Maleficent has been terrorizing Disney Parks for decades, going up against the forces of good. Check out her evolution in Disney Parks and Beyond!
Guests have been collecting Autographs at Disney Parks for decades, but why do we do it? Plus learn about all the great secret & hidden autographs in the parks!
Believer it or not, 2020 had plenty of new costumes that debuted in the parks, even though they were closed for most of the year. Onward, Mira, Coco and more saw new costumes debut, as well as a Duffy friend Olu Mel!
Duffy Bear is now an iconic part of Disney Park lore, but he didn't start that way. Check out the history of Duffy, the Disney Bear from his start in Downtown Disney to his rise in Toyko DisneySea.
DIStory Dan takes a look into how 2020 effected Disney Parks and what that means for future vacations and experiences.
The opening of Super Nintendo World is upon us and we decided to go down that weird slimy plumbing rabbit hole to look back at the history of Mario costumes both in and out of theme parks!
Anna’s costumes from Frozen in and out of Disney Parks, including Frozen On Ice & Broadway!
Disney Princesses have to deal with a lot. From being cursed, poisoned, captured, manipulated... and to make it worse, usually their problems can only be solved by a man kissing them.
Disney is dropping fresh looks for iconic characters left and right, including Cruella starring Emma Stone, Disney's 50th Anniversary Costumes for Mickey & Minnie, and Toy Story finally sees new costume updates!
The Magic Express Bus Service from Orlando Airport has been a huge part of Walt Disney World vacations for over a decade, making your Disney Vacation easy. With plans now to cancel the service, we start to question what will take its place? Joined by Jake Williams of Bright Sun Films let's dissect what the Disney Magical Express means to the Orlando Vacation.
The divine Miss Piggy has been TV royalty since the early 70s, as the Muppets took over pop culture. But how has her iconic look evolved?
Geoffrey The Giraffe was a classic part of any visit to Toys R Us for over 40 years! (Note: I mistakenly credited Ravenscroft with the Ghost Host instead of Grimm Grinning Ghosts. Sorry, my brain is weird and doesn't work sometimes.)
The World According To Goofy was a single year celebration parade honoring Goofy's 60th Birthday at Disneyland in 1992. DIStory Dan explores this incredibly goofy parade!
Box Lunch is rolling out a brand new collection of Disney Park Pins for the iconic Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway ride at Hollywood Studios!
One of the most impressive bits of Disney Magic has come from Beauty and theBeast and the epic transformation at the end of the film. From the day the movie opened, Disney has been staging live adaptions of the transformation, some amazing, some... Well…
Hop on the one and only Walt Disney World PeopleMover for a full POV ride through with Figment! Puppet by @PuppetNerd
Disney and McDonald's have partnered dozens of times to bring theme park promotions into the Happy Meal. Which of these iconic Disneyland toys do you have? Which of the over 100 Walt Disney World toys lay hidden in your junk drawers? Special thanks to Dallin.
Howdy, Partner! It's time to take a look at everyone's favorite Toy Story animated cowboy Woody and his costume evolution in the parks! Toy Story is one of Pixar's most iconic films, and as they continued to expand the story with sequels, Woody's costume saw multiple transformations, including a whole host of interesting looks at Disney On Ice.
Time to swing into the silly over the top costume evolution of Spider-Man! Marvel’s #1 hero and all around swell teenage super hero as he makes he way through theme park attractions. From Tobey to Andrew, Theme Park Spidey has seen it all!
Time to dive into my second favorite mouse entertainer Chuck E. Cheese! His looks have gone all over the map from coyote to CGI. Let’s dive into the original 1977 Chuck E. Cheese and explore all the costume variants!
For the 50th Episode of DIStory I thought we’d take it back to Mickey Mouse himself with a remastered look at his costume evolution in Disneyland, Disney World, Disney On Ice, and more!
