Guests lucky enough to experience a Disney Cruise Line vacation around Thanksgiving have the option of enjoying a very special dessert: pumpkin cheesecake. If you want to get a taste of what it’s like to eat on a Disney ship for Thanksgiving, or if you… Read More »Disney Cruise Line – Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipe
A new digital projection castle show officially premiered this week. Each night guests at the Magic Kingdom will experience the new nighttime show, filled with special effects and magic, projected onto Cinderella Castle. In “Celebrate the Magic,” 189-foot tall Cinderella Castle becomes a shimmering canvas, transforming the Castle into a rocket, a gingerbread house, a circus tent, a jungle, a video game, the Cheshire Cat and more. Dozens of favorite Disney and Pixar characters also appear in playful animated sequences. Right now Cinderella Castle is decorated with holiday lights, which adds an extra element of magic as well.
“Celebrate the Magic” is a journey to the heart of the most beloved Disney stories and characters, according to show director Katy Harris. The show features many new segments, including Brave and Wreck-it Ralph, and also incorporate favorite elements from the previous projection show , “The Magic, The Memories and You!,” which ran from January of 2011 to September 2012.
Here’s a short video with highlights from the show and a few comments from the show’s producer Katy Harris.
The spectacle is scheduled most nights, with up to two shows per night, depending on theme park operating hours and other special ticketed events. If you can’t make it out to the park to see it in person, I’ve included a full length version of the show below the jump:
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The Lion King has just celebrated 15 years amazing years on Broadway. As a tribute to that amazing feat of musical history, talent vocal artist Nick Pitera has released a video where he sings all the parts to a terrific medley of songs from the… Read More »Nick Pitera salutes Disney’s The Lion King Musical with One Man Video
There have been a lot of random Disney news stories appearing recently, so I thought I would bunch them all together so you don’t have to go searching! This will cover Parks, ABC, Disney Channel, Consumer Products…and MORE! (I realize I sound like a Ronco Rotisserie ad…after you read this you can set it…and forget it!)
I do not like the mockumentary/found footage style of story telling. It’s a reason I don’t like The Office. So you can imagine my reaction to last night’s Castle. Don’t get me wrong, I thought the actors did a great job of playing their characters as over actors. But the results made me cringe more than laugh. Plus there’s the shaky camera work, a style I hate. Fortunately, the murder was interesting.
And how did we get this set up? Well, the murder victim was the lead guitarist in a band that was just about to make it big, and a documentary crew had been following them for the last few months. Since our vic was the band in many ways, the director feels no one will be interested in this film, but maybe he can savage something by filming the investigation. (And of everyone on the crew, the director is the only one we see, although a few people do talk to the camera people.)
Castle is the first one to start hamming it up for the cameras while everyone else is more interested in shutting them down. Unfortunately, the PR person for the NYPD feels this will be a boost to the department, so they are given permission to film the investigation. As things continue, the rest of the department begins to get into the act. We’ve got Esposito and Ryan fighting to see who can show off more for the camera. Lanie calls Castle and Beckett down for an only slight revelation while wearing a very low cut top and mugging for the camera. Castle begins to tire of everyone’s antics, and only Beckett never really gives in to them. In fact, she is back to her reserved, annoyed self we saw most in season one.
Oh, you want to hear about the murder?Read More »Castle 5-7: Swan Song
Just a reminder that both Brave and new volume of Pixar Shorts are available today on Blu-Ray or DVD. We are delighted to share the below clip from “La Luna,” a Pixar short that is featured on both of tomorrow’s releases. “La Luna” is Enrico… Read More »Both Brave and new DVD of Pixar Shorts are Available Today
A terrific collection of photos from around Disneyland on November 6th and 7th can be found over on LaughingPlace.com. The park was playing host to a Hollywood movie production for “Saving Mr. Banks” complete with mega stars and set design meant to recapture the early… Read More »Disneyland goes Retro for Saving Mr. Banks
Charlie Beljan, winner of the 2012 Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Classic at Walt Disney World Resort, posed yesterday with Mickey Mouse following his win at Disney’s Magnolia Golf Course. Beljan’s win was a bit of a fairy tale story. He battled through chest pains during… Read More »Charlie Beljan wins Disney’s 2012 Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Classic