04Feb
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If you want to get a good glimpse of a 3D layout of the park, USA Today has released a map of the park you can print out that will turn into a 3D “augmented reality” version when you show [...]
Tags: Harry Potter, Theme Parks, Universal Studios, Wizarding World, Wizarding World of Harry Potter
02Feb
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05Jan
Disney selects a new retail location near its New Amsterdam Theatre to replace its shuttering Fifth Avenue store.
Mickey Mouse has finalized his plans for a Times Square invasion. Disney Store North America announced Tuesday that it has signed a lease for the former home of Virgin Records at 1540 Broadway, between West 45th and West [...]
Tags: Commercial Real Estate, Disney, disney store, Retail & Apparel, Tim Tompkins, Times Square Alliance, Times Square Area, walt disney, world of disney
31Dec
The LA Times Travel Blog has a cool article on some of the new attractions coming to California’s theme parks in 2010.
Disney’s “World of Color” nighttime spectacualr leads the list followed by the return of Kong over at Universal!
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25Dec
Twenty-three years ago, at the peak of his phenomenal entertainment career, Michael Jackson joined forces with Disney to create Captain EO, a groundbreaking 17-minute 3D film experience. The classic musical spectacular, which thrilled Disneyland Park Guests from 1986-1997, will return for an exclusive, limited engagement at Disneyland Park starting in February, 2010.
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Tags: 3D, Captain EO, Disney, Disneyland, Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, Michael Jackson
26Sep
Check out THIS CLIP from Universal Orlando on the status of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, now slated to open in the SPRING. This is going to be just the kind of awe Universal has been needing for a while now. Awesome.
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12Sep
Yep, it’s official. A new Star Tours ride is coming to Disneyland as soon as 2011. In addition to being presented in 3D, this new Star Tours will reportedly “include other immersive new elements that will take guests to many familiar places in the Star Wars galaxy.” The Star Tours 2 video [...]
Tags: 3D, Disney, Disneyland, star tours, star tours 2, Star Wars
31Aug
Okay, that last bit is more of a wishlist than a news item, but yup, Walt Disney is buying Marvel and its long, long, long stable of superheroes and characters. I’m not good with math, but according to the release, this is a 4 BILLION DOLLAR DEAL. Holy cow. This should be [...]
Tags: acquisition, Disney, marvel, superhero
28Aug
This might be the single most happiest post I have ever published in EG’s history.
“Captain EO has now received the green light to return to Tomorrowland, but the timing was too tight to make it by HalloweenTime. Hooter and the gang will now land at Disneyland this January to boost winter attendance, with the official [...]
Tags: Captain EO, Disney, Disneyland, Michael Jackson, walt disney
19Aug
Awesome & scary at the same time…
From Screamscape — Could Star Tours 2 be announced at the Anaheim D23 Expo? A hint posted to D23 site leads some to think so as they announce that “Imperial dignitaries” will be attending the Expo and as a result a legion of the 501st Battalion Stormtroopers will be [...]
Tags: D23 Expo, Disney, Disneyland, George Lucas, star tours, star tours 2, Walt Disney World