Mickey Mania has been a consistent part of American culture for close to 90 years, but never has there been a more clearly manic display of Mickey Mouse worship than this iconic 1994 Walt Disney World Parade!
Oh no... I think I discovered something about Mickey Mouse's ears that I can't unsee. Why are Mickey's ears always round? They are ALWAYS round. Whats going on Disney? Like Captain America's shield, they seem to almost defy physics and exist within their own set of rules, no matter how Mickey is animated.... WAIT... WHOA.... What is the Hidden Mickey secret?
Mahalo! Let’s explore everyone’s favorite alien blue dog! Lilo and Stitch is a super fun Disney movie that has given us some costuming gems! Get ready for the Hawaiian rollercoaster ride that is Stitch!
Hunting and unboxing collectible trading cards has been my secret passion for a little over 15 minutes now. Now I’m ripping into a SEALED case of IMPEL 1991 Disney Trading cards!
Let’s jump into the short yet complicated Disney Parks costume history of Pixar’s favorite intergalactic commander Buzz Lightyear!
There is something so special about Fantasmic at the Disneyland Resort along the Rivers of America. From the moment Mickey Mouse lands on the stage we are served a non-stop immersive adventure. One of the best live shows in all of Disney Parks, Dan tells you why the Disneyland version is the greatest of all time.
Ariel has been in the parks for over three decades as The Little Mermaid continues to be one of the best animated features Disney has ever done. She’s appeared in Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney On Ice, Parades & even the international parks!
Crash into Animal Kingdom’s latest water spectacular ! It’s always a joy to see new shows debut at the Disney Parks, but for some reason, an unholy curse has been placed on the Rivers of Light Amphitheater leaving only chaos! Walt Disney World was simply not prepared for the unpredictable insanity that is KITES! Jungle Book & The Lion King both are full of real silly moments.
To celebrate the new Haunted Mansion Muppet special, let's dive into the weird wild whatever puppet... Gonzo! What is a Gonzo? Where is a Gonzo? Why is a Gonzo?
Happy Halloween, Disney Fans! With so many great shows and movies this year from Disney, Star Wars & Marvel, let's take a look at the new costumes and see what sort of terrible things we will be sending our kids out to collet candy in this year.
Happy Halloween! The Pumpkin King is here! Let’s take a look at how Jack Skellington has been translated into Disney Parks all around the globe! From Disney On Ice to Meet and Greets!
It’s the 50th Anniversary of Disney World! To celebrate, McDonald's is trying to incapacitate me with 50 new Happy Meal toys — complete with special stands featuring iconic theme park scenes. Can I collect all 50 before time runs out… in one day?
For decades, Disney has dressed Mickey in some iconic costumes. So for this 200k subscribers celebration, let's look at 20 of the best Mickey looks from Disneyland parks all around the world!
Between the weird Etsy designs I constantly see flooding the parks, or the aggressive Instagram ads that always include a pair of bright white sneakers... it seems like Adult Disney Shirts are here to stay... She Wants The D? I Pooped At Disney? Most Expensive Day Ever?
Scrooge McDuck is an iconic Disney classic. He’s been insanely popular for over 80 years! A huge comic book icon and the perfect year-round embodiment of that important Christmas tale.
For the past 20 years, Disneyland's Central Baking and Imagineers have been creating Ghostly Christmas Gingerbread Magic in the Ballroom of the Haunted Mansion Holiday Overlay!
Lots of great new looks across all the parks this year! With most of the resorts closed for 2020, a deluge of new costumes has poured into shows, parades, meet and greets and more! Disneyland saw the new Avengers Campus with close to a dozen new costumes. Disney World brought us new Toy Story characters, and of course plenty of new looks for Mickey and Minnie!
It's a few weeks since the finale of the Hawkeye series on Disney+ and now that I've awoken from my Holiday slumber, it's time to really dig into the Captain America musical and see all the real legitimate Broadway magic! This was a real musical, folks. Written by Hairspray's Marc Shaiman and Scott Witmann. Sort of amazing the real musical magic that was made on this shoestring budget.
