Reuters reports The Walt Disney Company is buying Britain’s Climax Racing expanding its Buena Vista Games division to outside the United States for the first time. Climax Racing is the maker of MotoGP and ATV Offroad Fury. As Disney grows its gaming division, I see plenty of opportunities for synergy. Right now that seems to… Read More »Disney grows its gaming unit
2719 Hyperion was the address for the original Disney Brothers Studios in Los Angeles, CA. Now it’s the URL for Jeff Pepper’s new blog. With Walt Disney World celebrating it’s 35th birthday in just a few days (Oct 1), Jeff looks back at the offerings of the Magic Kingdom’s 10th birthday. What were you doing… Read More »2719 Hyperion
A new report shows that Disney’s Magical Express is good news for the Orlando Internation Airport bringing increased revenues and less congestion to the airport. This year the service on on a pace to deliver more than 2 million guests directly to Disney’s doorstep. The release of revenue numbers for the program reveals interesting facts… Read More »Disney’s Magical Express is good news for Orlando Int’l Airport
With vine covered bricks and dark attic windows, The Harry Packer Mansion has that spooky feel from the outside. The inside has played host to many a murder mystery party. Among its claim to fame as a stately mansion, is the fact that it was used as a model for the Haunted Mansion at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom in Orlando, FL. Well at least that’s what the website claims.
It’s for sale now and can be yours for a meager sum of $1.75 million. (Via MouseKingdom Blog)
For comparision purposes, I’ve placed a pic of the Magic Kingdom Walt Disney World Haunted Mansion below the cut
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Hot on the heals of the rumor that Disney will be building a first of it’s kind themepark in Singapore, Universal Studios has announced their intention to do the same. No word if the project will be approved by the local government or if there are other hurdles to clear. Sounds like the themepark industry… Read More »New Singapore Themepark announced, not by Disney
ESPN captured over 10.8 million homes with their broadcast of the Monday Night Football game and New Orlean’s Saints football team’s return to the New Orleans Superdome. I think it would have been nice to see a phone number for some Katrina charities broadcast a few more times than just in the preshow. But otherwise… Read More »ESPN’s MNF Saints Broadcast scores record
Music and television star Donny Osmond, who early in his career performed at Disneyland with his brothers, has started a 9-week engagement as Gaston in Disney’s Beauty & The Beast on Broadway. You have to go Playbill and see the story if just to check out the cheesy curtain call picture of Donny. It’s clear… Read More »Donny Osmond brings his purple socks to Broadway’s Beauty
Willard Wigan works in the extreme miniature field for his sculptures. This Snow White & The Seven Dwarves piece requires a microscope with 100x magnification to view. This man must have perfectly steady nerves to do this. (Link)
