Author: jeff noel

Retired Disney Institute Keynote Speaker and Prolific Blogger. Five daily, differently-themed personal blogs (about life's 5 big choices) on five interconnected sites.

Orchestrating Glacier

Expedia billing screen shot
Orchestrating July 19-Sept 2. Side note: Rental car fees have tripled.

The main thing i’m orchestrating this year (2025) is how to visit my favorite places in Glacier and say goodbye to them.

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11 years of Disney retirement

Main Street at Walt Disney World
The final walk through ‘the Tunnel’ and down Main Street before ‘opening’.
Disney Keynote speaker Jeff Noel
Entered the Tunnel by Fantasyland Cafeteria. Walked up a stairwell and stepped onstage to an empty Magic Kingdom.
Walt Disney Legacy Award name tag
Fantasyland. October 31, 2014. Maybe 7am.
work schedule
Photo: Disney Institute schedule screen shot. Top right, Friday, October 31 column. Lower right, “Congrats!”
two men in front of vision and mission signs
One last visit to Disney Institute HQ to turn in Disney iPhone, laptop, etc. Rod is an attorney and helped DI during our best growth years.
halloween card
Angie is crafty. She made this for my Disney Institute farewell day.

Over-focus on the same things you used to under-focus on or ignore.

Disney taught me to use dates to create memorable milestones.

Halloween was an over-focused, intentional choice.

i wanted to be able to say, “After 30 years at Disney, it was really scary to leave.“

And since October 31, 2014, i have.

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Disney retirement anniversary eve

disney's jungle Jeff in a disney stairwell
October 31, 2014. Leaving Disney institute’s HQ to drive home. It was really ‘scary’ to leave. On the way i returned the hat to Magic Kingdom Wardrobe.

Disney retirement anniversary eve is today.

October 30, 2025.

Eleven years since turning in my Jungle Cruise Skipper hat at Magic Kingdom wardrobe.

Note: Yesterday i said writing will continue after April Fool’s Day (in 3 weeks). Writing, yes; probably daily. Blogging, no.

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Three weeks away, mind

Three weeks away from what is probably going to be a command decision.

April Fool’s Day 2025 will start the 17th year of writing five daily, differently-themed blog posts. Never missed a day. Ever. Insane.

After 16 complete years, April Fool’s Day 2025 seems like a nice place to stop.

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Positive possibilities

Positive possibilities.

So simple, it evaded my thinking until my 20’s.

Then we started working at Walt Disney World.

There, it’s kinda fun to do the impossible.

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