The Carousel Project

What's your favorite Magic Kingdom area resort? This week Josie, Kait, and Adam dive into the history of one of our favorite Magic Kingdom resort hotels, Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa. Did you know that this resort originally opened as the Grand Floridian Beach Resort in 1988? This resort holds the title of Walt Disney World's flagship resort, and its success would ultimately lead to major resort hotel growth on Walt Disney World property. Have you ever stayed here?

⁠Today in Disney History, 1988, Disney's Grand Floridian Resort Opened at Walt Disney World Resort⁠ 

⁠Merriweather Adam Pleasure Profile⁠ 

⁠The Real Places that Inspired Disney's Grand Floridian⁠

⁠Where the Beach Boys filmed Kokomo ⁠ 

⁠Three Fast Facts About Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa - Kait Around The Kingdom⁠ 

⁠A Portrait of Walt Disney World: 50 Years of the Most Magical Place on Earth⁠ 

Since The World Began

CAROUSEL PROJECT PODCAST MERCH IS HERE! ⁠Shop now!⁠

THE CAROUSEL PROJECT PODCAST PATREON IS HERE! ⁠Become a member now.⁠

⁠Learn more about our hosts, the podcast, and more!⁠

Have a question for the Carousel Project Podcast team? Send us an email to [email protected] or ⁠DM us on Instagram!⁠ We would love to hear from you! Want to help our podcast audience grow? ⁠Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts⁠ or share this episode with a friend!

Find us on our socials!

Josie Maida - ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠TikTok⁠

Kait Killebrew - ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠TikTok⁠

EPCOT Adam - ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠TikTok

Season Six is here and we're starting with the opening of Mikey's park - Disney-MGM Studios! It's no secret that this is Kait's absolute favorite Disney Park and after hearing about this park opening, it's safe to say this is a valid choice. From the opening day weekend festivities to the MGM/Disney legal drama behind the scenes, buckle in and take a trip with us back to a park that "Never Was and Always Will Be."

⁠History of MGM Studios - The Mouselets⁠ 

⁠Eight Facts You Didn't Know About Disney's Hollywood Studios - Kait Around The Kingdom⁠ 

⁠Disney-MGM Theme Park Grand Opening Special on ABC with Commercials⁠

⁠Disney MGM Studios Pre Opening Commercials ⁠ 

⁠Opening of Disney MGM Studios⁠ 

⁠Disney-MGM Studios - D23⁠ 

⁠Chinese Theater Handprints⁠ 

⁠The Making of Disney-MGM Studios⁠ 

Since The World Began

CAROUSEL PROJECT PODCAST MERCH IS HERE! ⁠Shop now!⁠

THE CAROUSEL PROJECT PODCAST PATREON IS HERE! ⁠Become a member now.⁠

⁠Learn more about our hosts, the podcast, and more!⁠

Have a question for the Carousel Project Podcast team? Send us an email to [email protected] or ⁠DM us on Instagram!⁠ We would love to hear from you! Want to help our podcast audience grow? ⁠Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts⁠ or share this episode with a friend!

Find us on our socials!

Josie Maida - ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠TikTok⁠

Kait Killebrew - ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠TikTok⁠

EPCOT Adam - ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠TikTok

With season six on the horizon, we chose to switch it up this week and answer YOUR questions! Have you ever wondered what our perfect Disney day would be, or who is our number one fan? Listen for those answers and MORE in this weeks special bonus Q&A episode!



CAROUSEL PROJECT PODCAST MERCH IS HERE! ⁠Shop now!⁠

THE CAROUSEL PROJECT PODCAST PATREON IS HERE! ⁠Become a member now.⁠

⁠Learn more about our hosts, the podcast, and more!⁠

Have a question for the Carousel Project Podcast team? Send us an email to [email protected] or ⁠DM us on Instagram!⁠ We would love to hear from you! Want to help our podcast audience grow? ⁠Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts⁠ or share this episode with a friend!

