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November 2009

New Christmas Merchandise Highlights

Back with some highlights of new Holiday merchandise available at Disney’s theme parks. A new series of Christmas Tree Ornaments of your favorite Pixar characters. Matching Pixar Finding Nemo and Cars Stockings. There’s a Toy Story one too. I really like this new line of… Read More »New Christmas Merchandise Highlights

Dancing with the Stars: Final Results!

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Last night our final three dancers danced their final three dances, and things got real. The stars dazzled and amazed us. Tonight, they’ll dance one more time for the judges, and we’ll also get to see the MUPPETS! Oh, and Whitney Houston. Who will walk away with the mirrorball trophy? I can’t wait to find out!

For one last time, all of our couples hoof it down the stairs as the band performs “I Gotta Feeling”. Which, I have to tell you all, is a great song to roller skate to. First the 13 eliminated pairs enter, then they create an embarassingly awkward high-five line for the final three couples. Kelly gets caught up giving too many hugs to people, and she’s so charming I could just explode.

Recap time. Len said the megamix dance was tough to judge, although the scores came out exactly as we all expected them to. We get midway through Kelly’s recap, and the screen freezes on a backstage shot of the back of Miss Piggy’s head. Sound hiccups, then we’re back to Bergeron on stage, where he quips about the show being live. We’ll rewind the tape and show it again after the break! What a perfect opportunity for me to run to the fridge for a lovely beverage, which I’m going to need — I just noticed that this show is two hours instead of one.

Back to the recap. And you know what? We all watched the show last night. I want to avoid making this post eight miles long, so let’s just say: dance happened.

A mere five miles of results show, after the jump! Read More »Dancing with the Stars: Final Results!

Space Mountain – Merchandise in Space

No subtlety from Disney merchandising. This awaits you the moment you step out of the Space Mountain exit queue. On Sunday we went on a quick visit to the Magic Kingdom to ride Space Mountain. It’s hard to tell exactly how much they did to… Read More »Space Mountain – Merchandise in Space

Universal Studios fined for Dueling Dragons accident

The Orlando Sentinel reports on the very small fine that OSHA has levied on Universal Orlando after an employee was injured on the Dueling Dragons attraction. The original fine of $5000, which is but a slap on the wrist, was cut down even further when… Read More »Universal Studios fined for Dueling Dragons accident

Dancing with the Stars: The Finals!

Once upon a time, 16 minor league celebrities got together to tempt fate in the most ruthless competition on reality TV.  Or at least, the most sparkly competition on reality TV. And slowly, week by week, they were whittled down and sent home until only… Read More »Dancing with the Stars: The Finals!

Changes coming to the Disney Studios

The LA Times points out how the changes coming to the Walt Disney Studios under new studio head Rich Ross portend a titanic shift in strategy. In less than eight weeks, Rich Ross has swiftly stamped his imprimatur on Walt Disney Studios. The novice movie… Read More »Changes coming to the Disney Studios