Jim Korkis grew up in the Los Angeles area and since the age of five was a frequent visitor to Disneyland. He was an original member of both the Mouse Club and the National Fantasy Fan Club. He attended all the local conventions where he had the opportunity to interview many of the people who actually worked with Walt Disney. Jim describes his house as looking like "a toy shop and a bookstore exploded and I decided to live in the remains". For over two decades, he has been a freelance writer and a teacher and for a while was a dealer in animation artwork and related resources. His columns concentrate on sharing stories of Disney history that haven't been recorded elsewhere.

From 2006 to 2010, Jim wrote under the pseudonym of Wade Sampson. He finally revealed his true identity in September of 2010. Those articles can be found here.

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, you can contact Jim Korkis using our email form.

• Celebrating Disney Legend Peter Ellenshaw (Korkis Korner)- June 19, 2013
• It's a Duck Blur! (Korkis Korner)- June 12, 2013
• The REAL Lost Mickey Mouse Cartoons (Korkis Korner)- June 5, 2013
• Voices of the Disney Theme Parks (Korkis Korner)- May 29, 2013
• Chicago Walt (Korkis Korner)- May 22, 2013
• Spring Cleaning: Short Disney Stories (Korkis Korner)- May 15, 2013
• Walt Disney World Architheming (Korkis Korner)- May 8, 2013
• Epcot Center Daredevil Circus Spectacular 1987 (Korkis Korner)- May 1, 2013
• Celebration Myths and Facts (Korkis Korner)- April 24, 2013
• The Harvard-Disney Connections (Korkis Korner)- April 17, 2013
• Happy Birthday Donald Duck Comic Strip! (Korkis Korner)- April 10, 2013
• The Hands of Walt Disney (Korkis Korner)- April 3, 2013
• Disney Hoppy Easter Memories (Korkis Korner)- March 27, 2013
• The Return of Roger Rabbit (Korkis Korner)- March 20, 2013
• Treasures of Disney's Boardwalk Inn and Villas: Part Two (Korkis Korner)- March 13, 2013
• Treasures of Disney's Boardwalk Inn and Villas: Part One (Korkis Korner)- March 6, 2013
• Tony Baxter and Walt Disney (Korkis Korner)- February 27, 2013
• Debunking Disney Stories (Korkis Korner)- February 20, 2013
• Evolution of the Disney Princesses (Korkis Korner)- February 13, 2013
• When Walt Laid a Golden Egg (Korkis Korner)- February 6, 2013
• Purple Martins of Epcot (Korkis Korner)- January 30, 2013
• Main Street, U.S.A. Is NOT Based on Marceline (Korkis Korner)- January 23, 2013
• Super Goof Flies Again (Korkis Korner)- January 16, 2013
• A Brief Talk with Joe Ranft (Korkis Korner)- January 9, 2013
• Tales From the Mouseketeers (Korkis Korner)- January 2, 2013
• Secrets of the Santa Cartoons (Korkis Korner)- December 26, 2012
• The First Disneyland Christmas Parade (Korkis Korner)- December 19, 2012
• The Lost Bill Justice Magic Kingdom Murals (Korkis Korner)- December 12, 2012
• The Song of the South Frequently Asked Questions (Korkis Korner)- December 5, 2012
• Who Disney Timey-Wimey (Korkis Korner)- November 28, 2012
• The First Mickey Mouse Convention (Korkis Korner)- November 21, 2012
• Secrets of Steamboat Willie (Korkis Korner)- November 14, 2012
• What? No Mickey Mouse Birthday? What Kind of A Party Is This? (Korkis Korner)- November 7, 2012
• Letters to Ruth Disney (Korkis Korner)- October 31, 2012
• Farewell to the Festival of the Lion King? (Korkis Korner)- October 24, 2012
• The Art of the Disney Poster (Korkis Korner)- October 17, 2012
• Don 'Ducky' Williams: An Underappreciated Disney Treasure (Korkis Korner)- October 10, 2012
• Thirty Things You Never Knew About EPCOT Center (Korkis Korner)- October 3, 2012
