I was a Disneyland Cast Member for 15 years. Currently a freelance writer.
Disneyland stage show alum Eden Espinosa has been announced for the role of Elphaba in the Los Angeles Production of Wicked. Espinosa will team with Megan Hilty (Glinda) once performances begin in February of 2007. Providing a little taste of what you can expect, blogger Neta-Lee was at the announcement and recorded a video of… Read More »Disneyland Alum, Eden Espinosa, Returning to LA in Wicked!
It’s a sad day for Central Florida. One of our original and best loved attractions was nearly lost to fire. Gatorland lost the adminstration, gift shop, and main exhibit building. Additionally damaged was suffered to some of the walk-way structures. No official word on loss of animal life but some is expected. My wife played… Read More »More Gatorland News
McFarlane Toys, makers of some of the most collectible, well designed, toys on the market, has previewed the LOST series 1 toys for release in November 2006. Scenes from Season One featuring Jack, Locke, Hurley, Charlie, Shannon, and Kate are available in this first set. From the photos on the McFarlane site, these are some… Read More »LOST action figures?
Back in 1966 when Disneyland had the "8th largest submarine fleet in the world", the hulls were still grey, the names taken from the US Navy’s atomic fleet, and the cheesy storyline and audio-animatronics were still fresh, the cast member was still the most important part of the show. Stuff From the Park blog has… Read More »Submarines CM Operating Manual from 1966
National Treasure, staring Nicholas Cage, was a decent success ($173 million box office) for the Walt Disney Studios. Good enough that Producer Jerry Bruckheimer (Pirates Of The Caribbean) has just announced a January ramp up date for a sequel to the film. Cinematical reports that most of the original cast will return for the sequel… Read More »National Treasure 2 in production soon
The 2006 Osborne Spectacle of Dancing Lights at Disney-MGM Studios really kicks it up a notch this year. Here’s a video from an early preview of the show. They have now synchronized the Christmas lights to music and it’s quite a show!… Read More »2006 Osborne Spectacle of Dancing Lights. Now Synchronized!
AEGLive has the up-to-date list of where the tour is playing and when. They’ve also provided links to ticket locations. But tickets for most of the locations go on sale on November 4th, with some possibly having pre-sale events on the 3rd. The first show date will be November 29th at the ipayOne Center in… Read More »High School Musical: The Concert Tour Tickets go on sale soon!
Has the Country Bear’s Christmas Show been retired? So says a rumor going around the Disney fan boards this week. This is admittedly a rumor only. But it has some traction in the Disney fan community.
The rumor is that Walt Disney World management has decided to save a little money by not switching the costumes, audio-animatronic controls, and decor of the attraction to the holiday show. Not sure how much money this would save, but it can’t be worth the loss of the holiday spirit the show provides that area of the park. It’s a popular show that has fans returning to the park each holiday season to see it.
If anything, Disney should be adding holiday traditions instead of removing them and reverse a trend that has been going on since the early 90s. Disneyland learned the error of their ways and added on tons of Holiday spirit and has been rewarded with record crowds for five years running. If you agree consider writing the company and letting them know. The addresses are below the cut.