Find us on our socials!

Josie Maida - ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠TikTok⁠

Kait Killebrew - ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠TikTok⁠

EPCOT Adam - ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠TikTok⁠

It's time for the Season Five finale, and we're taking it back to 1964 for the New York World's Fair! This fair brought us several Disney attractions that we can still experience today in the Disney Parks. From the Carousel of Progress and "it's a small world" to Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln and Ford's Magic Skyway, we cover them all. This is truly one moment in Disney History that we wish we could travel back in time to! Learn even more about the 1964 New York World's Fair in our show notes!

Look Closer: 1964 New York World's Fair 

Four Disney Exhibits Open at the New York Worlds Fair 

Disneyland Goes To The World's Fair

1964: The New York World's Fair 

A New Disney Technology is Born 

Disney at the 1939 New York World's Fair 

Defunctland: The History of the 1964 New York World's Fair 

CAROUSEL PROJECT PODCAST MERCH IS HERE! Shop now!

THE CAROUSEL PROJECT PODCAST PATREON IS HERE! Become a member now.

Learn more about our hosts, the podcast, and more!

Have a question for the Carousel Project Podcast team? Send us an email to [email protected] or DM us on Instagram! We would love to hear from you! Want to help our podcast audience grow? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or share this episode with a friend!

Find us on our socials!

Josie Maida - Instagram, TikTok

Kait Killebrew - Instagram, TikTok

EPCOT Adam - Instagram, TikTok

In this vintage maps haul we're taking a trip back a decade to the year 2013! This week, Josie, Kait, and Adam take a look at maps from Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Disneyland, and Disney California Adventure. We discuss New Fantasyland, the start of the My Disney Experience app, and more. Follow along with the links posted below to see the maps discussed in the episode! 

Walt Disney World Park Maps - January 2013 

Walt Disney World Park Maps - March 2013 

Disneyland & Disney California Adventure Map Covers 2013

Disneyland Park Map 2013 

Disneyland Annual Passholder Holiday Guide 2013 

CAROUSEL PROJECT PODCAST MERCH IS HERE! Shop now!

THE CAROUSEL PROJECT PODCAST PATREON IS HERE! Become a member now.

Learn more about our hosts, the podcast, and more!

Have a question for the Carousel Project Podcast team? Send us an email to [email protected] or DM us on Instagram! We would love to hear from you! Want to help our podcast audience grow? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or share this episode with a friend!

Find us on our socials!

Josie Maida - Instagram, TikTok

Kait Killebrew - Instagram, TikTok

EPCOT Adam - Instagram, TikTok

In this episode of the Carousel Project Podcast, we discuss an often forgotten part of Disney history. Shades of Green has a unique history as a resort at Walt Disney World - from the Golf Resort to the Disney Inn, this resort, now exclusive for military families has a story to be told!  

Remembering the Disney Inn - Part One by Jim Korkis

Remembering the Disney Inn - Part Two by Jim Korkis

History: Shades of Green

Golf Resort, The Disney Inn and Other Golf Courses

Golf Resort at Disney

Since The World Began

A Portrait of Walt Disney World: 50 Years of The Most Magical Place on Earth

Walt Disney World: The First Decade

CAROUSEL PROJECT PODCAST MERCH IS HERE! Shop now!

THE CAROUSEL PROJECT PODCAST PATREON IS HERE! Become a member now. 

Learn more about our hosts, the podcast, and more!

Have a question for the Carousel Project Podcast team? Send us an email to [email protected] or DM us on Instagram! We would love to hear from you! Want to help our podcast audience grow? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or share this episode with a friend!

Are you a Disney Pin Trader? This week, Josie, Kait, and Adam dive into the interesting history of Disney Pins and Pin Trading! Did you know the concept of Pin Trading began during the first Olympic Games in Athens in 1896? Find out why Disney decided to take Pin Trading from a short-term Millennium Celebration activity to an ongoing Disney Parks phenomenon with no sign of stopping over two decades later. From Disney's earliest pin trading collections to the role of Super Trader, the Millennium Pin Club, and more, we're pulling out all of the stops for this fun topic!

