Happy 47th birthday WDW

Disney Institute Keynote Speaker — There’s a process for these photos. This was the first picture at this location. Chose the Incredibles because Incredibles II just released a few weeks ago.

Walt Disney was trapped at Disneyland.

He never saw it coming.

One-hundred and sixty acres was 10 times bigger than the original “spare” land he had at his Studio.

The city council never approved his request to rezone those 16 acres.

They didn’t want a year-round carnival in their city.

Walt saw it as a blessing because his ideas continued to expand well beyond anything 16 acres could hold.

So 160 acres….oh my gosh…plenty of land.

Boy was he wrong.

After Disneyland opened in 1955, and as Walt kept dreaming, he told his inner circle to secretly buy up as much swampland near Orlando as they possibly could.

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Never being satisfied is great motivation to improve

Disney Customer Service Speaker — It’s not the Magic that makes it work, it’s the work that makes it Magic.

Never being satisfied is great motivation to improve.

We are never satisfied at Disney.

The night we opened Pandora-The World of Avatar at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Cast Members in every business unit debriefed what went better than expected, what went the way we planned, and what went not as good as we planned.

Why?

Because in 12 hours when we open for the second day, we want to immediately test for solutions.

As the second day unfolds, we’ll be monitoring if our tweaks make it better, produce no change, or make things worse.

At the end of day two, we debrief again.

This literally never ends.

Insight: Having this world-class level of expectation can insidiously put a drag on completing seven Disney Business books.

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Access granted

Cove Cafe Disney Dream — Context to yesterday’s photos from Cove Cafe on the Disney Dream.

Knowing that i’ll be in Glacier National Park in a few days is surreal.

Why?

Because a few days ago we were on a Disney Cruise – unplanned and booked on short notice. Thank you Mickey Mouse for the Cast Member discounted rate.

Will this be my final Summer?

Will it be yours?

No one knows except for the most seriously (terminally) ill among us.

The simple 2009 act of creating a 10-year life plan has allowed a decision-making process and a surrendering process that i would never have been able to access.

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There’s an insane amount of lift with momentum

There’s an insane amount of lift with momentum.

Insane may be the wrong word here, but i’m using it anyway.

Why?

Because of the way it feels.

Insane.

Crazy.

And in my choice, the context is wicked good crazy.

Helpful.

Beneficial.

Game-changing.

That kind of insane.

The kind that serious momentum creates.

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Be careful with memories

Logan Pass wildlife — Logan Pass Visitor Center parking lot at 6,643 feet.

Life brings simple pleasures to us every day. It is up to us to make them wonderful memories. – Cathy Allen

Enjoy the memories of the past, but don’t live there.

Adventure is out there.

So is paradise.

Keep moving forward.

PS. Today’s posts are in a weird space. We return to Orlando from a four-day Disney Cruise (in real time), and, as this posts live on September 23 i’ll be waking up in Glacier National Park for the first time on trip five.

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