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On this week's show, Disneyland veterans, David and Ronn dive into several sizzling Disney topics. The Disneyland Resort Phased Reopening – is only at the Halfway Point?  Wait. What? Another year?! That's right, according to Disneyland President, Ken Potrock, who says the Disneyland Resort has only just reached the halfway point of an extended phased reopening with another year needed before operations fully return to pre-pandemic levels. What does that mean? What operational elements remain that would require an entire year to complete? Was this intentional statement intended to reset our expectations? To buy time for something specific? So many questions! Which non-IP rides would we like (hypothetically) to see made into a movie? Will we see Lightning Lane added to Pirates of the Caribbean with the New Orleans Square remodel? Have we ever skipped work to go to Disneyland?Plus, we remember, celebrate, and honor The Ugly Duckling, Private Pluto, Ub Iwerks, the Midget Autopia, the 'Disneyland' television series, The Bathroom of Tomorrow, and Frank Wells in this week in Disney history. All this and the big reveal of our Top 5 Ride  Updates or Refurbishments, and more!

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Did you know there were 4 Autopia attractions? Do you remember Superstar Limo? This week we’re reminiscing on the Lost Attractions of Disneyland. Those we miss, those we don’t remember and those we can’t believe lasted as long as they did. Also, happy anniversary to Fantasmic!, a Disney Park is reopening, new merch in honor of Star Wars day and what to watch on Disney+ this week. Show Description Links:Subscribe to our events calendar (it’s free)!Follow Sean, Tabitha and the Magic on Main Street Podcast on Instagram!If you have any comments, questions or any stories you may want to share with our audience, email us at friends@magiconmainstreetpodcast.com.Become a patron on our all new Patreon! For as little as $2 a month, you’ll get early access and you’ll never have to listen to ads!Shout outsGabe & Brooke celebrating 8 years of marriage on 5/12Patrick & KarenPatreonMelissaStevenJonathan - Happy Birthday 5/5Nurses Appreciation DayHappy Mother’s Day!Topic 1 - This Week in Disneyland history1956:The Main Street Horseless Carriage begins operating at Disneyland.1992:Disneyland's Fantasmic! - a new night-time fireworks and visual hydrotechnic show - is officially dedicated in Frontierland. The 22-minute presentation, featuring fireworks, live actors, water effects, fire, music, boats, decorated rafts and projections onto large mist screens, takes place over the Rivers of America. 2011:A "black carpet" premiere for Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides takes place at Disneyland.2012:Disney costume designer Alice Davis is honored with a window (next to her late husband Marc's window) at Disneyland. The 83-year-old Disney Legend designed park costumes, including many of the 150 or so dolls in the "it’s a small world" ride and those of the animatronic characters in the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction. Her window sits above the Disneyana shop along Main Street, U.S.A.2013: Walt Disney World officially crowns Merida from Disney/Pixar’s "Brave" as the 11th Disney Princess. Her coronation ceremony fittingly takes place in front of Cinderella Castle, just steps away from her own Magic Kingdom meet-and-greet spot. Just after the theme park opening, Princess Merida is joined for the first time by all ten of her fellow royals, Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Jasmine, Belle, Mulan, Pocahontas, Tiana, and Rapunzel, welcoming her to the group.2016:Shanghai Disneyland Park begins its soft openings. The new theme park, located in Pudong, Shanghai, China, will officially open June 16.Topic 2 - News ClosuresShanghai Disneyland is reopening! May 11th is the lucky day. There are multiple new protocols in place to keep everyone safe, limited capacity and cancellations for theater shows, fireworks and parades. Close up character interactions are also not going to be available at this time. During the initial reopening phase, a special Disney character procession, Mickey and Friends Express, will take place several times daily, and the Enchanted Storybook Castle will come to life with light and music at dusk each day with Evening Magical Moments. They’ve added multiple