Randy Lewis, in the Los Angeles Times, checks up on how the new CBS Records is doing. With Sony’s music arm in control of old corporate sibling Columbia Records and with the Viacom/CBS split settling ever deeper in, the young CBS Records was launched to provide and… Read More »Music Labels and Television Partner Up
An internal email sent from Disney CEO Bob Iger reveals that The Walt Disney Compnay will be merging its digital media group with its video gaming division to create a new unit called Disney Interactive Media Group. Walt Disney Internet Group currently manages Club Penguin… Read More »Disney to Combine Digital Media Group with Video Gaming Division
Toy Story Midway Mania is a new 4-D video game opening soon at Disneyland and Walt Disney World resorts. Guests ride through a series of Midway games, each with a different concept related to a Toy Story character, and use a unique ‘pull-string cannon’ to launch various projectiles at various targets and easter eggs in order to score points and be awarded a virtual prize.
What puts the Disney touch on this game is the great design of the queue and loading area and the amazing integration of 3-D and 4-D (real world) effects to raise the experience above something you could otherwise find at home in your living room. That and the addition of the characters from Pixar’s popular Toy Story series.
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I have a long review for Toy Story Midway Mania going up later today. But first I thought you might like to see some of the fun facts behind Disney’s newest attraction. Each ride vehicle weighs as much as 8,580 Woody dolls. It would take… Read More »Toy Story Midway Mania Fun Facts
Help preserve an important piece of Disney history. If you can make it to the Kansas City area on Thursday, June 12 you won’t want to miss this event at the new Screenland Armor Theatre in North Kansas City. Kansas City was an integral and… Read More »Help Save A Piece of Disney History in Kansas City
I won’t get to see it until I get into work tomorrow morning, but the word is out–Google Earth has finally released its virtual Walt Disney World. Inside you can see 3D versions of most buildings, attractions, and major features in the Walt Disney World… Read More »Alert: Google Earth now featuring Walt Disney World
Mary Ann Richardson, the 63 year old grandmother who was caught at Magic Kingdom security bag check packing a pistol in her purse, no longer has to worry about possible jail time for her crime. A spokesperson for State Attorney Larson Lamar in Orlando said… Read More »Charges dropped against Grandma who brought Gun to Walt Disney World
A new trailer that harkens back the days when trailers were crafted to get you excited about movie, not just reveal huge plot points. Good stuff. Cute too.