Sacré Mouse!For Americans, Disneyland Paris can be equal parts comforting and frightening. All the familiar Disney stuff is there: the castle, a main street, and of course Mickey, but it's still a foreign experience. Don your beret and come sample the pixie dust in Paris.Not a guidebook, An American in Disneyland Paris is a story, a "theme park encounter" told by former newspaper reporter Chuck Schmidt, who for decades covered the "Disney beat" for the Staten Island Advance...

Stop the Presses!Journalist Chuck Schmidt has covered Disney for over three decades, attending lavish special event parties and enjoying access to Disney executives and Imagineers. He was first in line for new attractions, shows, even cruise ships. What's that like? Chuck's memoir tells all.Being a newspaper reporter is not a life of glitz and glamour. But for a reporter like Chuck Schmidt, who was on the "Disney beat" for the Staten Island Advance, it means one-on-one time...

Magic in That BeatFor nearly four decades, journalist Chuck Schmidt has taken readers on an in-depth look into the expansive world of the Walt Disney Company. Not only does he continue to write about Disney in his Still Goofy About Disney blog, but he's written or co-authored seven books for Theme Park Press on his favorite topic.In The Beat Goes On, a sequel to his On the Disney Beat book, Chuck takes us on another deep dive into the behind-the-scenes world of Disney he's ...

Ted's Excellent AdventuresTed Kellogg sweltered through weeks in the jungle. He was far from civilization, and the natives were sometimes restless. The boats were leaky. The skippers were sketchy. The spiels were in Spanish. Fun times on the Jungle Cruise? Think again. This was no E-ticket ride...Before Ted Kellogg began his 32 years in service to the mouse, he put on his figurative fedora and channeled his inner Indiana Jones. From tropical jungles to the open sea, Ted sur...

El 25 de mayo de 1977, el mundo conoció a Han, Luke, Leia, un par de droides, un Wookie, un viejo mago, un villano de negro y una galaxia llena de posibilidades. Cuarenta años después, Star Wars sigue siendo un fenómeno cultural incomparable que ha inspirado e influenciado a generaciones de fans y creadores. Décadas de historias provocaron una película, en parte porque la galaxia de Star Wars parecía estar viva. Personajes extraños y fascinantes llenan la pantalla y nos h...