requirements for getting tickets and registering your info for admittance so if you plan on heading to Shanghai, which you shouldn’t be planning to go right now unless you live in Shanghai….please, be sure to read up on all their new guidelines.Disneyland announced they will begin accepting reservations for travel dates starting July 1st and later. THIS DOES NOT MEAN THE PARKS WILL BE OPEN. Previously they were taking reservations starting June 1st, so all this means is that it has been pushed back. Again, there is NO confirmed opening date so do not get your hopes up!If you have the time, go check out the plans and considerations for reopening that Disney Parks Chief Medical Officer Pam Hymel released. It talks all about the plans for phased reopenings for many disney parks, distancing and capacity requirements, cleanliness and sanitation measures, screening and cast member training. Definitely info you want to have for the coming months.Topic 3 - MerchDisney released some free “merch” last week in the form of free photopass wallpaper downloads of Sleeping Beauty’s castle, Pixar Pier, the Partner’s Statue, The Haunted Mansion, Cars Land, Mickey balloons and Mickey in his newsboy outfit in the red car trolley. All are high quality and super cute. They expire June 15th so make sure you download them asap!Multiple items from Disneyland’s history, spanning from the 1950’s to 2010’s are being featured in the Van Eaton Galleries “Popular Culture and Disneyland Auction” that will take place Saturday May 9th. Things like old park signage and vintage publications will be available to lucky winners. Some key items on the list were a Disneyland Opening Day Press Ticket, Disneyland Railroad Main Street Station Mickey Flag, the old Bugs Land entrance sign posters and props from Star Wars, and memorabilia from the earliest years of Club 33. Visit vegalleries.com and click on the “Popular Culture and Disneyland” tab to get all of the details on how to bid and see everything they have to offer. They also have a buy it now section on their site if you don’t feel like getting into a bidding war!A Minnie Mouse polka dot purse collection was just added to the Loungefly website! The collection includes a red crossbody and red wallet both with white polka dots and a large gold Disney “D” on the front. The prices aren’t too bad at 65 and 25 for each.Speaking of Loungefly, they are trying to bankrupt us. Multiple Star Wars themed bags were released for May the 4th. The new POP by LF X Star Wars collection includes a Wicket POP Head Wristlet, an Ewok crossbody/handbag, a darth vader POP head crossbody, and an Empire Strikes Back 40th anniversary Han Solo Hoth Canvas backpack that I NEEED. All are still available on the LF website as of right now.An Amazon Exclusive Empire Strikes Back 40th anniversary “battle at Echo Base” funko pop is available for preorder. The pop depicts the scene where Han uses a saber to cut open a tauntaun to save Luke. Since it is a deluxe pop its a little more expensive than the others at 24.99 which still isn't bad.New Wishables blind bags are available on shopdisney featuring the country bears! They are limited release so if you collect them make sure you hop to it!Last for merch but certainly not least, a sneak peak of the Minnie Main Attraction for June was released….its amazing. The theme for June is Peter Pan’s Flight and it will be available June 20th. Everything is in a super vibrant blue color. The ears depict a starry sky with the second star to the right in sequins and a gold tinker bell in the middle of the lighter blue bow. AMAZING.Topic 4 - Hidden MickeyTopic 5 - FoodWe’re making beignets this week...sometime. Stay tuned!Topic 6 - Events/EntertainmentDisney Family Singalong Volume 2 airs this Sunday May 10th at 7 pm. The line up consists of Josh Gad, Shakira, multiple Disney on Broadway stars, Rebel Wilson, Halsey and many more!Clone wars finaleDisney Gallery SW: Mandalorian MAIN - The lost attractions of Disneyland part 1Over 150 lost attractions, restaurants, shops, parades and fireworks showsThe Flying Saucers1961 - 1966Space mountain queue/TheaterFly Luigi’s Flying Tires2012 - Paid homage to the Flying SaucersEven Bob Iger disliked the attraction - said it should be fasterAdded music & Beach BallsAdded 45 seconds to the endLawsuits for injuries from beach ballsLawsuits from injuries from falling out - bulky designClosed to make way for RRCaptain EO, Disneyland (1986—1997, 2010—2014)Captain EO was a 1986 American 3D science fiction film that was shown at Disney theme parks from 1986 through 1998. The movie stars Michael Jackson, was written by George Lucas and directed by Francis Ford Coppola (who came up with the name "Captain EO" from the Greek, cf. Eos, the Greek goddess of dawn). The film was shown as part of an attraction with in-theater effects. The attraction returned to the Disney Parks in 2010 as a tribute after Jackson's death.Captain EO is regarded as one of the first "4D" films (4D being the name given to a 3D film that incorporates in-theater effects, such as lasers, smoke, etc., synchronized to the film)The film tells the story of Captain EO (Michael Jackson) and the ragtag crew of his spaceship on a mission to deliver a gift to "The Supreme Leader" (Anjelica Huston), who lives on a world of rotting, twisted metal and steaming vents. Captain EO's alien crew consists of his small flying sidekick Fuzzball, the double-headed navigator and pilot Idey (Debbie Lee Carrington) and Ody (Cindy Sorenson), robotic security officer Major Domo (Gary Depew), a small robot, Minor Domo (who fits like a module into Major Domo), and the clumsy elephant-like shipmate Hooter (Tony Cox) who always manages to upset the crew's missions. Dick Shawn plays Captain EO's boss, Commander Bog.AutopiaJunior Autopia (1956–1958): A version of the original Autopia geared towards children. The Junior Autopia featured a guide rail, which the original version of Autopia did not have at the time. The site of the Junior Autopia reopened a year later as the Fantasyland Autopia and is now part of the present-day Autopia.Midget Autopia (1957–1966): A version of the original Autopia geared towards young children. After the Midget Autopia closed, the ride was dismantled and sent to Walt Disney's hometown of Marceline, Missouri, where it operated for a few years. The site of the Midget Autopia is now the main walkway between It's a Small World and the rest of Fantasyland.Fantasyland Autopia (1959–1999): A version of the original Autopia, built on the site of the former Junior Autopia. The Fantasyland Autopia was known as the "Rescue Ranger Raceway" and themed to the Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers television series from 1991–1993. Its name reverted to "Fantasyland Autopia" afterwards, and operated part-time until it permanently closed in 1999. Its track was combined with the track of the Tomorrowland Autopia to create the present-day Autopia.Skull Rock and Pirate's Cove (1961–1982): A dining experience themed to Captain Hook's pirate ship. Dumbo the Flying Elephant was relocated to the former location of Skull Rock and Pirate's Cove and reopened there in 1983.Motor Boat Cruise (1957–1991): Simulated experience of navigating waterways in a motor boat. Renamed Motor Boat Cruise to Gummi Glen (1991–1993), based on the Gummi Bears television show.Billy Hill and the Hillbillies (1994–2014): A live-action show featuring singing and comedy. In 2012 the musical/variety group moved to Big Thunder Ranch until their show was retired in early 2014. Afterward, they were hired by Knott's Berry Farm as Krazy Kirk and the Hillbillies.Big Thunder Ranch (1986–2016): A Western-themed casual area for seeing shows, viewing Disneyland's horses on their breaks and days off, and dining at Big Thunder Barbecue which served ribs, chicken, potatoes, beans, and such. The Barbecue remained open for a few more years after the Ranch area became the Festival of Fools stage for The Hunchback of Notre Dame show. Up until its closing, the area was used for special events, a Petting Zoo, and seasonal attractions. It closed in early 2016 for Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge.Country Bear Jamboree (1972–2001): An audio-animatronic show featuring traditional American folk songs sung by a variety of bears and their friends, including Henry the host and Big Al, Shaker (a.k.a. Terrence), The Sun Bonnets (Bunny, Bubbles, and Beulah), Liver Lips McGrowl, Wendell, Ernest, Gomer, Trixie, Teddi Barra, The Five Bear Rugs (Zeke, Zeb, Ted, Fred and Tennessee), and Zeke's son Oscar. The content of the show was replaced by Country Bear Vacation Hoedown at the Country Bear Playhouse (1986–2001): Used the same animated figures as Country Bear Jamboree, redecorated. This is now the site of The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.Superstar LimoOpened 