Labor Day weekend is always a busy one at the parks. At Walt Disney World it’s made even more busy by the Tom Joyner Family Reunion event. This year the celebrity lineup of entertainers will include Aretha Franklin, Sinbad, LL Cool J, Chris Brown, Ne-yo, Keyshia Cole — and more! Tom Joyner is a radio… Read More »Tom Joyner Family Reunion this weekend
Business Travel News is out with their list of top Business Travel Destinations for 2006 (pdf). Walt Disney World beat out 10 other hotel chains for the top spot in the Upscale category for business travel and conventions. This marks the second year in which Disney earned the number one ranking and the fifth year… Read More »Disney Resorts rank tops for Business Travel
Kottke links to this wonderful homage to Mickey Mouse by noted biologist Stephen Jay Gould. Over the years, Mickey has become more well-behaved and his appearance more juvenile (larger eyes, short pudgy legs, relatively large head, short snout, etc.). "When we see a living creature with babyish features, we feel an automatic surge of disarming… Read More »The biology of Mickey Mouse
Reports from Walt Disney World indicated low attendance today as most tourists stayed away and watch tropical storm Ernesto develop from the comfort of their hotels. The Orlando Sentinel sent a photographer who captured a near empty hub even though the 3pm parade was just minutes away. Turns out it was a great day for… Read More »Walt Disney World empty
Move over High School Musical, the Cheetal Girls are back. In fact, the movie’s premier on Friday night drew more watchers than any other show on television that day. It even edged past the biggest day for High School Musical. Titanium posts about a Cheetah Girl party she held for some of the movie’s target… Read More »The power of Cheetah Girls
A quick update before I trundle off to dreamland. Hannah wanted to know "if Disney World is in good shape from the Hurricane. Is it good to go?" Considering that Ernesto won’t reach Orlando until 2pm or so tomorrow, no one knows. But we do know that it’s not a hurricane, in fact, it’s a… Read More »Ernesto Update
I’m getting quite a few inquiries on the website looking for any statements from the Walt Disney World Resort on closings or program changes related to Ernesto. Here’s their official response from Guest Communications: There is no immediate threat to the Walt Disney World(r) Resort from Tropical Storm Ernesto, though we continue to closely monitor… Read More »Ernesto related closures? None so far
I’ll admit that I haven’t been following ‘The Lost Experience’ the ARG that has helped bridge the gap between season 2 and the premier of season 3. But apparently the big reveal has been the assembly of another hatch orientation tape courtesy of the ARG site Hanso Exposed. MostlyMuppet has the video, but beware there… Read More »Hanso Exposed