I was a Disneyland Cast Member for 15 years. Currently a freelance writer.
Just a quick note: Don’t go to Gatorland on the 22nd expecting it to be open. They’ve pushed back the opening two days to finish some construction projects. They’re also giving the employees a well-deserved day off for Thanksgiving. Now I might have to change my mind about what I’m doing on the 24th. (Link)
Hong Kong Disneyland joins it’s state-side cousin’s with new fingerprint scanning devices required for admission on multi-day tickets. "But it’s different from fingerprint identification," Coker explained, adding that annual-pass holders need not worry about their personal data being leaked if their passes are lost or stolen. A ticketing tag system will be installed in existing… Read More »Hong Kong Disneyland gets finger scanning at gate
One thing Disneyland has enjoyed for it’s 51 years of existence is no close competition. Sure, there is Knott’s Berry Farms, but it’s a 25 minutes drive away (if you don’t hit any traffic), and Universal Studios (1 hour away). Definitely doable if you have your own car, but more difficult without such transportation (Universal… Read More »Garden Grove courting themepark developers
Good week for the ABC Network in the Nielsen ratings. They scored the top 4 spots and 6 of the top 10. Don’t know what they’re going to do after ‘Dancing With The Stars’ season is over. That’s been a big hit but they can’t run much more without risking a "Who Wants To Be… Read More »ABC Dancing with the Nielsen ratings.
Amanda Congdon, one of the first celebrities to rise from the ranks of video blogging, has announced that she will soon be part of the ABC News stable of video bloggers on the ABC News Now online channel, with some exposure on broadcast TV as well. Congdon is best known for originating the desk jockey… Read More »From Rocketboom Star to ABC
Seldom since the days of Walt Disney has the success or failure of the Disney Studios rested so entirely on one man. With Disney reducing it’s film releases to 8 or so a year, and just one blockbuster, the need for that blockbuster to score hugh box office is big. Right now that man is… Read More »Blockbuster Businessman Bruckheimer Begs Bigger Budgets
Scott Powers at the Orlando Sentinel’s Tourism Central Blog has the details of exactly what the guest who wins a night’s stay in Cinderella Castle will experience. Starting in January, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts will be picking one family each day to stay overnight in the suite. Until now it has been a long-neglected,… Read More »Cinderella’s Chamber Secrets
Michiko Kakutani reviews Neal Gabler’s Walt Disney Biography "The Triumph of the American Imagination" for the New York Times. Previous biographies have run the gamut from the error filled "The Dark Prince" to the Roy Disney biography, which revealed much about how the partnership between the brother’s was formed. In recent years the tide has… Read More »The Triumph of Walt Disney