2001 opening day closed in less than a yearWeird puppet agentCaricature style animatronicsDCA didn’t have a warm receptionOriginal concept was a wild ride away from paparazziDidn’t want a Princess Di connectionVery un-disneyMonsters IncQuote of the Week"It’s a mistake not to give people a chance to learn to depend on themselves while they are young." - Walt Disney See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With all of the feelings of pain and sorrow going on in the world, we thought it would be a good idea to share some heartwarming stories from around the parks! Links:Subscribe to our events calendar (it’s free)!Follow Sean, Tabitha and the Magic on Main Street Podcast on Instagram!If you have any comments, questions or any stories you may want to share with our audience, email us at friends@magiconmainstreetpodcast.com.Become a patron on our all new Patreon! For as little as $2 a month, you’ll get early access and you’ll never have to listen to ads!Show Notes:Shout outsHappiestteesonearthMaddest Hatter CoTopic 1 - This Week in Disneyland history1957: The Midget Autopia opens in Disneyland. It is the third (and smallest) Autopia track, following the Tomorrowland Autopia (1955) and the Junior Autopia in Fantasyland (1956). The Midget Autopia, located right next to the Storybook Land Canal Boats, is for very young guests who are too small to ride the other Autopia attractions. (It will close in April 1966 and be donated to Walt Disney's boyhood hometown of Marceline, Missouri.)2008: Michael Eisner receives his Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame2012: In a presentation to theater owners in Las Vegas, Pixar announces that the studio has added a movie about the Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos to its slate.2019: Mickey's PhilharMagic, a 4-D film attraction, debuts at Disney California Adventure. Taking place at Sunset Showcase Theater in Hollywood Land, Mickey's PhilharMagic is a 12-minute-long show featuring 3D effects, scents, and water, as well as a number of characters from Disney movies. DCA is the 5th Disney theme park in the world to have a version of it (as the very first PhilharMagic opened in 2003 at Walt Disney World).Topic 2 - News 2 episodes of Cooking up the Magic are live on YouTube and IGTV. Go watchAll Grad Night dates through June 13th have been officially cancelled due to COVID-19. Still no opening date for the Disney parks.Bob Iger been appointed by California Governor Gavin Newsom to become a part of the business recovery task force, a group of 70 highly-regarded business leaders designated to lead California out of the economic recession, along with people such as Apple’s Tim Cook and former governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger.An 18 year old man was arrested after jumping over a fence into the DCA backlot. He was found by Anaheim Police wandering near Guardians of the Galaxy. The Mandalorian season 3 is already in pre-production. Season 2 is not set to air until October of this year. Variety magazine reported that “Sources close to the production have confirmed that creator Jon Favreau has been “writing season 3 for a while,” and that the art department, led by Lucasfilm vice president and executive creative director Doug Chiang, has been creating concepts for Season 3 “for the past few weeks.””Disney is offering a free download through 4/26 of the “Fairest of All: A tale of the Wicked Queen” ebook. Visit books.disney.com and it will take you to the free download site for Amazon Apple Barnes&Noble Google or Kobo.A “female centric” Star Wars series in development for Disney+. No details have been released yet other than it will take place in a different part of the star wars timeline than other projects.Topic 3 - MerchMinnie’s Main Attraction for May (release 5/16) is The Tiki Room!! I need the ears and the backpack...that is all.Star Wars Droid Minnie Ear Headband by Her Universe were released on 4/17...and sold out immediately. One ear is R2 the other BB-8 with a threepio bow and pendant in the middle. Lots of resellers on Ebay selling for double…Rainbow Unicorn Romper/Dress on Shop Disney. White retro style romper with removable rainbow tulle skirt.Pastel tie-dye spirit jerseys added to shopdisney. New personalized leather bracelets with baby yoda available on shopdisney. Personalization can be done in english or aurebesh.Collection of retro style tshirts added to shop disney