By Keith Mahne

What you are about to see is extremely special! It's the Disney University film that was used for new cast member orientations at Disneyland, Walt Disney World, The Disney Studio, WED Enterprises and other Disney facilities, from the early 1970's through the late 1980's. The film is a testament to a time when the Disney company understood and honored the traditions, values and standards of quality upon which it was founded. Knowing that every single cast member tasked with carrying on Walt Disney's vision for his company during this time watched this video is what makes seeing this so significant. Continue after the page break as we watch the Disney University film Disney Traditions...

Disney Avenue is extremely excited to kick off our very first raffle to support the Walt Disney Birthplace. This is your chance to win a magical evening with Jodi Benson, the voice of the Little Mermaid and support a great cause! Starting now until June 30th, we are offering you raffle tickets to have dinner with this amazing Disney Legend. Find out all the details and grab your raffle tickets now after the page break...

By Keith Mahne

The year was 1964, Walt, through a variety of dummy corporations, secretly began buying large areas of land, sparking speculation about the identity of the mystery buyer. At the time, the average price for an acre of land was roughly $185. Howard Hughes, General Motors, General Electric, U.S. Steel, Boeing, and just about every other major corporation was under suspicion as the mystery buyer. There was even a group who believed it was the Mafia buying land in order to hide bodies in the swampland or to build a casino. While this mystery continued to escalate, Disney had to respond fast and so a major press conference was scheduled. Continue after the page break for the story behind the Florida Press Conference...

By Keith Mahne

As you probably know by now, we always like to fill you in when we add new music to the Disney Avenue Music Player. Today, I've added an album that I think you're really going to enjoy. Continue after the page break and have a listen...