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David Koenig

EDITORIAL: Epcot – A History of Compromise, and What That Means for the Epcot of the Future

September 8, 2019

Author Foreword: With the official closing of Club Cool, Innoventions, the Fountain of Nations, Fountain View, and the Mickey & Friends Character Spot, many are grieving the loss of Epcot icons they knew since childhood and possibly the original spirit of the park as a whole. In an editorial I wrote last year, as rumors … Read more

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DREAMFINDERS: Author David Koenig on Writing Mouse Tales and Calling Card Walker

February 1, 2024August 27, 2019

In 1994, David Koenig authored the book Mouse Tales – the first unauthorized account of the history and culture of Disneyland. With it, he ignited a whole generation of fans, who were just as curious as he was about what was happening behind the scenes at the happiest place on Earth. From there, David wrote several … Read more

EDITORIAL: EPCOT – A History of Compromise, and What That Means for the Epcot of the Future

May 31, 2018

Some say it all began when a small fish destroyed a seabase. In 2006, EPCOT’s Living Seas pavilion saw a theming refurbishment to the Pixar film “Finding Nemo” and, ever since, Disney management has looked for more ways to add intellectual property into a park with an ethos resistant to it. With Guardians of the … Read more

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