Boy, some of those images really make me feel ooooold;) Its weird to be able to say I remember a bunch of that stuff when it was new...

Sorry, Jim ... but miceage has ya scooped.

Weird, how this article and Jim's visit happened at the same time... :confused:

They are in the middle of a press junket sort of thing for the films release, so it would surprise me that more media covereage will happen.
Whats wierd is how he got in at the same time they were working on getting the movie (documentary) out.

Richard Kraft has been flogging the movie hard for quite a while now so you'll find various things out there over the last year or so. Looks like it is ramping up again.

According to the webiste the film has a limited run at the City Walk in September, so I would imagine thats why the sudden media flurry.

So yes I think they are ramping it up again.

I think my head just asploded.

Tomorrow after work, I'll post about the party, which wasn't, in fact, related to the movie.

Cool! I'd love to see the film, if I can't visit they way you did- you lucky dawg you! ;)

Thanks Jim for sharing your trip too KraftLand.:) :cool: Sooo very cool.

Some time later...

My friend's employer was none too happy with me for posting the picture formerly in the OP, so, per her request, it has been removed.

When I arrived at the party, one of the guys I know was out in front of the house and gave me a heads up - through the magic of the Google news alert, my picture had shown up on Richard's computer the night before. "Who's this guy with my stuff," was the gist of the conversation. The first 20 minutes of the party were spent apologizing. The remaining 90 were spent feeling embarrassed. Needless to say, I didn't take any more pictures.

The party was fun, my friends had spent a lot of time on the fabulous lighting that all went on at dusk. All of the props and memorabilia were displayed to their best advantage. As an ex-sweeper, my favorite things were the Disneyland trashcans. I didn't really get a chance to talk with Richard beyond the initial "Hi, I'm the guy in your computer" apology. He had a lot of guests and was busy with hosting duties.

Just so you don't think I spent the whole night with my tail between my legs, the evening had one wonderful "Disney Magic" bonus. Working the buffet line, and, I must say, doing a spectacular job despite the limited resources at hand, was our friend Cat (Kat?) from the Disneyana shop on Main Street. We had one of those moments where she asked if I used to work at Disneyland, and I had to cop to being an AP. The circumstances that put her at this event were pure fortuosity. She'd gotten a call from the staffing agency that afternoon asking if she was available to work a house party. It wasn't until she arrived at Kraftland that she realized she was at the home of the man who was probably the Disneyana store's best customer! Chatting with Cat, truly was the highlight of my evening. I invited her to the Lounge, I hope she finds the time to join us.

And that's my story. I have to say, I was completely gobsmacked by the Miceage article coming out on the heels of my experience - didn't seem quite fair. Oh well, the Internet is a cruel mistress. TV, however, TV is my friend. As I said in the OP, I hope to have helped bring Some Kraftland into your living room. Stay tuned!