As begin the last day of the year here at The Disney Blog, I want to wish all the blogs readers a happy, healthy, and safe New Year. On a personal note: please remember to designate a driver if you plan to be drinking. I know what it’s like to be on the receiving end… Read More »Quick Links – Roundup
If you’re a fan of ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, then there is a very good chance you remember Jenessa "Boey" Byers who was battling a very rare and aggressive form of childhood cancer when her family was granted a new home by the show. Unfortunately has Boey passed away from complications related to her… Read More »Child featured on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition passes away
Back in 2005 Walt Disney Imagineering unleashed upon the world a life-size autonomous audio-animatronic in the form of Lucky The Dinosaur. Lucky interacted with his environment, answered questions, even signed his famous clover-leaf autograph with a pen in his mouth. Guests at California Adventure and Disney’s California Adventure who were lucky enough to encounter Lucky got an experience they’d never forget.
Now you can have your own miniature dinosaur pet in the form of a Pleo Dinosaur
To see what I mean check out this video of the lovable Pleo in action. (click here or look below the fold)
The Pleo is a one-week-old dinosaur that will quickly grow to become one of the most fun and exciting members of your family. This amazing robotic marvel not only moves organically, explores its environment on its own, and interacts with you, but it also expresses emotions based on its life experiences.
Each Pleo begins life as a newly hatched baby Camarasaurus, but that is
where predictability ends and individuality begins. He develops his own
personality, moods and habits, all shaped by the time he spends with
you. The Pleo dinosaur has three stages of development: hatchling,
infant and juvenile. Pleo dinosaur has different emotions: happy,
curious, playful, lively, scared, surprised; even sad and vexed. Pleo
dinosaur has different drives: senses, drives and communication.
To tie this back to Disney again, this seems like a natural product to showcase in Epcot’s Innoventions attraction halls. Hopefully we’ll all get a chance to see it in action.
Fly Oceanic Air is back with a new look and a ‘press release’. I wonder if this means that an ARG is returning to promote the upcoming season of ABC’s hit show LOST. Mark January 31st on your calendar for the shows return.
Walt Disney was a visionary always pushing the boundaries of whatever field he took an interest to. Walt was concerned not with the way things were, but with the way things should be. In Florida, he wanted to create hyper-idealistic theme park, but as just one small component of an entire city built on those… Read More »RealityLand – TrueLife Adventures at Walt Disney World
My friend who has worked as a cast member at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World has set up a cafepress store called Cryogenically Frozen. It features t-shirts that have an unusual point-of-view on life at Disney as a fan or cast member. Why don’t you drop by and give him some love.
No. I didn’t win a night in the castle, but I know someone who did. That’s almost as good, right? No. It’s not even close. Denise over at Mousesteps didn’t win either, but her parents did and they invited her to spend a night in the castle. Now that is practically the same as winning.… Read More »What it’s like to win a night in the Cinderella Castle Royal Suite
There is no shortage of news lately in changes to home/personal media access. Jon Gambrell of the Associated Press reports that Wal-Mart is shutting down its own online movie and television show download service. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has closed an online movie download service it launched less than a year ago. The retreat for Wal-Mart,… Read More »Home Viewing News Keeps Coming