Its Been Fun :-)

I am so happy I got to choose this topic for Genius Hour at my school and it has been a BLAST working on it. Disney is such a genius company like its crazy. My favorite part of this project was finding all fun facts about Disney and the backgrounds about how The Parks were created. My least favorite part....i didn't really have one! I loved it!

My favorite part about Genius Hour research is that we get to choose WHATEVER we want and obsess over it for like 6 weeks. That's so cool and such a cool concept. The only thing i didn't like about Genius Hour was trying to figure out what topic to do because it seems like there is endless topics to do.

Something I learned about myself in this topic is first off, I LOVE writing and i could do it like all day! And I love researching and learning about different things and so I loved this. Thank you so much for reading my blog and I hope this was very informative about Disney!

Disney Movies... Yay!

Okay so this blog entry was EXTRA fun to research. I wanted to organize all my blogs so they are all about different sections of the Disney franchise. This one is about the Disney movies...oh yeah :) These are some fun facts about some Disney movies. This stuff just PROVES that Walt Disney was a genius.

The Jungle Book is one of the classic Disney movies. The Beatles were originally suppose to voice the vultures in The Jungle Book but didn't because of too many conflicts. The original voices of Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Wayne Allwine and Russi Taylor, are married in real life. Did you know that the mysterious number A113 is in not one but almost all Disney and Pixar movies? Well the number is actually a room number in The California Institute of Arts where a lot of Disney and Pixar movies were animated. Did you know Tigers were used to roar instead of lions because lions weren't loud enough?

Disney is so smart and cool! Check back in next week for me to finish off this blog with my last batch of research!! Here is the link to the website to more Disney Secrets :)

http://distractify.com/mark-pygas/top-disney-movie-secrets/

How Were The Disney Parks Created?

      So I am loving Disney more and more as I research about them! Disneyland first opened in 1955. One of Walt Disneys incentives for opening Disneyland was actually because Walt Disney just wanted more entertainment options for his two daughters which I thought was kind of cute. Most amusement parks back then had rides that parents couldn't ride with their children and they were often very unsafe and dirty. Disney changed that by inventing rides that were fun, that the whole family could ride, and also told a story.

      The concept of themed rides was a hit and soon led to the opening of Disney World in 1971. Paris, Tokyo, and most recently Hong Kong Disney parks, which opened in 2005, followed after. A lot of theme parks around the world have followed some of Disney's ideas like for instance the 3D shows with moving seats.

     Another very important part of Disney is their customer service. They actually have workshops for their employees so they treat every single customer with the utmost respect. I thought that was REALLY cool. I will keep researching about Disney and get back to you guys soon!

Numbers Numbers Numbers...

      If you have never been to a Disney park, you are missing out. Disney has things for all ages! I'm in high school and I still wish I lived there. I mean they have the classic Peter Pan rides and Dumbos and The Haunted Mansion and not to mention all the characters that hang out around the park. Last year its 11 parks around the world provided nearly a third of its $45 billion revenue and 20.7% of its $10.7 billion operating profit. So what is the secret to their success?

      In total they attracted 132.5 million guests according to the 2013 global attractions attendance report.  The total was more than double the 59.8 million who visited Disney’s closest rival, British business Merlin which runs the Legoland and Sea Life parks. Disney’s other competitor, Universal Studios, is third in the global attendance rankings but has a fraction of its visitor numbers. Last year Universal attracted 36.4 million guests which may sound like a lot but, to put it in perspective, it is just under double the 18.6 million who visited Disney’s Magic Kingdom in Florida.

      But what makes it Disney so popular? Stay tuned for the next blog post to learn more!

Why Is Disney So Dominating?

      Unless you live under a rock, you know that Disney is everywhere you turn. From Frozen to The Avengers to Star Wars. I am starting Genius Hour at my school and we have to pick a topic that we would love to study and will not get bored with, so I chose to study Disney. I am in love with everything Disney. One of my dream jobs is to be a Princess in Disney World. I could pull off Belle, right? 

       I have always wanted to research what makes Disney as popular and successful as it is today. It seems like The Mouse is everywhere and if Walt Disney was still alive today he would be way more than a billionaire.

       So now I get to start my research. Yay! I will leave you here with this awesome picture of Mickey Mouse himself and come back next week to see the progress I've made and I promise this will be your favorite blog on Blogger.com (besides my wonderful English teachers blog, or course).