utensils and a small appliance or two. But we’re always open to adding a little more Disney Magic!

A recent trip to an IDA Pharmacy introduced us to a new line of Disney / Hallmark merchandise. Among it all was this porcelain spoon rest:

The full quote which goes “If we can dream it, we can do it!” has often been attributed to Walt Disney himself. But did you know that he never said that? It was actually coined by Disney Imagineer Tom Fitzgerald for the Horizons attraction in EPCOT Center. The Quotable Walt Disney (published by Disney Editions in 2001) omits the quote altogether. Odd, if it was a famous quote from Walt. And the book Disney Trivia from the Vault by Dave Smith (published by Disney Editions in 2012. See page 243) tells us the truth in Tom’s own words: “I am very familiar with that line, because I wrote it!” He confirms that it was created for Horizons and concludes that it was “used in numerous ways, from dialogue in the ride to graphics.”

And now you know! So get out there and dream it. And then do it. Just don’t misquote it.

The iconic shape has been called a Hidden Mickey, even though it is quite obvious and easy to recognize. But the original intention was for it to be a more subtle representation of Mickey Mouse inserted into the design of a ride, attraction, or a location in a Disney theme park. Now when we see the three familiar circles arranged just so, we call it a hidden Mickey, even though it’s no-so hidden!

I’ve said this before but it bears repeating if you are an avid Disney collector: Hallmark has better merchandise than the Disney Store. There, I said it. And I’m not sorry! Okay, maybe that’s not entirely true, but it is safe to say that Hallmark is in it to win it. You can judge for yourself by checking out more Hallmark merchandise, two themed mugs and a platter, by clicking the link.

The only problem with buying a spoon rest for the kitchen is that you have to use it by cooking something. I knew there was a catch.

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EPCOT Center Eastman Kodak Information Wheel

Posted on May 28, 2021 by Dis-LEE

There really is no end to the interesting pieces of ephemera that focus on the Disney properties. These little pieces of paper and card, meant to be viewed and then thrown away, endure in the hands of Disneyana collectors. Like me!

I got this particular oddity from a fellow collector who had received it during one of her visits to Walt Disney World in 1982. Let’s have a look:

This is made of a hard cardboard stock for the outer covers with a few gloss paper pages inside. It opens up like a flipbook. But the main feature that stands out is the wheel embedded into the back cover that can be viewed from two sides to reveal information about EPCOT Center and the full range of Kodak film products.

The next image gives us a glimpse at this feature:

Note the reddish tab to the right that says ‘Spaceship Earth’. Now look left to read a tid bit of information about that attraction: “Trace man’s progress in communication from the dawn of civilization.” Now look to the bottom of the card and you’ll see an artistic rendering of the attraction itself with a number, in this case, the number ‘1’.

As we turn the dial, this is what we find:

2 – Communicore: Experience tomorrow’s ideas and inventions today

3 – Universe of Energy: Follow the energy story from the dinosaur to energy forms of the future

4 – Horizons: Determine your own future as you choose from four lifestyles of tomorrow

5 – World of Motion: Enjoy a moving presentation on the marvel of mobility

6 – Journey Into Imagination: Get a child’s-eye view of imagination and test your own creativity

7 – The Land: Discover the harvests of the future

8 – The American Adventure: The American spirit “brought to life” through dazzling special effects

9 – Mexico – Join in a fiesta of colorful crafts, food and fun

10 – China – See never-before-filmed views of China’s past and present

11 – Germany – It’s always Oktoberfest! The best of German fare and finery

12 – Italy – Re-discover the Renaissance in the elegant shops of Doge’s Palace

13 – Japan – Sample exotic taste treats. Take a fresh, new look at an ancient culture

14 – France – Enjoy French cuisine, crafts and culture

15 – United Kingdom – Gabled rooftops and a traditional pub in a typically British setting

16 – Canada – Discover the rugged spirit of the vast Canadian wilderness

Morocco (1984) and Norway (1988) are missing, of course, as neither of these pavilions were part of the World Showcase of Nations in 1982. As you turn the wheel you can match the numbers of the various attractions to the map attached above.

The next spread of the information guide gives a more detailed listing of stand-out features from each Land. It’s fun to read through the list and see which ones are now defunct!

Flip up the page and now we are treated to a similar spread about Future World. It’s filled with details about what one can expect while exploring the various sections of this futuristic landscape.

Flip again and find a spread about the various pieces of information you may need to make your visit a fun and safe one.

