Sad news to report today. A second fatality in less than a year of a guest who complained of feeling ill after riding Epcot’s Mission: Space attraction. This time a 49 year old woman from Germany was reportedly ill after riding the g-force intensive space simulator. She was transported to a hospital and later died.… Read More »2nd Death in One Year for Mission: Space at Epcot
Reuters has Dick Cook, Disney Studios Chair, saying everything is going swell with the Disney Pixar integration. Cook also said he expected the glut of animated films released this year — about one each month — to ease in the next year or two. "There will be a shakeout process … we will probably hit… Read More »Disney/Pixar integration is Fab! says Exec
Forbes ran a cute little story on Pooh’s Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony, noting that Pooh’s close friends Piglet and Christopher Robin were absent. I guess they didn’t get an invitation. Or could it be the sign of something more ominous… we know Christopher Robin is getting replaced by a six year old girl, could… Read More »Pooh gets Star, Christopher Robin missing
LaughingPlace.com Live has photos of Disneyland’s Submarine Lagoon being refilled. I guess the Matterhorn didn’t crumble to the ground after all. There goes one rumor. Look for a new Finding Nemo themed attraction to open sometime in 2007, possibly earlier. [ Tags: disney, disneyland, matterhorn, submarines, laughingplace, laughingplace.com, finding+nemo, nemo ]
Scott Powers at the Orlando Sentinel has posted his recent interview with Walt Disney Company CEO Robert Iger. Powers wastes no time asking the tough questions like "What would Walt Do?" Iger’s response appears like classic CEO speak where he dances around the question trying to make all sides happy. I don’t really ask myself… Read More »Interview with Disney CEO Robert Iger at Sentinel
If you’re going to be in the Hollywood area today be sure to stop by the El Capitan theatre for the dedication of Winnie-the-Pooh’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The lovable teddy-bear turned star turns 80 this year and Disney is promoting a remastered DVD of Pooh’s Grand Adventure – The Search for… Read More »Disney’s Winnie-the-Pooh gets Hollywood Star
The Orlando Sentinel has a story on the beefed up presence of the Sheriff Department doing traffic enforcement on Walt Disney Property roads. This was first reported on Disney forums last year when cast members started noticing that more and more of them were getting tickets while commuting to and from work. While both Disney… Read More »Sheriff targets locals on Disney World Property
George Britton was hired in 1969 to help manage the train fleet at the still under construction Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. He retired yesterday after more than 35 years of near perfection in guest service and putting on a great show for the guests. From all us fans, let me say "thanks George… Read More »Disney World’s Original Train Engineer Retires