Michelle Snow is a huge fan of Disney, Marvel, and Star Wars in films and TV, as well as the Disney parks. She's also an award-winning writer who has written several guidebooks on Orlando. Follow her on Twitter @zengrrl. Her blog, CitySurfing Orlando has covered Orlando and the theme parks since 2010. Her favorite rides at the Disney parks are Star Tours, Big Thunder Mountain, and Indiana Jones Adventure, and she may have cried tears of joy when she first saw the Millenium Falcon at Galaxy's Edge. She collects anything to do with Star Wars original trilogy (she saw 1977's "A New Hope" on opening weekend), Snow White, Grumpy, Tinkerbell, and Stitch.
The 29th annual Critics Choice Awards are so huge that they divvy up announcing the Film and TV categories, and Disney-backed series received 20 nominations in the Film categories announced today. Searchlight Pictures’ sci-fi comedy “Poor Things” continues to be an awards magnet, garnering 13… Read More »Disney Receives 20 Nominations for the 29th annual Critics Choice Awards Film Categories
D23 members, both general and gold, found an email from Disney CEO Bob Iger in their email boxes with Holiday greetings. The Email Now how much of this email was actually written by Iger is unknown, but I was one of the members who received… Read More »Disney CEO Bob Iger Sends Holiday Message to D23 Members
This summer, Disneyland announced a massive refurbishment of its “Haunted Mansion” attraction that would include an expansion of the queue area, among other things, and now the park has announced when the it will close the attraction to begin the revamp. The Details Disneyland has… Read More »Disneyland Sets Closure Date for ‘Haunted Mansion’ to Begin Expansion and Updates
ABC News Studios has announced it will air “Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20,” on ABC on Thursday, December 14, 2023, and here’s what you need to know. The Details The documentary special event will commemorate the 100th anniversary… Read More »‘Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20’ to Air on ABC Dec. 14
Tokyo Disney Resort has announced that “Disney Pal-Palooza,” a series of new special events, will take place at Tokyo Disneyland Park, and the first event will be “Minnie’s Funderland,” which will take place January 10 through March 19 in 2024. The Details “Disney Pal-Palooza” is… Read More »Tokyo Disneyland to Host ‘Disney Pal-Palooza’ in 2024 Starting with ‘Minnie’s Funderland’ in January
First premiering in August 2023, sci-fi drama “Moving” rapidly became the most-viewed Korean original series on Hulu and Disney+ (internationally), and on Wednesday, December 13th, it will be available to watch on Hulu in the U.S. in a dubbed English format. The Series “Moving” tells… Read More »Record-Breaking Korean Drama Series “Moving” to Debut in Dubbed English on Hulu Dec. 13
Nominations for the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards® were announced this morning by Cedric “The Entertainer” and Wilmer Valderrama, and The Walt Disney Company received 27 of those nominations across its content brands and studios. Those include Disney Television Studios’ 20th Television, FX, FX Productions,… Read More »The Walt Disney Company Earns 27 Nominations for the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards
The Disney Treasure is one year out from its first sailing, and construction of the Disney Treasure hasn’t slowed down at Meyer Werft Shipyard in Germany. A lot of progress has taken place on the ship in recent weeks, including the lifting of the forward… Read More »Disney Cruise Line Announces Funnels Have Been Added to the Disney Treasure