The change over from Disney-MGM Studios to Disney’s Hollywood Studios is underway at the park and online. The official site for the park has just switched it’s logos over to the new name and logo (well most of the logo’s have been changed (the park map still hasn’t)). The official switch comes with the new… Read More »Disney-MGM Studios changed to Disney’s Hollywood Studios on Website
Disney’s Environmentality program is wishing you "Seasons Greenings". I’m not sure how long this page has been up but it’s a wonderful guide from the green minded crew at Disney on how you can have a responsible holiday. The page includes such conservation minded tips as: Decorate – For some extra cheer – decorate with… Read More »Disney’s Environmentality Holiday Ideas
Today marks the 70th Anniversary of the premier of the film that started it all Walt Disney’s classic animated feature Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The Animation Guild blog has a great look back and Blue Sky Disney has a tribute and links to this amazing youtube of an RKO pictures promotional reel for… Read More »Snow White’s 70th Anniversary
The long awaited updating of Disneyland’s Monorail fleet is finally nearing reality. The new design is known as the Mark VII and is actually just an upgrade to the old Mark V monorail. The new monorail features a sleek retro feel that hearkens back to the very first Disneyland Monorail (although without the pilot bubble).… Read More »First of Disneyland’s New Monorails Arrives for Testing
Honor Hunter at Blue Sky Disney takes on Imagineering and Disney theme park management for their sloppy attraction building habits over the last dozen years (or so). Think we would have been having all these discussions right now about how to fix DCA if they would have done it right in the first place? Probably… Read More »Blue Sky Disney takes on Imagineering’s Lame Projects
For all you Disney fans hoping to get a ride on Spaceship Earth, the AP is reporting that the attraction will open tomorrow. Now technically, the attraction is still in previews until February so it might close for additional changes, but the article indicates any changes will be minor. I’ll be at the parks this… Read More »Spaceship Earth, The Walls Come Down Tomorrow
Okay, it isn’t really news that Hong Kong Disneyland is in troubled waters. It is failing it its main purpose, which is to help Disney establish a footprint in mainland Asia. Unofficial reports show attendance dropping as much as 25% from the previous year. Visitors are either uniformed about Disney, unimpressed with the small theme… Read More »Hong Kong Disneyland in trouble?
One thing I think a lot of tourists miss on their trip to Disney’s Animal Kingdom is that in addition to providing world class theme park entertainment, it’s also a leading AZA accredited zoo. As part of the AZA program Animal Kingdom participates in the breeding program. Recently two elephants have been sent to the… Read More »Disney’s Animal Kingdom Elephant Breeding Program Continues