Not content to toil endlessly behind the scenes, I have an actual article on MousePlanet today. With pictures! Light Magic – 10 Years Later:

It seems hard to believe that it has been 10 years since Light Magic made its triumphant premiere at the Annual Passholder party, Tuesday night, May 13 1997. Since then, of course, Light Magic has gone on to become the most beloved production in the history of Disneyland that has been duplicated to great acclaim at other Disneyland parks around the world, and a Broadway stage version is in the works. It is true that the success of Light Magic has led to problems with Anaheim sewers being completely clogged with 10 years’ worth of non-biodegradable mylar confetti, but this seems a small price to pay for having such a wonderful, magical…

And it goes on from there. The ’97 pictures haven’t been seen since I took down Disneyland Backstage lo these many years ago.