mary blair Articles and News Stories


Are Fans Still Upset About Disney Characters in ‘it’s a small world’ at Disneyland?

In 2009, Disneyland Park announced that Imagineers were integrating classic Disney animated characters into its version of “it’s a small world” attraction, and the fans were not pleased. Recently, there has been some news surrounding the attraction, so I thought it would be the perfect time to wonder aloud if any of those 2009 feelings Are Fans Still Upset About Disney Characters in ‘it’s a small world’ at Disneyland?

Monday Merch Meeting: Mary Blair Plush, Stitch Crashes Disney & Disney Designer Collection Ariel

It’s Monday! I hope your Holiday countdowns are going well and everyone is staying healthy and happy in these final days of 2021. It’s our second to the last meeting for this year. Can you believe it? My hectic holiday schedule, along with the end of the school year here in Australia, has kept me Monday Merch Meeting: Mary Blair Plush, Stitch Crashes Disney & Disney Designer Collection Ariel

Gifts Ideas for the Mary Blair Fan

Mary Blair’s career spanned much wider than her work at Disney, but for many, it is Disney that introduced them to the artist that “painted colors you weren’t supposed to paint together.”* Blair was hired by the Disney Company in 1940 and influenced many projects. She provided concept art for studio’s early animated films, including The Gifts Ideas for the Mary Blair Fan

Disney Reveals Full Illustrations of 50th Anniversary Cinderella Castle

Disney Imagineer Zach Riddley just shared the full illustrations of the Mary Blair-inspired transformation of Cinderella Castle that is taking place in preparation for the 50th Anniversary celebration of Walt Disney World. In his post, Zach says of the Imagineers, We wanted to go back to the original story of this beautiful structure to create something Disney Reveals Full Illustrations of 50th Anniversary Cinderella Castle