The parents of the four-year old boy who died after riding Mission: Space at Walt Disney World’s EPCOT theme park want height restrictions changed to restrict younger passengers from riding. Disney, of course, is balking. There is little or no evidence that the boy died due to some defect with the ride. They set their… Read More »Parents of Dead Boy Want New Restrictions on Mission: Space
It’s Disney 0, Limo and Shuttle Drivers 1 at the Orlando Airport. Airport officials have announced they will be limiting the access of Disney’s Magical Express shuttle program to the baggage level just like every other shuttle and limo service. No word on if Disney will have to split their operations between the two terminals… Read More »Disney loses round 1 at Orlando Airport
Among the many things I discovered about myself while watching the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, it was how much I really missed the voice and visage of Peter Jennings steering us through the storm. I’m sure many people felt the same way. So it was no surprise to me when 2000 mourners attended his memorial… Read More »Remembering Peter Jennings: The Memorial
SeaWorld Orlando has won final approval to go ahead and build a Water Park on an adjacent piece of property. The 58-acre park is scheduled to open in 2007.
You can vote for the Financial Times book of the year. Disney fans can vote their passion as DisneyWar by James Stewart is one of the choices. It looks like it might need a little help in the voting too, it’s running in last place… Read More »Disney War: Book of the Year?
We’ve already seen the pictures, the comparisions, the rumors. But BoingBoing has posted it now, and word will travel fast. Chicken Little and Looney Toons’ Egghead Jr. separated at birth? Could be? Is it an homage? or is it theft? We report, you go see the movie, Disney gets free advertising.
Mr. Keane, a 31-year veteran who created the beast from "Beauty and the Beast" and Ariel from "The Little Mermaid," was a Disney traditionalist. But after a series of experiments to see if he could create a computer-animated ballerina, his opposition softened. So he invited the 50 animators to discuss the pros and cons of… Read More »Glen Keane on Disney’s transition to CG Animation
It used to be that all amusement parks ended up burned down, closed, or abandoned. Then Walt Disney came along and revolutionized the industry. I think we can all agree that was a good thing. Thanks to IllicitOhio.com we have a look at some amusement parks that were from before Walt’s time or didn’t heed… Read More »Abandoned Amusements