Foxxy
@foxxnolte.bsky.social
I'm a cultural historian who's written extensively about Disney. Also somehow a cineaste, transfemme, and furry trash. 🏳️⚧️ she/her
Thank everyone for picking up the book! Please leave it a star review on Amazon, it really does help me out. Your support has helped me do many wonderful things in the past few years, I cannot be thankful enough. <3 #WEDReads
December 9, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Thank everyone for picking up the book! Please leave it a star review on Amazon, it really does help me out. Your support has helped me do many wonderful things in the past few years, I cannot be thankful enough. <3 #WEDReads
All right, I guess I'll close this out by sharing my favorite thing that I've ever written in a book that got published. Page 259, last paragraph. #WEDReads
December 9, 2025 at 2:57 AM
All right, I guess I'll close this out by sharing my favorite thing that I've ever written in a book that got published. Page 259, last paragraph. #WEDReads
Also I would just like to say that one of the weirdest things that happened to me in writing anything was when I sat down to do my background reading on The Goonies and discovered that there was none? #WEDReads
December 9, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Also I would just like to say that one of the weirdest things that happened to me in writing anything was when I sat down to do my background reading on The Goonies and discovered that there was none? #WEDReads
It's all too easy to feel like Disney only started compromising their product in the past 20 years but I was very proud to bring out the aspect of the construction of Walt Disney World that was a perpetual sweaty palmed panic. #WEDReads
December 9, 2025 at 2:38 AM
It's all too easy to feel like Disney only started compromising their product in the past 20 years but I was very proud to bring out the aspect of the construction of Walt Disney World that was a perpetual sweaty palmed panic. #WEDReads
I won't say they probably the chunk the book I'm most proud of is the history of the WDW version.... especially coming after the history of the Disneyland version it's a startling contrast. #WEDReads
December 9, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I won't say they probably the chunk the book I'm most proud of is the history of the WDW version.... especially coming after the history of the Disneyland version it's a startling contrast. #WEDReads
Disney history is full of lots of little tiny inaccuracies and I was very proud that I was able to present probably the most accurate version of the events that has yet been assembled. Def couldn't do that in an official history book. #WEDReads
December 9, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Disney history is full of lots of little tiny inaccuracies and I was very proud that I was able to present probably the most accurate version of the events that has yet been assembled. Def couldn't do that in an official history book. #WEDReads
Oh, and another thing that I was delighted to set the record straight on was that the PotC ride system did not evolve out of the small world ride system. #WEDReads
December 9, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Oh, and another thing that I was delighted to set the record straight on was that the PotC ride system did not evolve out of the small world ride system. #WEDReads
I feel that the analysis of the Disneyland ride is a pretty strong heart of the book and it was probably the easiest part of it to write. But I'm very much about cultural context and I was secretly delighted that I managed to delay getting to Walt Disney until page 53 #WEDReads
December 9, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I feel that the analysis of the Disneyland ride is a pretty strong heart of the book and it was probably the easiest part of it to write. But I'm very much about cultural context and I was secretly delighted that I managed to delay getting to Walt Disney until page 53 #WEDReads
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“Ye come seeking adventure and salty ol’ pirates, eh??”
Join us for the exciting return of WEDReads. Tonight @ 9pm EST.
Author @foxxnolte.bsky.social will be there to answer YOUR questions and inquiries (except the whereabouts of the treasure).
Join us for the exciting return of WEDReads. Tonight @ 9pm EST.
Author @foxxnolte.bsky.social will be there to answer YOUR questions and inquiries (except the whereabouts of the treasure).
“What’s WEDreads?”
A book discussion community here on BS
that started in 2020.
Get a copy of the book and then meet us here on BS using the hashtag #wedreads to discuss the selection with others and possibly the author(s).
Semi-monthly, Mondays 9pm EST
December 8th w/ @foxxnolte.bsky.social
A book discussion community here on BS
that started in 2020.
Get a copy of the book and then meet us here on BS using the hashtag #wedreads to discuss the selection with others and possibly the author(s).
Semi-monthly, Mondays 9pm EST
December 8th w/ @foxxnolte.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 5:44 PM
“Ye come seeking adventure and salty ol’ pirates, eh??”
Join us for the exciting return of WEDReads. Tonight @ 9pm EST.
