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 BACKSTORY OF YAK & YETI AT DISNEY’S ANIMAL KINGDOM By Jim Korkis The Yak & Yeti table-service restaurant offers Pan-Asian cuisine in […]

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. BOB HOPE AND THE OPENING OF THE MAGIC KINGDOM By Jim Korkis Comedian Bob Hope was a guest on a pre-recorded 90-minute special […]

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 ORIGINAL FIGMENT AND DREAMFINDER By Jim Korkis While Dreamfinder and Figment were there at Epcot at its opening in October 1982, the […]