Zombie Queen Via Flickr; originally uploaded by Vagrant Aesthetic. This year Screamfest Orlando featured an attempt to break the record for largest Zombie Walk. It may have fallen short of the record, but I’m sure all the tourists in Orlando’s busy International Drive resort area were suitably perplexed. The Orlando Sentinel has additional coverage, video,… Read More »Zombies invade Orlando
All you fans of ABC’s "Dancing with the Stars" will be happy to hear that video game publisher Activision Inc. says it will release a new game based on the hit television show. The game is scheduled for release on Oct. 30 and will cost $49.99. Looks like it’s available on Playstation2 with a dancepad… Read More »“Dancing with the Stars” two-steps onto the Wii platform
Michael is back with a look at all the Domain Names newly registered by Disney. A few that caught my interest are: ArielsBeginningDVD.com – This is for what should be the last of the direct-to-dvd cheapquels that John Lasseter has finally put a stop to. TalesFromEarthSeaMovie.com – This is a film from Studio Ghibli and… Read More »New Disney Domains
O-meon.com has an interesting post about something that has been nagging me for over a year. What happened to "The Happiest Place On Earth" catch phrase? Why are we seeing "Where Dreams Come True" everywhere? Wasn’t that just supposed to be a one year promotion? “To me, this whole ‘our guests came up with Where… Read More »O-meon wonders wither “The Happiest Place On Earth”?
It’s been going around again that Vanessa Hudgens is out of the theatrical release "High School Musical 3"? Don’t you believe it. Disney isn’t cutting the throat of it’s cash cow any time soon. Hudgens would have to do something else egregious before Disney would be forced to take action. According to the Orlando Sentinel’s… Read More »Vanessa Hudgens ain’t goin’ no where. So hush.
Have I mentioned I love this show? Well I do! I was wondering if each episode of Pushing Daisies would be predictable—Ned resurrects, Chuck giggles and Emerson rolls his eyes. But why should I doubt this pie magic? This week’s episode was just yummy! A regular plot summary won’t cut it, so, let’s go by… Read More »The Plot Thickens (Pushing Daisies #3: The Fun in Funeral)
CRO Magazine, aka Corporate Responsibility Officer, has named the Walt Disney Company one of the most responsible corporations in the US. Also in the top ranks were Bank of America, Entergy, Marathon Oil and Monsanto, so take the nomination with a large grain of salt. Walt Disney scored the highest in the climate change category… Read More »Disney named one of the top responsible corporations in the US
I’m finally getting a chance to catch up on some of the posts I wanted to write but was too sick to get to. There has been some amazing experiences the last month, but none topped the trip to Cape Canaveral and Kennedy Space Center. So why not start with that.
The event was organized by PR and Social Media guru Josh Hallett for the session leaders and PR industry leaders attending BlogOrlando. Session leaders were not paid for their services and in fact had to pay their own way, so having this day added to the experience helped make the weekend complete.
I had never been to KSC before and really didn’t know what to expect. It turns out that the attraction, just a short 1.5 hours from Walt Disney World, is really more like a mini-theme park with the added plus of 40 years of history to tour like a 40 square mile living museum. I took so many pictures I eventually had to stop just from the awe. Epcot may have a simulation of space, but KSC is the real mission space.
Not only did we get the chance to explore the attractions area of the KSC Visitor Center, but we saw a great IMAX 3-D movie on the USA’s adventure to the moon, have lunch with a Space Lab Astronaut, and then we launched onto a long bus tour that goes places where the day guest just doesn’t usually get a chance to go.
The tour ended at the huge Saturn V building which rivaled any awe-inspiring experience I’ve had in my life. Seeing how man was able to make 2 million parts and systems work together to launch that huge rocket into space with three men perched atop it on a mission to the moon is a real highlight of the trip.
A huge thanks to Josh Hallett for pulling this together and to the fine folks at Delaware North
Company and Kennedy Space Center for arranging the day. If you’re interested, I’ve put some of the days photos below the cut.