Jim Fanning's Tulgey Wood
Monday, August 15, 2011

Picnic On With The Muppets

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Over the years, Hallmark has done a wonderful job designing all kinds of imaginative goods true to such licensed characters as Looney Tunes,...
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Sunday, July 17, 2011

A Ticket Book To Ride For Disneyland's Anniversary

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July 17, 1955 was Disneyland's Opening Day—and to celebrate that significant date on its anniversary, here's a glimpse of a Disneyla...
Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Discovering Disney Delights In The Walt Disney Family Museum Newsletter

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Wondering if you should become a Member of the Walt Disney Family Museum? Consider this: Members get a specially produced Members Newslette...
Monday, July 4, 2011

It's Fireworks with America On Parade!

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The Fourth of July brings out the fireworks, so the timing is perfect for a firecracker of an article about America on Parade. This was Dis...
Friday, July 1, 2011

From The Peanuts Gallery: Shermy

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It's July and that means it's Christmas in July here in Tulgey Wood, for that jolly season is just a half-year away. To get thing...
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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

The Password is "Betty"

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A lot of games are played on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon , but nothing has been more fun that the show's recreation of the classic T...
Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Break A Leg, Spidey (I Don't Mean That Literally)

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Tonight, after many delays and, famously, injuries (as immortalized by the January 17, 2011 New Yorker cover at right by Barry Blitts) the ...
Thursday, June 9, 2011

Happy B-Day, DD

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Now that it's actually Donald's birthday (his 77th), here's a classic Carl Barks cover from Walt Disney's Comics and Stories...
Friday, May 13, 2011

Happy Unbirthday, Donald Duck

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Today being Friday the 13th, it seemed appropriate to say Happy Un birthday to Donald Duck. As a tribute to the wacky quack's penchant ...

Old News Is Good News

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One year ago today, on May 13, 2011, I had the honor of giving a presentation at the Walt Disney Archives on the Disney Studio lot all abo...
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An author, historian, editor, researcher and blogger, Jim Fanning specializes in Disney. In a career dedicated to celebrating and exploring the work and life of Walt Disney, as well as his collaborators and those who carry on his legacy, Jim has recounted the history of many areas of the wide world of Disney. A contributor to Disney twenty-three Magazine and the D23 website, Jim has written books, articles, comics and a variety of other works, in addition to officially commissioned projects for many departments of The Walt Disney Company, including Publishing, Home Entertainment and Walt Disney Imagineering, as well as lending his expertise to many Disney licensees, including The Walt Disney Classics Collection (including Sketches Magazine), Technicolor, Dixie, NBC and Mattel. He also wrote many episodes of the groundbreaking documentary TV series, Disney Family Album, and has contributed writing and research to the Walt Disney Family Museum. Jim's philosophy is historical accuracy, dedication to uncovering new and little-known behind-the scenes stories, and lively and engaging storytelling that illuminates authentic Disney "magic."
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