08Jul
As Star Tours prepares to close down for it’s long-planned major upgrade, there are two events being planned. Walt Disney World is hosting their “Last Tour To Endor” event on Saturday, August 14th. This event occurs during Star Wares Celebration V and is a separate, ticketed event. Tickets are $75 and are available HERE. Technically […]
Tags: D23, disney store, disneyworld, Last Tour to Endor, star tours, star tours 2
07Jul
It took some patience, but I knew it would come. I was not spending the day at EPCOT that day. I was there, waiting in Orlando’s thick humidity, waiting for what I knew would be coming — The Tronorial. Sure, I’d seen the pictures… the YouTube videos… but I had to see it with my […]
Tags: Disney, monorail, Tron, Tron Legacy, Tronorail
06Jul
The highly anticipated Wizarding World of Harry Potter opened June 18th, but not everyone is happy about that. The mayor of London, Boris Johnson, said the attraction is in the wrong city. “(Harry Potter is) a prime example of British intellectual property. The fruits of the genius of JK Rowling are going to be exploited […]
Tags: Harry Potter, Orlando, wizarding world of hary potter
05Jul
Watch the latest news video at video.foxnews.com Follow his attempt to reach the third click HERE!
Tags: fat, Harry Potter, overweight, Wizarding World of Harry Potter
01Jul
One of the many smaller treasures to be taken in during your time in Hogsmeade is The Frog Choir. I don’t think life gets much better than sitting down in a nice bit of shade with Butterbeer in hand while watching students of Hogwarts perform themes from the film with giant frogs. Here they are […]
Tags: fllitwick, frog choir, Warwick Davis, Wizarding World of Harry Potter
11Jun
This is a step in the right direction but I personally sill need two things: REX to return as our pilot as well as an option to travel on the “classic” journey to Endor. Kathy Rogers, Senior Show Producer at Walt Disney Imagineering, gave a huge update on the reimagining of Star Tours today. The […]
Tags: Disney, pee-wee herman, star tours, Star Wars
13May
Looks like we all have to make a trek to Disneyland right after comic-con this year. July 27th will be the last day we can pretend it’s 1987 and take a ride with Rex. But on the bright side, at least we can still deliver “the gift” with The Captain!….. Disneyland’s Star Tours will shut […]
Tags: captin eo, Disney, Disneyland, George Lucas, star tours
06May
Some lucky Disneyland park guests experienced a very special meet and greet with Mickey Mouse this week. Mickey, who usually saves his voice for shows and parades, talked with guests and interacted with them in never-before-seen ways! This was part of a process we call “playtesting†as it gives us a chance to develop new […]
Tags: Disney, mickey mouse
20Apr
Tron Legacy Theme – Daft PunkbyVerbisware.com A brief recap of what’s been going on in the world of TRON’s future… -The third TRON film. Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, the “Lost†writers/executive producers who worked on “Legacy,†have begun writing a sequel to the studio’s new sci-fi tentpole. No details have been released because it […]
Tags: Tron, tron:legacy
20Apr
With summer upon us, lets check in to the parks on both coasts for what we can expect in the near future… None of this is brand new information, but here’s a brief recap of the amazing future awe coming to Disneyland and Walt Disney World: — TRON – lots of merchandise to support the […]
Tags: Disney, Disneyland, Walt Disney World
20Mar
Between this in Orlando and EO back in Anaheim, life finally has magic again.
Tags: monorail, Tron, Tron Legacy
20Mar
One of the new attractions under construction is at California Adventure is The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Undersea Adventure. The attraction is part of the theme park’s more than billion dollar expansion that started with the addition of Toy Story Mania and will continue with the debut of the World of Color fountain show this summer. […]
Tags: california adventure, Disney, Little Mermaid
04Feb
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 it to your webcam. You can download it HERE. Check out more HERE at the […]
Tags: Harry Potter, Theme Parks, Universal Studios, Wizarding World, Wizarding World of Harry Potter
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 […]
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!
Tags: Disneyland, King Kong, Universal Studios, world of color
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.
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.
Tags: Harry Potter, Islands of Adventure, Orlando, Universal Studios, Wizarding World of Harry Potter
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 debuted at D23 […]
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 really interesting! The […]
Tags: acquisition, Disney, marvel, superhero
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