A moor is a brackish backwater swamp or marsh in England. In this clip, Maleficent retreats to the safety of her moor after losing her wings. Even though it’s CGI, the character design still reminds me a lot of Jim Henson’s Dark Crystal puppets. “Maleficent”… Read More »Maleficent – Queen of the Moors
Disney mentioned changes coming to the Polynesian Resort at the What’s New What’s Next presentation earlier this month, now they’ve updated us with some additional information on what we can expect as the resort transitions.
As announced it will be getting a few DVC Suites as bungalows out over the water. To accommodate this change the name will revert back to its original 1971 opening-day name: Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort.
Disney also announced a brand new children’s activity center called Club Disney will be opening at the resort next month. Imagineers drew inspiration from classic Disney Little Golden Books, including “Alice In Wonderland,” “Pinocchio” and “Lady and The Tramp” to make the play areas. Club Disney replaces the Neverland Club. Read More »More changes announced for Disney’s Polynesian Resort
Disney has released a new film that goes behind the magic and presents the making of the Star Wars Weekends viral video released last week. If you don’t recall, it features a Darth Vader cupcake slicing and dicing its way through a dessert case in… Read More »The Baking of The Star Wars Cupcake Video
from Instagram In the Magic Kingdom, multiple signs around the hub are encouraging guests to show their Disney side. This was as close as I could come that day. But like many others, I’m sure. I am making plans for the 24-hour day coming up… Read More »Instapic: Show Your Disney Side
Disney released a teaser poster and the first trailer for “Cinderella” a live action feature inspired by the classic fairy tale. “Cinderella” brings to life the timeless images from Disney’s 1950 animated masterpiece as fully-realized characters in a visually dazzling spectacle for a whole new… Read More »Disney Teases Live Action Cinderella Movie for 2015
I always look forward to the marketing efforts for Star Wars Weekends each year. The conjunction of Star Wars and Disney World creates for some interesting opportunities to play with peoples preconceived notions. Take this ad for instance: What a great ad! Of course, I… Read More »Star Wars Weekend – Terrific Ad
You just ran the 2015 Walt Disney World Marathon, what are you going to do next? If you answered “go on a Disney cruise?” then you might be interested in this new promotion for runDisney participants. Runners who take part in the 2015 Walt Disney… Read More »Disney Cruise Line Looks to Extend Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend for Runners
Disney has recently registered the OlafsAdventures.com domain name leading to some speculation that one of the first expansions of the Disney Frozen franchise will be based on the lovable snowman voiced by Josh Gad. Disney CEO Bob Iger is committed to growing the Frozen franchise,… Read More »Is Disney Readying Olaf Based Animated TV Show?