• Danny Kaye and the Opening of EPCOT Center (Korkis Korner)- September 26, 2012
• Building Epcot Center 1982 (Korkis Korner)- September 19, 2012
• Some Secrets of Spaceship Earth (Korkis Korner)- September 12, 2012
• Tony Baxter, Figment and Imagination (Korkis Korner)- September 5, 2012
• EPCOT Center's First October (Korkis Korner)- August 29, 2012
• Who Was Ham Luske? (Korkis Korner)- August 22, 2012
• Snow White Storytelling (Korkis Korner)- August 15, 2012
• Good Grief! Even More Orange Thoughts of an Orange Bird? (Korkis Korner)- August 8, 2012
• The Sherman Brothers' Computer Song (Korkis Korner)- August 1, 2012
• How Disney Fans Found Carl Barks (Korkis Korner)- July 25, 2012
• Jiminy Cricket Is No Fool (Korkis Korner)- July 18, 2012
• Mouseketeer Don Grady's Final Interview (Korkis Korner)- July 11, 2012
• Disneyland's Last Space Girl (Korkis Korner)- June 27, 2012
• The Four Fantasia Gardens (Korkis Korner)- June 20, 2012
• The Making of the Original Frankenweenie (Korkis Korner)- June 13, 2012
• Walt's Friend, Ray Bradbury (Korkis Korner)- June 7, 2012
• Tim Burton: The Early Disney Years (Korkis Korner)- June 6, 2012
• The Secret Origins of Hidden Mickeys (Korkis Korner)- May 30, 2012
• The Disneyland 1959 Mermaid Tale of Susan (Korkis Korner)- May 23, 2012
• Speaking of Walt (Korkis Korner)- May 16, 2012
• Will Rogers and the American Adventure (Korkis Korner)- May 9, 2012
• Taking a Trip on Star Tours (Korkis Korner)- May 2, 2012
• The Birth of Disney Fandom Part 3: The Disney Fanzines (Korkis Korner)- April 25, 2012
• Happy Birthday, Snow White (Korkis Korner)- April 18, 2012
• Dick Tracy Live! (Korkis Korner)- April 11, 2012
• Birth of Disney Fandom Part Two: The NFFC (Korkis Korner)- April 4, 2012
• Birth of Disney Fandom Part One: The Mouse Club (Korkis Korner)- March 28, 2012
• The Equatorial Africa World Showcase Pavilion That Never Was (Korkis Korner)- March 21, 2012
• Renie Bardeau: The Man Who Shot Walt Disney (Korkis Korner)- March 14, 2012
• More Secrets of Rocketeer (Korkis Korner)- March 8, 2012
• Return of Walt's Words (Korkis Korner)- February 29, 2012
• And The Academy Award Goes To….Walt Disney! (Korkis Korner)- February 22, 2012
• What's On Walt's Bookshelves? (Korkis Korner)- February 15, 2012
• The Carousel of Progress Cast (Korkis Korner)- February 8, 2012
• Summer Magic in Town Square (Korkis Korner)- February 1, 2012
• A Visit to Edison Square 1959 (Korkis Korner)- January 25, 2012
• How Jim Korkis Invented the Term Disney Historian (Korkis Korner)- January 18, 2012
• The Mama Melrose Story (Korkis Korner)- January 11, 2012
• The Disney John Carters That Never Were (Korkis Korner)- January 4, 2012
• Man in Space (Korkis Korner)- December 28, 2011
• Disney History Stocking Stuffers (Korkis Korner)- December 21, 2011
• A Carousel of Progress Christmas (Korkis Korner)- December 14, 2011
• Five Things I Miss About a WDW Christmas (Korkis Korner)- December 7, 2011
• Remembering Walt Disney in December (Korkis Korner)- November 30, 2011
• Taking a Spin on the Carousel of Progress (Korkis Korner)- November 23, 2011
• An Apple a Day For Walt (Korkis Korner)- November 16, 2011
• The Theming of the Sorcerer's Apprentice (Korkis Korner)- November 9, 2011
• The History of the Partners Statue: Part Two (Korkis Korner)- November 2, 2011
• The History of the Partners Statue: Part One (Korkis Korner)- October 26, 2011
• The Mystery of Charles Shows (Korkis Korner)- October 19, 2011
• The Dog Who Was The Shaggy Dog (Korkis Korner)- October 12, 2011
• The Shaggy Dog Story (Korkis Korner)- October 5, 2011
