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Author: Ryan P. Wilson

Ryan P. Wilson is the editor-in-chief at The Main Street Gazette, bringing us "Perspective from the World of Yesterday, Today, and Fantasy" since 2007. You may also find him at @mainstgazette on twitter.

Guest Post-Spooky Top 5: Disney Halloween Movies

By Ryan P. Wilson

Here’s another great post from Ryan Wilson of the Main St. Gazette – enjoy! ~Zanna The leaves have been rustling here, and it is getting…

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Guest Post: Kingdom of Courage

By Ryan P. Wilson

On Earth Day in 2010, after seeing the trailer for Disneynature: African Cats for the first time, I tweeted out something to the effect that followers…

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Guest Post: Disney-LEGO Studios?

By Ryan P. Wilson

Here’s another fun post from Ryan P. Wilson of the Main St. Gazette. A truly dedicated Disney and LEGO maniac! 😉 … I’ve been working…

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GUEST POST: Easy Living Comes Easy For Bears

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If your childhood was anything like mine, then you spent a good deal of your allotted television time watching VHS of Walt Disney Home Videos.…

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Step Into the Studios Past With McDonald’s Dick Tracy Crimestoppers Game

By Ryan P. Wilson

If there is a single item related to Dick Tracy that I have continually sought after it is a collection of Crimestopper game pieces tied to the 1990 release. The two stage scratch-offs were from McDonald’s and included a multiple choice scene and a mug shot.

