As expected Disney has closed the door on their Mobile ESPN cell phone service. They will now attempt to license the content to other service providers. Good news if you like ESPN but don’t like Sprint/Nextel, I guess. I would love to have Mobile ESPN or Mobile Disney, I just don’t see paying the the… Read More »Mobile ESPN pulled from market
Living With The Land, the boat ride in The Land Pavillion at Epcot, has done away with the live announcer and moved to a recorded voice. Here\’s a selection of the new narration I heard on my ride on September 28th, 2006 (I’m experimenting with a new website called Jumpcut and videos shot with my… Read More »The New Voice of Living With The Land
Larry Johnson, if that’s his real name, is a columnist at FloridaToday.com. He recently went on the Keys To The Kingdom tour at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom. How would you like to walk down Main Street and gaze at Cinderella’s Castle without so much as a hat obstructing your vision? It can be done,… Read More »Magic Kingdom, Backstage Tour
Rumors are flying about a possible sale or transition of the MobileESPN product offered by Disney and Sprint/Nextel. Despite a recent push for subscribers across the ESPN radio network, the numbers just aren’t there to sustain the service. It’s too soon to tell if Disney Mobile will follow down the same path. Rafat Ali &… Read More »Mobile ESPN about to undergo major change?
Reuters reports The Walt Disney Company is buying Britain’s Climax Racing expanding its Buena Vista Games division to outside the United States for the first time. Climax Racing is the maker of MotoGP and ATV Offroad Fury. As Disney grows its gaming division, I see plenty of opportunities for synergy. Right now that seems to… Read More »Disney grows its gaming unit
2719 Hyperion was the address for the original Disney Brothers Studios in Los Angeles, CA. Now it’s the URL for Jeff Pepper’s new blog. With Walt Disney World celebrating it’s 35th birthday in just a few days (Oct 1), Jeff looks back at the offerings of the Magic Kingdom’s 10th birthday. What were you doing… Read More »2719 Hyperion
A new report shows that Disney’s Magical Express is good news for the Orlando Internation Airport bringing increased revenues and less congestion to the airport. This year the service on on a pace to deliver more than 2 million guests directly to Disney’s doorstep. The release of revenue numbers for the program reveals interesting facts… Read More »Disney’s Magical Express is good news for Orlando Int’l Airport
With vine covered bricks and dark attic windows, The Harry Packer Mansion has that spooky feel from the outside. The inside has played host to many a murder mystery party. Among its claim to fame as a stately mansion, is the fact that it was used as a model for the Haunted Mansion at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom in Orlando, FL. Well at least that’s what the website claims.
It’s for sale now and can be yours for a meager sum of $1.75 million. (Via MouseKingdom Blog)
For comparision purposes, I’ve placed a pic of the Magic Kingdom Walt Disney World Haunted Mansion below the cut
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Secrets of the Haunted Mansion
Haunted Mansion Papercraft Model
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