Some good news came late yesterday; one of the alligators presumed dead was found alive by the Gatorland staff. I stopped by at 5:20PM to pick up my son from Daycare across the street and snapped a few more pictures. Alas, the devastation is pretty total. But it looks to be largely confined to the… Read More »Gatorland – Good news and more pics
Disneyland stage show alum Eden Espinosa has been announced for the role of Elphaba in the Los Angeles Production of Wicked. Espinosa will team with Megan Hilty (Glinda) once performances begin in February of 2007. Providing a little taste of what you can expect, blogger Neta-Lee was at the announcement and recorded a video of… Read More »Disneyland Alum, Eden Espinosa, Returning to LA in Wicked!
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
Gatorland, a Central Florida attraction since 1949, is on fire this morning. The fire was discovered in the Gift Shop, already burning through the famous gator mouth entry way. While the fire appears to be mostly confined to the large building that houses the initial… Read More »Gatorland, one of the first Central Florida attractions, suffers major fire
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
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?
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, 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