Category Disney
Florida’s Disney Decade – from 1981
Florida and Disney were riding high entering the 1980’s. This video is a real time piece that encapsulates much of the optimism of my childhood in this state.
The decline of Walt Disney World in the 1990’s and 2000’s
We conclude our Disney podcast series with a somber episode about what has happened to the theme park of yesteryear. You can listen to the Florida History Podcast on Anchor (which hosts our show), Spotify, Google, Apple Podcasts, Radio Public, Breaker, Overcast, Castro or Pocket Casts. Overcast, Castro, Spotify, Radio Public and Breaker have App Store apps for free which enable you to subscribe and listen […]
Disney in the 1990’s
On a recent Florida History Podcast, our series on Disney in Florida continued with a look at Walt Disney World in the 1990’s. You can listen to the Florida History Podcast on Anchor (which hosts our show), Spotify, Google, Apple Podcasts, Radio Public, Breaker, Overcast, Castro or Pocket Casts. Overcast, Castro, Spotify, Radio Public and Breaker have App Store apps for free which enable you to […]
The Country Bear Jamboree
On this past week’s Florida History Podcast we discussed one of Disney’s most famous attractions – The Country Bear Jamboree. You can listen to the Florida History Podcast on Anchor (which hosts our show), Spotify, Google, Apple Podcasts, Radio Public, Breaker, Overcast, Castro or Pocket Casts. Overcast, Castro, Spotify, Radio Public and Breaker have App Store apps for free which enable you to subscribe and listen […]
The Disney Dark Age & MGM/Hollywood Studios
On this past week’s Florida History Podcast we discussed the Disney “Dark Age” of the 1980’s as well as the opening of MGM studios. You can listen to the Florida History Podcast on Anchor (which hosts our show), Spotify, Google, Apple Podcasts, Radio Public, Breaker, Overcast, Castro or Pocket Casts. Overcast, Castro, Spotify, Radio Public and Breaker have App Store apps for free which enable you […]
EPCOT Center development and opening
On the latest episode of the Florida History Podcast, the 4th in our Disney series, we discuss the problems with the development of EPCOT and then its opening in 1982. You can listen to the Florida History Podcast on Anchor (which hosts our show), Spotify, Google, Apple Podcasts, Radio Public, Breaker, Overcast, Castro or Pocket Casts. Overcast, Castro, Spotify, Radio Public and Breaker have App Store […]
The opening of Walt Disney World
On this week’s edition of Florida History Podcast, we discuss the opening of Walt Disney World in 1971. This is part three of our eleven part series on the history of Disney in Florida. You can listen to the Florida History Podcast on Anchor (which hosts our show), Spotify, Google, Apple Podcasts, Radio Public, Breaker, Overcast, Castro or Pocket Casts. Overcast, Castro, Spotify, Radio Public and […]
Disney’s Florida Project
On Part 2 of our Disney in Central Florida series we discuss Walt Disney’s vision for Central Florida in the 1960’s- aka the Florida Project. You can listen to the Florida History Podcast on Anchor (which hosts our show), Spotify, Google, Apple Podcasts, Radio Public, Breaker, Overcast, Castro or Pocket Casts. Overcast, Castro, Spotify, Radio Public and Breaker have App Store apps for free which enable […]
Orlando and Orange County right as Disney opened – the negative impacts
Found this 60 Minutes gem with Mike Wallace reporting from 1972.
Good Vox video on why Walt Disney World is in Florida
A worthy quick video companion to the long series and podcasts we’ve previously done on the Reedy Creek Improvement District and its founding.
The Florida Squeeze 