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September 2010

Disney Icons come to Playdom Social City

That didn’t take long. Disney has started to spread its iconic designs into the world of Social City (http://www.facebook.com/SocialCity), one of the Facebook games that came with its recent purchase of Playdom Games. Players will now find some of their favorite Disney rides and attractions in Social City’s raffle and can add these buildings to their city. Fans can look forward to seeing some of Disney’s most beloved rides and attractions, including “The Matterhorn Bobsleds”, “Space Mountain” and the “Mad Tea Party”. Players who collect all seven Disney themed prizes from the raffle will be awarded the grand prize, “Cinderella’s Castle”.

I’ve logged onto Social City and played a bit. It’s no replacement for Disney’s Virtual Magic Kingdom (VMK). As you can see the artwork, I’ve included more below the jump, similar to VMK, which is cute. You’ll want to play for a while and get some friends playing too before actually installing any of the buildings. Game play is similar to Farmville and related games, with Playdom making money when you buy in-game cash or participate in marketing type surveys and such. YMMV. Of course, that level of sinister is exactly why Playdom was so attractive to Disney.

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An Adventure in the Magic Kingdom (1958)

Here’s an interesting video of Disneyland in 1958. Looks like it was grabbed off the old Disney Channel: Join Tinkerbell and the “voice of Disneyland”, Dick Wessel, on a black and white trip from the Disney Studios in Burbank to the Happiest Place on Earth,… Read More »An Adventure in the Magic Kingdom (1958)

La Hacienda de San Angel opens at EPCOT

Completing the vision of the park’s designers, a new dining location has opened on the EPCOT lagoon that offers great food and a terrific view of the nightly water show – Illuminations. The Mexico pavilion is now host to La Hacienda de San Angel and… Read More »La Hacienda de San Angel opens at EPCOT

Dean Jones sings Sondheim

All these years I’ve been listening to the Original Broadway Recording of Stephen Sondheim’s “Company” I never made the Disney connection. Turns out Dean Jones, who performed in Disney films such as “The Love Bug” and “That Darn Cat”, originated the role of Robert. Jones… Read More »Dean Jones sings Sondheim

Dancing with the Stars: Season 11 Preview

Dancing with the Stars returns Monday night with an all-new cast of characters – and wow, do I mean characters. Based on the casting, Season 11 promises to be low on talent, but high on entertainment value. And since there are no Olympians to dominate… Read More »Dancing with the Stars: Season 11 Preview

Epic Mickey set to change video games forever when it launches November 30th.

Disney Interactive Studios announced today that Disney Epic Mickey will be available on November 30 in North America, November 26 in the United Kingdom and November 25, 2010 in Europe. With its innovative style of gameplay using paint and thinner to dynamically change the game… Read More »Epic Mickey set to change video games forever when it launches November 30th.

Change in leadership at Disney’s Next-Gen Division

Next-Gen is the not-so hush, hush technology project that is rumored to completely change the themepark going experience. Disney has apparently budgeted $1.5 billion, enough to build two new cruise ships, to the project. So it’s no small potatoes. The Orlando Sentinel reports on a… Read More »Change in leadership at Disney’s Next-Gen Division

Disneyland partners with Interplanetary Overlords to keep Park Mouse Free (well almost)

If you’ve ever owned a cat, or rather, been owned by a cat, then you know that there is something otherworldly about them. It almost seems as if they’re aliens who have been sent to take over the planet. I think I saw that movie… Read More »Disneyland partners with Interplanetary Overlords to keep Park Mouse Free (well almost)