The Little Mermaid is one of my all time favorite animated movies, and Ursula is one of my all time favorite villains. But when it comes to her costume.... Poor unfortunate souls...? No. Poor unfortunate me. Ursula is one scary villain, and TLM is one popular movie. Combine those two things with Disney Theme Parks and you've got yourself a long history of sea witch appearances!
Popcorn has a long and complicated history, and it’s been a staple of Disney Parks since they opened in 1955! But now popcorn is a hot item with the rise if popularity of Premium Popcorn Buckets!!
The world of a Goofy is a strange one! The iconic costume has more or less been the same since the park opened, with a few major upgrades over the years to his accessories and looks. Disneyland had Goofy in it's opening year, and Walt Disney World has been filled with some of the strangest Goofs. Enjoy this deep dive into the costumes of Goofy!
Have you been on a Disney cruise and found yourself trapped in the underworld? Well, that was the story for close to a decade of Villains Tonight performances. This show is both a masterpiece and a trainwreck. The costumes are beautiful and tragic. Man…
The Teletubbies have long fascinated me, as they are so innocent and pure but so strange. They really sent the human race into a panic, didn't they? Remember how upset we all got about Teletubbies? It was bad for awhile there, guys...
Who lives in a theme park for plenty to meet? Obnoxiously large with really small feet! Despite being only 20 years old, the character of SpongeBob has seen tons of costume looks, so take a journey with me under the sea to check out the iconic Nickelodeon character!
One of my favorite modern Disney animations is easily Big Hero 6, the story, the design, the music, it's all really fun! After meeting Baymax at EPCOT a few years ago I was always curious how long we'd have to wait to see the entire group of heroes, from Go Go to Honey Lemon, and even the villain Yokai, almost all the characters from this movie have been translated into a costumed look!
This nighttime glow parade was Universal Studios answer to the sensational Paint the Night and it’s amazing. From the Harry Potter parade battle scenes to the giant Jurassic World animatronics, this parade SLAPS.
So many awesome Costume Characters around EPCOT! The park ultimately has over 20 Disney characters you can meet! Will you take the Meet Characters Around The World challenge on your next Walt Disney World trip? Which park should I go to next?
Today I set out to be a vacation hero. A Magic Kingdom ride master. It’s never been more stressful to go on a WDW vacation. You’ve got to ride it all. Eat it all. See it all. But this trip, I want to reach a Disney Park nirvana. A place of ride zen. Let’s go celebrate the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney World and ride the People Mover 50 times!!
There is something special about Disney Channel cartoons being made into Costume Characters, but the Disney Live! production of Phineas & Ferb may be one of the most unhinged things I've ever seen.
What is not to love about the mischievous Disney chipmunks? They are cute, cuddly and chaotic. From their first appearance on ice as costume characters to their beloved Rescue Rangers series, these two nutty brothers keep delivering tons of wholesome magic that I cannot get enough of.
The new Guardians of the Galaxy coaster is open at EPCOT and it’s… ok! I loved this new Marvel attraction but I feel like it’s a bit much, with an overly complicated plot that muddies a really innovative ride system. Let me know what you guys liked or didn’t about the ride!
Just another Monday for this lazy cat to get a Disney Dan Costume… Wait, the lasagna just finished in the oven and I need to go have a snack.
With a new Disney live action The Little Mermaid over the horizon, we’re back with eight of Ursula’s live theatrical looks… and she has had some ups and downs.
The new Disney Pixar movie Lightyear is finally out and to celebrate Disneyland brought the new animated live action Toy Story Universe Buzz Lightyear to Tomorrowland for lots of meets and greets! It's weird... like why this costume? Of all the things. Did we watch the same movie?
Nothing gives me more joy than community theatre making magic out of nothing, and one of the best places to look for that is Shrek, a musical with huge budget gimmicks that high school & community theaters are left to figure out a reasonable solution. Theatre is so scrappy and crafty, and all these people made it work and told a really rad story!
