Mrs. Goofy And The Attack Of The Dog People From Planet Pluto
One of the biggest Disney mysteries of all time is the identity of Goofy's wife. One working theory is that Mrs. Goofy is a character named Glory-Bee, a humanoid canine character from the Disney Comics...
View ArticleDisney's Wuzzles: Bumblelions And T-Mobile Ads And Butterbears, Oh My!
Disney's 1985 CBS Saturday Morning series "The Wuzzles" may have only lasted one season, but it is far from forgotten. In fact, the characters continue to appear on TV and in the movies. You just may...
View ArticleMinnie Moo And Clarabelle Cow At Walt Disney World
Minnie Moo was an adorable cow that used to live at Walt Disney World in Florida. Couldn't you just eat her up with fries and a milkshake?In 1988, Disney celebrated Mickey Mouse's 60th Birthday in a...
View ArticleDisneyland Paris At McDonald's
Bonjour! Are you ready for an Escargot McMuffin and a Wine McFlurry? Great, because it's time to visit Disneyland Paris at McDonald's!Disneyland Paris opened in April of 1992, and back then it was...
View ArticlePinocchio's Pleasure Island Beach Party
It's time to make waves with Monstro the Whale, Figaro the cat, Jiminy Cricket and Pinocchio. For the last big theatrical release of Walt Disney's 1940 film starring the little puppet made of pine,...
View ArticleHarry Potter And The Apprenticeship At Entertainment Weekly Magazine
Entertainment Weekly Magazine, like the Harry Potter films, is owned by Warner Brothers, so putting the two together was a nice bit of synergy. Tucked inside many issues of the magazine were special...
View ArticleFantasia And Disney's Animal Kingdom
Ben Ali Gator and Hyacinth Hippo have been entertaining audiences ever since Walt Disney's Fantasia debuted in movie theaters way back in 1940. Fantasia was not a big hit when it was released, but by...
View ArticleParty Like Cinderella! Cinderelly vs. Bridezilla
Walt Disney's Cinderella debuted in movie theaters on June 22, 1950. Happy Birthday, Cinderelly! What a good excuse to throw a party. Nobody attends a party quite like Cinderella.Like so many Disney...
View ArticleCruella De Vil And The DogHouse Of Horrors: Part 101
They're creepy and they're kooky, mysterious and spooky. It's the Addams Family and Cruella De Vil, and if they don't scare you, no evil thing will.On issues of Disney Adventures Magazine, it was not...
View ArticleDisney's One Saturday Morning On ABC (Circa 1997)
Monday morning, wake up time, get to work and you stand in line. What would make you feel real fine? One Saturday Morning!Coming up next is Tuesday's grind, the week is young, but I'm out of my mind!...
View ArticleGoodbye Yellow Brick Road, Hello Wizard Of Oz
Many years ago, when The Wizard of Oz aired on TV, it was a special event. These days, you can probably watch The Wizard of Oz on your phone while you are driving and eating an Egg McMuffin. I'm...
View ArticleDisney's Mighty Ducks At McDonald's
What toy did you get in your Mighty Ducks McDonald's Happy Meal? Emilio Eztevez? Joshua Jackson? Nope, because this was all about the animated TV series.The Mighty Ducks cartoon from 1996 was sort of a...
View ArticleIt Takes A Universal Studios Monsters Halloween Village
I'll never forget when I was a little kid and someone at a shopping mall playground called me "fish face." It was such an odd name to get called. I should not have been upset. There's a very famous...
View ArticleDisney And Jim Henson Present Dino-Motion Dinosaurs At McDonald's
Since the dawn of time, there have been TV sitcom families featuring a fat husband and a skinny wife. Yes, ever since dinosaurs roamed the Earth. That was the premise of ABC network's 1991 "Dinosaurs"...
View ArticleUniversal's Grinchmas And The Sleigh Ride Plummet Down Mount Crumpet
Ever since Seuss Landing at Universal's Islands of Adventure in Florida opened in 1999, there's been chatter in Whoville about when visitors could expect to see a certain famous snow-capped summit....
View ArticleDisney's 101 Dalmatians Unleashed At McDonald's
Without question, 101 Dalmatians was Disney's Top Dog at McDonald's.With promotions for the animated movie, TV series and live action "101 Dalmatians" and "102 Dalmatians," there have been more...
View ArticleDisney's Country Bear Jamboree At McDonald's
Back in 2002, Disney's Country Bears got stuffed at McDonald's all over the United States. They were part of a collection of eight Teddy Bears (including Ted Bedderhead, #7 in the series) used to...
View ArticlePac-Man And The Ghost Monsters Present Haunted Holidays
Nothing captures the spirit of the early 1980s quite like Pac-Man Puffy stickers. The fact that these have googly eyes adds greatly to their trade value.The Pac-Man arcade game was created by Namco...
View ArticleBad Pete Takes Walt Disney World And Disneyland
Pete is Disney's longest running character, and he happens to be one of my favorites. Â For Epcot's Test Track at Walt Disney World in Florida, Pete got a wild new look inspired by the Hot Rod "Kustom...
View ArticleGarbage Pail Kids: Juvenile Delinquent Riffraff
I don't want you hanging around Chris Hiss. Â In fact, I forbid you to associate with that hooligan. Â He is a mysterious juvenile delinquent in a black leather jacket. Â People are probably more familiar...
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