Some of the very first people to ride Seven Dwarfs Mine Train in New Fantasyland were paid actors filming a commercial spot. I think it’s safe to say we were all a bit jealous. The commercial is now online to see just a few days… Read More »Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Commercial
from Instagram: Disney Imagineers won’t admit it, but this is the original model for Seven Dwarfs Mine Train.
There’s so much awesome in this video encouraging people to join the Disney Fit Challenge, the new cross-fit oriented games at ESPN WWOS, I just had to share: More details in the original March announcement.
These new lockers are currently being testing in the Magic Kingdom. Here’s a short video showing how to reserve a locker to charge your device and then how to retrieve said mobile device once it’s been charged. We also went into a bit more detail… Read More »Magic Kingdom Cell Phone Locker: How-To
The Tee Fury shirt of the day is a wonderful mashup of two worlds. From Tim Burton’s “Nightmare Before Christmas” we find Jack Skellington and his ghost dog Zero reenacting a scene from the Steven Spielberg classic “E.T.” This shirt is available for $11, but… Read More »Tee Fury Shirt of the Day – When E.T. Met Jack
Update: I’ve been sent two car designs for the Piston Cup as created by Pixar Animation Studios. I think they’re pretty neat:
See the real things starting June 13th.
If you’ve parked at the TTC, you’ve probably heard the roar of race cars as they zoom around Walt Disney World Speedway. Sometimes they are actual professional drivers doing some testing or training, but usually that means the Richard Petty Driving Experience is hosting the most thrilling outside-the-berm experience you can enjoy while at the world.
For those who don’t want to drive, they have ride-a-long experiences and not too long ago, the RPDE added Junior Ride-A-Long’s for kids aged 6 to 13 (and 48 inches tall). While I did the driving myself, my son had the opportunity for a ride-a-long with one of the Petty drivers. He assures me it was an amazing experience. He actually got to go faster than I did, since there was a pro behind the wheel.
As it works now, you ride in a car that had a former life in a NASCAR series and as such they’re stickered up like a real stock car would be. But for the Junior Ride-A-Long’s kids will soon be able to choose between two characters from Pixar’s animated feature film “Cars” – Aiken Axler and Sage VanDerSpin. You may recall that Richard Petty provided the voice of “The King” in the original “Cars” movie.
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While waiting to get some video of the new Starbucks location at Downtown Disney, I ducked into the World of Disney store to see if I spotted anything cool and exciting. Turns out, there were a few new things that caught my eye. First was… Read More »Merchandise Spotting: Silhouette Mickey Tees & Jack Skellington at Walt Disney World
Disney Cruise Line is shaking up the fall of 2015 by returning to three favorite destinations after repositioning the Disney Wonder. These won’t be regular stops, but rather are being sold as limited-time engagements. So be prepared on May 21 to reserve your cruise if any of them interest you.
Let Cruise Director Natalie tell you all about it:
I like the idea of 5 days at sea on the trip to Hawaii, I just wish they didn’t have to depart from Canada. Stupid rules.
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