The back cover has the other side of the Wheel of Information (as I’ve come to call it). This time you go from A to H on a journey of discovery into the amazing products offered by our sponsor, Eastman Kodak. Each and every one of these fine offerings can still be found today… at your local Antique Mall.

One thing that stands out is that you could borrow a new camera absolutely free from the folks at Kodak! Yes, just walk up and a Kodak disc camera or Kodamatic instant camera would be placed into your sweaty little hands. But you had to buy your own film. But the advice was free and available from the experts hanging out at the Journey Into Imagination pavilion.

This information guide was compliments of the Eastman Kodak Company. This post is compliments of Dis-Lee and the blog. For more offerings from Kodak, check out this 1987 Souvenir Guide from Disneyland. Our guest contributor, Nick, shared it with us from his personal collection.

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Pixar’s CARS Mini RC Racers with ‘Trailers’

Posted on May 27, 2021 by Dis-LEE

“Gentlecars, start your engines!” Or: “Put in your batteries, flick the controller switch to on, slide the other switch to the correct frequency number, and now flick your vehicle switch to on!” I think that second spiel would be a tad too long to recite before a race, don’t you?

I picked up these two toys at a charity shop some years ago and never really gave them much attention. I thought they looked cool but got distracted with other things and never figured out just what they were or what they did. But now I know! So after $2.00 to buy them and $15.00 worth of batteries, I now know that I actually have two mini RC racers:

And when I say ‘mini’, I mean MINI! Yes, these little wonders are about one inch long. But they do move forward and backwards and turn… slightly.

Each car has its own carrier which doubles as the remote control. You can see the forward and reverse buttons in the middle picture above. Also in that picture is the frequency selector which goes from 1 to 4. Each vehicle comes with a pre-set frequency number. Each carrier also has a folding ring so that you can hang them from… something.

Cute as buttons, no? In the pictures above you can see a little black bump on the roof of each vehicle. These are the antennae that receive the signal from the controllers. Speaking of the controllers, the range is very limited, perhaps about six feet or so.

The picture, above right, shows the frequency number for each vehicle: ‘1’ for Lightning McQueen and ‘3’ for Tow Mater. The circular ‘hatches’ are the battery compartments (see also the picture, below right).

The controller uses three size 675 hearing aid batteries with the vehicles using only one battery of the same size.

And now for a very short video, shot in the annoying narrow vertical phone format, showing Tow Mater in action:

To get an idea of just how small these vehicles are, take a look at Lightning McQueen compared to my size 12 foot:

I have no information when these were made, but my guess would be sometime between 2006 (when Cars the movie was released) and 2011 (when Cars2 was released). They would have been released to promote the first movie, and not any of the sequels, because of the paint job on McQueen. And he has Luigi’s white walled tires! That look is so first movie.

I hope you enjoyed your time at the track… er, blog today!

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‘The Magic Begins With Me’ Cast Member Book

Posted on May 26, 2021 by Dis-LEE

I think all Disney fans have fantasied about being a Cast Member! We think about the fun of being at the Parks all day. We imagine exploring all of the backstage areas. At it’s best, Disney seems to be a great place to work. But what do we imagine the best part of being a Cast Member to be? The perks!

And every so often there comes along a special event, like The Happiest Celebration on Earth, from 2005. It was the year of Disneyland’s 50th Anniversary. New and better things appeared at the Disney Parks around the world. We enjoyed it! We were there!

But Cast Members got a little something extra:

Disney Editions published this special keepsake for the Class of 1955-2005. It’s obvious that Disneyland Cast Members would have gotten one, but according to the overleaf in the book itself, it was ‘an internal communications vehicle for the exclusive use of employees of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts’. Even affiliates, successors, and assignees were included. So it appears that not just Disneyland staff got the keepsake.

So how did I, a non-CM, get my hands on one? One word: eBay.

I love the little name tag on the opening introduction page. It name is ‘ME’. It’s nice how it’s worked into the title of the book. And who doesn’t love seeing Tinker Bell?

The contents page reveals the six sections of the book: A welcome from Jay Rasulo; a chapter highlighting the importance of people to the Disney experience; how simple things make a difference; how Disney goes above and beyond our expectations; letters and testimonials from guests about how Disney Cast Members touched their lives; and finally, a word about the future.

