The plaintiffs in the lawsuit seeking to use Segways as assistive devices at Disney theme parks have filed an amendment to their complaint stating they do in fact plan to visit Walt Disney World in the future. That means the suit is back on. I… Read More »The Disney Segway suit is back on for Round 2
See the exciting new concept art for new California Adventure “Pixar Play Parade” at Blue Sky Disney and the LA Times travel blog. Meanwhile Disney’s Hollywood Studios gets the “Pixar Block Party Bash” parade from California. Guest previews could start as soon as March 9th… Read More »A few quick links for the Roundup
Since I’ve lived in Orlando, Walt Disney World has held no Annual Passholder exclusive theme park parties, but they have done the occasional AP exclusive event or merchandise. Their latest promotion is four free lithographs, redeemable one set per household. The trick is you have… Read More »Fun with Walt Disney World Lithograph Promotion
What is your dream Disney job? How about making guest’s wishes come true, appearing at special events, and hob-nobbing with VIPS. No, it’s not Mickey Mouse (although he does that too), it’s the newly created position of Chief Magic Official.
Disney recently revealed the 10 finalists in its Year Of A Million Dream user generated content video contest. You can see all ten video resumes, learn a bit more about each candidate, and vote for your favorites at DisneyCMO.com.
My personal favorite is Patrick Hurd, who also happens to run the Windows To The Magic Podcast. I’ve met Patrick and find him to be totally capable and deserving of the CMO position. I haven’t met any of the other candidates, but I really enjoyed Meggin Weaver‘s video. Plus she’s local to Orlando. The neat thing about the contest is you can vote as often as you’d like. So I hope you’ll go and vote for Patrick and Meggin (and your favorite candidate) early and often.
Voting ends on March 22nd at midnight Pacific Time. The top 3 will move on to the next round at Walt Disney World and voting will begin again in mid-April with one then being selected for the CMO position.
The full press-release is below the cut:
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Oprah’s Big Give, as seen on ABC last night, has raised a bit of controversy in the Nonprofit community. On the other hand, not everyone is opposed. It may not be philanthropy in the truest sense of the world, but it was the third largest… Read More »Monday Night Roundup
The Walt Disney Company hasn’t released any official numbers, but the MMORPG tracking site MMOGChart estimates that Disney’s Pirates Of the Caribbean online game has about 10,000 active players. It’s a good number, but not impressive in an age when video games are outselling their… Read More »Disney’s Pirates Of The Caribbean MMORPG looks to grow
Hard Rock Park (official site) in Myrtle Beach, SC announced it will open the brand new park with a two-day celebration starting June 2nd. The Eagles and the Moody Blues will headline the event, and everyone will get to explore the world’s first Rock’n’Roll theme… Read More »Hard Rock Park sets opening date with big bash
It was one year ago today that Walt Disney World President Meg Crofton announced that Disney’s rumored Western Way expansion was a reality and that a Four Seasons Resort would be coming to Disney’s property. News continues to be good for the Orlando tourism business.… Read More »Flashback – one year ago today