Author @foxxnolte.bsky.social will be there to answer YOUR questions and inquiries (except the whereabouts of the treasure).
Join us for the exciting return of WEDReads. Tonight @ 9pm EST.
Author @foxxnolte.bsky.social will be there to answer YOUR questions and inquiries (except the whereabouts of the treasure).
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We’d watch my mom’s sailing lessons on Saturdays there! They had a shop where everything was from China and I loved it! There was an amazing Belgian waffle restaurant. This is my childhood.
February 1, 2025 at 1:40 AM
We’d watch my mom’s sailing lessons on Saturdays there! They had a shop where everything was from China and I loved it! There was an amazing Belgian waffle restaurant. This is my childhood.
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I had no idea what this place was like during its glory days! We had just stumbled upon this area before taking a cruise in 2021. I found it oddly charming - not knowing it's background. Thank you for your write-up and history of it... and it's tie to Disney.🙏
![A photo of Eric and Nicole posing in front of two large sailboats at San Pedro, CA.
[Eric Chu - October 16, 2021]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kk2lszshcycfpjpfzl73w5cm/bafkreibqw3qnyfmtyduphpms7mi7qhat3ldrhm5vxeg44dbuxs3juwqgu4@jpeg)
![A photo of the storefronts along Nagoya Way, San Pedro, CA.
[Eric Chu - October 16, 2021]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kk2lszshcycfpjpfzl73w5cm/bafkreif2ls4fnegrukxxd7zih3ogqdddi5nte7xkxsyfrv2evg4nbljrjq@jpeg)
![A photo of the outside of San Pedro Fish Market, San Pedro, CA.
[Eric Chu - October 16, 2021]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kk2lszshcycfpjpfzl73w5cm/bafkreiaufsloe3txlq5nf5ymftae5jcuej77tbclzrazgwpcrbuykknf2y@jpeg)
February 1, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I had no idea what this place was like during its glory days! We had just stumbled upon this area before taking a cruise in 2021. I found it oddly charming - not knowing it's background. Thank you for your write-up and history of it... and it's tie to Disney.🙏
I did this article RIGHT after Boundless Realm came out and it really seems to have just gone unnoticed. It's one of y proudest pieces of research, about the mall that Disney built a knockoff of. The story includes a MURDER!
passport2dreams.blogspot.com/2020/12/the-...
passport2dreams.blogspot.com/2020/12/the-...
January 31, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I did this article RIGHT after Boundless Realm came out and it really seems to have just gone unnoticed. It's one of y proudest pieces of research, about the mall that Disney built a knockoff of. The story includes a MURDER!
passport2dreams.blogspot.com/2020/12/the-...
passport2dreams.blogspot.com/2020/12/the-...
I'm not going anywhere, btw. I'm going to keep existing as my authentic self. 🏳️⚧️
January 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I'm not going anywhere, btw. I'm going to keep existing as my authentic self. 🏳️⚧️
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Im starting “Scoundrels, Villains, and Knaves” by @foxxnolte.bsky.social and once again the bar for historical books has been absolutely shattered by them
January 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Im starting “Scoundrels, Villains, and Knaves” by @foxxnolte.bsky.social and once again the bar for historical books has been absolutely shattered by them
Remember when Eisner would just tweet in all caps with zero context BO JACK HORSE MAN IS COMING and we all thought he was just having an episode
January 21, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Remember when Eisner would just tweet in all caps with zero context BO JACK HORSE MAN IS COMING and we all thought he was just having an episode
Canada has these great double-size Heinz packets that you think would be a top priority for us here in the US but nooooo we just have to keep wasting packets....
January 11, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Canada has these great double-size Heinz packets that you think would be a top priority for us here in the US but nooooo we just have to keep wasting packets....
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A curious Jimmy Carter & Walt Disney World connection from @foxxnolte.bsky.social's 'Hidden History of Walt Disney World.' a.co/d/iGMciEZ
Chapter 6 explores U.S. Steel's role in building WDW hotels, including their corporate suite cottage for business deals.
We'll miss you, President Carter 🥲
Chapter 6 explores U.S. Steel's role in building WDW hotels, including their corporate suite cottage for business deals.