I remember a story about how Walt was angered one day when he saw a cowboy walking through Tomorrowland in Disneyland. Or was it a spaceman walking through Frontierland? Either way, it disrupted the illusion of fantasy! So when he planned Walt Disney World, the Magic Kingdom was built on the second story, so to speak, so that the first story (or the basement) could be used as secret passageways to and from each Land. This way, no one would see two conflicting characters together!

That’s why I love the picture above! Note how characters from different Lands are all together in front of the Castle. This would never happen at any Park, and so is a very special moment to capture on film. The book is filled with such images.

Walt pops up throughout the book with quotes specific to each section. Above we see his take on imagination and two testimonials from individuals who appreciated and were affected by WED Enterprises, or Imagineering. Again, side notes like this abound!

There is simply too much in this book to show it all. Notably, there are many reprinted letters from guests about Cast Members telling how well they did in making the magic happen. In most cases, a picture and response from the specific CM mentioned in the letter is included on the page. Do Cast Members appreciate words of encouragement? Yes. Yes, they do.

I’m glad I was able to obtain a copy of this book! It certainly made me appreciate all that Cast Members do to make my visit to any Disney Park a memorable one. And I’m sure the CMs that received a personal copy were touched by the gesture.

If you appreciate Cast Members and all that they’ve done for you, why not check out my earlier post and find out the Top Five Cast Members to Talk To. Actually, they’re all awesome to talk to, but I had to narrow it down! The post even gives some suggestions about what questions you could ask. Fun and educational? Now that’s Edutainment!

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“Welcome to the WDW Vacation Kingdom” Pamphlet – 1985

Posted on May 25, 2021 by Dis-LEE

WELCOME! We’re glad you’re here. The “World’s” a pretty big place so we’ve prepared this brief guide to get you started. Please take a few moments to read it, then enjoy your stay in the Vacation Kingdom of the World!

In this post we take one last trip into the past to check on pricing for the various World Passports that were available, this time, in 1985.

But first, let’s geek out over the awesome artwork on the cover of this pamphlet:

Mother and Father and little guy too, all look perfectly symmetrical in bold lines and simple colours. And dig the stylized Castle, Spaceship Earth, and Main Street buildings!

Now let’s get down to business. The business at hand is just how much is it going to cost Mr. Joe Average to take his family to the Vacation Kingdom? This ‘welcome’ pamphlet has the answer:

For only $45.00 US per adult and $37.00 US per child, you can visit both the Magic Kingdom and EPCOT Center for three days, ride all of the attractions, and use all Disney transportation. And you don’t have to use these days consecutively! Want to add an extra day? It’s only another $10.00 US for adults and $8.00 for children. Want a 3-4 hour Guided Tour of either Park? No problem: Just shell out another $4.50 US per adult and $3.00 US per child. Don’t forget that your pets aren’t welcome inside the Parks, so check’em in at the Walt Disney World Kennel Club for ‘a nominal fee’. Add a trip to Discovery Island for just $4.00 US per adult and $2.00 US per child.

Special Events are always changing at the Parks, and in 1985 we saw a new character parade at the Magic Kingdom called Mickey’s Street Party. Have a look:

Vintage Goodness. Vintage Video Quality.

It was basically Disney characters walking down the street with a few lackluster floats thrown in here and there. But a fun watch!

Also recommended in the pamphlet is the world’s biggest sight and sound extravaganza called Laserphonic Fantasy, playing nightly at EPCOT Center. It wasn’t easy to find a good video of this vintage show, but below is the best I could do:

Let’s conclude with a look at the remaining options for the Disney guests of 1985:

First, as always, you could shop! The Walt Disney World Shopping Village (now Disney Springs) featured all of the merchandise and food you could want. Check out the Empress Lily Riverboat for the amazing character Breakfast a la Disney ($6.50 US for adults and $5.50 US for children).

Second, pick between three options for Disney Workshops. Adults would need to shell out an additional $10.00 US on top of the usual Park admission price. But for 3 hours? That was a deal to end all deals!

So how do the 1985 prices stack up against the 1983 prices we featured in an earlier post? There was a 30% increase in cost between those two years. And what is the increase between 1985 and 2021? A whopping 7 times higher pricing for a three day ticket now… to just one Park! You have to add even more hard-earned cash to Park Hop in the Millennium.

Yes, Mr. Joe Average of the 1980’s certainly had an easier time of it when it came to paying for that once in a lifetime Disney vacation!

