WDW Celebrations organized the EPCOT 25th Anniversary Fan Celebration and now they’re moving ahead with a similar event for the 10th Anniversary of Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The Orlando Sentinel picked up the story with a mention in the business briefs section today. (You may have to scroll down) In the past the Walt Disney Company… Read More »Disney Fan Group gets Press for Animal Kingdom Celebration
An artist paints the new logo for Disney’s Hollywood Studios Feb. 15, 2008, high atop the famous "mouse-eared" water tower on the backlot of Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Last month, Walt Disney World officially changed the name of the showbiz-themed park in Florida from "Disney-MGM Studios" to "Disney’s Hollywood… Read More »Earffel Tower gets new logo for new park name
Here’s an early roundup tonight, so I can sleep in tomorrow. First, I’ve put together a 76 photo update from around Walt Disney World, but mostly EPCOT and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Brady McDonald at the LA Times has done a good job tracking down most of the semi-finalists for the Disney Dream Chief Magical Official… Read More »Sunday Roundup – Sleeping In Edition
A new picture featuring the lovable WALL-E robot has been released by Pixar. Can he look any cuter? It’s been revealed that Peter Gabriel has been helping with the music for WALL-E. It’s not exactly sure to what extent his involvement is as this point. But you can learn a little more by listening to… Read More »Wall-E Update
Everybody is talking about Nighttime Kingdom, a rumored ‘Boutique Experience’ as scooped by Jim Hill. The experience would be a VIP style immersive themed environment with a very low attendance cap (say 2,000 guests in total). Hill mentions a possible ‘Adventurer’s Club’ theme even physically moving away the popular "Adventurer’s Club" from Pleasure Island to… Read More »New Theme Park Experience Rumored for Walt Disney World
Reuters is claiming that a "source" has said Toshiba will be announcing the end of their HD DVD push soon, conceding defeat to Sony’s Blu-ray format. High definition DVDs are being used not only for movies, but for interactive games as well. Sony learned from it’s loss in the 1980s VCR wars, where VHS beat… Read More »Toshiba to Give Up on HD DVD?
Never ever go to bed four seconds after you watched Lost. Especially an episode like last night’s. I had the strangest dreams ever! I woke up feeling like I had run through the jungle and knocked a few people in the head with a club. *whew* And I still feel like I’m on The Island.… Read More »The Economist (Lost Episode 3 Season 4)
Honor Hunter at Blue Sky Disney has a pretty detailed and exciting update on the latest changes to the master plan for fixing Disneyland’s Second Gate. Some of the biggest news is the potential relocation of the San Francisco themed area and some hotel news that seems to have solidified. Also at Blue Sky Disney… Read More »Quick Links – Roundup