made of 50 % recycled fiber from plastic water bottles that have been collected at WDW. Collection include Mickey shirts, Minnie shirts, a donald shirt and a few of the whole gang.Limited Edition Joe Rohde Adventurer Mickey Ear Hat has launched on shopdisney. “The ears are made to look like an aviator’s hat, with a faded deep brown faux leather exterior and a plush white lining. The steampunk-style goggles match perfectly with the compass-printed Mickey ears. The GPS coordinates on the left ear are for Mount Everest. The coordinates on the right ear are for Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park, each with their respective opening dates!” -WDWNTLoungefly released a sneak peak of their new A Bugs Life Collection coming sometime soon which will include a Heimlich mini backpack and a leaf crossbody satchelTopic 4 - Hidden MickeySnow White and the Seven DwarvesTopic 5 - FoodFoods we miss: Kenzie- Dole Whip Me- Potstickers from Lucky Fortune Cookery Sean- PopcornThe Disney Parks Blog has added the recipe for the chocolate peanut butter banana french toast from PCH grill. We will be enjoying it this weekend!Topic 6 - Events/EntertainmentComing to Disney+ in MayProp Culture Series Premiere – All 8 Episodes Available Film historian and prop collector Dan Lanigan reunites iconic Disney movie props with the filmmakers, actors, and crew who created and used them in some of Disney’s most beloved films. Throughout this journey, Dan will recover lost artifacts, visit private collections, and help restore pieces from the Walt Disney Archives to their original glory. Among the films featured this season are Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Mary Poppins, The Muppet Movie, Tron and Who Framed Roger Rabbit?The Boys: The Sherman Brothers’ StoryOne Day At Disney Episode 125 “Ed Fritz: Imagineering Ride Engineer”From last week:Magic Happens on Apple Music/SpotifyDisney Magic MomentsZoom Around the Incredicoaster on a Virtual Ride at Disneyland ResortDisney recipesParks-Inspired Disney+ WatchlistShorts by Disney Parks series released on Disneyland App. First one follows a group of ducks through the park. Super cute. (in app)MAIN - Disney Stories to Warm Your Heart See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Team Mousetalgia invites you to take a look with us at this week in Disney history, with topics including Disneyland's shooting galleries, Disney Legend Marc Davis's birthday, Disneyland's Grand Canyon Diorama, Disneyland's first Easter parade, Disney Legend Ward Kimball's first day working for Walt, the Midget Autopia, and Snow White's photo reference model Marge Champion. Also, we have book reviews on Fantasia (1940) and Insight Edition's Disney Princess Tiny Books library (2019). Plus - what we're listening to while in quarantine... and more.

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Peter and I sit down and talk about how Marceline has (or hasn’t) changed since Walt Disney left in 1910, the major Disney attractions in Marceline, and the history behind Midget Autopia!   Previous Episode (1. Timeline: Before Walt through World War I (1000s-1919)) iTunes- https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/disney-in-review/id1344597191?mt=2 Podbean- http://disneyinreview.podbean.com/e/1-timeline-before-walt-through-world-war-i-1000s-1919/   Follow the podcast on social media: Facebook- @disneyinreviewpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/disneyinreviewpodcast/) Twitter- @DisneyinRev (https://mobile.twitter.com/DisneyinRev) Instagram- @disneyinreview (https://www.instagram.com/disneyinreview/) I'd love to hear from you via email at disneyinreview@hotmail.com!   Walt Disney Hometown Museum Website- www.waltdisneymuseum.org Facebook- @WaltDisneyHometownMuseum (https://www.facebook.com/WaltDisneyHometownMuseum/)   The Disney in Review logo picture was designed by Zack Goldmann- http://www.zackgoldmann.com/   The intro and outro of this podcast are public domain songs obtained from freemusicarchive.org. Intro- The Royal Vagabond by Jockers Dance Orchestra Outro- Hello Central, Give Me Heaven by Byron Harlan   Thanks for listening! Subscribe to get all the latest episodes, and share this episode with someone you think would enjoy it! Also, please go to iTunes or Podbean to Rate the podcast and Leave a Review. I’d love to know what you like and what you think could be improved, and I look forward to hearing from you!