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“Welcome to the WDW Vacation Kingdom” Pamphlet

Posted on May 25, 2021 by Dis-LEE

In this post we take one last trip into the past to check on pricing for the various World Passports that were available, this time, in 1985.

But first, let’s geek out over the awesome artwork on the cover of this pamphlet:

Mother and Father and little guy too, all look perfectly symmetrical in bold lines and simple colours. And dig the stylized Castle, Spaceship Earth, and Main Street buildings!

Now let’s get down to business. The business at hand is just how much is it going to cost Mr. Joe Average to take his family to the Vacation Kingdom? This ‘welcome’ pamphlet has the answer:

Special Events are always changing at the Parks, and in 1985 we saw a new character parade at the Magic Kingdom called Mickey’s Street Party. Have a look:

Vintage Goodness. Vintage Video Quality.

It was basically Disney characters walking down the street with a few lackluster floats thrown in here and there. But a fun watch!

Let’s conclude with a look at the remaining options for the Disney guests of 1985:

Yes, Mr. Joe Average of the 1980’s certainly had an easier time of it when it came to paying for that once in a lifetime Disney vacation!

Disney Transport Die-Cast Parking Tram

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Dis-LEE

So when do the rides start at a Disney Park? And just what is an ‘Attraction’? I consider anything that I can get onto or into and be moved by as all part of the Disney Experience! So load me on the parking tram, the ferry boat, the monorail, and let the fun begin!

Disney is proficient at getting their guests involved right from the get go. Or in the case of the toy I’m featuring in this post, right from the parking lot! The Disney Transport system is vast, but most often, the first moving thing you interact with at Disney is:

Just don’t forget what section you parked in or you may be taking a few extra rides on the parking trams!

And yes, why aren’t they electric powered? With the Tomorrowland Speedway, I prefer the gas-powered-smoke-spewing-smelly engines. Hey, it’s all part of the experience! But I do believe that the parking trams could be more environmentally friendly. Perhaps range is the problem given how many miles they clock on any given shift?

I love the little details on this Die Cast model. The windshield wiper kills me!

As you will see by watching the embedded video at the end of this post, this Die Cast model is very true to the original vehicles. Right down to the colour combination.

One difference is that all three of the cars in the Die Cast version have tail lights whereas the actual trams only have tail lights on the last car. This is probably to save costs on manufacturing as only one mold is necessary, one with lights.

I bought this at Walt Disney World likely sometime between 2010 and 2015. No doubt they are still available today. They are a nice keepsake for collectors of vehicle toys at under $20 US.

**All Coupled and Ready for Passengers**

Actual trams have six cars instead of the three cars as with the Die Cast model.

If you’d like to take a ride on a Disney Transport parking tram, please enjoy the video below. At about the halfway point it switches to a drive-by past an empty tram. This really gives you the opportunity to see all of the details of the vehicle and to compare it to the Die Cast version.

Excellent View of Actual WDW Parking Tram

Parking Trams at Disney Parks have been discontinued for most of 2020 and all of 2021 up to the date of this post. But rumors say that most of the parking Cast Members have been recalled which should indicate that the service may return as early as this June. We’ll have to wait and see!

When we visited Disneyland in California, we noted that the Parking Trams had a different, more streamlined, styling:

At least the engine did!

If you’re like me, not only can’t you wait to get back to the Parks, but you also yearn for that anticipation-building ride aboard the Disney Transport Parking Trams!

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Mickey’s Loco (Motive) Plastic Squeak Toy

Posted on May 23, 2021 by Dis-LEE

Everyone knows that Walt Disney loved trains. From his earliest experiences with them as a youth to his backyard railway on up to his (almost) full-sized Railroad at Disneyland, Walt was never far away from the rails! And neither, it seems, is Mickey.

Like father, like mouse:

Is Mickey admitting to being a little ‘mentally irregular’? No, that’s not the definition of ‘loco’ that applies here. Did you know that it’s actually a British term for a ‘locomotive’, as in: “Britain’s most famous steam loco.” Oh those Brits, they shorten everything!

And remember, what we see interpreted here in plastic is not a ‘train’. A train is the entire unit once it is assembled in the rail yard: The engine (or locomotive), the tender, the cars, and possibly a caboose. Just as a ‘transport’ on the highway is actually a tractor (the truck portion) and a trailer.

