Disney This Week - 27 June 2010

With 4th of July just around the corner, Matt Hochberg weighs the pros and cons of spending the holiday at Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Studios Central.

To this generation of Disney enthusiasts, there is no brighter star than Dave Smith. Geoff Boucher, of the Los Angeles Times, has a remarkable interview and Archives tour with Dave Smith as he prepares for retirement.

The intrepid photographer of Makin’ Memories, Melissa Loflin, investigates a myth about the Swan and Dolphin.

The Disney Parks Blog, via Kathleen Prihoda, reveals new handheld devices for guests with disabilities visiting the parks.

Channeling her inner Food Network, AJ, unveils the Best Thing I Ever Ate At Disney: Breakfast on The Disney Food Blog.

As with all of his reviews, Sam Gennawey has given readers of SamLand’s Disney Adventures another book to crave for their shelves, this time in the form of Disneyland Through the Decades.

Sticking with the West Coast for a moment, for those who never had the chance to see this beloved part of Disneyland’s early years, Kevin Kidney explores the Frito Kid.

Finally, this week, congratulations go out to a pair of friends of the Main Street Gazette as, over the course of the past few days both John Frost and Zanna DiMarzio have celebrated milestones. Zanna celebrated One Year of Zannaland, while John marked Six Years of the granddaddy site The Disney Blog. Way to go to both of you, and I hope this is only the beginning!