• Ron Miziker Remembers the WDW Dedication Ceremony (Korkis Korner)- September 28, 2011
• WDW: October 1, 1971 (Korkis Korner)- September 21, 2011
• Walt Disney World Stories (Korkis Korner)- September 14, 2011
• Walt's Last Words: NOT Kurt Russell (Korkis Korner)- September 7, 2011
• Eating Like Walt Disney (Korkis Korner)- August 31, 2011
• Ward Kimball and UFOs (Korkis Korner)- August 24, 2011
• Memories of Bob Hope and Disney (Korkis Korner)- August 17, 2011
• Jim and the Uncensored Mouse (Korkis Korner)- August 10, 2011
• Lunch at the Disney Family Museum (Korkis Korner)- August 3, 2011
• Walt Disney and the Owl (Korkis Korner)- July 27, 2011
• Walt Disney's Secrets of Space (Korkis Korner)- July 20, 2011
• Moon Pilot Part Two: The FBI in Action! (Korkis Korner)- July 13, 2011
• Moon Pilot Part One: Out of This World (Korkis Korner)- July 6, 2011
• What Walt Said (Korkis Korner)- June 29, 2011
• The Two Tales of Scales at Port Orleans (Korkis Korner)- June 22, 2011
• Secrets of the Rocketeer (Korkis Korner)- June 15, 2011
• The Osmond Brothers at Disneyland (Korkis Korner)- June 8, 2011
• The Norman Rockwell-Walt Disney Connection (Korkis Korner)- June 1, 2011
• The Return of The Rocketeer (Korkis Korner)- May 25, 2011
• A Walt Disney World Duo - Golf Championship and the First Candelight (Korkis Korner)- May 18, 2011
• New Disney History Discoveries (Korkis Korner)- May 11, 2011
• The Forgotten Story of Dixie Landings (Korkis Korner)- May 4, 2011
• The Sad Song of the South (Korkis Korner)- April 27, 2011
• John Hench and the Language of Vision (Korkis Korner)- April 20, 2011
• The Mickey Rooney-Mickey Mouse Myth (Korkis Korner)- April 13, 2011
• The Disneyland Mermaids (Korkis Korner)- April 6, 2011
• Visiting the Magic Kingdom in 1971 (Korkis Korner)- March 30, 2011
• A Visit With Walt Disney in May 1959 (Korkis Korner)- March 23, 2011
• The Forgotten Brother Who Built a Magic Kingdom (Korkis Korner)- March 16, 2011
• A Press Conference With Roy O. Disney (Korkis Korner)- March 9, 2011
• How Basil Saved Disney Feature Animation: Part Two (Korkis Korner)- March 2, 2011
• How Basil Saved Disney Feature Animation: Part One (Korkis Korner)- February 23, 2011
• Remembering Bill Justice (Korkis Korner)- February 16, 2011
• The Walt Disney World Totem Poles (Korkis Korner)- February 9, 2011
• Robbins Barstow and the Disneyland Dream on Film (Korkis Korner)- February 2, 2011
• Carl Fallberg and Lost Disney Books (Korkis Korner)- January 26, 2011
• Paul Castle: The Man Inside the Mouse (Korkis Korner)- January 19, 2011
• Bob Rogers: Theme Park Storytelling (Korkis Korner)- January 12, 2011
• The Forgotten Story of the Wilderness Lodge (Korkis Korner)- January 5, 2011
• Disney Rose Parade Memories (Korkis Korner)- December 29, 2010
• The Best Walt Christmas Story (Korkis Korner)- December 22, 2010
• Walt Talks Art (Korkis Korner)- December 15, 2010
• Remembering a Dream(finder) (Korkis Korner)- December 8, 2010
• The Wonderful World of Disney Books (Korkis Korner)- December 1, 2010
• Walt's Journey to Oz (Korkis Korner)- November 24, 2010
• Walt's Forgotten Essay (Korkis Korner)- November 17, 2010
• The Three Disney Space Shows That Never Were (Korkis Korner)- November 10, 2010
• Walt Liked Ike (Korkis Korner)- November 3, 2010
• Whatever Happened to Little Sunflower? (Korkis Korner)- October 27, 2010
• The Frito Kid Rides Again (Korkis Korner)- October 20, 2010
• More Orange Thoughts of an Orange Bird (Korkis Korner)- October 13, 2010
• The Lost Biographies of the Country Bears (Korkis Korner)- October 6, 2010
• Still More Walt Words (Korkis Korner)- September 29, 2010