The Service Trades Council, which represents 21,000 of the 50,000 jobs at Walt Disney World, will vote for a second time on a new contract June 6th. The previous vote was defeated by a 2% margin of just a few hundred votes and I think Disney and the Unions are hoping that a re-vote will… Read More »Disney World Union Votes Again June 6
Alain Littaye has great photos and videos of the newly opened Toon Studio at Disneyland Paris’ Walt Disney Studios theme park. There’s a lot of Cars theming, A Cars Race Rally, and a new Crush (from Nemo) themed coaster. Maybe they should call it Pixar Studios. USA Network has bought the rights to air the… Read More »Morning Roundup – June 2nd
Thomas S. Mulligan reports in the Los Angeles Times that… Nickelodeon is teaming up with Marriott International Inc. on a chain of kid-friendly resort hotels that will feature elaborate water parks and live entertainment from SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer and other stars of the cable TV channel. Look’s like Walt’s revolution continues. The first… Read More »Nickelodeon and Marriott, Sitting in a Tree
The SOAR project continues to grow steam in Anaheim. A recent poll in the OC register showed that most readers expect Disney to get its way and prevent non-tourism businesses from opening in the resort district. Let’s just hope they vote that way too. 2719 Hyperion has a look at a Donald Duck comic book… Read More »Morning Round Up – June 1st
Those planning on attending Star Wars Weekends at Disney-MGM Studios should take note of this small change in the guest appearance schedule. Warwick Davis (Wicket the Ewok) will not appear June 1-3 due to a conflict. Bonnie Piesse (Beru Lars) will appear instead. Warwick Davis has been rescheduled to appear June 22-24 in place of… Read More »Schedule change for Guest Stars at Disney-MGM Studios Star Wars Weekends
Aside from the general happiness you’d expect there has been some interesting reaction from around the Harry Potter fan community. The Leaky Cauldron links to an interview with Harry Potter designer Stuart Craig. Craig has been picked to work with the designers at Universal Studios to make sure the new land fits in with the… Read More »Harry Potter Universal Reaction
Confirming the slow and steady stream of rumors, Universal Studios announced that they had won the theme park licensing rights to the Harry Potter properties. In Florida, the land will be called "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter" and will be located in the Islands of Adventure theme park. Universal plans a 20-acre "Wizarding World,"… Read More »Silence Spell Shattered, Harry Potter coming to Universal.
For the second time in a week the news of a fight at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom has made the news. This time the sheriff wasn’t called in a timely matter, which means no taser, but also no charges being pressed. At The Disney Enquirer they have a new Imagineering A New Kingdom column… Read More »Morning Roundup – May 31st