Are you a dapper sort? Someone who longs for the day when a suit and tie was appropriate garb for visiting a Disney theme park? Well, your fellow fashion friends are assembling for a swinging good time at every Magic Kingdom around the globe. The… Read More »Dapper Day Spring 2012 – Fashionable Fandom on Feb 5th at Magic Kingdoms around the Globe
There are plenty of Disneyland events that longtime Disney theme parks fans remember fondly (no, the Light Magic ‘premier’ isn’t one of them). One of the most talked about events, even today, is the 60-hour event for the 1987 opening of Star Tours at Disneyland.… Read More »Leap Year Brings Return of Fan Favorite 24-hour Day to Disneyland and Magic Kingdom
Former Disneyland and Disney Cruise Line President Matt Ouimet has been President of Cedar Fair amusement parks for half a year now. This week he gets the title of CEO as well. The Associated Press has checked in with Ouimet to see how things are… Read More »Former Disneyland President plans new competition for Disney’s Parks
The week between Christmas and New Years is always a busy one in Orlando. This year with both major holidays falling on weekends and twin bowl crowds in town, everyone was expecting it to be crazy. The first part of this week has actually been… Read More »Orlando Theme Parks Reach Capacity
In today’s bit of YouTube fun, we see ABC’s Modern Family recut as an extended horror movie trailer. Don’t mess with Alex Dunphy! The video is a little long, but very well done. I guess it’s true that comedy that is never too far from… Read More »ABC’s Modern Family – Recut into Horror Movie Trailer
For those who want to know more about John Carter (of Mars) before it hits the big screen (and IMAX) in March, it sometimes pays to keep an eye on marketing in foreign markets, where audiences expect to see more about the story before they… Read More »New John Carter Trailer from Japan
Apparently, I’ve had the names of the U.S. Presidents wrong all these years. The Hall of Inaccurate Presidents sets us all straight: So funny. Wish I’d thought of that. (Hat Tip: Michelle Yee)
Bob Billingslea is the Walt Disney Co.’s vice president of corporate urban affairs, which puts him in charge of the company’s minority-outreach efforts. He’s been active in the community and the Urban League and has served the mouse and the community for 42 years. Billingslea… Read More »Bob Billingslea, Disney World’s Minority-Outreach VP, retiring