Your Highway In The Sky - The Disney Monorail System

Disney's Monorail system is one of the things that make a Disney vacation so carefree, relaxing, and magical. Simply put, Disney's Monorail transportation network is among the most efficient, easy to use, and convenient of any mass transit system in the world. The system was a huge undertaking especially at Walt Disney World. The vehicles are always clean, loading and unloading of passengers is simple and well-thought-out, and the wait for transportation (except during the very busiest of times) is minimal.  It's hard to over-emphasize the convenience of the internal transportation. Continue after the page break for an in depth look into the history of Walt's beloved monorail system...

Howard Ashman

Producer and lyricist Howard Ashman made a huge splash in the world of Disney animation in 1989 with "The Little Mermaid," which he co-produced with John Musker, while the song "Under the Sea," co-written with composer Alan Menken, won an Oscar for Best Song. We all know of that infectious piece when, Sebastian advises Ariel to stay in her home under water, because the seaweed isn't necessarily greener "undah somebody else's lake." Continue after the page break for a glance at one of Disney's finest legends, Howard Ashman...

Making of: Castaway Cay

Castaway Cay is a private island in the Bahamas which serves as an exclusive port for the Disney Cruise ships. Today we take a peek a the Making of: Disney's Castaway Cay...

Happy Independence Day!!!

From all of us here at Disney Avenue...Have a Happy & Safe Independence Day!!!

Continue after the page break for a wonderful Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom 4th of July Firework show...

The Fendertones - Monkeys Uncle

Former Imagineer Mark Hickson, whom I had the privilege to interview here on Disney Avenue, recently featured a video on his site that I found very entertaining. A group called The Fendertones did a remake of Annette Funicello and The Beach Boys song called The Monkey's Uncle that some of you may remember from back in the day. Continue after the break and check it out...

Darth Vadar at Walt Disney World Village Circa 1977

Long before there were Star Wars weekends at Disney MGM Studios, the Dark Lord of the Sith was visiting Disney property. In October of 1977, Darth Vader took time out from his busy schedule to visit the Walt Disney World Village (Downtown Disney today) during the height of the original Star Wars mania. Continue after the page break for a rare look into Darth Vader's first appearance at the Walt Disney World Resort...

Walt Disney's Urban Legend

In the decades since Walt Disney's death, the claim that he arranged for his body to be frozen has become ubiquitous. Nearly everyone familiar with the name 'Walt Disney' has heard the story that Disney's corpse is stored in a deep-freeze chamber somewhere -- directly under Disneyland's "Pirates of the Caribbean" attraction is the most frequently mentioned site -- awaiting the day when science can repair the damage to his body and bring 'Uncle Walt' back to life. Continue after the page break for the rest of the story...