I will admit, I was dreading this episode. Not because I was afraid my team would win or lose. I was afraid that the two hours would be boring. I watched more of it then I thought I would. Of course, it helped that they announced the season six stars for Dancing with the Stars. … Read More »Dance War: The Finale
Alan Menken returned to Disney to compose songs for "Enchanted", three of those songs have been nominated for an Academy Award. One might think it’s an embarrassment of riches that has Menken down. But this article points out a more interesting cause, he’s worried about a split vote in the Oscar balloting. The three songs… Read More »Disney Composer worried his three Oscar nominations might be too much
WDW Celebrations organized the EPCOT 25th Anniversary Fan Celebration and now they’re moving ahead with a similar event for the 10th Anniversary of Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The Orlando Sentinel picked up the story with a mention in the business briefs section today. (You may have to scroll down) In the past the Walt Disney Company… Read More »Disney Fan Group gets Press for Animal Kingdom Celebration
An artist paints the new logo for Disney’s Hollywood Studios Feb. 15, 2008, high atop the famous "mouse-eared" water tower on the backlot of Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Last month, Walt Disney World officially changed the name of the showbiz-themed park in Florida from "Disney-MGM Studios" to "Disney’s Hollywood… Read More »Earffel Tower gets new logo for new park name
Here’s an early roundup tonight, so I can sleep in tomorrow. First, I’ve put together a 76 photo update from around Walt Disney World, but mostly EPCOT and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Brady McDonald at the LA Times has done a good job tracking down most of the semi-finalists for the Disney Dream Chief Magical Official… Read More »Sunday Roundup – Sleeping In Edition
A new picture featuring the lovable WALL-E robot has been released by Pixar. Can he look any cuter? It’s been revealed that Peter Gabriel has been helping with the music for WALL-E. It’s not exactly sure to what extent his involvement is as this point. But you can learn a little more by listening to… Read More »Wall-E Update
Everybody is talking about Nighttime Kingdom, a rumored ‘Boutique Experience’ as scooped by Jim Hill. The experience would be a VIP style immersive themed environment with a very low attendance cap (say 2,000 guests in total). Hill mentions a possible ‘Adventurer’s Club’ theme even physically moving away the popular "Adventurer’s Club" from Pleasure Island to… Read More »New Theme Park Experience Rumored for Walt Disney World
Reuters is claiming that a "source" has said Toshiba will be announcing the end of their HD DVD push soon, conceding defeat to Sony’s Blu-ray format. High definition DVDs are being used not only for movies, but for interactive games as well. Sony learned from it’s loss in the 1980s VCR wars, where VHS beat… Read More »Toshiba to Give Up on HD DVD?