By Keith Mahne

A Complete Edition About Walt Disney World “The Vacation Kingdom of the World” is probably one of the best Florida Project booklets ever made. Released in 1969, it offers an extensive look at how Walt Disney Productions thought Walt Disney World would look once complete. Although a ton of details did become a part of the final version, several of the concepts and ideas featured throughout eventually died somewhere between the release of this booklet and the opening of WDW. Let's take a look for ourselves at what Roy O. Disney and the Disney Company had in mind for "The Vacation Kingdom of the World" back in 1969 in today's new article...

By Keith Mahne

Disney's Coronado Springs Resort allows you to relive the romance of Spanish Colonial Mexico while finding your mythical city of gold in a Southwestern-themed haven—from brightly colored casitas to rustic ranchos. Part of the theming used to really set the mood is, of course, the sound of the Latin style, classical guitar area music heard throughout the resort. Join us today as we take a listen to Disney's Coronado Springs Resort music loop in today's new article...

By Keith Mahne

A stay at Disney's Contemporary Resort offers guests the ability to retreat to an original ultra-modern Disney Resort hotel where you can discover award-winning dining, spectacular views and dazzling pools. Whether you’re staying in the iconic A-frame Contemporary tower or the nearby Garden Wing, you can walk to Magic Kingdom main gate or catch the Resort Monorail as it breezes through the tower. Another thing that you might have noticed during a visit to the Contemporary Resort is the area music heard in the Lobby. Sit back and relax as we take a listen to Disney's Contemporary Resort music loop in today's new article...

By Keith Mahne

A visit to Disney's Yacht and Beach Club Resorts allows you to bask in casual elegance while enjoying that unique New England charm. Along with their beautiful architecture, Disney really sets the mood with the classical, acoustic guitar music loop heard throughout the property. Whether you are looking to take a musical trip back to these resorts or just want the perfect music to kick back and relax to, come and enjoy Disney's Yacht and Beach Club Resort area music in today's new article...

By Keith Mahne

In 1971, shortly before Walt Disney World was about to open its gates to the world, Popular Mechanics, the classic magazine of popular science and technology, gave readers a behind-the-scenes look at the ingenious systems Disney built into the Florida Project. Join us today as we examine that very 1971 Popular Mechanics article and learn more about Disney's monorail, utilidor, trash removal system, modular construction, central energy plant and more to get a really wonderful look at the tools that keep the magic churning...

By Keith Mahne

Before there was Test Track, there use to be a wonderful attraction presented by General Motors that invited you to travel the open road - to discover that when it comes to transportation, it's always fun to be free! That wondrous dark ride was called World of Motion. It was a road trip through the evolution of transportation. The attraction opened in October 1982 with the rest of EPCOT Center and closed in January 1996 to make way for Test Track. In this promotional video from General Motors from the early 1980s titled "General Motors Presents: The Reality of Dreams" we'll take a firsthand look at the creation of one of EPCOT Center's original attractions, World of Motion...

By Chris Lyndon

It's time to continue our series of articles here on Disney Avenue celebrating the magical sounds of Disneyland. Join us today for our seventh stop on this nostalgic audio tour of Disneyland's yesteryear as we enter the "Paris of the American Frontier," New Orleans Square...