Welcome back to Fridays with Jim Korkis! Jim, the dean of Disney historians and author of Jim’s Gems in The easy Guide, writes about Walt Disney World history every Friday on yourfirstvisit.net. THE CHESTER AND HESTER STORY By Jim Korkis Perhaps one of the most misunderstood stories at the Disney World theme parks is the […]

Welcome back to Fridays with Jim Korkis! Jim, the dean of Disney historians and author of Jim’s Gems in The easy Guide, writes about Walt Disney World history every Friday on yourfirstvisit.net. THE CAROUSEL OF PROGRESS By Jim Korkis Years before Disney World even opened, Walt Disney tried to convince General Electric to sponsor a […]

Welcome back to Fridays with Jim Korkis! Jim, the dean of Disney historians and author of Jim’s Gems in The easy Guide, writes about Walt Disney World history every Friday on yourfirstvisit.net. THE STORY OF BLIZZARD BEACH By Jim Korkis After the opening of Typhoon Lagoon in 1989, the water park was so popular that […]