Thinking about the new Disney On Ice: Into The Magic show? Want a peek at what the show is so you can pick the best seats and watch out for the best bits? Check out our review of this pretty fantastic Princess centered show now touring the country!
Time for another DIStory Dan Costume look! Have you guys been to Disneyland's Avengers Campus lately? They have new Marvel costume character interactions GALORE! Scarlet Witch, Moon Knight, Ms. Marvel, Shang Chi... Even Mighty Thor! Let's dive into all the epic outfit action at California Adventure's newest land!
This was a wild vintage theme park stage show from the late 90s at WDW's MGM Studios, in the days before Disney+ we had the Disney Channel where we had to watch cartoons purchased from Nickelodeon like Doug!
Peg Leg Pete is arguably one of the oldest Disney characters still in use today, the ultimate Mickey Mouse villain, and yet... Where is he in the parks? We've had literally every character you could imagine as meet and greet opportunities, but yet the original Disney villain is absent. It's time to find the missing costume character: Pete!
I’m heading to the sweetest place on Earth so do something never before attempted by any human, I am going to Hershey Park, where I will eat every delicious sweet character I meet.
Hershey Park Happy is something I’m all too familiar with as a Pennsylvanian, but what I wasn’t so familiar with was the long history of chocolate candy costumes have come out of the park.
Can you tell me how to get to the coolest nest in NYC? Who doesn’t love Big Bird? Let’s take a look down memory lane and follow that bird’s evolution!
Super excited to dive deep into the lore of the Simpsons to unearth some unholy cartoon costumes.
God has truly blessed us this D23 Expo! So many great new costumes and Theme Park announcements but the greatest of all, FIGMENT HAS RETURNED! EPCOT will soon have a Figment Meet and Greet once again!
Had an amazing time on my first Disney Cruise adventure, the Disney Dream, where I fell in love with the boat's character selection and storytelling. I truly love how integrated the costume characters are to the overall vibe of the boat, it really brings the entire place to life. Will be heading off on the next cruise ship, the Wish, in just a month, to check out all the Halloween looks! So stay tuned for more Cruise content!
Disney Halloween Costumes are all over the place this year! From Encanto to Turning Red, Zombies 3, Lightyear and even some Marvel hits like Thor 4 and Moon Knight, so many great new 2022 characters to dress up as and roam the streets hunting candy!
Well, well, well… Are you a Nightmare Before Christmas fan? Me too! Oogie Boogie has long been one of my favorite bad boys, so it was super fun to dive deep into his history!
Disneyland’s Oogie Boogie Bash gave us a really gorgeous new makeup look: Ernesto from Pixar’s Coco. And now I am left wanting more when it comes to Jack Skellington in the parks. Like… what is going on?
Peter Pan's greatest foe was a grumpy old pirate with the luscious locks of hair, Captain Hook! He's been in the parks for decades, so let's take a look at all his costumes both mascots and live face!
Disney on Ice has brought ENCANTO to life! I am seriously in love with a lot of these costume designs. So many great ensemble numbers too!
The story of Tinkerbell flying is one I’ve been fascinated by for years.
So many amazing new costumes have debuted all around the world at the many Disney Parks this past year, but how many??
I found this Disney Sing Along Song in Japanese and I cannot stop watching it, so I must share it with you. Enjoy all the VERY recognizable songs, and AMAZING costumes! Get into the holiday spirit with Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy, and friends in this live-action songfest that captures the Christmas season's warmth and cheer! Sing along to traditional Christmas carols and learn new songs, too-while visiting the North Pole, sleigh riding through the wintry woods and dancing to a yuletide country hoedown! …But in JAPANESE!
It’s time to Catch ´Em All! Pokémon has been a huge part of all of our lives and I have always loved that little electric mouse. I can’t believe the awesome history of Mascot costumes for Pikachu!