A cowcatcher, shown above at the base of the front of our Loco, is a metal frame for pushing aside cattle or other obstacles on a rail line. This device was invented in 1838 by British engineer Charles Babbage but is now used mostly in North America. The shape serves to lift any object up off of the track and push it safely to the side. In the locomotive industry, a cow catcher is more commonly referred to as a pilot, and true rail enthusiasts frown on the old, albeit more colourful and fun, moniker.

Now let’s have a look at the back of the Loco:

For Steam-powered trains, easy access to fuel and water was imperative. So being able to move from the back of the Loco into the tender needed to be simple and safe. Our plastic Loco looks to have an ‘open’ ‘window’ of sorts for viewing backwards and two doors that could be swung outwards when more supplies were desired.

To further clarify, a tender or coal-car is a special rail vehicle that contains the fuel (wood, coal, or oil) and water required to operate a Steam Train. It is often permanently coupled to the engine, or Loco.

Mickey is the engineer of an 0-2-2 Loco. An 0-2-2, in the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives by wheel arrangement, is one that has two coupled driving wheels followed by two trailing wheels, with no leading wheels. So, four wheels, total.

But our toy is obviously not a real Loco! How do we know for sure? Because it has a little hole in the bottom that makes an annoying squeaking sound when the Loco is squeezed. I guess you could consider this to be the whistle!

This rubber novelty has the Walt Disney Productions trademark and is branded as made by Danara in Taiwan. It also has the number ’72’ engraved on the bottom. This could be a production marker or it could indicate that the toy was produced in 1972.

FUN FACTS: Danara It is a central Asian name that can mean a beautiful female. It also happens to be the 52,400th most popular name of all time. But I digress. There is still a Danara International Limited that makes and distributes plastic toys, but it is impossible to say if it is the same company responsible for Mickey’s Loco.

And to conclude: A Song

Pardon me Walt, is that the famous Mickey Loco?

Yes! Yes!

(Well then)

When you hear the whistle squeaking eight to the bar
Then you know that Disneyland is not very far!
Shovel all the coal in –
Gotta keep it rollin’…

Whoo Whoo, Disneyland, that’s where you are!

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“Welcome to The WDW Vacation Kingdom” Pamphlet – 1983

Posted on May 21, 2021 by Dis-LEE

Time is advancing and prices are going up, but we are continuing on our journey through my ephemera collection. We are now in 1983 and this particular pamphlet is Welcom(ing us) To The Walt Disney World Vacation Kingdom.

Is this auspicious year, there are only The Magic Kingdom and EPCOT Center for you to choose from. Unless you count the Walt Disney World Village, Discovery Island, and the Kennels. Which you can thanks to the helpful information contained within…

I love the artwork on the cover of this pamphlet! Although I have to say that the artist used some pretty liberal artistic license in his or her depiction of Cinderella Castle and Spaceship Earth. To wit, the golf ball is only 180 feet high with the castle topping out at 189 feet, making it the taller of the two. But with the perspective of the two icons in the image above, Spaceship Earth towers over the castle! And they’re not even in the same Park! And since when did the monorail cut across the castle entrance?

Okay, I’m just having a little fun here! Artists regularly play with the placement and sizing of icons and attractions in marketing materials such as this one. But you can imagine the confusion of a first-time visitor who didn’t do their research before arriving!

This pamphlet is designed to sell guests on World Passports and multiple-day passes. These are a good deal when you compare them to single-day tickets. To illustrate, note that a 3-Day World Passport good for both Parks is only $35.00 US for an adult whereas a 1-Day Ticket to just one of the Parks is $15.00 US. You don’t have to be a math Professor to calculate the better deal! Go for the 4-Day World Passport at just $45.00 US for an adult and you’re almost printing those Disney Dollars!

6-Day World Passports and Annual World Passports were also available.

Special Events included The Mickey Mouse Character Parade running down Main Street U.S.A. and International Entertainment over at EPCOT Center. Kennel service is now a ‘nominal fee’.

On the back of the pamphlet we are reminded that there is ‘another magic corner of the World’ – Walt Disney World Village. Reserve early for your seat at Breakfast a la Disney, complete with character interaction. Only $5.50 US per adult and just $4.50 US for children!

Next, hop on a boat and head on over to Discovery Island where ‘paradise awaits’! Of course, this will cost you an extra $3.00 US for adults and $1.50 US for children. Once again we can see that Mr. Joe Average could certainly afford to treat his family to days of fun and frolic in The Vacation Kingdom.

Thanks for visiting our fun place today! And if you want to reenter the blog today, don’t forget to get your hand stamped at the exit point before leaving.

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