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July 2013

Disneyland Hosting Flurry of Merchandise Events in August

August at Disneyland is going to be amazing. D23 Expo will be held right across the street and there’s a whole list of merchandise and art events scheduled. Most are at the WonderGround Gallery, but D23 will have an event as well.

August 3-4: Matt Spangler will be on hand at WonderGround Gallery at the Downtown Disney District from 1 – 4 p.m. to showcase some of the latest pieces in his Robot Art collection. From riding motorcycles to dancing, Matt’s robots pretty much do it all. Learn more here.

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August 9-11: Tickets to the D23 Expo – The Ultimate Disney Fan Event are still available, so don’t miss out! If you are planning on attending, then be sure to take check out what’s on the auction block for the D23 Expo 2013 Silent Auction.Read More »Disneyland Hosting Flurry of Merchandise Events in August

Discovery Cove Voted #1 Park in the World

TripAdvisor’s Travelers’ Choice Awards recently voted SeaWorld Orlando’s Discovery Cove as the #1 theme park in the World. Definitely well deserved. Here’s Discover Cove’s Vice President Stewart Clark justifiably crowing a bit and sharing some fan memories: We visited Discovery Cove in May and wrote… Read More »Discovery Cove Voted #1 Park in the World

3D Printed TTA Ride Vehicle

Chris is a 3D printing enthusiast out of Chicago and a big Disney fan. He’s on a quest to produce 3D printed versions of every Disney ride vehicle and he picked a perfect one to start with, the People Mover TTA car from Magic Kingdom.

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He’s working on a second prototype and says the doors will even slide. More from Chris on his excellent blog The New Hobbyist including this build of Arduino powered Haunted Mansion singing busts for Halloween.Read More »3D Printed TTA Ride Vehicle

Saving Mr Banks

Saving Mr. Banks: The Poster

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This just might be the greatest Disney movie poster ever. Seriously, doesn’t this just give you goosebumps (mousebumps)? Saving Mr. Banks opens December 2013. Photo

Rumor Mill: Imagination Pavilion closing entirely in 2014?

I came across this rumor recently (thanks to “The Epcot Explorer’s Encyclopedia” Facebook page) regarding the glass pyramids of Future World. Supposedly, the entire Imagination pavilion will close on Jan. 2nd 2014. The rumor states that Captain EO will close for good, but the store… Read More »Rumor Mill: Imagination Pavilion closing entirely in 2014?

Disney Springs Construction Underway in Earnest

The first signs of serious construction on the announced Disney Springs makeover of Downtown Disney has begun. Disney recently announced a plan for the limited parking the construction is expected to create and now video of Pleasure Island’s Comedy Warehouse being dismantled was aired on… Read More »Disney Springs Construction Underway in Earnest

AT&T Becomes Official Wireless Provider of Disney Parks

As Walt Disney World moves closer to fully implementing it $2 billion Next-Gen technology MyMobile Magic, having high speed internet connection for your mobile phone becomes more important than ever. So I’m not at all surprised that Disney and AT&T have reunited in an agreement… Read More »AT&T Becomes Official Wireless Provider of Disney Parks

Disney Kills another App after purchasing Company

The Walt Disney Company has confirmed that the Vlix App has been terminated. Vlix was sort of like Instagram for video instead of photos until Instagram became Instagram for video itself. Hard to compete with that. Disney purchases its developer Spotmixer about a year ago… Read More »Disney Kills another App after purchasing Company