Tag: Disney

We Made it to Disney With an Empty Bank Account and Lots of Prayers

I wasn’t sure we’d make it to Disney World. My kids wanted to go, but there were multiple barriers. For starters, Disney wasn’t cheap. After paying for tickets, parking, food, and souvenirs, I knew that one day at Disney would cost well over $1,000 for my family. The figure jump...

We Made it to Disney With an Empty Bank Account and Lots of Prayers

I wasn’t sure we’d make it to Disney World. My kids wanted to go, but there were multiple barriers. For starters, Disney wasn’t cheap. After paying for tickets, parking, food, and souvenirs, I knew that one day at Disney would cost well over $1,000 for my family. The figure jump...

Walt Disney: The Entrepreneur

Walt Disney — The Entrepreneur: Lessons I’ve learned about Business in the 21st Century from a Storyteller Mavrick from the 20th Century The Man Behind the Myth It’s easy to forget that Walt Disney was a real person, not just a caricature or company figurehead! Walt ...

Disney Illusion Island is the Metroidvania I Never Had

Yes, you read the title correctly, but before you start throwing Koopa Shells or ACME anvils at me, let me explain. I’ve dabbled with some of the other great Metroidvanias of our time, but as much as I loved the idea of sinking my time into these types of games, they just never gr...

Case Study: Disney Lost Touch With Their Audience

After a few years of unprecedented success, Disney is facing one of their worst years in decades, and it’s all because they lost focus on what the audience wants, instead focusing on what executives believe will make money. The House of Mouse is a multi-tiered corporation that has...

Why Pocahontas Was My Favorite Disney Princess

When Disney’s Pocahontas premiered just after my 8th birthday, I became obsessed. I watched the movie to the point I could recite every line, rewinding the VHS and replaying every song two or three times so I could belt along with the words (anyone?), and begged my mom to l...