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I love this so much. Thank you (yet again) to @tra I love this so much. Thank you (yet again) to @tradzak for capturing this amazing 💛 on the #ContemporaryResort as well as a Mickey head on #BayLakeTower.✨ . This is such a fun “message” to see and I’m so appreciative to Disney for making the effort to bring a smile to folks, even across the miles. . It’s such an ever-changing new landscape of “new normal” and we just really don’t know how life will be on the other side of this. I think it will definitely be different but some things, like #DisneyParks, will (hopefully) always be there. We’ll be waiting for the all clear and staying home until then! . Everyone stay home and stay safe! Take care and be well. 🤍🤍🤍
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If you could put any Disney attraction in your bac If you could put any Disney attraction in your backyard, what would it be?✨ . I definitely wish that the People Mover were an actual form of transportation and I could hop over to surrounding areas with ease...but I think if I could have a ride in my backyard, it would have to be the Casey Jr. Circus Train 🚂 🦒🐒🦁🐘from Disneyland. (Because hopefully then I’d get the Storybook Land Canal Boats as a bonus? 🚤✨😅) What about you?
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In keeping with the #DisneySpring floral theme, le In keeping with the #DisneySpring floral theme, let’s give @disneyland a little love with this throwback photo to May 2017. . What’s your favorite season to celebrate in a Disney Park? (It’s really hard for me to pick one, but I think I might go with the holidays but without crowds? 😅)
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💛Happiness can be found even in the darkest of 💛Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light. -Albus Dumbledore 💛 . I meant to post this yesterday but I was trying to find the perfect quote about flowers or yellow or hope. I gave up because life got in the way, and just now I opened this app, the photo popped up, and the Dumbledore quote (which I have memorized from watching the movies so much) just came into my brain and seemed right. . I also think that the flower bed looks like a 💛 so it seemed appropriate there too. This photo is from exactly 4 years ago (thanks time hop) and I know we all wish we could be strolling through the Grand Floridian and on our way to a Disney Park right now. Hopefully this brightens your day and brings some happy memories to mind.💛☀️💛🌼💛 . What’s your favorite Disney Resort memory?
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If we can’t be there in person, let’s journey If we can’t be there in person, let’s journey back to the ⏮2017 Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival🌼, with this Donald and his nephews topiary set in the former Future World walkway to World Showcase.🦆🦆🦆🦆 . EPCOT is undergoing so many changes, even if EPCOT was open right now, this view wouldn’t be possible.🌐 . ❔What’s YOUR favorite topiary ever at the #FreshEpcot festival? (Or if you’re want to go waaay back on this #TBT, favorite topiary in all of #WaltDisneyWorld - any TTC topiary fans out there?) . I have to say I have a soft spot for Figment, but I think the 3 Caballeros may be my favorite!💛🧡💚 (I’ve also always loved the sea serpent in Magic Kingdom! 🐉)
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This too shall pass. ✨ . Wise words in any circu This too shall pass. ✨ . Wise words in any circumstance but especially now. From a local perspective, we know that the parks will be there and we’ll be able to visit again when this pandemic ends. For those who’ve planned and saved and planned some more for an annual or once in a lifetime vacation (whether it’s here in Orlando, California, a cruise, or any destination), it can be a much harder pill to swallow. . How are you coping with this new reality? . We’re going to start posting more to help keep the magic alive while we can’t visit the places we frequent. If you have any requests for photos you’d like to see, let me know in the comments below and I’ll do my best! . We’ve all made so many connections online and I think we are all hoping these connections will help carry us through this difficult time. Let’s stay connected! 💙🤍💙🤍💙🤍
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We’ll leave the light on for ya. 🕯 . As you k We’ll leave the light on for ya. 🕯 . As you know by now, all Disney parks and will close on Sunday March 15 through the end of the month. Disney Cruise Line has ceased all sailings for the next 30 days. It is a scary time for many and a sad time too, for those who have planned for months or years to experience the vacation of their dreams. . That said, the parks and cruise line will be there when this public health scare has lessened (or hopefully ended!). It’s a strange time for us locals too but we know things could be much worse if these steps weren’t taken. . For now, the resorts and @disneysprings are remaining open and we’ll keep you posted if that changes any time soon. . If there’s something you’d like to see while we wait this out, let me know and I’ll do my best to make that post for ya and hopefully make you smile and keep the magic going! ✨ Thank you all for the wonderful community that exists here and I’ll be thinking of everyone! (That sounds like a goodbye but I’m not going anywhere!) 😅🥰
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Cinderella Castle may be the most beautiful icon a Cinderella Castle may be the most beautiful icon at #WaltDisneyWorld, #SpaceshipEarth May be the most impressive, but the Imagination Pavilion is where my heart and most of my formative memories reside. It’s beautiful from any angle, and I can just close my eyes and remember its former glory. Springtime and sunsets just add to its beauty, don’t you think? . What’s your favorite Disney Park icon?
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Well here’s something I had no idea I needed unt Well here’s something I had no idea I needed until now. 😍💚💜😍 . If you knew me as a child, you’d know I was a sucker for a goody bag. I used to get “blind bags” of stickers back in the 80’s when my sticker album was my prized possession. I’ve always had a thing for a blind bag I guess. You never know what you’re going to get and the anticipation is a thrill! . Soooo, that said, as much as I’ve avoided investing in these #Wishables, between the Chuuby from Runaway Railway and now #TopiaryFigment?! I’m hooked. I may be in danger on Saturday when we go check out #FreshEpcot.😅 . Do you collect Wishables or other Disney things? Lemme know in the comments! . 📸: @livingthetheme
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Uh hi, yes, hello. 👋💚 I am SUPER excited abo Uh hi, yes, hello. 👋💚 I am SUPER excited about this new offering at #FreshEpcot 🌼 this year! It’s the redemption item for completing the #GardenGraze 🥕🌽🥒🍓stroll around the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival 2020. . Thanks to my pal and vegan 🌱 🧘🏻‍♂️ guru @vegandisneyfood for these photos and letting us know this is a lime Dole Whip🍦you’ll receive in this souvenir container AND it comes with purple basil seeds 🌱(scroll to see)! . We are headed to the 🌸 and Garden Festival this Saturday and this is definitely on my list to do. Be sure to follow along on my story that day and we’ll have a fun vlog I’m sure too! . What will you use this container for if you complete the Garden Graze stroll? I might keep garlic 🧄 🧄🧄in it on the kitchen counter!
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