Rock N Rollercoaster is an iconic ride at Disney's Hollywood Studios, but with the recent news of Aerosmith's unsavory behavior, and this oh so conveniently timed renovation of the ride, lets talk about some of my top picks for bands to replace the old and usher in a new era of rock.
Huge thanks to Feld Entertainment’s Disney On Ice for inviting me to see Let’s Celebrate and giving me the opportunity to interview the cast and watch warm ups! This show is amazing! Watch the whole video to get a taste of everything you can expect when seeing the show!
Baymax & Blue Fairy take to the sky in the brand new Wondrous Journey Fireworks at Disneyland start this weekend! They are the latest in a long line of flying characters from Zero to Nemo, we've even had the House From Up and Dumbo!!!
Well, Disney Cruise brought us Pixar Day At Sea, and to our surprise... NEW COSTUMES! From the strange new face characters to the odd puppet and dinosaur! You are going to want to see what sort of wackiness is now available out in the world.
Walt Disney World's Journey Into Imagination with Figment is iconic, but what do you really know about the dragon that rules the swamps of Florida?
Will you fit on TRON Rollercoaster? Come with me to Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom to check out a break down of the ride vehicle, the test seat, my tips on how to fit, and what happens when you don’t fit on the main ride.
What’s that? New meet and greets? Many new costumes keep rolling out, this time specifically at the Disneyland Resort! Avengers campus seeing Quantumania characters, Lunar New Year looks, and is that a PANDA???
Disney 100 The Exhibition is now open at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, PA! Check out Walt Disney's First Hologram, plus over 250 relics from the past century like props, costumes and art!
After saving Pete, it's time to start digging into other parks of Disney Parks to find the missing characters we know would make amazing additions to EPCOT's many unserviced lands. What costume characters will we think up to fix Epcot?
Hercules musicals are popping up everywhere these days! Could it be next for Broadway? Does anyone remember Disney's first attempt at it? Back in 1998 aboard two cruise ships as part of the evening entertainment?
Fozzie Bear may be the greatest Muppet of all time. He's delightfully unfunny yet relentlessly optimistic! Born out of the Muppet Show itself, Frank Oz brought a truly unique and iconic character to life for decades.
Who knew the Disney Park trash can would be steeped in such amazing lore. This one of a kind invention changed it all but how do hot dogs come into this off tale of theme park history?
We all love the Mickey Balloons at Disney Parks! But what do you know about their rise to fame? Let me inflate your brain with the air of knowledge!
DISNEY PARKS COSTUME NEWS ALERT! - So much is happening at the Disney parks around the globe with over 40 different costume looks from parades to stage shows! Plus, we saved Pete!
How do the talking characters at Disney work? What sort of high tech magic goes into the behind the scenes of Kylo Ren yelling at you in the hot Batuu sun?
Time to head back to Hershey Park for another epic Meet & Eat! Can Dan finally meet all the characters to snack on?
Hershey Park is full of candy characters with a rich chocolatey history, and Reese is perhaps my favorite one. The best candy ever, Reese has had some WILD costumes.
The Pluto Costume Character history holds a special place in all our hearts, cause we love a good pup. Pluto has consistently been warming hearts as a costume since 1931, and his journey of being a mascot is a weird one.
The Grinch has surprisingly appeared as a costume character way more than you’d ever imagine. From musicals to tv specials, movies and more, a hairy live action Grinch mascot costume has been stomping around for literally decades.
Disney Jollywood Nights? Shanghai Disneyland? Minnie's FUNderland? Oh yeah. And The Marvels...?So many new outfits at the Disney Parks this holiday season, come with me as I unwrap each new look under the costume character tree, plus some other fun costume news to round out the year!
Tiana's Bayou Adventure is finally here, and to celebrate the new ride, costume and restaurant, lets talk about her MANY theme park looks! It's my first Princess Costume Evolution!