Walt Disney did not invent animation. He was not the first to put sound to his cartoons or even give personality to a cartoon character. But Walt did take the idea of moving drawings, barely understood by the artists who drew them and an audience who did not take them seriously, into a sophisticated highly refined art form.

In order to nip that sentiment in the bud, the United States began the Good Neighbor Program. They sent ambassadors of good will to neighboring countries to show the positive influence that the US could have. Walt Disney and his team of artists made one of the most successful of these trips.

The Disney Driven Life brings you the second episode of inner mouse in a new chapter of their journey. In this week’s show, Scott, John, and JL continue to tweek things as they produce the show all on their own.

I was more excited for this past Christmas than I had been in years. There weren’t any special presents I thought would be under the tree for me, but I knew that we would be giving my grandfather, Papa, one of the memorable gifts we could ever give him: a trip to Walt Disney World for his 80th birthday.

Two weeks ago, you may recall that I mentioned that I rented points for our stay at Saratoga Springs from a DVC owner. The price for the point rental for the room was much less at $700 for the 5 nights versus the cost of over $1800 if we booked through Disney.com with an annual pass discount for the same room type, days, etc!