We'll miss you, President Carter 🥲
December 30, 2024 at 2:38 AM
A curious Jimmy Carter & Walt Disney World connection from @foxxnolte.bsky.social's 'Hidden History of Walt Disney World.' a.co/d/iGMciEZ
Chapter 6 explores U.S. Steel's role in building WDW hotels, including their corporate suite cottage for business deals.
We'll miss you, President Carter 🥲
Chapter 6 explores U.S. Steel's role in building WDW hotels, including their corporate suite cottage for business deals.
We'll miss you, President Carter 🥲
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Currently reading during my wait. @foxxnolte.bsky.social
December 13, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Currently reading during my wait. @foxxnolte.bsky.social
I've been thinking. I began pursuing WDW history work in 2005 at a point when there were maybe 4 good, very broad resources out there. I was an employee of WDW which meant I was there 3 times a week for free, and felt like nobody was out there doing this research for me.
December 13, 2024 at 3:42 PM
I've been thinking. I began pursuing WDW history work in 2005 at a point when there were maybe 4 good, very broad resources out there. I was an employee of WDW which meant I was there 3 times a week for free, and felt like nobody was out there doing this research for me.
Wild Thursday night at Foxxy's
December 13, 2024 at 5:01 AM
Wild Thursday night at Foxxy's
Re-sharing this because it ended up getting posted after Xmas last year... did you know most of our holiday traditions aren't as old as you think? Quick run-through of the origins of modern Christmas, and reflections on how Disneyland captures them perfectly. www.micechat.com/375754-moder...
That Happy Feeling Nothing in the World Can Buy
The modern history of Christmas doesn't go back as far as you might think... and it has a lot to do with department stores and Disneyland!
www.micechat.com
December 8, 2024 at 1:30 AM
Re-sharing this because it ended up getting posted after Xmas last year... did you know most of our holiday traditions aren't as old as you think? Quick run-through of the origins of modern Christmas, and reflections on how Disneyland captures them perfectly. www.micechat.com/375754-moder...
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Since my sibling isn’t on here I can say that I just bought a @foxxnolte.bsky.social book for Christmas and nobody will know and I won’t ruin the holiday and hey, you should buy a book or two, too! 🏰 🐭
December 7, 2024 at 11:04 PM
Since my sibling isn’t on here I can say that I just bought a @foxxnolte.bsky.social book for Christmas and nobody will know and I won’t ruin the holiday and hey, you should buy a book or two, too! 🏰 🐭
I kinda wanna get together a group photo of noteworthy Disney historians
December 6, 2024 at 1:25 AM
I kinda wanna get together a group photo of noteworthy Disney historians
Amazing Goodwill haul tonight!! Witness!!!
🚨 DEPARTMENT 56!
🚨 BLOCKBUSTER DVD CLAMSHELL!!
🚨🚨 AMAZING IN BOX UNUSED 1993 SUNBEAM MIXMASTER!!!
🚨 DEPARTMENT 56!
🚨 BLOCKBUSTER DVD CLAMSHELL!!
🚨🚨 AMAZING IN BOX UNUSED 1993 SUNBEAM MIXMASTER!!!
December 3, 2024 at 11:26 PM
Amazing Goodwill haul tonight!! Witness!!!
🚨 DEPARTMENT 56!
🚨 BLOCKBUSTER DVD CLAMSHELL!!
🚨🚨 AMAZING IN BOX UNUSED 1993 SUNBEAM MIXMASTER!!!
🚨 DEPARTMENT 56!
🚨 BLOCKBUSTER DVD CLAMSHELL!!
🚨🚨 AMAZING IN BOX UNUSED 1993 SUNBEAM MIXMASTER!!!
Have you picked up my latest book? It is, in my opinion, the very best work I've ever done as an author! Perfect for holidays, birthdays, or thoughtful you-time.
Amazon: a.co/d/7f2qhyl
B&N: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/scoundrels...
Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/scou...
Amazon: a.co/d/7f2qhyl
B&N: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/scoundrels...
Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/scou...
December 3, 2024 at 12:04 PM
Have you picked up my latest book? It is, in my opinion, the very best work I've ever done as an author! Perfect for holidays, birthdays, or thoughtful you-time.
Amazon: a.co/d/7f2qhyl
B&N: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/scoundrels...
Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/scou...
Amazon: a.co/d/7f2qhyl
B&N: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/scoundrels...
Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/scou...