Monthly Archives: June 2013

Disneyland Paris – et ses cartes postale!

Over the last few months, I have been focusing on building the checklist tool and populating it with data from the Nickel Tour book.  We are at 1170 records and counting now…so that work is coming along nicely.  But what … Continue reading

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Enchanted Tiki Room 50th Anniversary!

I couldn’t let this day go by without an tip of the hat to one of my favorite attractions at Disneyland – The Enchanted Tiki Room.  Today is the 50th Anniversary of its opening at the park! As a kid … Continue reading

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The 1000th Record in the Database! – Baloo and King Louie at WDW

I loved the Jungle Book growing up.  I still do, actually.  Several classic songs, the incredible voice characterizations, the great story.  There is lots to like here. Probably my favorite scene in the whole movie is when Colonel Hathi is … Continue reading

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The Nautilus at Disney World

Going through my collection the other night I came across these two cards of the Nautilus submarine from the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea attraction that used to be at Walt Disney World.  The most common card of this ride … Continue reading

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A Strange Result for a Booklet Postcard from Walt Disney World

Every once in a while, a card will come up for auction online that makes a collector perk up and say, “What….is THAT?”.  Well, this week I came across such an auction.  Not being an expert on Walt Disney World … Continue reading

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A Disney World Postcard Oddity

Recently I have been picking up some random lots of cards online where it isn’t entirely clear what cards will be included in the lot.  I love this sort of thing…it’s like “Let’s Make a Deal” – if you remember … Continue reading

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A little more about (little) Disneyland Hong Kong

Hello from Hong Kong, where the smallest of the Disney parks (just over 60 acres) sits on an outer island, near the airport, on land reclaimed from the harbour. By introduction, my name is Jim, and I own a website … Continue reading

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WonderGround Gallery at Downtown Disney, Anaheim

The other day, while on business in SoCal, I had the good fortune of having a couple hours to burn in the Anaheim area.  So, I ran over to Downtown Disney to see if there was any new cards that … Continue reading

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The 100th Post! – Art of Pixar

So tonight I thought I would do something a little special for my 100th post (!!) on this blog.  Hard to believe the blog has been going for that long…but it has been a lot of fun and I am … Continue reading

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Disneyland Hong Kong Postcard Sets

There is a lot to talk about tonight…so much, that I am going to have to spread the news across several installments.  Why so much to say?  Well, I have been fairly busy acquiring little lots of cards here and there … Continue reading

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