The New York Times has an extensive interview with Cameron Mackintosh, creator of Les Miserables and Mary Poppins. Both shows are on Broadway right now and Mackintosh reflects on each. “In the end they will be as successful as the public wants them to be,” he said. “I’m going to be delivering two great pieces… Read More »Mary Poppins Producer Interviewed
Kevin Yee scoops a big announcement today that will literally change the direction of the Walt Disney World Resort. Just last year Disney completed Western Way, which intersects with the 429 toll road and, by extension, a region of quick residential growth to the northwest side of the Disney property. Yee discovered Disney’s plans to… Read More »New Downtown Disney at WDW
Looking to capture some of the wave created by Nintendo’s Wii console, Disney is opening a game design studio devoted to the platform. Scott Novis, who headed the Rainbow Studios team that developed the popular video game based on the Disney Pixar film "Cars," was tapped to be vice president and general manager for Disney’s… Read More »Disney opens Game Design Studio specific to Nintendo
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