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It’s a sad day for Central Florida. One of our original and best loved attractions was nearly lost to fire. Gatorland lost the adminstration, gift shop, and main exhibit building. Additionally damaged was suffered to some of the walk-way structures. No official word on loss of animal life but some is expected. My wife played… Read More »More Gatorland News

Borrowing From EPCOT and Celebration in Colorado

Chryss Cada writes in The Denver Post about a project being planned for Fort Collins, Colorado that clearly inspired by Disney. With seed money of about $30 million, developer Lloyd Goff and his investment partners hope to transform 50 city blocks on the north side of town into a $1 billion research campus similar to… Read More »Borrowing From EPCOT and Celebration in Colorado

LOST action figures?

McFarlane Toys, makers of some of the most collectible, well designed, toys on the market, has previewed the LOST series 1 toys for release in November 2006. Scenes from Season One featuring Jack, Locke, Hurley, Charlie, Shannon, and Kate are available in this first set. From the photos on the McFarlane site, these are some… Read More »LOST action figures?

Submarines CM Operating Manual from 1966

Back in 1966 when Disneyland had the "8th largest submarine fleet in the world", the hulls were still grey, the names taken from the US Navy’s atomic fleet, and the cheesy storyline and audio-animatronics were still fresh, the cast member was still the most important part of the show. Stuff From the Park blog has… Read More »Submarines CM Operating Manual from 1966

National Treasure 2 in production soon

National Treasure, staring Nicholas Cage, was a decent success ($173 million box office) for the Walt Disney Studios. Good enough that Producer Jerry Bruckheimer (Pirates Of The Caribbean) has just announced a January ramp up date for a sequel to the film. Cinematical reports that most of the original cast will return for the sequel… Read More »National Treasure 2 in production soon

2006 Osborne Spectacle of Dancing Lights. Now Synchronized!

                           The 2006 Osborne Spectacle of Dancing Lights at Disney-MGM Studios really kicks it up a notch this year. Here’s a video from an early preview of the show. They have now synchronized the Christmas lights to music and it’s quite a show!… Read More »2006 Osborne Spectacle of Dancing Lights. Now Synchronized!

High School Musical: The Concert Tour Tickets go on sale soon!

AEGLive has the up-to-date list of where the tour is playing and when. They’ve also provided links to ticket locations. But tickets for most of the locations go on sale on November 4th, with some possibly having pre-sale events on the 3rd. The first show date will be November 29th at the ipayOne Center in… Read More »High School Musical: The Concert Tour Tickets go on sale soon!