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July 2010

World of Color hits the road

Disneyland wants to share the magic of it’s new World of Color show with other cities. They’ve composed a 5 minute show on the theme of love and hit the road. For their first stop Disneyland brought a splash of the World of Color show… Read More »World of Color hits the road

Soccer Story Helps Heal Wounds of Haitian Quake

On the heels of the FIFA World Cup, nearly 200 elite youth soccer teams from around the world, including the Haitian National Women’s Under 17 team, will compete in the Disney Cup International Youth Soccer Tournament at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort, July 12-17.

Clubs featuring boys and girls (ages 9-17) from countries such as Brazil, Great Britain, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Malaysia, the United States and others will be joining the Haitian team in creating the largest field in the tournament’s 12-year history.

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Electrician at ESPN WWOS dies after injury

Today is another sad day at the Walt Disney World resort. An employee of the Disney owned Buena Vista Construction Company was working on providing power to a stage outside the entrance to the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex when he suffered severe injuries… Read More »Electrician at ESPN WWOS dies after injury

The Morning Report – TGIF Edition

This was a short week, but man has it been crazy. Now it’s time to clean up some open tabs that I’ve been waiting to share with you. Yesterday I attended the Community Preview for LEGOLAND Florida. I’m tracking developments at that park over at… Read More »The Morning Report – TGIF Edition

ABC Fall Lineup Announced

ABC has announced its schedule of shows for this fall’s premiere season. Five new shows are included: Monday, Sept. 20 8PM: ‘Dancing with the Stars’ 10PM: ‘Castle’ Tuesday, Sept. 21 8PM: ‘Dancing with the Stars Results’ (special performance show night and time) 10PM: ‘Detroit 1-8-7’… Read More »ABC Fall Lineup Announced

Disney unloads Miramax for $675 million

Reports from Hollywood are that Disney has sold it’s art house studio Miramax to a consortium of investors for $675 million. TheWrap.com had the scoop, although Disney refuses to confirm the report. This ends a long strange chapter for Disney that found the family entertainment… Read More »Disney unloads Miramax for $675 million

Disney loses $270 Million Millionaire case, will appeal (duh!)

The Walt Disney Company was unable to convince a jury that it’s convoluted accounting practices that strips the profit from any production was just the way of doing business. The result is that they now owe British production company Celedor $270 million as their share… Read More »Disney loses $270 Million Millionaire case, will appeal (duh!)

Five things Walt Disney World is doing right


Even though it’s a construction site, it’s still very colorful and themed thanks to the image on the tarp.

A few days ago I looked at the five biggest needs at Walt Disney World, I though it was only fair that I identify five things WDW is doing right. So without any further ado…

1. Building maintenance at the Magic Kingdom

For the last few years I’ve noticed some big improvements in maintenance on the buildings at the Magic Kingdom. There are literally managers who walk around with a camera and voice recording taking pictures of work that needs to be done and recording notes. Then when I come back a few weeks later, that problem has been fixed. That’s how it should work.

The whole park has been working on upgrading everything from facades to sidewalks. You couldn’t miss it if you visited the last few years, inevitably there would be some building shrouded in a giant tarp. But you might look twice once you noticed it, as Disney has taken to printing giant pictures of the buildings being repaired on the outside of the tarp. It doesn’t make them go away, but at least guests can tell that Disney cares about their experience.

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