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April 2014

DuckTales Cover as Slow Jazz

Scott Bradlee is a talented musician who has leveraged the power of YouTube to help launch his cover-as-interpretive-art-band Postmodern Jukebox (iTunes). Many of Bradlee’s covers are better than the original songs in my book. He also has a number of side projects including his ongoing… Read More »DuckTales Cover as Slow Jazz

New Magic Kingdom Cell Phone Charging Lockers

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A new service offering free unattended smartphone charging is available at the Magic Kingdom. With families having an increasing dependence on cell phones, not just to say in contact with each other, but to use Disney’s new MyMagic+ reservation system and to make and change Fastpass+ plans via the My Disney Experience app, there has been an increased demand for places to charge those mobile devices.

Disney first added locations with banks of plugs and USB ports near the Tangled restrooms, the yellow Fastpass tent in Storybook Circus, and in the back of the Space Mountain store near the arcade. However, guests have to stay with their devices to charge them, and two of the locations don’t really work if its raining.

What might work better is if you could drop your mobile phone off, let it charge for a bit while you go on a ride or have a meal, then come back and retrieve it. It would be even better if this was handled in a secure location.

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Frozen MMD – Thriller

MikuMikuDance has been around since 2008, but never has the freeware software animated something as cool as this. Ladies and Gentlemen, the cast of Disney’s Frozen dancing to Michael Jackson’s Thriller. You’ll never be able to unsee that.

Videopolis: Epic Disney Flashmob

Students dining at Belmont University in Nashville, TN were recently treated to one of the most epic Disney flash mobs ever. It was organized by student performers and even featured an introduction from the President of the university. The production includes songs from The Lion… Read More »Videopolis: Epic Disney Flashmob