This last weekend was my first time back at SeaWorld Orlando since the tragic death of the Killer Whale trainer in February. The new Shamu show still holds up very well, even if the new procedures don’t allow trainers and animals in the water simultaneously.… Read More »Investigation into Trainers Death at SeaWorld continues
Disney fans, your fantasy is about to come true. You can bid on one of five road legal actual Tron LightCycles made exactly to movie spec.Yep, they’re just like the props in the movie, but these you can actually light up and ride down the… Read More »Own your own Tron Lightcycle
The Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund holds a place near to my heart. It carries on the work of Walt Disney by preserving the outdoors, ecosystems, and animals that were so close to Disney’s success with the True Life Adventure series. In recent years, Disney has… Read More »Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund announces 2010 Grants
A few days back I was in NYC and remarked how odd it would be to have a Disney Store right next to a Forever 21 location in Times Square. Well, the jokes on me. Disney and Forever 21 have a closer relationship than just… Read More »Forever 21 to offer Minnie Mouse Apparel and Accessories for Holidays
For the last 40+ years one man has literally had the job of preserving the history of the Walt Disney Company. That man, Dave Smith, like so many others came to Disney on a temporary assignment and ended up sticking around for the rest of… Read More »Dave Smith, Walt Disney Company Archivist to Retire
With the Box Office success of Toy Story 3, over $300 million world wide in just over a week, making it a solid 11 for 11 successes thoughts have already turned to the chances for going 12 for 12. But what about even farther into… Read More »Pixar Planning For Life After Catmull and Lasseter
Grammy Award-winning singer Gloria Estefan poses June 26, 2010 with her new pals from the silver screen — “Toy Story 3” characters Jessie (left) and Woody (right) — at the Magic Kingdom park. “Toy Story 3,” the hit Disney-Pixar animated feature film, debuted in U.S.… Read More »Gloria Estefan visits Disney World
Turns out there is an economic advantage to using the monthly payment option when buying a new Florida Resident Annual Pass at Walt Disney World. To see how beneficial the new monthly option for Disney APs is, I did an analysis. Present value of Florida… Read More »Why using WDW’s Monthly Payment Plan for APs can save you Money