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. HOMAGES TO ECHO PARK By Jim Korkis On the first 1989 guide maps, the area that today is known as “Echo Lake” at […]

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 THREE MISSING DISNEY WORLD RESORTS By Jim Korkis In 1970, the Disney Company announced its hotel plans for soon-to-open Disney World: “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. DOWNTOWN DISNEY: IN THE BEGINNING By Jim Korkis The Downtown Disney area used to be very much different than what it is today […]