This week, Lisa talks with Peter Whitehead, creative director with the Walt Disney Hometown Musuem, about the Bring Back Midget Autopia Campaign on Kickstarter.  www.waltdisneymuseum.org @bbmidgetautopia  

Another D23 Expo has come and gone. Hopefully you caught our slightly inebriated recap of the festivities on Inside The Mouse Castle. Today, we're going to sit down in the Lounge with some of the people who were part of the Expo. Tim's got Kaye Malins and Peter Whitehead with the Walt Disney Hometown Museum in Walt's boyhood home of Marceline, MO. They're going to talk about their ambitious fundraising efforts to restore the Midget Autopia, which was relocated from Disneyland to the city of Marceline in 1966. It operated in Marceline for a number of years before falling into disrepair and now the Museum wants to bring it back…and you can help.   Another great cause to support is the Walt Disney Birthplace in Chicago. It's the actual home designed and built by Walt's parents in 1893 and the very place Walt was born in 1901. The Birthplace is undergoing an extensive restoration and Todd Regan will be here to bring us up to date on how it's progressing.   Before we get to that, though, we'll be joined by the former director of corporate synergy with Disney, Lorraine Santoli. She's also an author who's had a long time association with the original Mouseketeers. In fact, Lorraine hosted a celebration of 60 magical years of the Mickey Mouse Club at the D23 Expo. She was joined on stage by the likes of Sherry Alberoni, Sharon Baird, Bobby Burgess, Tommy Cole, Darlene Gillespie, Cubby O'Brien and Doreen Tracey. It was a delightful presentation.   Before the Expo, Tim and Lorraine chatted on the phone about her latest book, a memoir of her 22 years at the Walt Disney Company, Inside The Disney Marketing Machine. In it, Lorraine recalls the many memorable events she was part of in the 1970s, 80s and 90s including Mickey Mouse's 50th birthday, Donald Duck's 50th birthday and Disneyland's 30th anniversary. She also talks at length about the leadership styles of Disney's top executives during that time, Michael Eisner and Frank Wells. It's an insightful look behind the scenes of an entertainment company on the verge of becoming the media giant it is today.    Enjoy!www.TheMouseCastle.comRSS Feed: http://themousecastle.libsyn.com/rss

This week, The Cats discuss Inside Out and Ant Man - *****SPOILER ALERT******   www.thosedarncats.net   Also, check out @bbmidgetautopia and help bring back the Midget Autopia to Marceline!

08/03/15 - The team discusses this week’s Disneyland and Southern California news, including a new name for Luigi’s Flying Tires and rumors about a new smartphone app.

Disney's Descendants was a huge hit on the Disney Channel last Friday, attracting over six million viewers. But, was it any good?   Tim voted no, but then he's not in the movie's age 9-14 demographic.   Still, it's hard to like a film with a dumbed-down story that turns the most evil of Disney's animated villains into buffoons and then adds a rap sequence to "Be Our Guest."   No. Just, no.   Unlike Descendants, very little is painful about this week's episode of Inside The Mouse Castle. There are even a few things Tim and Anthony like:  Is Star Wars coming to Netflix? All the signs point to yes. We're hearing as many as three new series from Lucasfilm could be in development for the online entertainment service. Rumors abound about who will make up the supporting cast of Marvel's Spider-Man movie in 2017. It could just be wishful thinking, but we'll play along for now. Robert Downey, Jr. returning as Tony Stark, Hugh Laurie as J. Jonah Jameson, Forest Whitaker as Robbie Robertson, Billy Zane as the Vulture, Jason Biggs as Scorpion, Miranda Cosgrove as Betty Brant. We're on board for all of them if the rumors are true. Josh Gad has wrapped up shooting on Disney's live-action version of Beauty and the Beast. He's playing LeFou, sidekick to Luke Evans' Gaston. We're going to miss Gad's social media dispatches from the set. What's the deal with Bob the Musical and why are so many big names attached to the project? The Hollywood Reporter says Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon (The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay) is working on the script for Oscar-winning director Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist). Meanwhile, Oscar-winning songwriter Bret McKenzie ("Man or Muppet") will pen the songs for the film about a man who can hear the inner music in everyone's heart. Oh, and did we mention Tom Cruise might star in it too? Animation fans, especially fans of the great Hayao Miyazaki, are going to love the new Blu-ray box set from Disney and Studio Ghibli. The Collected Works of Hayao Miyazaki will include all 11 of the master's animated classics including Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle and The Wind Rises. It will be available only on Amazon.com and will be released on November 17th. In 1966, Walt Disney donated the Midget Autopia attraction at Disneyland to his boyhood home of Marceline, MO, the only time a Disney attraction was ever moved to a non-Disney location. The Midget Autopia stopped operating in the late 1970s, but now the Walt Disney Hometown Museum in Marceline has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fully restore the cars and track. You can help by visiting www.bringbackautopia.com. Going to the D23 Expo this month? Download the app that will help you navigate the crowds and presentations at the epic Disney fan event. Get it for free now on Apple iOS and Android. We don't know a lot about what will replace Luigi's Flying Tires at Disney California Adventure, but now we have a name for it: Luigi's Rollickin' Roadsters. Enjoy! www.TheMouseCastle.com