Disney Parks built a 25 foot tall castle out of ice and let it melt away in the middle of Times Square to drive home the point of it’s new promotion Limited Time Magic. We’ve compiled this video of the castle under construction along with… Read More »Ice Castle Appears in Times Square for Limited Time Courtesy Disney Parks
I love those trailer mashups that combine a Disney world with an unexpected source. Very little could be further from the world of Disney than Taxi Driver and yet Bryan Boyce has managed to make a perfect “fair use” parody trailer combining the two. According… Read More »New Mashup: Walt Disney’s Taxi Driver
Are you a Newsies fan, but can’t make it to New York City to pickup some merchandise at the show? You’ll be happy to know that you can now pick up some Newsies on Broadway merchandise at the Disney Store online. Plus, six other Newsies… Read More »Newsies Merchandise Now For Sale Online
Evoking the news reels of old, the Disney Cruise Line’s latest ship, the Disney Fantasy, sailed into the New York City Harbor and past the Statue of Liberty. The Fantasy is such a majestic ship I couldn’t help getting a little choked up watching this… Read More »Majestic Disney Fantasy Sails Into New York City Harbor
When I first heard that Castle was going to do a tribute to film noir episode, I was a little worried about how it would turn out. Two mysteries from two different time periods don’t always work.
I shouldn’t have worried.
While not my favorite episode of the season, it was a blast from start to finish.Read More »Castle 4-14 Recap: The Blue Butterfly
Disney has been invading New York City’s Times Square ever since Beauty and the Beast opened at the Palace Theater in 1994. With the closure of Tarzan and Little Mermaid, it may appear Disney’s influence is on the ebb, but with my visit yesterday, I found that to be anything but true.
The whole area has been turned into a metropolitan version of Main Street U.S.A. complete with pedestrians walking in the middle of the street, a giant emporium, amusement attractions and, it wouldn’t be Time Square without it, millions of glowing light bulbs. (I’d hate to be the person responsible for replacing those that burn out.)
The ‘Disneyfication’ of New York is astounding and nearly complete. There are still some rough edges, but that’s to be expected in New York. It’s part of the city’s charm. Either way, the tourists didn’t seem to mind, I half expected to see a band marching around or some walk-around characters… Turns out, I wasn’t disappointed.
Join me below the jump and let’s go on a little walking tour and see for ourselves.