I wasn’t able to make it to the re-opening yesterday. But the Orlando Sentinel did and notes that Gators and Gatorland are made of tough material and one fire won’t lick’em. Way to go. I look forward to seeing what rises from the ashes.
As John posted earlier, the City of Garden Grove, California, which is just south of Anaheim, is trying to get a Hollywood studio to participate in a proposed theme park project. Deepa Bharath of the Orange County Register drops in the MGM name in an update article today.
MGM representatives seemed impressed with the city’s proposal and feasibility study, Yoshizaki said. The study identified two sites that could be developed into theme parks – the 100-acre Willowick Golf Course and 30 acres adjacent to the course, and 139 acres adjacent to the Garden Grove (22) Freeway at Harbor.
The study, released in October, says the park could attract 4.6 million people and generate about $350 million a year.
A spokesman for MGM in Los Angeles said Wednesday that his company has no immediate plan for theme parks in Southern California or elsewhere in the country.
Keep reading for my analysis.
To all my stateside readers, Happy Thanksgiving! To all my other readers, thanks for tuning in to The Disney Blog. I am immensely thankful for each and everyone of you and hope you get to spend some quality time with your family today whether you observe the holiday or not. Looking at this day in… Read More »Happy Thanksgiving
Seeking Alpha runs the numbers and tells us what Disney execs probably already know, Dreamworks and Pixar’s duopoly on CG Animation is over. One need look no further than this month’s box office for another indication. What happened this month? Well, the animated penguin musical Happy Feet had a great opening weekend …. They even… Read More »Who rules the CG Animation Roost?
Finding Nemo – The Musical previewed for selected local News organizations at special 9:30 AM showing on Tuesday. LaughingPlace.com was invited and brought back some of the best photos and videos from during the performance I’ve yet seen*. They also have two great video interviews with Creative Director Michael Jung and one of the Nemo… Read More »Finding Nemo – The Musical Press Event
Watch out Mickey, Disney Consumer Products is in the final stages of planning the return of Oswald The Lucky Rabbit to a place of honor in the Disney pantheon of animated characters. You may remember the Al Michael’s trade last year, where a football announcer was sent to Universal for the rights to one of… Read More »Oswald Plots His Return
Neal Gabler, author of the latest Walt Disney biography, takes the Chicago Tribune on a tour of Walt Disney’s Chicago. Chicago is often overlooked in accounts of the man who transformed cartooning into an art form, invented the theme park and made his name synonymous with high-quality, family entertainment. Yet, for Disney, the city was… Read More »Walt Disney’s Chicago
Disney Imagineering has won a THEA award, the theme park oscar equivilant, for their latest roller coaster attraction Expedition Everest at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Previous THEA Awards presented to Walt Disney Imagineering include:Classic Award – Disneyland, Anaheim, California, 2006Show – Remember: Dreams Come True, Disneyland, 2006Attraction – CineMagique, Walt Disney Studios, Disneyland Resort Paris, 2003Creative… Read More »Disney wins THEA award for Expedition Everest