The year of 2023 was the 100th anniversary of the Walt Disney Company. Although the overall celebration of the centennial event was pretty lackluster, the Walt Disney Company did put together a touring exhibition of the company. One version toured internationally while a second version toured here in the United States. The tour schedule only featured a few select cities. Recently, I had the opportunity to visit the exhibition during its stay in Chicago. Enjoy!
Category: Videos
The Very First CosMc’s – Bolingbrook, Illinois
CosMc’s is a spin-off chain from McDonald’s that is solely a drive-up and mobile order restaurant. The name is based off a lesser-known 1990’s McDonaldland character. The restaurant is focused on speciality drinks, desserts, and sandwiches. This is an experimental test restaurant. Nine other CosMc’s are scheduled to open in 2024 in Texas. However, the one is Bolingbrook is the very first.
The World’s Largest Fork
This past winter I made a short stop in Springfield, Missouri to see the World’s Largest Fork.
Meeting Up with Santos Chronicles and Small Stuff, Big Family on Route 66
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to meet with a couple of other vloggers at some famous attractions along Route 66 in St. Louis. This was my first collaboration. Check it out!
The Good Burger Car and Hi-Pointe Drive-In
The Alton Giant
I made a visit to Alton, Illinois and visited the Robert Waldlow (the Alton Giant, aka Gentle Giant) sites in the area. These included the Robert Waldlow statue, his birth house, the Alton Museum of History and Art (which has the largest collection of Waldlow artifcats in the world), and his grave.
Final Visit to Historic Route 66 Gasconade River Bridge
The old Gasconade River Bridge in Missouri was first completed in 1924, two years before Route 66 came into existence. It was closed to traffic a few years ago and some historic preservation groups have attempted to save the old bridge and turn it into a pedestrian bridge. Unfortunately, due to not being able to meet insurance demands, the bridge is scheduled to be demolished during the summer of 2020. This video takes one final look back at the old bridge.
Farewell to Bob’s Gasoline Alley
A few weeks ago I drove Route 66 through parts of Missouri. I stopped and visited a lot of different sites. One of them was Bob’s Gasoline Alley. Bob Mullen passed away earlier this year and this wonderful collection of signage, gas pumps, and pieces of Americana will soon be no more as it’s all being auctioned off in July 2020. Thanks for collecting and sharing, Bob.
St. Louis Trolley
Word is that the St. Louis Trolley will stop service at the end of December 2019. There is a possibility the nonprofit organization will be taken over by MetroLink, but it’s no guarantee. If you want to ride the trolley for sure, you only have a couple more weeks left.
I rode the trolley and made a video about the ride. Check it out.