The annual GayDays event is in full swing down here in Orlando. This is the 16th year for the event and it’s bigger and better than ever with over 140,000 event participants expected. This means huge swings in attendance at themeparks around the city. If you plan to visit Magic Kingdom on Saturday or Epcot… Read More »Gay Days at Walt Disney World
Bonnet Creek Resort, currently home to a time share resort, has just announced that it will soon build two hotels, for a total of 1500 rooms, and a convention center. Hilton Hotels will build a Hilton branded hotel and an upscale Waldorf-Astoria branded unit. What makes this so newsworthy is the proximity these hotels have… Read More »Bonnet Creek Resort builds out
As is the usual in these cases, Disney has denied showing any interest in building a new themepark in Malaysia. "We are constantly exploring opportunities around the world as we look to grow our parks and resorts business. At this time, however, there are no existing discussions in Malaysia and we currently have no plans… Read More »Disney Denies Interest in Malaysia Park
The more I hear from Disney CEO Bob Iger the more confidence I have in the Walt Disney Company to survive the coming shift in entertainment consumption. Consumers are more and more in control of what content they want to view, where they get it from, and who produces it (often the consumer themselves). Iger… Read More »Iger interview at ‘D’ Conference
Producers Cameron Mackintosh and Thomas Schumacher have announced the completed cast for Disney’s next broadway musical smash – Mary Poppins. The show, a co-production by Disney and Cameron Mackintosh, begins performances on Saturday, October 14, 2006 at the New Amsterdam Theatre. (Link)