History of Trading Pins

Coca Cola X Walt Disney World 15th Anniversary

Odyssey of the Mind

Pin Trading - The Early Years

Millennium Pin Club

World's Largest Pin Truck

Pin Trading at Walt Disney World

Celebrating a Decade of Magical Trades

CAROUSEL PROJECT PODCAST MERCH IS HERE! Shop now!

THE CAROUSEL PROJECT PODCAST PATREON IS HERE! Become a member now. 

Learn more about our hosts, the podcast, and more!

Have a question for the Carousel Project Podcast team? Send us an email to [email protected] or DM us on Instagram! We would love to hear from you! Want to help our podcast audience grow? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or share this episode with a friend!

A beloved Disney Parks classic, it's the Main Street Electrical Parade! This parade has been dazzling fans since 1972, and every time it comes back, it seems brighter than ever before! 

Bob Jani - D23

Ron Miziker - D23

Main Street Electrical Parade - What's New & Fun Facts

Disney's Hercules Strikes Manhattan Movie Premiere and Parade, June 15, 1997 - Thanks to Walt

Disney's Hercules MSEP 6/14/97 (Complete) - Your Milage May Vary

Catch 'Disneyland Forever' Fireworks, 'Main Street Electrical Parade' Before their Limited-Time Runs End Sept. 1 - Disney Parks Blog

Shop Carousel Project-inspired merch now! Spinning Carousel Company

CAROUSEL PROJECT PODCAST MERCH IS HERE! Shop now!

THE CAROUSEL PROJECT PODCAST PATREON IS HERE! Become a member now.

Learn more about our hosts, the podcast, and more!

Have a question for the Carousel Project Podcast team? Send us an email to [email protected] or DM us on Instagram! We would love to hear from you! Want to help our podcast audience grow? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or share this episode with a friend!

Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, and a safe, healthy, wonderful New Year from the Carousel Project team!!! We're so thankful for YOU - and we can't wait for another amazing year in 2023! 

Shop Carousel Project-inspired merch now! Spinning Carousel Company

CAROUSEL PROJECT PODCAST MERCH IS HERE! Shop now!

THE CAROUSEL PROJECT PODCAST PATREON IS HERE! Become a member now.

Learn more about our hosts, the podcast, and more!

Have a question for the Carousel Project Podcast team? Send us an email to [email protected] or DM us on Instagram! We would love to hear from you! Want to help our podcast audience grow? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or share this episode with a friend!

Let's jump back in time to explore the Golden Age of Disney Animation! Between the years 1937-1942, many of the still much-beloved Disney classics were shown to movie-goers for the first time.  

Failogue: Pinocchio Opened with a Flop and some Naked Dwarfs 

The Things You Probably Didn't Know About Dumbo | Kait Around The Kingdom 

Decades of Disney Animation | Kait Around The Kingdom Opening Night,

1937: "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' Premieres at Carthay Circle Theatre

RKO Radio Pictures Premiers the Disney Film Bambi in the US at Radio City Music Hall 

Find all movies now on Disney+ 

 THE CAROUSEL PROJECT PODCAST PATREON IS HERE!

Become a member now. 

CAROUSEL PROJECT PODCAST-INSPIRED MERCH IS HERE!

Shop Spinning Carousel Company now. 

Learn more about our hosts, the podcast, and more! Have a question for the Carousel Project Podcast team? Send us an email at [email protected] or DM us on Instagram! We would love to hear from you! Want to help our podcast audience grow? Leave us a review on

Apple Podcasts or share this episode with a friend! Find us on our socials! 

Josie Maida -

Instagram 

TikTok

Kait Killebrew -

Instagram,

TikTok 

EPCOT Adam -

Instagram 

TikTok